Black Folks Camp Too, with Earl B. Hunter Jr.

After a three month, 14K mile father-and-son camping trip that included 49 campgrounds, 20 states and provinces across the USA and Canada, and visiting numerous national parks and forests along the way, Earl B. Hunter Jr was astonished that he only saw one other Black family camping on their entire journey. It was then that Earl knew he was being called to a greater mission.

In October of 2019, Earl stepped away from an executive sales role with an outdoor equipment manufacturer and set out to form Black Folks Camp Too, a company where he hopes to break down racial lines in the outdoors.

The mission of Black Folks Camp Too has a greater purpose, and is reflective in the company’s logo…get people outside where they can sit around a fire to break down barriers, create more inclusive communities and build stronger relationships. At the core of Earl’s heart is to encourage more black families to build memories and strengthen family bonds.

Earl loves to say that he doesn’t care of your Black, White, Yellow or Green, he just wants to see people sitting around a campfire connecting and talking about the deeper things of life. This is where real life change can happen.

The Black Folks Camp Too mission is NOT to encourage Black Folks to just camp with Black Folks. Rather, the mission is to encourage Black Folks to camp with everyone. They strive to promote diversity and inclusion in the outdoors. The campfire in their logo is very important to their mission as well. It represents the portal for amazing conversations. They believe your race, gender or age does not matter, and that we ALL have something to say.