Ship Camps

What Ship Camps does

Ship Camps, legally Global Sticks Express, LLC, is a logistics brokerage that ships children's camp luggage, trunks, and boxes door-to-door, serving parents of overnight-summer-camp attendees in the United States and selected international markets (Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, and France). The platform aggregates capacity from FedEx, UPS, and DHL behind a single white-glove service, offering home/office pickup or carrier-store drop-off, real-time shipment tracking, no-contact delivery, and $1,000 of complimentary insurance per shipment with paid upgrades up to $7,500. It monetizes on a per-shipment transaction basis, with bundle discounts for round-trip ground shipments, a $15 oversized-item surcharge, and an insurance-upsize add-on; the only other commercial stream is gift-card sales.

The company operates a hybrid GTM: a self-serve product-led booking flow on shipcamps.com sits alongside an inside-sales phone/text/chat operation, and is layered with a B2B partner channel in which summer camps receive co-branded landing pages, dedicated account management, real-time tracking dashboards, and a referral commission structure under an American Camp Association business-affiliate endorsement. Marketing spans content (blog, packing guides), organic social (Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube), email, and traditional/streaming media (CBS, Golf Channel, Hulu, Peacock, billboards).

ShipCamps.com launched in 2021 as the third vertical in a family of shipping brands founded in 2011 by Global Sticks Express, LLC, following ShipSticks (golf equipment, 2012) and ShipSkis (ski equipment, 2014). The entity is private, Delaware-domiciled, self-funded/bootstrapped with no disclosed institutional investment, headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens / West Palm Beach, Florida, with a stated headcount of 51-100 employees supporting the broader brand portfolio.

Name

Ship Camps

Legal name

Global Sticks Express, LLC

Website

https://shipcamps.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ship Camps is a logistics brokerage that ships children's camp luggage, trunks, and boxes door-to-door for parents of summer campers, aggregating FedEx, UPS, and DHL capacity and serving families across the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, Germany, and France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

West Palm Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Shipment Transaction Fees: Per-shipment transaction fees based on distance, weight, and size of camp gear. Pricing is 5% to 60% cheaper than standard airline baggage and competitor shipping services. Bundle pricing automatically applied for 2+ bags, round-trip with ground shipping.
2. Insurance Upsells: Additional insurance coverage options beyond the complimentary $1,000. Customers can purchase coverage up to $7,500 for a nominal cost to protect higher-value camp gear.
3. Expedited Shipping Fees: Premium pricing for 44+ inch/70-90lb bags at +$15.00 per shipment, as well as one-hour pickup window options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ship Camps is a shipping brokerage that picks up camper bags, trunks, and boxes from homes or offices and delivers them directly to summer camps (and back) using FedEx, UPS, and DHL carrier networks. The service includes complimentary $1,000 insurance per shipment (with up to $7,500 available), real-time tracking, on-time delivery guarantee, and no-contact door-to-door service priced 5% to 60% below standard carrier rates.

Product overview

Ship Camps operates as a logistics and shipping platform specializing in summer camp gear transportation. The core product is ShipCamps (shipcamps.com), which provides white-glove door-to-door shipping for camper bags, trunks, and boxes to and from camp. The platform offers complimentary insurance ($1,000 standard, up to $7,500 available), real-time tracking, and an on-time delivery guarantee. Users can book round-trip or one-way shipments online, with pickup from their home or drop-off at carrier locations. The company also offers a gift card product and a camp partner program. Ship Camps is part of a family of shipping brands including ShipSticks (golf equipment) and ShipSkis (ski equipment).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ShipCamps - Camp Gear Shipping Service Door-to-door shipping brokerage for camper bags, trunks, and boxes traveling to and from overnight residential summer camps, using aggregated FedEx, UPS, and DHL carrier capacity with white-glove pickup/delivery, real-time tracking, and on-time delivery guarantee. For parents of summer campers.
• Ship Camps Gift Cards Purchasable gift cards that allow customers to give the gift of camp gear shipping to friends and family, redeemable against ShipCamps shipment fees.
• Complimentary Insurance Protection (with optional upgrade) Complimentary $1,000 of value protection included with every shipment, with optional paid coverage upgrades up to $7,500 to protect higher-value camp gear against complete loss or physical damage in transit.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5% to 60% cheaper than competitor shipping services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• American Camp AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShip Camps is a proud business affiliate of the American Camp Association. This partnership provides credibility and trust within the summer camp community, with ACA endorsing Ship Camps as a recommended shipping solution for camp families.
• FedExcoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary shipping carrier partner for domestic camp gear shipments. FedEx handles pickup and delivery logistics for shipments across the US.
• DHLcoreTechnology or IntegrationInternational shipping carrier partner for international camp gear shipments. DHL handles international customs and delivery logistics.
• Partner Camps (3,500+ facilities)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSummer camps partner with Ship Camps to offer shipping services to their camper families. Partners gain access to customized landing pages, dedicated account management, real-time tracking dashboards, and on-time delivery guarantees to pass on to families.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LugLess: LugLess is a direct-to-consumer luggage shipping broker that aggregates UPS, FedEx, and other carrier rates for door-to-door luggage transport, with similar pricing, insurance, and tracking features. It is the closest functional competitor to Ship Camps in the U.S. specialty luggage shipping space.
• Send My Bag: Send My Bag is a luggage and sporting-equipment shipping broker focused on international shipments, particularly between the UK, Europe, and North America. It uses a comparable aggregator model with white-glove pickup, tracking, and insurance — directly analogous to Ship Camps' international offering.
• uShip: uShip is an online shipping marketplace that connects shippers with carriers for oversized, specialty, and bulk items including luggage, equipment, and household goods. It competes with Ship Camps for the same specialty-item shipping use case via a marketplace model rather than carrier aggregation.
• Parcel Monkey: Parcel Monkey is a parcel and luggage shipping comparison/broker platform that aggregates rates from multiple carriers for both domestic and international shipments. It overlaps with Ship Camps' core broker-plus-comparison proposition.

Others

• ShipSticks: ShipSticks is the founding brand of Global Sticks Express (Ship Camps' parent) and offers the same aggregator-based shipping model for golf equipment. While it is the parent/sister brand rather than a competitor, it shares technology, carrier relationships, and operational DNA with Ship Camps.
• ShipSkis: ShipSkis is a sister brand of Ship Camps under Global Sticks Express, providing aggregator-based shipping for ski and snowboard equipment. It uses the same carrier network, pricing engine, and insurance features, and serves as the most direct product analog within the family.

Emerging players

• Stowfly: Stowfly is a peer-to-peer luggage shipping and storage platform that connects travelers with carriers willing to take spare luggage capacity. It represents an emerging, lower-cost alternative to traditional luggage shipping brokers like Ship Camps.

Broad incumbents

• FedEx: FedEx is one of Ship Camps' core carrier partners and the dominant U.S. integrator. It competes indirectly by offering direct parcel, freight, and luggage shipping services to consumers, and is a broad incumbent in the underlying transport layer Ship Camps aggregates.
• UPS: UPS is a core carrier partner of Ship Camps and a broad incumbent offering direct parcel, luggage, and international shipping services. Its scale and pricing programs directly affect Ship Camps' economics and competitive positioning.
• DHL: DHL is Ship Camps' international carrier partner and a broad incumbent in global express and parcel shipping. It is a critical enabler of Ship Camps' cross-border (CAN, GBR, AUS, DEU, FRA) offering and a direct competitor for end-customer luggage shipments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/shipcamps
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCMKiUQbK7cECcIDSOgB41Mw
• Facebookfacebook.com/ShipCamps
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shipcamps
• Instagraminstagram.com/shipcamps

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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