Hey, Camp Fans!

We strive to carry the best brands of the best products for all the camping gear we carry here at Everything Summer Camp. That’s why we’re sharp on scouting for the newest trending brand names. We look for brand names that stand out like the innovative brand called Nite Ize. These leaders in the lighting industry question what a flashlight really needs to be.

Endowed with resourceful and creative minds, this company introduces new ideas to practical products for people who lead active lifestyles—perfect for the routines that keep kids on their feet at summer camp.

The idea first hit the founder of Nite Ize, Rick Case, when he was hiking a mountain with a friend and their poor quality headlights from the 80’s started to fail them in the darkness of the wee hours of the morning. Luckily, Rick remembered a small flashlight he had in his pocket. He took it out and held up to the side of his head.

That’s when he had the thought, “Why not just turn this into a headlamp?”

When Rick first launched Nite Ize, it certainly saw humble beginnings. It was 1989 when the company first started their operation, working from a small cabin—only 500 square feet somewhere off away in the mountains of Boulder, Colorado.

But this company grew itself quickly and has made a name for themselves in the less-than-30 years that they’ve been around. They proudly developed their business, making an addition to their initial facility. They now have another building in Boulder—their 90,000 square foot Global Distribution Center.

Creating quality products with a healthy glow—Nite Ize can brighten the darkness at summer camp! And we’re happy to supply our customers with the 3 in 1 LED FlashStick as well as the 3 in 1 LED Flashlight from this excellent brand name. Check out this flashlight and glowstick and, as always, thanks for reading!

- John

Hey, Footlocker Fans!

Revolutionary to the footlocker trunk, Designer Trunks are completely covered in an awesome print, creating a trunk like you’ve never seen before. Choose a trunk design and print option that speaks to you from Camo to Tie Dye Rays and Electric Lava—whatever you like best. We have over a hundred options and we’re adding to our collection all the time!

Constructed the same as our traditional trunks with tough birch plywood, Designer Trunks set themselves apart with a high-definition image that we UV-cur onto the DuraShell exterior. We offer a wide selection of eye popping designs and we’re always adding new designs!

Wild Horses
The trunk for any equestrian, our Horses Designer Trunk presents these majestic creatures—your favorite uneven-toed ungulate as they go dashing across a powdery landscape of fresh snow. Pay some attention to this trunk if you’re a little horse-crazy.

Turntable Boombox
Rock it like it’s the 80’s again with the Boombox Designer Trunk. Depicting this old-school transistor radio with a cassette tape, CD player, and turntable, this trunk is iconic of an era. Keep it around for a nostalgia beyond your time.

Radioactive
Order this trunk at your own risk—the material inside may or may not contain atomic nuclei of unstable environments. Be sure to dress in the proper protective equipment when exposing yourself to nuclear decay; hazard mask not included.

Skater
Some people skateboard as a recreational activity. Others consider it an art form. It’s a career for some and for others, it’s simply a means of transportation. No matter what skateboarding is to you, this trunk delivers the right attitude: cool. Celebrate your favorite sport with this cool camp trunk!

There’s sure to be a Designer Trunk with your name written all over it. Have a closer look at each one of these trunks or check out the others from our always-growing selection. And, as always, thanks for reading.

- John

Hey, Summer Campers!

Summer camps have been showing kids the time of their lives for generations upon generations. That means that there are literally millions of adults out there who were once summer campers like you. It’s not really surprising then to think that there are lots of celebrities whom we all know and love today who went to summer camp themselves. 

Natasha Lyonne is one of those famous people. Like a number of her contemporaries like Jon Favreau, Robert Downy Jr., Adam Levine, and Zooey Deschanel, she went to a summer camp called French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts in the western Catskills. She may have even been there at the same time as these other alumni.

She was born in New York City and raised Orthodox Jewish. Natasha’s grandparents on her mother’s side were Hungarian Jewish and were both Holocaust survivors.

Her parents started her at 6 years old in business with the Ford Modeling Agency and she made her way into TV and films. She was cast as Opal for six episodes of ‘Pee-Wee’s Playhouse’ and went on to make appearances in movies like ‘Heartburn,’ ‘A Man Called Sarge,’ and ‘Dennis the Menace’.

In retrospect, she disagrees with her parents’ choice to start her in business at such a young age, but it didn’t last long. Two years later, they moved from Great Neck, New York to Israel and they lived there for a year and a half.

She never cared for growing up on the Upper East Side, so when she came back to the states with her family, they settled in Miami. She was an excellent student enrolled in honor classes, but when her parents got a divorce, it had a horribly negative effect on her school life resulting in eventual expulsion. She did, however, graduate from Miami Country Day School.

Her acting career continued with several  TV appearances, like on her camp mate’s show ‘New Girl’ as well as ‘Will and Grace’ and ‘Law & Order’. She’s even dabbled in doing some voice work for an episode of ‘The Simpsons’ as well as Cartoon Network’s hit show ‘Steven Universe’. She flexed her voice work back in 2005 as Loretta Geargrinder for the feature film ‘Robots’.

Having received a nomination for the 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Natasha has really shown her acting muscle and the world recognizes her talent. She has since appeared in Orange Is the New Black, Russian Doll, and Poker Face.

Throughout struggles and hardships in her life, she’s made her way on the road of success. Summer camp can help teach resilience. How might summer camp help you on your path? You can check out French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts for yourself right here and, as always, thanks for reading.

- John

Hey, ready Riders!

There are a million reasons to go to summer camp. You might love the idea of being immersed in nature, or maybe the thrill of being away from home is what interests you. There’s the chance to make a hundred friends and develop your sense of self-reliance. Or maybe it’s just all the fun you’ll have. Fun can mean different things to different people, but if you’re a camper at Black River Farm & Ranch Camp, chances are you find the most fun when you’re riding.

Since 1962, this 360-acre farm and ranch in Croswell, Michigan has provided young women with a five acre lake, natural woodlands, a valley with a winding stream, and the fields of the River Bend Farm to give them the best of experience a camp can offer.

If you’re horse-crazy, then this is the camp for you. Black River Farm & Ranch campers regularly head out on trail rides, they take mounted and ground lessons, lessons for vaulting (a.k.a. gymnastics on horseback) and are given free riding time under supervision. With more than 85 horses, Black River Farm & Ranch offer the best ratio of horses to campers.

Other fun things to do at the Farm & Ranch are Archery Tennis, Basketball, Crafts, Swimming, Paddle boats, and plenty more. After the sun goes down, crazy games and programs are held across the entire camp in order to bring everybody together for the excitement and fun.

Black River Farm & Ranch has excellent bunk houses—or, ‘cities’, as they’re called at the Farm & Ranch—each one consisting of three to four cabins. And, in each cabin, you’ll find all the amenities and bunks to comfortably house 8 to 12 girls and their belongings.

If you love, love, love horses, then look closely at Black River Farm & Ranch. It may be the right summer camp experience for you! Check out their website right here and, as always, thanks for reading!

- John

Hey, Hydrators!

We offer a handful of innovative water bottles—ones that are leak-proof, ones that are insulated, ones that use a filtration system, and more. Today we’re featuring something you can drink from that isn’t a water bottle at all! Actually, it’s just a straw. Yet, it can deliver more clean water than any bottle can hold. 

The world is your water bottle with the LifeStraw Personal Water Filter! Wherever there’s water, you can drink it through this inventive filtering straw from a company based in Switzerland called Vestergaard. Drink up anytime and anywhere with this awarding-winning ultra light water filter! The LifeStraw is made to provide you with safe, clean drinking water whether your source is a running stream or a muddy pond.

Using advanced technology that involves hollow fiber membranes. LifeStraw filters out 99.9999% of all bacteria and 99.99% of protozoa without the use of any chemicals like iodine and without batteries or moving parts.

Just place your LifeStraw, dipping the filtration end into your water source, wait a few moments for the water to soak up membranes, and suck the water through. This small, portable straw will supply you with 264 gallons of clean drinking water—that’s an entire year’s worth of the average person’s water intake.

It has removable caps that you can choose to keep on if you’re using your LifeStraw all throughout the day or you leave it open if you want it to dry out.

The LifeStraw is made for avid fans of the outdoors, giving them a reliable tool that transforms the sandiest or muddiest of waters into clean water of excellent purity! Water, water everywhere—and all of it you can drink when you have the one, the only…the LifeStraw.

Revolutionize your drinking habits this summer and save on space when you pack up for your trips into the wilderness. Enjoy your hydration and, as always, thanks for reading.

- John