But Why? The Closed-Toe Shoe Rule

Oh it is the bane of many a summer staffer’s existence. The closed-toe shoe rule. Summer is hot. The shoes generally take longer to dry when campers decide to jump in the puddle. In a cabin of 6-year-old boys, the counselor will end up tying approximately 43.6 shoes per day. Brand new Chacos are sitting unused in the bottom of a trunk. It all seems like a cruel joke. So why do we insist? Well, shoes that aren’t tied on can come flying off on this

or this

 

or this

or this

It is very hard to reach the top of this in sandals.

But most importantly we have lots of these

 and these

 and to get anywhere you have to walk here

 and here

And even though all of our staff are trained in first aid and we have a registered nurse on site, a week of camp is much more fun when your feet don’t look like this