▁to ▁house ▁camp ers , ▁Camp ▁F itch ▁has ▁long ▁held ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁housing ▁camp ers ▁in ▁t ents ; ▁however , ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁repair ing ▁canvas ▁and ▁the ▁incon ven ien ces ▁of ▁conventional ▁military ▁t ents ▁brought ▁on ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁alternative ▁accommod ations . ▁ ▁Thus , ▁the ▁cab ent ▁( a ▁tent / c ab in ▁hy brid ) ▁was ▁born . ▁ ▁A ▁cab ent ▁has ▁a ▁permanent ▁wooden ▁roof ▁with ▁ 8 " ▁x ▁ 8 " ▁corner ▁pill ars ▁and ▁canvas ▁sides ▁ere cted ▁over ▁a ▁c ement ▁platform . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁most ▁cab ents ▁in ▁the ▁camp ▁were ▁upgrad ed ▁with ▁built - in ▁b unk ▁b eds ▁elimin ating ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁work ▁cre ws ▁to ▁move ▁and ▁store ▁b unks ▁in ▁the ▁off ▁seasons . ▁▁▁ ▁Cab ents ▁house ▁the ▁camp ’ s ▁population ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁season . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁allowed ▁the ▁camp ▁to ▁maintain ▁its ▁tradition ▁of ▁out door , ▁tent - style ▁camp ing ▁while ▁elimin ating ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁challeng es ▁that ▁come ▁with ▁such ▁accommod ations . ▁ ▁Each ▁cab ent ▁unit ▁generally ▁accommod ates ▁eight ▁occup ants ▁- ▁typically ▁one ▁coun sel or ▁and ▁seven ▁camp ers . ▁ ▁International ▁programs ▁ ▁For ▁several ▁dec ades ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁contin ual ▁presence ▁among ▁the ▁staff ▁and ▁volunte ers ▁of ▁Camp ▁F itch