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re: How many of you went to summer camp as a kid? Not day camp, but go away for a few weeks?
Posted on 7/19/21 at 10:36 am to udtiger
Posted on 7/19/21 at 10:36 am to udtiger
Yep. From age 7-9 I went to Camp Mokuleia on the West side of Oahu. My stepdad was stationed at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu. We went for 2 weeks each year. It was awesome. The beach was 20 ft from the cabin we stayed in and the mountains were not far behind us.
That was back in the early 80’s. I looked the Camp up last week. It’s still open and not near as expensive as I thought it would be to attend. It’s just under $500/week for a kid.
That was back in the early 80’s. I looked the Camp up last week. It’s still open and not near as expensive as I thought it would be to attend. It’s just under $500/week for a kid.
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Posted on 7/19/21 at 10:40 am to udtiger
I went to a church camp but it was only like a week or a few days maybe.
But I never did the stereotypical summer camp on a lake in log cabins with archery, water sports, etc.
But I never did the stereotypical summer camp on a lake in log cabins with archery, water sports, etc.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 10:53 am to udtiger
Camp Fern - 6 weeks
Camp Hardtner
Camp Yatasi
Camp Hardtner
Camp Yatasi
Posted on 7/19/21 at 10:54 am to udtiger
I went to Kamp Kikakee in 1987.
This post was edited on 7/19/21 at 11:17 am
Posted on 7/19/21 at 11:14 am to udtiger
I went to a week long sleep away camp a few times as a kid, I think it was the summers after 4th-6th grade. The camp I went to was awesome. It had a huge climbing wall, a lake with a Blob and a waterslide, high ropes course, skate park, plus all the other standard campground fare.
Those couple times spending a week in the woods with a few buddies, meeting new friends (and usually a camp "girlfriend"), are some of my favorite childhood memories.
My kids will definitely go to camp one day.
Those couple times spending a week in the woods with a few buddies, meeting new friends (and usually a camp "girlfriend"), are some of my favorite childhood memories.
My kids will definitely go to camp one day.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 11:17 am to udtiger
i went to avondale every summer for three weeks
Posted on 7/19/21 at 11:17 am to udtiger
I got sent off to church camp. I usually got sent home or some sort of trouble
Posted on 7/19/21 at 11:32 am to udtiger
2 weeks at camp ozark. Osage for life.
I think ozark has done away with the Osage v. Caddo tradition due to the sad state our country is currently in. Can anyone confirm?
I think ozark has done away with the Osage v. Caddo tradition due to the sad state our country is currently in. Can anyone confirm?
Posted on 7/19/21 at 11:35 am to udtiger
Camp Anawana for me.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 11:47 am to udtiger
Went to Camp Laurel in Maine every summer for 6 weeks between 7 and 14. It was awesome getting out of the heat and humidity of SE La.
Some of the best times of my life
Some of the best times of my life
Posted on 7/19/21 at 11:54 am to udtiger
Camp Avondale 2-3 times for Scouts. Think it was three but I am getting old.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 12:04 pm to udtiger
I did once. It was a really "great" experience.
My mom packed for me. Back then we had a these huge hard sided suitcases. I was either 8 or 9. I think my suitcase weighed somewhere around 189 lbs. I was all of around 60. I had no chance of being able to carry that damned thing and one of the counselors had to carry mine. Huge boost of confidence as I'm walking to our campsite for the 1st time.
1st night a tornado tore through the camp. Didn't hurt anything where I was and no one got hurt but did tear up some stuff really bad. Was also pretty terrifying as a 8 or 9 year old sitting out in the woods in a tent.
Also, Parents were suppose to send the kids mail. My parents never did. So, every morning as kids where standing out waiting for letters from home, I got nothing.
Lastly, there were scorpions everywhere. We had to check our sleeping bags every day. One of the last days I had one in mine. As a kid that had no idea that scorpions would not kill you instantly if they stung you, I was terrified and didn't sleep at all that night.
My mom packed for me. Back then we had a these huge hard sided suitcases. I was either 8 or 9. I think my suitcase weighed somewhere around 189 lbs. I was all of around 60. I had no chance of being able to carry that damned thing and one of the counselors had to carry mine. Huge boost of confidence as I'm walking to our campsite for the 1st time.
1st night a tornado tore through the camp. Didn't hurt anything where I was and no one got hurt but did tear up some stuff really bad. Was also pretty terrifying as a 8 or 9 year old sitting out in the woods in a tent.
Also, Parents were suppose to send the kids mail. My parents never did. So, every morning as kids where standing out waiting for letters from home, I got nothing.
Lastly, there were scorpions everywhere. We had to check our sleeping bags every day. One of the last days I had one in mine. As a kid that had no idea that scorpions would not kill you instantly if they stung you, I was terrified and didn't sleep at all that night.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 12:05 pm to udtiger
4 week YMCA camp. Started at 7 years old through 8th grade.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 12:12 pm to udtiger
We used to go to Camp Hardtner in Pollock, LA every year. Not sure if it's still there but it was major fun for this Episcopal (at the time) boy. 4 square and canteen cards along with canoeing and endless 'Sharks and minnows' and capture the flag.
Times were so much better back then.
Times were so much better back then.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 12:19 pm to udtiger
Myself, usually 2-3 different one week long camps but never much longer. I don’t even recall anyone I knew going to any longer than a week or so despite all the 80s movies depicting these weeks-long summer camps.
Oldest kid went to one week-long camp.
The super long ones always seemed kinda weird at least for younger kids but by jr high I probably would have loved it.
Oldest kid went to one week-long camp.
The super long ones always seemed kinda weird at least for younger kids but by jr high I probably would have loved it.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 12:21 pm to udtiger
Too poor growing up.
We were allowed to go camping by ourselves if we wanted to and to stay outside all day.
I miss the 90s.
We were allowed to go camping by ourselves if we wanted to and to stay outside all day.
I miss the 90s.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 12:24 pm to udtiger
Sky Ranch in Texas in the 80s & 90s.
Archery Champ 6 years running
Rifle Champ 4 years running
Bounced more NARPs off The Blob than I can remember.
Archery Champ 6 years running
Rifle Champ 4 years running
Bounced more NARPs off The Blob than I can remember.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 12:26 pm to udtiger
No, my parents loved me.
Posted on 7/19/21 at 12:26 pm to udtiger
Yeah... No camp for me... not OT rich at that time
Posted on 7/19/21 at 1:01 pm to udtiger
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versus letting them hang around and play video games all summer).
I never went but growing up we played outside all day long and my mom basically got a break everyday during the summer lol
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