OT-footlockers for overnight camp

[100AcreWood]

My dd is going to her 3rd overnight camp this summer. She asked if we could buy a footlocker instead of bringing the suitcase this year. Is this the norm for summer camp? I know the camp encourages everyone to get footlockers and suggested buying from everythingsummercamp.com.

What do your kids bring for camp? Is it worth buying! Thanks!

 

[RitaE]

How long is she staying at camp?

I don't know if the Footlocker is worth buying just for camp. Both of my boys took them to college though and my oldest is currently using his as a coffee table in his apartment. So they do have lasting power if you think there is enough of a future need too.

 

[laughinplace199]

DS brought a waterproof large rolling duffle from LL Bean when he went to camp last summer. It was perfect.

Here's what we bought for him:

http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/63916?feat=506804-GN2&page=adventure-rolling-duffle-large

 

[wiigirl]

DS brought a waterproof large rolling duffle from LL Bean when he went to camp last summer. It was perfect.

Here's what we bought for him:

http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/63916?feat=506804-GN2&page=adventure-rolling-duffle-large

 

[jennyerin]

My son used a footlocker for week of scout camp. We found one for a great price at Walmart last year.

 

[100AcreWood]

She goes for a week every summer. I don't think it will have much use past that. Of course I have two more kids behind her who may use it.

 

[sksjasams]

My DS goes to camp every year. I think all the boys just bring duffel bags. They slide easily under the bed to stay out of the way.

I am guessing though, that since she is asking for a footlocker, that must be what most of the other girls have.

I agree with PP...I have seen them at Walmart.
Here is a nice wheeled one. They also have one without wheels for $10 less. You could just check at your local store too to see the prices.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Wheeled-S...bucket_id=irsbucketdefault&findingMethod=p13n

 

[MSSANDRA]

DS was required to have one for boyscout camp quite a few years ago. He used it a few years and it still looks and functions fine. I would go ahead and invest in a neutral color one that younger siblings can also use in the years to come. I really can not remember where we got ours.

 

[clh2]

Is it possible that the footlockers get used like a nightstand? I.e. To hold their flashlights? Perhaps an alarm clock?

 

[JillyBean1899]

Our summer camp actually discouraged people from bringing them. They didn't outright ban them, but when you've got 8 bunk beds in a cabin, there's little room for 16 trunks; if people hadn't brought suitcases that could slide under the beds nobody would have been able to walk around.

 

[stsomewhere]

My son used this for Boy scout camp for years.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Contico-S...f81&bucket_id=irsbucket012&findingMethod=p13n

 

[jaybirdsmommy]

My son uses a regular sized Rubbermaid storage tub at camp. I did notice that the girls were a lot more organized though (at least at the camp he attends). Several last year had the 3 drawer storage thingies, the kind plastic kind with wheels. They're tall enough to act as a nightstand and have a small enough footprint that they can go between the bunks easily.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

My kids always used footlockers for summer camp (usually Boy Scout camp).