It's back-to-school time, and though you may be looking at the calendar with an ever-increasing sense of dread as the days of summer slip away like so many grains of sand through your fingers, fear not:
We have dutifully compiled a list of 8 items to help you reintegrate into your study-space with as little trauma as possible.
So read on, andÂ
breathe.
1. A Rad New Backpack
Look hip as you cart hundreds of dollars of books around
First things first. You just dropped an unconscionable amount of money at the campus bookstore on books that are, as your professors say, "required." Whether or not that ends up being true, you're going to need a backpack to carry around all those artificially invaluable tomes as you move from class to class.
Burton's Tinder Pack, with it's vintage rucksack styling, will make you at least feel aÂ
little better about the amount of your student loans that are inside of it.
2. Or... A Rad New Messenger Bag
When you want to sling your hundreds of dollars of books around
Messenger bags, though ostensibly for bicycle messengers, have actually been the purview of the young and chronically hip for decades at this point. There's just something about casually slinging one across your shoulder that oozes cool, and the bicycle messenger heritage of these bags make them ultra-convenient and comfortable if you plan to ride to class.
The
Timbuk2 classic messenger bag, just as it says on the tin, is the original, the platonic ideal of a bike messenger bag. Stick your stuff in it and ride to philosophy class.
3. A Pair of Bluetooth Headphones
Beam your tunes over the air, anytime, anywhere
Nothing beats listening to tunes on a pair of bluetooth headphones when you're pulling an all-nighter cramming for a final, or just walking from class to class. No wires, no muss, no fuss.
Outdoor Tech's Tuis Headphones pack big sound, onboard playback controls, and a microphone into a sleek package, Â and their cool over-the-ear style will only add to your college-age joie de vivre.
4. A Hammock
Lounge like a professional
A hammock allows for next-level relaxation, and with all of the homework, theses, studying, and tests that you will have dumped in your lap, it'll pay to be able to post up on the quad or on your porch and swing away your anxieties.
ENO's SingleNest Hammock and
Atlas XL Straps make for an extremely convenient and simple-to-use setup when you need to get to lounging, and the wide variety of colors that they come in will make a cool statement as you slip into a half-conscious stupor in one following a 3-day study binge.
5. A Frisbee
For total domination in ultimate
College is probably the last time in your life when playing with a frisbee has any organization or weight to it, and isn't just an activity that you may do with your kid or dog. So, make the most of these halcyon days of your youth, and play as much frisbee as possible, barring repeated stress injuries.
Nite-ize's FlashFlight frisbee lights up in a myriad of colors; perfect for playing a night-time Ultimate game, or staring at it in the darkness of your dorm room while you ponder the mysteries of existence.
6. Some Fresh Kicks
Hump around campus in style
Pull together whatever weird outfit you'll be rocking with a pair of theseÂ
Blundstone chukkas. Guaranteed to still look good even after you get through your hipster phase. They even look good enough to get you through your first job interview!
7. A Portable Power Pack
Keep your gadgets at full power
For the common millenial college student, having electronic goods and sundries close at hand is almost comical in its
life or death-esque gravity. Make sure yours never die, even after a marathon session of Pokemon Go, with Goal Zero's
Flip 10 portable battery charger.Â
I heard there were Dratinis in the student center.
8. A Stainless-Steel Insulated Pint Glass
For Indestructible Inebriation
Forget about red solo cups. Be the class act you know you are with a
Klean Kanteen Vacuum Insulated Tumbler. It'll keep your jungle juice right at the tepid room temperature you need it at, and you can drop it a million times and it'll still  keep its shape!
It's back-to-school time, and though you may be looking at the calendar with an ever-increasing sense of dread as the days of summer slip away like so many grains of sand through your fingers, fear not:
We have dutifully compiled a list of 8 items to help you reintegrate into your study-space with as little trauma as possible.
So read on, and breathe.
