Bunk1

WHAT IS BUNK1?

Bunk1 is an external service that provides a window into your camper’s experience at Camp Huawni.

✔ View and download photos through a Secure Summer Photo Gallery ✔ Send letters to your camper through Bunk Notes ✔ An invitation code to join Bunk1 will be included in an email sent before camp. How to send a letter to a camper Hearing from family throughout the week is a way to share updates and give your camper comfort during their week at camp. ✔ Submit your Bunk Note by 9am CST, and it will be delivered to your camper in the afternoon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. ✔ You can add photos, fun borders, and games to your Bunk Note for an additional fee Learn More On Setting Up BUNK1

Why we use Bunk1

Camp Huawni is completely unplugged — campers do not bring phones, tablets, or smart watches, and that policy does more for a cabin than any single activity we run. But it also means a parent goes a week or two without the running contact they are used to.

Bunk1 is how we close that gap. It gives you a daily window into camp without putting a screen back in your child's hands.

Getting into your Bunk1 account

An invitation code arrives by email before camp starts. That code is what links your account to your camper's session, so keep the email — it is the single most common thing families come looking for on opening week.

If you cannot find it, email fun@camphuawni.com and we will resend it. Do not create a second account; it will not be connected to your camper.

The Secure Summer Photo Gallery

Our staff shoot throughout the day and upload in batches, so photos post in waves rather than continuously. What that means in practice:

• Some days your camper is in twenty photos. Some days they are in none. This is the single biggest source of parent anxiety and it almost never means anything. A camper at the top of the high ropes course or off on the hike to the Carving Trees is a camper who is hard to photograph.
• Photos are downloadable, so you can save the ones you want.
• Do not read faces too closely. A candid frame catches a half-second. Campers who look miserable in a photo are frequently the ones running the cabin skit that night.

Sending a Bunk Note

Bunk Notes are one-way email letters that get printed and delivered at camp.

• Submit by 9:00am CST and your note is delivered that afternoon.
• Delivery runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
• You can add photos, borders, and games to a note for an additional fee.

A few things that make a note land better:

Keep it cheerful and specific. "Did you get on the giant swing yet?" beats "we all miss you so much." Campers read letters out loud in the cabin, and a homesick note read aloud is a rough moment.

Go light on news from home. The dog missing them, a sibling's fun weekend, anything they might feel they are missing — save it for the car ride home.

Send the first one before you leave. A note posted the morning of drop-off lands mid-week, which is exactly when it does the most good.

Do not promise a pickup. "Call me if you hate it" is the most common well-meant mistake in camp parenting, and it hands your child an exit on the one night they are most likely to want it. Nearly every homesick camper is unrecognizable by Thursday. More on that on our first-time parents page.

Common questions

Can my camper write back? Yes — campers write letters home during rest period each day, sent by regular mail. Bunk Notes themselves are one-way.

Can I email my camper directly? No. Everything routes through Bunk1 so it can be printed and delivered with the rest of the mail.

What if I do not see my camper for several days? Give it another day, then call the office. We would far rather answer that call than have you worry through a session.

Is there another way to send mail? Yes — regular post works, and packages have their own rules. See mail, packages, and birthdays.

Still getting ready? Our preparing for camp page has the packing list, and dates and rates has this summer's sessions.