Stop Flushing Money Down The Drain
Several years ago while we were running confirmation camp, we kept running out of water (the camp runs its own water system). I was stressed out trying to figure out what the problem was.
Plumbing, Power Tools & Personal Growth
There’s far more to successful campground maintenance than keeping the playing fields mowed and the bathhouse pipes clear. If it were only that simple, a few turns of a screwdriver
It’s Hammer Time
The last few weeks before camp opens are hectic for anyone working on maintenance and facility projects. What seemed like plenty of time in the fall has now become a mad dash to be
The Nuts And Bolts Of A Challenge Course
Swages, fish plates, thimble-eye bolts and double-coil lock-washers -- these words probably don’t mean much to those who are unfamiliar with challenge courses.
“Speak”-ing From Experience
Do you have an old paging system that you want to take to the next level? At Camp Young Judaea-Texas in Wimberley, Texas, the staff recently finished a project that had been considered for many years.
Secrets of the YBees
As the sun burned into the orange hardwoods last Labor Day, the other volunteers and I sat on the Camp Wakonda Trading Post steps under a new shade roof admiring the new stone retaining wall, climbing platform, and security fence, as well as the freshly painted cabins, the host of new Leopold benches, and the stumps of old, dead trees.
Caring For The Canopy
Trees—they’re everywhere! And that’s good thing! Unfortunately, just as water, snow, mud, critters, and plants provide both benefits and threats, trees pose the same to camps and their patrons.
The Dirty Dozen
Just as quickly as the summer camp season began, it ended—only to be relived over and over in the stories and pictures filling conversations and flooding social media.
Proper Carpet Color Selection
Property owners and managers often overlook one of the most important considerations when selecting new carpeting: color.Carpeting decisions are often based on the appearance of carpet samples, but
Food And Maintenance Conferences
Don't miss the 2011 Camp Food Service and Camp Maintenance conferences coming up in March in Lake George, N.Y.Learn new skills, techniques and strategies for saving time, money and energy. Culinary