Summer Camp Chatter: “The Perfect Chair …”
Choosing the chair that is just right for Summer Camp is one of the more critical decisions
you need to make before leaving for camp.
After getting to camp, you only have to make two decisions each day, namely
“What kind of sandwich to build” and “Where to hike.”
This chair business is important because you will sit in it each evening at the campfire to relax,
visit and laugh.
You will see top-notch entertainment and listen to some fantastic trip reports.
The following tips about chairs will remind you of the difficulty that Goldilocks had in
choosing the appropriate chair.
When she found the chair that was just right, it broke when she sat down.
So don’t bring a chair that is ready to fall apart: it is guaranteed to collapse at the
beginning of Summer Camp and you will go without seating for the rest of the week.
- The Low Beach Chair has a certain amount of status, since it implies that you have lots
of free time to sit on the beach.
It means that you have to sit in front so that you can see and that you must look up to visit with
friends.
- The Luxury, Comfort Chair means that you have a vehicle big enough to bring a comfortable
chair.
[Note: Sharon Ritchie has an outstanding chair, due to the fact that she never quite recovered
from her Presidential Throne at the Tetons Summer Camp.]
- The Chaise Lounge looks so comfortable as you snuggle up in your blanket.
Everyone will know that you have had a leisurely day.
This chair is a must if you plan to be sick, but it is a bit bulky to carry back and forth to your
tent.
If possible, bring a Chaise Lounge for your tent site, and another chair for the campfire.
- The Tied-Together Chair has survived many Summer Camps, and its owner somehow keeps it
together with tape, string and/or wire.
[Note: The owner of this chair is the person to seek out when help is needed putting up your tent!]
- The Green Camp Stool is not the most comfortable chair.
It is easy to fall off if you laugh too hard, but the good thing is that no-one will ever borrow it!
- The Average Web Chair fits right in, and chances are someone will think it is their chair.
So be sure to mark it plainly with your name.
- The Ground suggests that someone forget to bring their chair — or, worse yet,
there just wasn’t room in the car.
- The Perfect Chair has an umbrella to keep out the rain and sun; a holder for the
flashlight needed to get back to your tent after campfire, plus a seat warmer and it never gets
wet; it can fold into a chaise lounge or an average chair and has a secret place for marshmallows;
it is a bright, fluorescent color so that no one else will claim it.
This chair has a proud Obsidian symbol on its back, and will hold two people if its owner seeks
companionship.
Final tip: Don't forget to bring the chair. Have straps to tie it on top of your car if
all else fails, and don’t forget to close your garage door!
How come I know so much about chairs? (probably more than you ever wanted to know!).
I have experienced most of these tips in the 11 Summer Camps I have attended …
— Janet Jacobsen
Entertainment/Summer Camp
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