Visual planning board
See the tent groupings clearly while you plan.
Overview
Camp Tent Allocation is designed for planning camp tent allocations without the usual spreadsheet wrestling. Add people, add tents, arrange the camp layout visually, and see the groupings clearly as you work.
It is most useful for Scout camps, youth group camps, and similar events where you need a clear plan for who sleeps where.
What it is for
- Planning tent groups Drag people into tents and keep the whole allocation visible.
- Avoiding messy spreadsheets Use a purpose-built layout instead of trying to make cells behave like a campsite.
- Friend and foe links Keep friends together or mark people who should not share a tent.
- Clear warnings Spot unallocated people and allocation issues while planning.
- Printable output Export a tidy tent allocation table for leaders, parents, or camp records.
- Local camp files Camp data is stored locally on your computer.
Supporter web edition
A next-level web version is now available.
Camp Tent Allocation now has a browser-based version for supporters who leave a tip. It keeps the familiar planner workflow, but adds the piece that changes camp admin completely: live device-to-device collaboration.
No install, no passing files back and forward, no wondering who has the latest copy. Two leaders can work on the same camp plan from different laptops, tablets, phones, or desktops and see updates arrive in real time.
Tip-supported access
The online version is available for people who support the project with a tip.
Open TentWeb Leave a tipScreenshots
These are the existing screenshots for the project.
Friend and foe links
Keep people together or apart where that matters.
Printable table
Produce a clean allocation table for camp paperwork.
Notes
This is hobby software, not a corporate product with a support contract. It is shared because it solves a real camp planning problem and is useful in practice.
The Microsoft Store is the official download source. Old direct installer downloads are not linked from this site.
The privacy policy covers the Bear Camp camp tools.
A small Scout honesty-box request
Before you download, take a moment at the virtual camp gate.
This app is offered on trust. There is no paywall, no lock, and no awkward begging bowl. Just a simple honesty-box request: if this helps your camp, please consider buying me a coffee for £1.
The Scout laws that feel especially relevant here are:
- A Scout is to be trusted
- A Scout is helpful
- A Scout is friendly and considerate
- A Scout makes good use of time and is careful of possessions and property
This tool was built in my own time to help leaders spend less time wrestling with spreadsheets and more time planning proper camps, sorting kit, supporting young people, and doing all the other unpaid behind-the-scenes jobs that somehow appear five minutes before departure.
The download is still available either way. But if the app saves your group even one evening of admin, £1 in the honesty box is a small way to recognise the work behind it and help keep future improvements possible.
Honesty box
£1
If the app saves your group an evening of admin, drop a pound in the camp mug.
- Keeps the app free
- Helps with Store packaging
- Supports fixes after real camps
Download
Camp Tent Allocation is available from the Microsoft Store. Treat the Store listing as the official download source.