Hi, Camp Shoppers!

Moving along through March I’m sure that for many of you, summer camp preparations are starting to dwell heavier and heavier on your mind. There’s so much you need to get before camp starts, so let posts like these help give you a better idea of what you’re getting with our new products.

As hot as the days get at summer camp, the other foot always falls and with it, so does the temperature. Chilly nights and rainy days are inevitable; so, Parents, make sure your kids are prepared with the Fawn Grove Throw from Woolrich.

This blanket takes the chill out of a chilly night. It is as amazing as they come. You’ll have absolutely no problems staying warm when you cover up with this throw.

The great thing about the Fawn Grove Throw is its weight distribution. It’s the perfect balance between a bulky blanket and a light throw. You’re sure to fall asleep as you fall in love with this single-ply, warm, wool blanket.

Surprisingly lightweight and soft for 100% wool, there is so much to admire about the Fawn Grove Throw:

At 54” wide and 70” long, this blanket is certainly big enough to snuggle up in or use for two to share, covering their legs.

Whether it’s the stitching around the borders of the throw—a subtle and impressive touch—or simply the soft, plaid design, these beautiful blankets will likely hold you spellbound. That’s how you know the quality is real and definitely made in the Woolrich Woolen Mills.

The Fawn Grove Throw is available in a variety of diverse, dreamy colors so make sure you know in which one your camper will want to wrap up.

For a sneak peek of what you’re buying, I’d suggest using the zoom feature on our site. It’ll allow you to get real up close and personal with these throws. I think you’ll be happy to find that even extremely close up, the Fawn Grove Throw is the perfect summer camp blanket.

Dry clean for best care and, as always, thanks for reading!

- John

Hello again and welcome to our new Web site. It’s very exciting to see this finally happening after all the hard work, long hours, and dedication that has gone into making this site. But at last—the wait is over! The launch day has arrived!

In the following couple of weeks we ask that you remain patient with the new site; as with any new Web site, there are sure to be bugs that we’ll need to work out. We also would like to ask you for your feedback. Please, let us know if you find anything wrong with the way the site works or if you have any complaints.

It’s been a very long road to get to this point. A road filled with endless phone conferences, sleepless nights, re-photographed products, and rewritten product write-ups.

Now that it has all come to fruition, you’ll see what amazing changes we’ve made from our last site:

First, there’s the Compare Products tool. Let’s say you’ve been going back and forth between backpacks. The Compare Products tool will let you line up the products you’re interested in and will list the features of each one so you won’t have to flip back and forth between product pages.

Another great change we’ve made to our Web site is the Wish List tool. The Wish List is essentially a digital catalog for your kids to browse and “circle” everything that they want. Now they can still come on our site and shop around without actually buying anything. The list can then be shared with whomever you want—maybe Grandma and Grandpa (hint, hint).

The “zoom” capabilities of our new site are out of this world! Check out the stitches on a duffel bag, see the fluff on a Woolrich blanket, or inspect the zipper quality on a sleeping bag to make sure like never before that you know exactly what you’re getting.

Along with many other great changes, our site now offers Paypal and Bill Me Later as new payment methods to make sure this season of summer camp shopping is easier and more convenient than ever before! We hope you enjoy and, as always, thanks for reading.

- John

Once you and your children have chosen a camp that matches their interests and abilities, a crucial next step is getting ready physically. Following the guidelines below will help ensure a healthy, happy experience.

1. Camps are physically active places, even for differently-abled campers. Engaging in some pre-camp fun and physical activities will help your children get the most out of the summer ahead. If your children do not participate in organized sports, then go on some hikes together, join a pick-up game of basketball, play catch in the back yard, or frequent the municipal swimming pool. Anything you can do to help your children gear up to the physicality of the camp experience will be of great benefit once camp starts.
2. If you have explored a preparatory resource such as The Summer Camp Handbook, then you have familiarized yourself with the camp’s activities. Either way, you should gain a good sense of the physical demands of your chosen camp. Now is the perfect time to take your children for a physical exam or other health evaluations. Speak to your health care provider about the camp’s various activities and verify that they are fit and ready to take part in activities. You might ask questions such as:

• Does he need new glasses or sports glasses?
• Is the leg she injured this winter ready for mountain hikes?
• What can we do to prevent another bout of swimmer’s ear?

If your child has a chronic medical condition, such as asthma or an allergy, your conversation with a health care provider takes on added importance. Discuss with your child:

• restrictions or modifications to activities
• ongoing treatments or preventive measures, such as carrying a rescue inhaler or avoiding certain foods

Your goal is to make your children as self-reliant as possible, so that they can participate in the fullest range of activities.

It is essential that you complete and return the camp’s health form, and write a supplement that describes all of your child’s emotional or physical needs. At times, parents are reluctant to be candid on the camp’s health form because they are concerned about:

• the information not being kept confidential
• the camp staff unfairly discriminating against their child

Some parents are unaware of the importance of detailed health forms to camp staff who act as summer surrogate parents.

High quality camps will treat any personal information about your children with great discretion, informing only those persons who need to know (e.g., the camp nurse and your child’s counselors); no high quality camp will label your children or discriminate against them. So please inform the camp if one or more of your children take medication, have a history of emotional or behavioral problems, was recently hospitalized, or responds best to a certain kind of treatment.

Simply put: Don’t make the camp staff try to figure out what may have taken you years to understand about your children. Instead, give the staff the advantage of your parental insights and experience. This puts them in the best possible position to offer support.

Although a cornerstone of the camping experience-day or resident-is the absence of parents, in no way does it involve the absence of camp caregivers. Quite the contrary: High quality camping experiences require a trusting partnership between parents and the camp staff. For more information about physical and medical preparation for camp, read The Summer Camp Handbook.

Enjoy the summer!

Dr. Christopher Thurber

For additional parent resources, visit: SummerCampHandbook.com
Learn about high quality staff training at: ExpertOnlineTraining.com

Hello again, Camp Enthusiasts!

We’re here once more to go over another one of our new products for the coming camp season this summer.

Last time we took a close look at one of the new C&N camp trunks—The Hex Trunk. Today’s blog post will cover the alternative new footlocker we’re offering this camp season geared more toward girls, the NEW Botanical Explosion Trunk.

The NEW Botanical Explosion Camp Trunk bears an elegant design imagined and created by our own graphic designer, Meghan.

This trunk makes a colorful splash that’s as wild and pure as a real flower garden in your grandmother’s backyard. It’s fun, whimsical, and celebratory. This flowery footlocker just may be right for you.

We take Meghan’s summery design and have it specially printed on each of the ten panels of the trunk. This camp trunk is the same size as the popular Happy Camper but with a much more flair.

Despite its fragile appearance, The Botanical Explosion Trunk owns up to the same rugged C&N construction we give all our trunks. And the inside is lined with odorless, water and tear-resistant DuraWrap Liner.

The other day when we covered the NEW Hex Trunk, we went into what C&N construction means. In case you missed it, here was the gist:

When Everything Summer Camp first got started in 1987, all we sold were our footlockers. We weren’t called Everything Summer Camp; we were C&N Footlockers, named after the owners Craig and Nancy. Because we make our own trunks here in our facility, we still brand each one with the C&N Footlockers emblem.

Our camp footlockers have continuously outdone our competitors’ in terms of both quality and fashion. That’s why we stand behind and on top of our footlockers—because they’re the best.

Get the NEW Botanical Explosion Trunk this summer for your trip to camp. And, as always, thanks for reading!

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

This is the first blog post in which we’ll be showcasing one of the new products we now carry. Blog posts such as this one will not only update you on the new products we’re carrying but will also make your summer camp shopping easier.

The new product we’ll be talking about today is the NEW Hex Trunk. How do you arrive at summer camp sporting the coolest style and newest gear? Bring this trunk.

The Hex Trunk bears a brilliant motif created by our own graphic designer, Meghan. Shades of purple and green decorate this footlocker in clusters and strands of hexagons. It’s methodical, logical, yet cool. We take Meghan’s design and have it specially printed on all ten trunk panels.

It’s one sharp sight to see!

The same size as the popular Happy Camper, the NEW Hex Trunk is as spacious as it is solid! Built to last with C&N quality, it’s lined inside with water-resistant, odorless, and virtually tear-proof liner. The Hex Trunk is magical!

We remain modest people here at Everything Summer Camp. But credit is deserved where credit is due and our camp trunks are simply the best you can find.

Now for a brief history of our business to fully understand what C&N quality means:

Before Everything Summer Camp sold everything you might need at summer camp, it only sold its trademark camp trunks and the accessories directly applied to the trunks. The company wasn’t called Everything Summer Camp back then; it was called C&N Footlockers, named after the owners Craig and Nancy.

Now that we’ve become so much more than just footlockers, we’ve changed our name to something that’s more inclusive and more indicative of what we sell. But since we construct every trunk that we sell right here in our own facility, we still brand each trunk with the C&N Footlockers emblem.

For the last 26 years our footlocker trunks have continued to outdo the competition in terms of both quality of construction and in style. That’s what we mean when we say our footlockers are built to last with durable and dependable C&N quality. That’s why our footlockers are the best.

Set the trends and go with the cool, NEW Hex Trunk for camp this summer!