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for Camp

Before you
send the
children to
camp, you
need to pack.
Here are some
helpful hints.

ELLYCE FIELD
SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

ach season parents and
children armed with a
"camp list" hit area
stores to purchase the
latest camp paraphernalia or re-
plenish their staples because
some of the items never returned
home.

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The Uniform

This year's unisex uniform be-
gins at the bottom. Be prepared
to swing for a Teva-style sandal
and a pair of clunky, athletic-
style booth.
"Tevas are really all-terrain,"
says Marc Shindler, of Brody's
Boys and Young Men's. Mr.
Shindler carries both the top-of-
the-line Tevas and a knock-off
brand. "They have replaced the
Aquasocks from a few years ago
and are great for canoe trips.
Young people can step in the riv-
er and not cut their feet on bro-
ken glass. Gym shoes would get
too soggy."
Birkenstock sandals and the
1-iigh-end Doc Martens boot shoes
or Sketchers, a moderate-end
black boot, or athletic hiking
boots (preferably with a Gortex
waterproof covering) round out
the footwear. Boots are worn

Ellyce Field is the Detroit News
Kids Stuff columnist and
author of Kids Catalog of
Michigan Adventures - Second
Edition, Wayne State
University Press.

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with wool socks
or rag socks.
"Just about
everyone needs
hiking boots,"
says Moosejaw
owner Robert
Wolfe. "The boots
we carry are very
high quality. If
cared for proper-
ly, they should
last a long time.
This year, we
have boot care
brochures to help our cus-
tomers."
Brody's stocks camp logo T-
shirts, sweatshirts and caps for
most area overnight camps; and
new this year are T-shirts and a
plastic bathing suit bag for sev-
eral day camps.
But don't count on youngsters
spending their days attired in
logo wear. For guys, Mr.
Shindler predicts this
summer's hottest cloth-
ing will be matching
black or white mesh ath-
letic T-shirts, tank tops
and shorts or the nine
different colors of Cham-
pion shorts and shirts.
The season's hottest
unisex look will contin-
ue to be faded or
bleached blue jeans and
jean shorts, worn with
"attitude" T-shirts. An

"attitude" shirt spouts pithy
quotes or deep thoughts with an
attitude. Like "If Nobody's per-
fect, I'm Nobody" or "I'm Just
Better Than You, That's All."
"We've got the cutest, great-
est graphics on these shirts," Mr.
Shindler enthuses. "No more Co-
ed Naked shirts!"
Wear a basic flannel shirt

around the waist or gaping open
over the T-shirt and shorts, an
"attitude" or sports cap on the
head, smashed backwards (for
guys) or perched forward (for
girls) and the uniform is com-
plete.

The Packing

As annoying as it is to label
each clothing item, 14-year-
Top: Benji Gene old Faya Gene, of West
checks out a
Bloomfield, knows firsthand
tent for
the
benefits.
camping.
"At Camp Ramah, the
Left: Faya Gene girls share all their clothes.
tries on the
At the end of the month, I've
hiking boots.
had no clothes left in my cub-
bies."
Ina Stevens, Camp
Walden's director for the last
32 years, encourages parents
and children to work to-
gether labeling camp clothes.
"I can't tell you how many