Scout Camp Log was built by a scout leader with over 20 years' experience designing and building large, database-driven systems.
After years of running camps held together with spreadsheets, lost emails, and registration chaos, it became clear that scout groups deserved better tools—built by someone who understands both the reality of camps and how to build systems properly.
Somewhere along the way, administration took over scouting. What used to be a few paper forms became endless spreadsheets. Shared Google Docs. Email threads stretching back years. WhatsApp groups where important information disappeared under memes.
Leaders weren't running camps anymore. They were drowning in data—and still didn't have the information they actually needed.
The problems we kept hitting
Every camp. Every registration. The same headaches.
We never really knew who was at camp
Every camp started with a frantic headcount. Parents would drop kids off without telling us. Others wouldn't show up but we'd only find out when we started calling names.
No visibility into daily attendance
A week-long camp with kids coming and going on different days? Absolute chaos. We'd be checking spreadsheets, crossing out names, adding sticky notes. By Wednesday, nobody knew what was accurate anymore.
Emails were a nightmare
People would join the group but never give us their email. Or they'd change it and forget to tell us. Important camp announcements would bounce back. Parents would say 'I never got that email' and we couldn't prove otherwise.
Medical info scattered everywhere
One kid's allergies were in a 2019 spreadsheet. Another's emergency contact was in an email thread somewhere. During an actual emergency, this isn't good enough.
Registration was a mess every single time
Paper forms that couldn't be read. Parents filling out the same information for every camp. Chasing missing consent forms the night before departure. We spent more time on admin than on actual scouting.
No one knew who was actually in the group
Kids would age out, families would move away, but they'd stay on our lists forever. New leaders had no idea who was current and who was history.
So we built something better
We looked for software that solved these problems. There were expensive solutions built for massive organisations. There were generic membership systems that didn't understand camps. Nothing fit.
So we built Scout Camp Log. Professional software, built by professional developers—who also happen to understand scouting from the inside.
Every feature exists because we hit a real problem. Every workflow is designed around how camps actually run. This isn't theory—it's software built by people who've stood in muddy fields doing headcounts.
What we believe
Admin should be invisible
The best camp software is the one you barely notice. It just works, so you can focus on the kids.
Data belongs to you
Your member information is yours. We're just holding it safely until you need it.
Simple beats powerful
We'd rather do 10 things brilliantly than 100 things badly. No feature bloat.
Built for volunteers
Scout leaders aren't IT professionals. The software should work for real people with limited time.
Security isn't optional
Children's data deserves enterprise-grade protection. No compromises.
Affordable for everyone
Scouting runs on tight budgets. Good software shouldn't be a luxury.
Built by scouts, for scouts
We're still running camps. Still using this software every day. Still making it better based on what we learn.