Camp Barstool is back, and the annual bit hasn't lost a step. Every summer, Barstool ships a chunk of its roster out to the woods to bunk together, split into teams and run through a week of straight-up summer camp games broadcast to the internet. Past editions have featured softball, tug-of-war, egg tosses, trampoline volleyball, belly flop contests and a raft-standing king-of-the-hill game, all shot with a small army of cameras and drones to make sure nothing gets missed.
Barstool employees are back at camp spending the week bunking up and competing against each other in summer camp games Tune into Camp Barstool all week long starting tonight with Wonton Don going live from the campsite at 6:30pm ET/ 5:30pm CT #CampBarstool https://t.co/PfzXI7iPKV
This year's edition kicked off with Wonton Don going live from the campsite at 6:30 p.m. ET, the same slot he's owned in past years under his "Ranger Don" alter ego, essentially the camp's self-appointed sheriff keeping everyone in line while the cameras roll. It's become the signature bit of the whole week, and it's clearly the entry point Barstool wants fans locked into before the rest of the competitions play out.
Getting there is apparently half the show too. Nicky Smokes said he, OhioTate, Dana Beers and Return of RB carpooled up together, with Bosco reportedly blasting college basketball pump-up speeches the whole ride.
Me, @OhioTate , @danabeers and @Return_Of_RB are riding up to camp together and Bosco is sending college basketball pump up speeches to play in the car. Unreal.
Not everybody's buying into the vibe, though. Nicky Smokes also posted a photo of Mikey looking less than thrilled about the whole camp-spirit thing, which tracks — not every Barstool personality signs up to be cheerful about mandatory team-building in the woods.
The appeal of Camp Barstool has always been the contrast: people who normally argue about sports and pop culture on a set get thrown into rock walls and belly flop contests instead, and the livestream format means fans get to watch the chaos in real time rather than a polished recap. With the week just getting started, expect the competitions to ramp up daily as teams jockey for camp bragging rights heading into the closing stretch.