When the days start to get shorter and the cool fall temperatures begin to set in, it’s time to start thinking about the wintering process for your camp’s cabin furniture.  

“Wintering” is a long word for an even longer list of tasks that should be going on your to-do list this fall. You may be...

At places like summer camp, where you have a frequent rotation of guests from one week to the next, it can be difficult to spot a bed bug infestation. In fact, it's not uncommon for an infestation to go unnoticed until after several weeks’ worth of campers have come and gone.

Knowing exactly what...

You've had a good run, but now it's time to let go, move on, and clean up the pieces.

Breaking up with your camp or institutional mattresses doesn't have to break your heart or your back. If you handle the situation correctly, getting rid of your old camp mattresses will only make your camp better!

If the college students on your campus haven't yet left the dorms for the holidays, they will soon.

As a dorm manager, it might not be a bad idea to use this period of time when the dorms are empty to assess and freshen the dormitory mattresses and replacement mattress covers in each room.

Not only...

If you've ever dealt with the unfortunate event of finding bed bugs on your mattresses, your first instinct might be to throw everything away in a fit of panic.

However, that isn't a very frugal approach to dealing with bed bugs. You can hire a professional to eliminate them -- which is still...

Like most things in life, mattresses don't care for themselves. And because mattress purchases are a significant investment for any camp, college, rescue shelter or government facility, that seems like a pretty good reason to take care of them.

If mattress care isn't something you've given much...