I went to an adult camp for single people – it was like spring break, we used a points system for hooking up
BUNK beds, campfires, and color wars: they're not just for kids.
We Met At Camp's overnight program is geared toward adults but has every kid's favorite sleepaway camp staples — plus, says one woman who tried it out, a healthy dose of hookup culture.
Morgan Raum () spoke exclusively to The U.S. Sun about her camp experience as a 26-year-old.
In addition to posting about food on Instagram for her 152,000 followers, the native New Yorker also works for the dating app .
Morgan had been single for almost a year when she filled out an application for .
While her reasoning was more work and content-related, she said she was still open to a camp romance if it happened.
"As somebody who works in the dating world, I'm meeting new people all the time, so I wasn't exactly expecting to meet somebody at the camp — but still, I was hoping," she explained.
"I thought it would be cool if I did, but also would be fine if I didn't because I never went to sleepaway camp and it would be really fun either way."
So with a very laid-back attitude, Morgan boarded a bus from Manhattan with a bunch of other singletons for a weekend of camp fun.
She estimated that about 125 to 150 people were in attendance, mostly in their late 20s.
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Morgan said that while the atmosphere didn't feel as competitive as a dating show it did sometimes feel like "an unapproachable environment."
"If people were talking, it's not like The Bachelor where you can just go up to somebody and say, 'Hey, can I steal you away for a second?'"
"In real life, that's weird to do, so [you] just have to wait for people to stop flirting before you could go up to them."
Morgan decided to get the full camp experience by making a game out of the weekend.
She devised a points system which she then explained to her bunkmates.
Eventually, dozens of other campers became involved and everyone was reporting their progress to her.
"I created a list of like 100 challenges and I assigned points to every single challenge and then I sent it to everyone," she explained.
"On the last day, people were coming up to me saying, 'I have 300 points,' and the only way you could get 300 points is if you were having sex in crazy places."
While having sex on the pickleball court won you 75 points, getting kicked out of camp was worth 100.
"There were really small ones like if you've got someone's number it was one point, if you made a plan with a new friend that was worth four points.
"If you make an impromptu toast at camp, that's 10 points, if you won color wars that was 15 points."
Even getting rejected by someone you're interested in could add five points to your tally.
Morgan joked that her grand total of 64 points was "really lame" but said everyone enjoyed the challenge.
Some campers committed to the hookup culture at camp from night one by disappearing to various locations with their new crushes.
"On the first night, my friend and I were standing in between the party and the road home to all of the bunks and every two minutes, another couple would walk past us," she said.
"It was just so funny because it was a long winding road and there were so many pairs walking down the road with a ton of space in between them.
"It was such a spectacle because you could watch it and you knew exactly who was leaving together because everything was so out in the open.
"Other people would hook up on the pickleball court or in the canteen or literally during the party, there was a couple of sitting on like dock and making out."
In addition to parties at night, the camp offered a variety of activities including water sports and yoga during the day.
So whether you're looking to relive your childhood summers or are looking for a spring break-like trip, Morgan suggested looking into a singles' camp.
"I definitely would recommend it but you have to know what you're going into and you have to be prepared for any outcome and to have fun no matter what," she said.
"I don't think it's really about dating, I think it's more about fun and hookup culture.
"I wouldn't recommend it to anybody serious about finding a relationship."
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While she praised her time at sleepaway camp, Morgan revealed the one change she would have to see before she'd consider returning.
"If I have a better bunk [I'd go back], I just don't want to sleep on the wooden plank again," she said.
