The short answer is two camp trunks.  It really does not matter if it is a two or seven week camp or anything in between.  Your camper is still bringing all of the same stuff (they are just doing more laundry the longer they are at camp).  One camp trunk will fit all of your camper’s bedding like their comforter, sheets, throw blanket, pillows, egg crate, mattress pad as well things like a sleeping bag, towels, etc.  The other camp trunk will be for clothes, sporting equipment, essentials like fan, flashlights, water bottles, etc. 

The majority of our campers get two of the 52” camp trunks.  Is it possible to fit everything into two 42” camp trunks, yes but there is also a chance you may need more room.  Girls often tend to bring more and bulkier items so for girl campers we recommend erroring on the side of larger camp trunks.  One 52” camp trunk and one 42” camp trunk is typically a safe bet but you cannot go wrong with two 52” camp trunks (you just may have a little extra room).  If you are flying with your camp trunks, please confirm with your airline what the baggage size limits are. 

Our camp trunks are the best camp trunks out there.  They were voted #1 camp trunk, in fact.  They are 1800 denier nylon count.  The manufacturer stands by them and if there is ever a manufacturing defect, we are happy to replace your camp trunk. 

There is definitely no need but almost all of our customers get some type of embroidery on their camp trunks.  The camp trunks end up getting stored away so the embroidered name is not necessarily put to such use but it is fun and looks nice.  It will help counselors identify your camp trunk but, regardless of whether your trunk is embroidered, you definitely want to put a luggage tag on your camp trunk.  The luggage tag will be the true identifier of your camp trunk.  With all that said, the embroidery is pretty awesome! 

Packing lists may specify one or the other.  We always recommend twin simply because you can’t go wrong with a touch bigger.  You can always tuck in.  If the camp sheets are too small though… that could be a problem because they don’t fit around the mattress.  Twin camp sheets are only ever so slightly bigger than cot camp sheets so you’ll likely be fine with either.  If your camper is using a bed bug protector, an egg crate, memory foam and/or a mattress pad, we highly recommend going with the twin camp sheets in order to have that extra room to get over the base of the bed.  Please note, our tie dye sheets only come in twin size.

Totally up to you.  About half of the parents make sure to be matchy matchy with their camp bedding while the other half are okay with a mish mosh of designs and colors. Remember, pack what will make your camper happy, that's what is most important! Super soft, bright and cozy are our suggestions.

hese are not necessities but many campers take them.  The bed bug cover is like a glove for the mattress that stays on all summer can protects the bed.  The egg crate goes on after that and the mattress pad holds the egg crate in place.  The egg crate and the mattress pad are more for some extra comfort on those camp beds.

Very few camps require a camp chair but at most camps the campers bring a camp chair.  They bring them to the flag pole in the morning.  They bring them to camp fires.  They sit on them outside the bunk.  The camp chairs really do come in handy. 

It is pretty much 50/50 as to the ground chair vs. the Crazy Creek chair.  The Crazy Creek is a little easier to carry but less comfortable.  The ground camp chair also offers more customization options with airbrushing rather than just embroidery.  Both are great camp chairs and look awesome!  The director’s chair style is a third option for a camp chair but it is not as popular as the Crazy Creek or ground chair.

Parents send their kids to camp with swag for both colors for color war.  When color war breaks out at camp everyone in the bunk trades fun items with each other.  Unfortunately if you wait until color breaks there is usually not enough time to get items to your camper before color war end – that is, if you camp even allows packages.

Parents get anywhere from 5 to 15 packs of stationery.  Somewhere in the middle is probably best.  The campers trade stationery at camp similar to how they trade stickers.

Typically parents will send their camper with 2 or 3 personalized notecard packs and 3 or 4 generic packs.

The lockboxes end up being more for storage rather than actually “locking” anything up.  There are a few more expensive items campers bring with them (i.e. beats headphones, music devices, etc.) and the lockbox is a good place to store these items.  Campers also like storing more personal items in the lockbox as well.  And, yes, anyone could walk away with the lockbox – although that typically does not happen.  You don’t really “need” a camp lockbox but most campers do bring one.  The mini trunks are the most popular camp lockboxes but any of the sizes will work. 

If you want to tweak a BBD design to give it your own custom touch, we are happy to do that for you (with some exceptions) BUT... please be aware that artwork is subjective.  The way you imagine something will look is not necessarily the same way the artist will make the item look.  We hand pick only the best artists and are very proud of their work.  Art is a matter of taste though.  So please be aware that if you place a custom order you run the risk of not 100% liking the artist's interpretation of your design.