Field notes memo books

Andy Welfle says:

Field Notes is a stylish little pocket notebook inspired by "the vanishing subgenre of agricultural memo books, ornate pocket ledgers and the simple, unassuming beauty of a well-crafted grocery list," according to their website. What's more, they use graph paper, which is fairly rare, and they are pretty darn durable, too. (I'm not affiliated with the company, but I am a fan)

I bought a pack, and here are some photos of when I accidentally sent one through the washer. It did fall apart, but I was still able to pick the pages apart and transcribe my important notes to a new one.

And in case you want to see a review, I just posted one to my blog at Pencil Things (Where I had the review of the Eberhard Faber Blackwing you picked up in September):

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[#1 posted by V , March 14, 2008 11:47 AM]

I use these for work and photo logging - various formats - lined, graph, transit - and water resistant:

http://www.riteintherain.com/

[#2 posted by CogCartoon , March 14, 2008 12:02 PM]

Without seeing these up close or in-person, they seem to just be Molekine 'Cahier' notebooks, with some printing on them. Am I missing something?

[#3 posted by RacingChikin , March 14, 2008 12:03 PM]

We used to use these little yellow waterproof field books when I did bathymetry studies in school. I was always fascinated with them for some reason.

http://www.riteintherain.com/

[#4 posted by crankyphotographer , March 14, 2008 1:14 PM]

FWIW:

Rite in the Rain gets my vote, too. Moleskine's branding is based on resurrecting a "lost" notebook form, while this is just a take on an authentic fieldbook style still very much in use by photographers, geologists, biologists, and birders....

[#5 posted by goneferalinidaho , March 14, 2008 2:01 PM]

Rite in the rain is waterproof, comes in lots of sizes and styles including spiral bound so you can fold it open for easier writing and costs less. I use them all the time, they are common in environmental work. The covers are a durable plastic that is flexible as well.

[#6 posted by Burst Labs , March 14, 2008 2:03 PM]

We dig 'em! Use 'em every day in our recording studio.

It's always great to find others who are passionate about the little things, the teeny tiny details overlooked by the Made In China crowd.

We did a little review (linked from the Field Notes site, too) :
http://blog.burstlabs.com/2007/field-notes-coudal-partners-draplin-design-co/

[#7 posted by greenwindow , March 14, 2008 4:36 PM]

Coupon code from here: http://poppytalk.blogspot.com/2008/03/field-notes-brand-site-relaunches.html

"order four or more 3packs and use the coupon code ONEGRATIS between now and next thursday, march 20th, and they'll pick up the cost of one of them."

[#8 posted by johnson , March 14, 2008 7:17 PM]

I love you, Boing-Boing. But not as much as I love my Miquel-Rius notebooks:
http://www.pendemonium.com/stationery_miquel.htm
Believe me, I have spent years searching for the indestructible back-pocket notebook with graph paper. This is it. And apparently, it works with fountain pens, although we all know there's nothing like a Uni-ball Gel Impact for keeping things smooth.

[#9 posted by twopoint718 , March 15, 2008 3:15 PM]

This may be seen as a bit of a tangent, but I couldn't resist sharing this little bit of history.

As a student job I work for the UWDC in Madison, WI. We are digitizing the papers and field journals of Aldo Leopold, an influential ecologist and environmentalist. The other day I was going through one of his old notebooks -- for digitization purposes. The quality of the paper is just beautiful, even after all this time. There is a certain beauty to a carefully handwritten notebook.