Camp Tashbar first timer help

amother

OP ↓

Tue, May 31 2022, 5:53 am

First time sending to sleepaway camp...

What do kids bring that is not on the packing list?
Do the boys wear tiros and adidas tees?
I heard you need a bin with food...what kind of food do you send?
How many cases water bottles do you send? Do you send it with the regular luggage or on the bus?
How much do you swnd for canteen for 1 half?
Do boys bring a camp chair?
Do you need to bring sports equipment? What kind?

TIA

amother

Black

Tue, May 31 2022, 6:23 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Just to answer a few...last year was our first year, still getting the hang of it....
We sent snacks and nosh in a bin. Things to munch on.
No water bottles, they have a policy against it.
We sent the recommended amount of canteen money (maybe $60? I don't recall) but they returned the extra, and my son hadnt used much.)
We sent a camp chair, but no sports equipment other than his baseball mitt.
My son and his chevra didn't wear tshirts at all, but he said it was a mix.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, May 31 2022, 7:49 am

amother [ Black ] wrote:

They dont allow water bottles? Do they have readily accesible water? I thought water bottles were one of the things you HAD to bring

amother

↑ Rainbow

Tue, May 31 2022, 7:58 am

Ok so for that age:

Yes to t-shirts with brand name words like “ Nike”, “Addidas”, “Under Armor” the Nike “swoosh” or for example an american flag, etc. No other type of pop culture graphics and/or words or phrases

Yes to tiros. (Usually black with stripe not the other colors pants)

A storage box with nosh

Whatever they rec for canteen is fine

Bring a camp chair

Bring a baseball mitt

Dont think any prob with water bottles but check the handout.

Great, wholesome, yeshivish, down to earth camp.

Hope he has an amazing time.

amother

Yarrow

Tue, May 31 2022, 11:47 am

Tiros and t-shirts and white shirts for davening and learning. We sent water bottles even though they said not too. We drove our son up, so no concern with it fitting on the bus. Don't think I sent a bin, but just sent nosh and maybe noodle soups. Sent baseball mitt. Did not send camp chair, but most others did.

amother

↑ OP

Tue, May 31 2022, 11:56 am

Thanks for all your help!
A few more questions:
Do you send the 3 drawer thing? The clear or weave one?
Do boys take a camera for camp?
What kind of laundry bag do you send? How often is laundry done?
Do you send a lamp? Clip on fan?

amother

Begonia ↓

Mon, Feb 06 2023, 6:25 pm

I’m sending for the first time this year. Has anything changed? Do I send the plastic drawers? What do the boys wear for pajamas? How many sneakers should I send along? For Shabbos afternoon they wear white button downs or white polos? Slides and natives? Do the boys wear baseball caps? What kind of swim suits European ones or H&M type ones?

amother

Melon

Mon, Feb 06 2023, 9:39 pm

amother Begonia wrote:

Repeat Camp Tashbar mom here - the boys aren’t into their stuff or their clothing in my experience. It’s not a ‘keeping up with the Jones’ kind of place.

Some boys bring the plastic drawers and some don’t.

My sons wear old navy athletic shorts and their undershirts as pajamas.

One pair of sneakers

Only white button down on shabbos

Slides and natives, slides or natives, whatever your son wants

Maybe send a baseball cap? I don’t remember whether I ever did or didn’t send.

I sent my sons with swim trunks from Target, Old Navy, and Lands End, depending on what we found that fit.

amother

↑ Begonia

Tue, Feb 07 2023, 12:16 pm

Ty! Didn’t think it was a keeping up with the Jones’s type but wanted to make sure! Also how many Shabbos pants should I be sending? 4/5? More?

amother

Candycane

Sun, Jun 09 2024, 8:37 am

First time tashbar sending 13 yr old. Anything new to know about packing?
Grateful for any guidance. Nervous mother here. Trying to hide it. Have absolutely no experience.
Tia