Hey, Soon-to-be-Summer Campers!

The approaching summer camp season is an exciting time for everyone. Parents, kids…doctors. Wait, doctors? Well, sure—didn’t you know that today is National Doctor Day? Doctors play a vital role in people’s lives—especially those in serious need of medical attention and care. But their important in less serious ways as well.

After all, not every doctor visit is vital to your survival (hopefully few have been!); Your doctor visits should mostly consist of quick, painless checkups along with the occasional trip when you’re sick and in need of antibiotics or other medicine. A physical examination is another easy visit to the doctor that you’ll have to make at some time or another.

Just as most schools and sports teams do, summer camps insist that children undergo a physical examination before you can sign up for their programs. A sports physical is a visit to the doctor in which the doctor makes sure you’re in good enough shape in order to participate in the intense physical activities of the summer camp lifestyle.

Odds are, you’ve got to get a physical before starting summer camp. Take today—National Doctor Day—and use it as your family’s reminder to get your soon-to-be-summer campers their physical.

If your child has already had an annual checkup, then you can probably cross this part of summer camp preparation off your list, however, you may want to contact the camp to make sure that your kid’s most recent visit meets their requirements.

But whether doctors are performing a physical exam or saving a life, the job they do is always important to the patient. Make your appointment today to get your kid in for a physical and make sure to wish your doctor a happy Doctor Day. As always, thanks for reading.

Read more about physical preparation from Dr. Thurber in this Blog post from our archives.

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

Everything Summer Camp likes to get prepped for the upcoming camp season by picking up a whole horde of new products that are sure to be fun and/or extremely practical to have at summer camp. This month alone I’ve already posted about our new Duffels and Backpacks from High Sierra, our selection of Laundry Bags, and our new Summer Camp Greeting Cards Pack, and our new pairs of Smartwool socks.

Now I know that sounds like a lot—but strap in!—‘cause we’re not stopping there! Let me tell you all about the awesome, new sleeping bag that we now offer from Suisse Sport: the McKinley Mummy Style Bag. Suisse Sport went and seemingly outdid themselves with this affordable camp sleeping bag.

Made to keep a camper cozy throughout a cold night under the stars, the McKinely is prepared to protect you from the elements and low temperatures in the wilderness. This bag is equipped to keep you cozy in temperatures that are as low as 5° to 0°. No joke! It shields you with three pounds of a Micro Tekk Z1 performance insulation as well as its double layer offset quilt and contoured hood.

As comfortable and warm as the Suisse Sport’s McKinley Bag is on the inside, the outside is tough as dirt with a diamond rip stop outer. It’s also armed with a full chest baffle and a draft tube which both do a really good job of eliminating drafts. And its side gussets add draping and provide you with further comfort. You’re sure to feel snug as a bug inside this bag!

McKinley Sleeping Bag stores and transports easily in its two-piece compression sack. Stay warm on cold nights this summer. These bags are machine washable. Check out this great bag for yourself and, as always, thanks for reading!

- John

Hey, Swimmers!

Here at Everything Summer Camp, we’re getting ourselves all prepared for the upcoming summer camp season—which means (among many other things) that we’re bringing in great, new products for our customers like you to check out! We’ve recently started offering over a dozen new products from Speedo! You can find great swimwear products on our main site like Keyhole Swimsuits, E-Board Swim Trunks, Rashguards, and more!

Check out the Spectrum Split Keyhole Swimsuit. Designed to be five to ten times more   durable than ordinary spandex, it’s made of 80% nylon and 20% Xtra Life LYCRA fiber. The style in the back of the suit helps to keep the strap in place and the material is resistant to sagging, bagging, and riding up on you. With a pattern that plays with color and geometry, this swimsuit is a great pick for summer camp.

We also recently added the Boys Horizontal Splice E-Board Shorts. These swim trunks comfortable AND protective, made with soft, microfiber fabric that offers UV Block-the-Burn technology to guard your sensitive skin from the merciless summer sun! Also equipped with a mesh liner and improved fit for maximum comfort and resilience to over-stretching, the Horizontal Splice E-Board is a smart choice.

You can find great Unisex Rashguards from Speedo too. Available in short AND long sleeves, they both offer great protection boasting Speedo’s Block the Burn technology with a UPF 50+ protection. Made of 86% nylon and 14% spandex, these Rashguards are a great means of saving yourself from rashes and sunburn when you’re getting active in the water.

These products are excellent and there’s plenty more where THAT came from! Check out all our Speedo products so you can have your fun in the water this summer and, as always, thanks for reading.

- John

Hey there, Camp Fans!

In preparation for the upcoming summer camp season, Everything Summer Camp is bringing in new products in abundance. In the month of March I’ve posted about our new Duffels and Backpacks from High Sierra, our new Laundry Hampers, and our new Summer Camp Greeting Cards Pack. Now let me tell you about all the new socks we’re offering from Smartwool.

We like Smartwool socks so much that we’ve brought on nine different kinds. We now have socks for Women and Kids as well as socks that are meant for the varied adventures that you’re sure to have throughout your stay away at summer camp. Smartwool makes their socks of Merino Wool (the preferred sheep’s wool to use) because their socks are the best.

First of all, we have Kids socks—five of them to be specific. Everything Summer Camp is proud to offer such excellent examples of Smartwool’s socks. We’ve got a couple performance socks, a couple that focus on comfort with a full-length cushion, one made for extreme durability with the rugged lifestyle of children in mind, and, lastly for the Kids Socks, one that’s all about keep you warm.

As for our Womens Smartwool Socks, you can find three superb options. Each of these pairs of socks sports a fancy or subtle, feminine pattern and boast an unprecedented durability with a technology developed by Smartwool called Reliawool™.

Lastly, we have the sporty Smartwool sock—the Outdoor Light Crew. It’s meant for periods of intense activity as it bears an Elite Fit System so it stays put on your foot. Also featuring Reliawool™, get out there in a pair of Outdoor Light Crews and make the best of summer!

Enjoy browsing this great assortment of Smartwool Socks and, as always, thanks for reading.

- John

Hey, Summer Campers!

I bet you can’t wait to have the blast that your summer camp experience is sure to be! You know who else had a blast at summer camp, well-known comedian, Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak. What’s that? You never hear of him? Maybe you know him better simply as B.J. Novak. 

B.J., as you may already know, was one of the esteemed writers as well as an executive producer AND played the role of Ryan Howard (initially ‘The Temp.’ or ‘Fire Guy’) on the very successful TV show, The Office, which ran from 2005 to 2013. But that’s not all he’s known for: he’s an engaging stand-up comedian, screenwriter, author, director, and….oh, yeah—a former summer camper.

When he was closer to your age, B.J. spent a summer at Camp Ramah, a network of Jewish summer camps. Camp Ramah has locations all over the map, but, a Massachusite himself, Mr. Novak enjoyed his summer camp stay attending the Palmer, Massachusetts location of this co-ed Jewish camp.

Novak had a pretty average upbringing. He attended Newton South High School (along with his future costar of The Office, John Krasinski, oddly enough) and then went on to Harvard University! After graduating from Harvard in 2001, B.J. moved to L.A. and started doing stand-up in clubs.

It was here that Greg Daniels (the guy who instigated the American adaptation of the original British version of ‘The Office’) spotted Mr. Novak. Greg knew immediately after B.J.’s opening joke that he wanted to get B.J. involved in something. Soon after, B.J. became the very first cast member of the American version of ‘The Office’.

B.J. has trouble accepting his own success from time to time. “Sometimes,” he says, “When this feels too good to be true, I think that if this were all a dream, that would be what should have tipped me off. I’d wake up saying, ‘I was in this incredible TV show and it was a big hit and the star was John Krasinski from high school. Isn’t that weird?’”

Summer camp got B.J. going on the right path. What kind of path will camp put ahead of you? As always, thanks for reading!

- John