Bed bugs—just knowing they’re real and crawling around is enough to send shudders through some people. What exactly are these pesky little nuisances? Similar to ticks in appearance, bed bugs are flat, oval-shaped, and grow to about the size of an apple seed. Their reddish-brown color is complemented with piercing mouthparts used in most species […]
Heavy Duty Bunk Beds with Storage: Combining ESS’ Beds & Storage Lockers
If you manage a high-occupancy facility such as a homeless shelter, college dorm, hostel or summer camp; bunk beds are an excellent choice and widely used to accommodate large numbers of people. Indeed, using bunk beds can double or even triple the occupancy potential of a single room. Even better, today’s iterations of bunk beds […]
What Camps Have to Say About ESS’ Bunk Beds & Mattresses
From sports teams to hostels, and shelters to fire departments, our heavy duty bunk beds and mattresses provide robust, industrial-strength bedroom organization. But one of the most common use cases for our bunk beds and mattresses is camps. As a member of the American Camp Association, we’ve helped supply bunk beds & mattresses to camps […]
Treating Your Camp for Bed Bugs: An Action List for Camp Owners & Staff
Every year thousands of young people attend summer camps all over the country. Hosted by jovial and skilled hosts backed with years of on-the-ground experience, these camps are places where lifelong memories are made. Unfortunately, summer camps are also favorite destinations of bed bugs. Some people might be surprised to learn that the old “don’t […]
Year in Review: Our 5 Most Popular Bunk Beds in 2019
2019 has come and gone and what a year it’s been. To help round out the year, and kick off 2020, we thought it would be fun to look back on the year and review our most popular bunks of 2019. This list is based on YOU, our website readers. These are our top five […]
How Long Can Bed Bugs Live in a Plastic Bag?
When summer rolls around and schools all over the country unload young people pent up with cabin fever, throngs of those kids release their energy at camps of various ilk.; everything from a few tents in the woods to elaborate spreads of log cabins. But what happens when a camp facility is attacked by a […]
