Hey, Happy Campers!

Anyone who lives the Everything Summer Camp lifestyle knows life is an adventure! Hydro Flask is one brand that’s right there with us and glad to be with you every step—and sip—of the way. The only thing the folks of Hydro Flask love more than spending time in the Great Outdoors is helping others enjoy similar experiences out in the open wilderness.

With headquarters nestled in a literal Pacific Northwest wonderland known as Bend, Oregon, the folks who work at Hydro Flask are fortunate to be surrounded by the majesty of surrounding mountains, rivers, and lakes.

Taking after the best designer there is, Mother Nature who never adds anything needlessly, Hydro Flask keeps the minimalist logic we find in Nature’s work to create products that are strikingly simple and innovative in their shape, color, and general design.

More than any design award Hydro Flask has won, their Parks For All program is what they’re most proud of. Parks For All is a charitable program Hydro Flask created to benefit public green spaces and promote happier, healthier lives outdoors for all. To date, they’ve been able to support more than 122 nonprofits and donate over $1.9 million and still going!

Hydro Flask gear can replace single-use plastics like plastic water bottles, and to-go containers. #RefillForGood is the rallying cry of Hydro Flask’s to encourage everyone to make the switch and make a real difference for our world.

We echo that desire at Everything Summer Camp to see an end to mass disposable water bottles. Pick up a refillable Hydro Flask bottle for yourself when you click right here. We’ve recently added their 24 oz Water Bottle and 22 oz Tumbler to our store. Peruse the rest of our water bottles right here and, as always, thanks for reading, Camp Fans!

- John

Hey, Camp Kids!

Here at Everything Summer Camp we’re pretty serious about making sure that you have fun during your camp stay. That’s why our online shop has everything from trunks to duffels to sleeping bags and water bottles. But sometimes our selection of camp gear and other camping supplies gets pretty goofy. Like our AvoCampo Designer Trunk, for instance—or our collection of ridiculous sleeping bags from iScream.

Outset Media, however, takes the cake in the goofiness department. Just have a look at a few of the games of theirs you can find on our site:

Fart
Fart is the eruptive card game that calls for the players to release a flatulent noise from their mouths (…or other means..) as they lay their cards down. The game ends when somebody hits 200 points; the player with the lowest score wins. Get your flatulent friends together at summer camp and get ready for some hysterical fun!

Silent But Deadly
Pay attention—there's lots to cover. After all, farts come in all different shapes and odors. And they make a broad range of noises on their way out. Some whimper out little squeaks as they make their stealthy escape while others come barging out like notes on a tuba. Of course, as the title of this game notes, there are those that make no sound at all, and it's those that are often the deadliest! Sit down with your flatulent friends for a game of Silent But Deadly. It's a toot and a holler!

My Word! Card Game
With this deck of letter cards, The Dealer starts setting out cards letter-side up. The players compete against each other after the first three cards have been dealt. The dealer continues laying down letters until a player shouts sees a word that can be spelled with the letters laid down. Those cards go to the player who called out the word. Make as many words as you can. Make more words than any other player and you win! Awesome for creating some laughs as well as friends at summer camp!

There’s plenty more you can check out from Outset Media that we offer here at Everything Summer Camp. Check out other fun games like Kids Charades, Mindtrap Brain Cramp, Professor Noggin Card Games, and more! Take a look when you click here and, as always, thanks for reading!

- John

Hey, Sunshine!

Summer camp and running around in sun showers go hand in hand. And when you’re spending long, active days outdoors, you’ll need to reapply your sunblock. But how will you know when it’s time to reapply? That’s where SPOTMYUV® comes in.

These Hypoallergenic Stickers go on your skin and, the same as your skin, they react to sunlight and sunscreen. When the time comes that you ought to reapply your sunscreen, it changes color: transparent when your protection is working and purple when your layer of sunscreen loses its strength.

Graduates of the University of Waterloo's Nanotechnology Engineering program and overflowing with a passion for sun protection, Andrew Martinko, Chad Sweeting and Derek Jouppi co-invented the detection stickers. With loved ones in their lives who’ve been impacted by skin cancer, these guys had a burning need to bring a product to market that would inform someone when it’s time to reapply sunscreen.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the world and almost 100% preventable when sunscreen is used correctly. Unfortunately, people use sunscreen less than half as much as they should! These Detection Stickers definitely help!

A rather clever product to help increase our behavior and habits when it comes to sun safety, SPOTMYUV^® became the latest brand name in the line of products from Dig It^®, a Canadian company founded in 2008. When a successful pitch for these Detection Stickers resulted in a deal with Kevin O’Leary (one of the sharks from Shark Tank), SPOTMYUV^® was born.

“As a mother of three,” says Claudia Harvey, CEO of Dig It^®. “I am committed to bringing products to the market that help people take care of themselves and their families. There has been no other product introduced in recent years that is more important for those who care about their sun safety than SPOTMYUV^®.”

Check out the Detection Stickers from SPOTMYUV^® available right here at Everything Summer Camp. Be sure that you stay safe in the summer sun this season and wear your sun protection sticker to know when your sunblock layer is losing its power. As always, thanks for reading, Camp Fans! Till next time.

- John

Hey, Camp Folks!

Give me a ‘U’ for Utility, a ‘C’ for Comfort, and an ‘O’ for Originality and what have you got? UCO Gear! They’ve made a great addition to our camping gear selection here at Everything Summer Camp where you can find pretty much everything you need for camp under the summer sun! To help expand and fulfill our gear selection for outdoor eating accessories, alongside brand names like GSI Outdoors and Fozzils. Have a look at the products available from these brands as well!

UCO Gear was founded in Redmond, Washington a full 50 years ago in 1971. Bringing nearly 50 years of innovation and manufacturing expertise to the outdoor gear industry, UCO constructs each one of their products with functionality which is designed to increase your safety and comfort throughout your camp trips and other outdoor excursions.

With products like the Hundred 2 Headlamp that offers amazing hands-free lighting or the 5 Piece Bamboo Elements Mess Kit that will store your food for easy packing, secure transportation, and convenient serving dish from which you can eat! Check out both of these convenient camping products by clicking right here.

We find litter in the most remote, natural spaces. This is where one of UCO’s ambassador’s accidental littering moment was so haunting that it spawned the #TrashTag project. “Instead of taking self-fulfilling summit selfies,” says Steven Reinhold of UCO Gear, “We should be ‘Trash Tagging’ ourselves in pictures where we are cleaning up our wild places!” What a fun way to do good!

A leading brand in lighting gear and other outdoor preparedness needs as well as pioneers in clever trends that are helpful to cleaning up the great outdoors, shop UCO gear! Enjoy posting shots of your own before and after site clean-ups and, as always, thanks for reading, Camp Fans!

- John

Hey, Camp Folks!

Everybody knows one of the best parts about an expedition out into the wilderness is bringing some food along. Whether you’re just looking to refuel after a long adventure or you have a plan in mind to sit down and enjoy a picnic, eating in the great outdoors is a crucial element of your excursions.

We know this very well here at Everything Summer Camp and keep only the best in portable food storage available on our site. Take a look at some of our great means of food storage right here. One brand you’ll find is Fozzils.

You don’t know tableware the likes of Fozzils because nothing else can match the lightweight nature of Fozzils containers or its ease of transportation. Featuring innovative construction that allows for totally flat storage when not in use and totally flat packing, these containers are made of segments that can be folded and snapped together into a bowl or other dish shape when you want it to hold food.

Stop going for disposable means of food storage like sandwich baggies and aluminum foil and hold onto the same BPA-Free, non-stick, foldable and snappable plastic containers from Fozzils. Not only nice for you, they’re nice to the environment as well; Fozzils tableware is far less wasteful.

A brand name under the parent company of Olicamp, this company was founded 40 years back in 1981 by Mr. Oli Steinhauser, Olicamp got its start producing a line of camp cookware which included stoves, pots, and frying pans. Olicamp has since then expanded their selection, offering utensils, fuel, food storage, and a number of other accessories to make outdoor cooking simple and convenient.

Check out our full-size Dish, Bowl, and Cup Solo Pack that wears a cool design for all your picnicking and camping trip adventures! Get a good look when you click right here and, as always, thanks for reading, Camp Fans!

- John