CampSafePlan
A consumer app for campers, RVers and outdoor families that overlays live tornado and severe-storm warnings on top of your booked reservations and walks you to the nearest solid shelter the moment a warning hits your site.
Families and RV/camping enthusiasts booking stays at provincial and U.S. campgrounds
- Reservation calendar with live Environment Canada/NOAA tornado overlay so you see warnings against the dates you're actually there
- Nearest-shelter directions (park office, clubhouse, bathhouse, concrete buildings) with walking distance and ETA
- Family-group check-in and share-location that triggers when an alert is active at your campsite
- Push alerts that fire with redundant SMS-style delivery before cell coverage drops at remote parks
Five people were injured at Dillberry Lake campground on the Alberta–Saskatchewan border — campers increasingly book online but have no plan for the precise moment a warning hits their specific site.
Dillberry Lake tornado injuring 5 campers on July 8 verified across Edmonton Journal, The Weather Network, and Rural Alberta Report; Google Trends shows 2000+ searches for "tornado warning alberta"; campersAPP explicitly markets a Campground Alert System for severe weather, proving operators see demand.Alberta Tornado Tears Through Dillberry Lake Campground Near Lloydminster; Campers Sent to Hospital ↗Confirmed tornado touchdown at Alberta campground; damage assessment - The Weather Network ↗Campground Alert System - campersAPP ↗
No consumer app overlays personal reservation sites with storm warnings and routes to nearest shelter; campersAPP offers alerts but as one B2B feature inside park-branded apps, not a consumer product tied to the user's booked site.Campground Alert System - campersAPP ↗Campsite Cancellation Alerts Across Canada | AlertCamp ↗
Campnab's paid memberships and the broader pattern of $10/mo camping utility subscriptions show willingness to pay, but government tornado alerts are free, which compresses price tolerance for narrow safety features; provincial park system keeps B2C market fragmented.Campnab Pricing ↗Weather Information - Environment Canada ↗
Severe-weather frequency in the Prairies and U.S. Plains is increasing with climate change, and the RV/camping industry continues to expand post-pandemic — both structural tailwinds for multi-year demand.Five injured as tornado touches hits campground southeast of Edmonton ↗
NWS/Environment Canada warning feeds are free APIs, but reliably mapping the nearest solid shelter to a specific campsite requires either crowdsourced shelter data or partnerships with provincial/state park systems — both non-trivial data-engineering work.Weather Information - Environment Canada ↗Tornado Safety at RV Parks and Campgrounds ↗