Recomend me a Journal

[Pignut]

I am looking to make a few notes whilst out and about, bushcrafting and working so am looking for a nice journal. anyone got any ideas?

 

[Mesquite]

Wayland has a neat A5 notebook that he's using for all his Arctic notes.

It looks a bit like this one but I seem to remember him saying he'd got his from Asda's

 

[steve a]

You could look at the Moleskine range

 

[Barn Owl]

I like Moleskines, you can get a nice leather cover made for them too.

 

[udamiano]

Ryman have some nice ones, a lot cheaper than the mole skin versions, i wrap mine in cling film when out

 

[Radix lecti]

I like Moleskines, you can get a nice leather cover made for them too.

I will second that,quality.

Darren

 

[woof]

Eric Methven, made me an A5 cover that takes the "reporter style" note pads, i use that every working day, very happy with it.

Rob

 

[Pignut]

I like Moleskines, you can get a nice leather cover made for them too.

I like the sound of that!

Any detail on the leather covers

 

[g4ghb]

something like this?

or this...

or perhaps this??

 

[Tony]

I was looking at them in waterstones the other day in a sale, moleskines that it, I was tempted I had to say but still couldn't part with the money for them. What actually makes them so good?

 

[Graham_S]

The only special thing about a moleskine notebook is the name really.
Many famous writers have used them.
That said, they do come in loads of sizes/formats.
I used to pick them up in waterstones when they came up in the 3 for 2 deal.

If you look around you can get replicas fairly easily though.

 

[g4ghb]

I think the pages are pretty well fixed (a combination of stitching and glue) and the paper is good quality.

I have one that I use when I make covers and the cover is starting to split a bit....... In it's defence I do make my covers nice and snug so they took a bit of a battering while I was getting my templates sorted.

I did see a range of (what looked) identical notebooks at about 1/2 the price but can't for the life of me remember where!

 

[The Ratcatcher]

I use Rite-in -the-Rain waterproof notebooks for both work and outdoors use. They're prety good kit, though they are hard to find in anything other than military green or tan. Several military kit suppliers stock them in various sizes, as well as cordura covers to carry bits like pens and other bits in. there is a special pen for use with them, but alternative technology (a 2B pencil) is just as good.

 

[Man of Tanith]

i'd go with moleskine and then get a leather cover
but then as g4ghb has put up a photo of the one he made me i would say that wouldnt i
something i like about the moleskine is when you have filled it and replace it with a fresh one the filled one doesn't look too bad on a shelf as part of the bush library

 

[Pignut]

Love that first one!

Just what I was thinking of!

Have yoi any pictures of the inside?

something like this?

or this...

or perhaps this??

"Sent from the back of beyond using new fangled technology"

 

[g4ghb]

not the greatest pics i'm afraid......

 

[Pignut]

not the greatest pics i'm afraid......

Wow! That is superb!

Mmmmmm are you still making?

If so, how much, I better start saving my pennies

"Sent from the back of beyond using new fangled technology"

 

[g4ghb]

I am, i'll send you a pm

 

[JohnC]

I like making A3 size notebooks, ususally using plain p/copy paper, but have in the past printed templates on the pages before assembly, ie squared paper, list boxes. lined etc.
I also bind printed articles together from the net as reference in an A5 page size, for ease of storage/access.

 

[DavidJT]

I've posted this before, but here's how to fill in your Moelskins once you have them...

http://www.thehikeguy.com/2011/01/04/500-moleskine-miles/