Hey, Back-to-Schoolers!

Around this time in the month of August, most people are still in the full swing of summer, enjoying grill outs for dinner, daylight in the evenings, and campfires at night. But despite these seemingly endless summer days, the back-to-school shopping season is already upon us!

I’m sure that your kids, department stores, and now online camp-outfitter blogs refuse to let you forget that the new school year is right around the corner. Nevertheless, I want to tell you about one of the most essential pieces in your back-to-school prepping: the back-to-school backpack!

If you’re looking for the perfect school pack to take along on your back every weekday, Everything Summer Camp offers just the ticket. It’s the JanSport Superbreak. Bringing ‘vintage’ back in style, this classic pack is the original JanSport backpack. In fact, it’s the #1 backpack in the entire world!

Weighing in at only 12 oz., this lightweight pack has one large main compartment and a front zippered pocket to help keep essentials and small items handy. While it can work as the perfect day pack for summer camp hiking, school is really its cup of tea. It’s more than spacious enough for all your heavy textbooks and school supplies you’ll need to transport.

Get all your friends at school and other classmates to see you sporting this fashionable JanSport backpack. Available in cool colors and fun designs, the Superbreak looks great on boys as well as girls. Just pick your favorite of the seven options!

Stitched with 600 Denier polyester this backpack is very durable. It’s easy to care for too—simply wipe it clean and let it air dry. With 1550 cubic inches of storage, the Superbreak stands at 8.5″ D x 13″ W x 16.7″ H. And, of course, like all JanSport bags, the Superbreak is guaranteed for life.

Thanks for reading, Preppers!

- John

Hey, Blog Fans!

As we approach the middle of August, we find that the Back-to-School shopping season is already upon us. And being prepared to move into the next grade is extremely important business. A lack of readiness or absolute preparedness greatly affects the mood you set for your school year. Which kind of mood you set is up to you.

Using name labels for school is one way to be prepared. Check out Iron On Clothing Name Labels from Everything Summer Camp as well as our Stick On Name Labels to take care of labeling your school clothes and school supplies.

It’s a very wise idea to have your clothing labeled at school when you’re changing into your gym clothes for Phy. Ed. class. And, of course, you’ll want your name on your jacket and snow pants when you bring them to school.

Make sure your other school items like notebooks, folders, pencil cases, etc. are labeled with your name. Take care of this with our Stick-On Name Labels. With these labels you can tag just about any flat-surface you can find on your school supplies.

You can also label your more personal items that you take along to school such as a glasses case or water bottle.

Iron On Clothing Name Labels and Stick On Name Labels from Everything Summer Camp are available in a plethora of vibrant colors and four, cool backgrounds. Go with your favorite color, the Dots background, Camo, Hex, or Botanical Explosion! These labels are sure to look great on all your school items.

Check us out for other labeling methods too, like our customizable, multi-purpose Clothing Stamp. Or go the manual way with a set of laundry markers! Put it all to good use and arrive at school labeled!

Thanks for reading!

- John

Hey, Bookworms!

If you’re like me and you love to read, then today is right up your alley! Find your favorite place to read and plant your face in your favorite book because today is National Book Lovers Day! It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting under a shady tree or curled up in a nice, big chair—it’s what you’re reading that counts. After all, books offer a whole different world to which you can escape!

I remember when I was young. I’d make weekly trips to the library and come home with piles of new books. I’d climb high up the birch tree in the backyard bringing an apple and a book and stay up there for hours completely entranced in a fictional world.

People have enjoyed the written word since ancient times. But book manufacturing used to be much different and more difficult than it is today. The books that were made back then were typically printed on parchment paper or calf skin and bound between two pieces of leather-covered wood.

The Etruscan Gold Book is considered the oldest book in the world. 2,673 years old, this book consists of six, 24 carat gold sheets that are bound together with rings.

Books are cool. That’s for certain. So, whether it means enjoying an adventure with ‘Clifford the Big, Red Dog’ or cracking open Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’, today’s the perfect day for it! Discover the excitement waiting for you between those two, intriguing covers!

Even in today’s modern world of exponentially-advancing technology, the age-old skill of reading hasn’t budged. Challenged by television, movies, YouTube, and more, reading has only grown stronger in today’s day and age. With the advent of the e-book reader, such as a Reader, Nook, or Kindle, books have made quite an evolutionary step. At the same time, they haven’t really changed at all!

Whether you’re flipping pages like in the old days or scrolling on your e-book reader, enjoy National Book Lovers Day and, as always, thanks for reading!

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

About a year ago, I told you about Shelby. She’s one of our great Call Center Representatives at Everything Summer Camp. She helps our customers (like you) place their orders over the phone. If you called us to place an order in the last three years then it’s possible that you’ve talked to Shelby!

I told you about her role in the Call Center calling customers back with questions about personalized products, handling returned items, and emailing customers for further contact. But today, I’d like to give you a better idea of what Shelby’s life is like outside of work.

She grew up just a little ways away from Everything Summer Camp, on her family’s farm. She fondly recalls taking turns with her younger brother over who would get up early to milk the cows.

While she grew up here, in Boyd, WI, she’s currently attending her senior year at UW Whitewater where she majors in Special Education and minors in Human Services. She’s also into Track at her college but not nearly as much as Shot put. Having thrown a shot 49’ and 7”, Shelby’s goal is to, at least once, become a national champ. She’s got quite an arm on her!

Shelby doesn’t like to toot her own horn, so I will for her. She’s AWESOME! She’s been doing it since the seventh grade, so she’s had nearly a decade to hone her skill. As for what inspired Shelby to try Shot put, she says, “My mom forced me into it,” but follows up quickly to say, “I’m glad she did!”

Very good for a place like Whitewater (a D-3 college), Shelby seems to think that, while she may stand a chance against a D-1 college (like Madison), she definitely wouldn’t be the champ. I’ll let you be the judge. Check out these great throws from Shelby by clicking right here and, as always, thanks for reading.

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

You know what? Unfortunately, everybody’s human. And since we’re only human, some of us, from time to time, end up making poor decisions. Stealing, though completely unethical and hurtful to the person who’s being stolen from, is a rather popular crime. Thing is, you typically don’t need to be a master thief in order to pull off these sort of crimes.

They’re called Crimes of Opportunity and they can happen most frequently when you’re living in a communal setting like at a boarding school or a college campus. See, when untrustworthy people walk past your room, your door is wide open, and no one’s inside, it makes it easy for them to spot that cool new video game you recently bought or that expensive purse that everyone just HAS to have—and why? Because the opportunity was there.

Don’t give them the opportunity.

Bring your C&N Footlocker to school to lock up your valuables tight. Whether you go with, the C&N big, bad strongbox—The Graduate—(our biggest footlocker), The Slim Footlocker case which fits under most beds, or any of our other sizes in between, the rugged construction of all C&N Footlockers is sure to keep your valuables safe, out of sight, and locked away.

All C&N Footlockers are constructed with 3/8″, solid Aspen plywood and the outside is covered with a scratch-resistant, lead-free steel, then finished with zinc-plated hardware. The spacious insides are lined with DuraWrap, a water and odor resistant, virtually tear-proof paper liner.

You can use its surface as an extra nightstand in your room, as a sit-down bench, or a stand-on ladder. Its many uses will certainly come in handy around your room. Keep your valuables locked away in a C&N Footlocker while you’re at school and don’t allow yourself to become the victim of a crime of opportunity.

Thanks for reading.

- John