So, student everyday carry
What should you bring?
Well, coming from a typical in-debt college student, this will be fairly simple
I’m going over pretty much everything you need on a daily basis,
which, frankly, isn’t a lot
Because, remember, your objective in college will oftentimes just be getting out of that door and going to class as fast as possible
So, before we begin, I need you to remember this before selecting your everyday carry:
“It’s not what I want.
It’s what I need.”
“It’s not what I want. It’s what I need.”
Only the essentials Okay, let’s go
So, number one is a phone
Right, so this one is kind of obvious, but you’ll definitely need something to contact people with, network, etc
And this will be your daily driver for that
So, get something standard
I recommend an iPhone, especially for your typical universities
Because you might not want to be known as that guy with green text
But if you’re someone who doesn’t care, more power to you
I rock the Note 10 which is cool and rad
And has the added bonus of acting like a functional notepad
But, know that some people might get turned off by those green text messages
But, one thing that can remedy that is a big fat wallet,
which, in my case, is this:
I, personally, don’t take a lot of cash with me ever
And, honestly, I would recommend keeping it pretty light in the pockets, especially when you’re going through your regular schedule
You don’t want anything weighing you down
This whole college EDC thing should be focused on keeping things efficient,
so you can get out of your room in 5 minutes or less,
which you should lock every time you leave
Nothing crazy here either
Just a lanyard with my keys that I store next to my glasses
But, I have that little clip here that I attach to my pants for that extra security
Now, the watch
Okay,
honestly,
I don’t even need or wear one that often
So, yeah, it’s more like a “kinda what I want in this situation
and not necessarily what I need.”
This watch, in fact, just ran out of battery this past month,
and I don’t really care to fix it yet
But, anyway, a watch is nice and convenient to have as something you can use to check the time
because you might be running late on your lecture or you’re checking the time on your date or something
So, yeah, I get you
I recommend, again, something simple and economical
If you want a classic, get a Seiko, which is pretty affordable as far as watches go
You can also get the Apple Watch, which will go great with that iPhone
So, get yourself a watch if you want one
Now going back to the needs again, the last one is the Big Momma:
The backpack
Right, so this thing represents peak performance:
sleek, angular, compartmentalized,
and with enough space to fit a microphone inside
Yeah, so all jokes aside, you just need a good backpack
This video isn’t sponsored, but I use JanSport which can carry many of my books
Look at this. It can handle my textbooks, the Mac, the iPad, etc
So, now let’s do a lift test…
Oh, lord
But, frankly, you just need something that can carry the weight of a few textbooks
and is not too big or cumbersome to put on,
so any of these:
In this backpack, all I really bring is my laptop and iPad in a case sleeve
Plus, like I said, minimalist, a couple pens, pencils, and my Apple Pencil
And, sometimes, I might not even bring all of those
But, I do bring a water bottle for that hydration
But, that’s the whole backpack situation
The reason why I keep it pretty empty in general is because of the textbooks
During undergrad, in particular, I had to bring textbook after textbook and the occasional lab notebook
Keeping the backpack light, in general, allows you to have some good room for your class necessities,
which, depending on your major, could be pretty heavy
So, keep things light in there, and you’ll be good to go
And those were my everyday carry items as a former undergrad and even a current grad student
For college students, money and time are tight,
so you want to be a stickler with those two
Be strict with what you bring, how much money you spend on them, and your time in general
You don’t want to waste anything in college. So, make it simple, right?
And, with that said, if you have any other EDC items you’d like to bring up, feel free to do so in the comment section down below
My name is Cyrus.
It’s spelled like “Cyrus,” pronounced like “See Rooster,” just take out the “ter”
Thank you very much for watching and have a wonderful day!
Peace.