Camping Magazine articles from May 2004

Camping Magazine archives from May 2004

Blanket accident and sickness insurance: keeping perspective.
May 1, 2004... Health-care costs are increasing for everyone and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. These costs are driven by a variety of factors, including our litigation-minded society, advances in technology and treatment, as well as the...

Bridging the generation gap with partnerships.
May 1, 2004... Blast it! There's another dead tree along the nature trail. How am I ever going to get the time to take down that tree and get rid of the poison ivy along the cabins, put up wood duck boxes, sink new brush in the lake for the fish habitat,...

Building blocks to in-service aquatic training.
May 1, 2004... Camp programs are unique in the aquatics realm. Unlike many aquatic venues, camps have multifaceted programs reaching outside the confines of a pool environment. Programs, such as swimming, water skiing, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, wind...

Camp: a perfect place to address bullying.
May 1, 2004... During the summer of 2003, the words "4-H Camp Fight Club" were commonly seen on national television news or in major newspapers and national magazines. Perhaps you first read about the incident in Newsweek or saw a report on Inside Edition....

Creating a leadership team is like making a cake.
May 1, 2004... One of the biggest challenges camp professionals face is hiring, orienting, and training staff. It seems like an impossible task given the limitations of time, starting dates, school requirements, and logistics. Complicating this process is the...

Emergency response drills for camps.
May 1, 2004... Fortunately, many of our camps will never experience a true emergency--serious accident or fatality, financial collapse, program crippling property damage, or mission threatening negative publicity. A clean record does not guarantee a smooth...

Innovative astronomy programs for camp.
May 1, 2004... Many camps are in rural locations where stars are more readily seen than from towns and cities. Yet most camps don't include any form of astronomy in their camp programs because they only see it as a nighttime occupation--and one that requires...

My camp experience.
May 1, 2004... Four years ago, when I first stepped foot on the woodsy acres of Phantom Lake YMCA camp (PLYC), I had no idea that it would soon become what I consider to be my home. The person that I was before attending camp at Phantom is a total blur to me,...

A practical approach to pottery at summer camp.
May 1, 2004... A ceramic program at camp can be an exciting and expanding experience for campers. Camp is a perfect environment for introducing children to clay and the thrill of forming, decorating, and firing. However, a successful ceramic program at camp...

Research notes: exploring what staff gains from work at camp.
May 1, 2004... An understanding of the changes that take place throughout a summer camp experience can prove extremely beneficial in the recruitment of staff members. The ability to attract large numbers of qualified applicants is often a challenge for summer...

Staff sexual assault: prevention and intervention.
May 1, 2004... It's 10:30 at night, and you're tired. The campers have been in their bunks for a little less than an hour. The staff is thankfully quiet. All in all, it has been a good day. Just before you leave the camp office, two figures approach. One is...

Stretching your dollars: preventive maintenance.
May 1, 2004... Camps and conference centers usually perform preventive maintenance (PM) on their climbing walls. Logs are kept for the number of hours each rope has been used. By monitoring the log, ropes are replaced before they fail. Daily, staff visually...

Success without compromise.
May 1, 2004... The challenge for any business is to stay successful--especially in tough economic times. The summer camp industry faces two significant additional challenges that have emerged in recent years--the need to compete with the growing number of...

TechnoTrends: medical management in the 21st century.
May 1, 2004... Accurate and up-to-date medical information is critical to the successful operation of a well-managed camp, and today's computer technology is prepared to handle the job with flying colors. Although medical modules have only recently become a...