Summer Camp Essentials — For Campers By Campers

By Matthew Kaufman

Everyone has that one item that they consider to be a summer camp essential. That thing that you absolutely need for the summer and cannot imagine not having with you. Here’s what our campers chose as their top summer camp essentials!

Mac — Fan

Rookie Boys

“My camp essential that you should bring is a fan because it’s really hot outside.”

Sarah — Spirit Tutu

Ranger Girls

“Something that I think you should have at camp for every single year is a tutu for olympics because it brings spirit!”

Ben — Music Player

Graduate Boys

“One thing that I think is essential is my music player because listening to music is something that is relaxing for me, and it helps me sleep.”

Eva — Jacks

Graduate Girls

“A camp essential that I bring to camp is jacks because you can always play them in the bunk.”

Mark — Books

Ranger Boys

“The thing I cannot live without is books because me and my brother love to read.”

Elara — Stationery

Trailblazer Girls

“My essential item is stationery because when you’re at camp you can’t really communicate with your friends and family without it. I love my stationery because it’s really cool!”

Jonah — Guitar

Senior Boys

“My essential item is a guitar. I love to do all types of music like songwriting, learning covers, writing originals, and the guitar helps me with all of that. I love going up to the music studio and doing all sorts of stuff like that.”

Becca — Playing Cards

Varsity Girls

“My camp essential is cards because you can bring them around and it’s a good activity to do. There’s a lot of games you can play with cards like Secret, Red King, Spit, and Kent.”