By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer
Welcome back to school, friends! The fall semester is here, so it’s time for rain, spending a ridiculous amount on textbooks, and bringing eight different jackets up to Burnaby Mountain with you, only to wear two. With the changes in weather, it’ll be tough to figure out what fall gear is right for you, so FALL-ow along as I go through the ultimate fall semester bucket list for SFU students.
Metal Buckets
With all the rain that Vancouver gets, your safest choice is to go with a durable metal bucket. A metal bucket will help you shield your textbooks from the torrential downpours we’re bound to get. Moreover, you’ll be sure to stand out to your professors for using a metal bucket instead of others — the sound of your empty bucket tumbling down the stairs of a lecture hall is going to catch the attention of everyone around you. Unlike plastic, this material will hold up for longer durations — as long as you don’t leave it outside. Remember to keep your metal bucket inside to prevent rust. Yay!
Wood Buckets
While wooden buckets are likely the least safe of these options, storing your things in a wood bucket will provide an unbeaten aesthetic. Imagine filling up your wooden bucket at the well and carrying it back to your small cottage in the middle of a field — Snow White vibes, am I right? While a wood bucket WOOD-n’t be as water-resistant as your other options, ruining your textbooks is all worth the aesthetic you’ll get. Put some apples in your wooden bucket and call it a day because you’ve achieved the highest level of cottagecore. Yay!
Ice Buckets
Cold plunging is all the all the rage these days, so why not be a trendsetter all over the brisk SFU campus? With the winter weather about to make its return, an ice bucket is the best object to suit your chilly needs. Store your homemade lunch (because inflation makes buying lunch that much harder) in an ice bucket and bring it up to campus. Once it gets warmer out, let the ice in the bucket melt — and now you’ve got a hassle-free source of hydration. Yay!
Commercial Mop Bucket
If you plan on bringing a mop to class, I’ve got just the solution for you. Store your mop in a commercial mop bucket! With this, you can mop away any wet footprints you may track into the buildings from your two-minute sprint from the bus loop. Yay!
Sand Buckets
Face it — many of us had plans to go to the beach almost every day during the summer but didn’t. That’s okay! While many people bought things specifically for beach use, that doesn’t mean these objects can only be used in the summer. Bring your sand bucket up to school and fill it with Red Leafs — soccer, hockey, basketball, golf, wrestling, swimming, track and field, cross country, volleyball, softball . . . am I missing one? Oh well, hopefully, no one notices. Yay!
Plastic Buckets
The final bucket on this extensive list. Be sure to carry around a plastic bucket for the perfect mix of style, water resistance, and a fun pop of colour. As all the icons say, “Life in plastic — it’s fantastic!” Yay!
