Opening my pack of Field Notes Campfire edition

Field Notes has just launched their latest edition - Utility for Spring 2017.

My PP MTN, My new Every Day Carry

After using the Muji A6 notebooks, it has finally come to and end - retirement. I am now moving on to my passport size notebooks.

Writing.... with fountain pens.

Writing... 

a habit that I have cultivated since young, either as a form of punishment, or as a form of isolation. 

Those notes taking moment... 

Writing in my passport.

Will be heading off for a holiday with my mum in a few days time, and I'm busy writing the trip details into my "passport". 

My mum came into the room and asked "why are you writing the information inside your passport? Are you feeling ok?" Me and my sister were laughing away.

Catcha!!! 

A cheaper alternative - Muji Notebook

I have been using Field Notes (FN) size (3.5 x 5.5 inch) notebooks for close to 1 year - Field Notes & Word. Notebooks, and I find notebooks of this size very suitable for me - It's handy and easy to bring around. 

Eventually, I have all my leather covers made FN sizes.  

But there is one problem: 

These notebooks aren't cheap, and the local stationery stores don't carry notebooks in this size. 

But lately, I found out that 1 of Muji notebooks is close to FN size, 

and I decided to give it a try (replacing my Field Notes Shelterwood edition). 

Measuring 5.75 x 3.65, it is slightly bigger than FN size notebook. But it still fits nicely inside the FN size leather cover.

With its binding method, it is hard to find the centre-fold for this notebook. 

Over a period of a few days, the elastic cord of my leather cover cuts into the binding, tearing the binding apart.

It doesn't look good; I have to apply tape on the external spine,

as well as the inside the notebook. 

Even with tapes applied, the elastic cord still managed to cut into the notebook. 

Paper quality wise, it's not too bad  ; 

at least, my fountain pen ink doesn't bleed through. 

I should do another review at a later date to see how the notebook last.

Card Holder sleeve on MTN passport size

It has been busy at work, and this post has been delayed for a while. 

Jac Drow, a fellow MTN user, bought the card holder sleeve, and put it into her passport size Midori Traveler's Notebook (MTN).

And this is what she shared:

"Finally, my set up with the card holder sleeve I got from Justin. I use it in combo with my mini coupon folio. It fits in my Midori Passport which has become my EDC portable brain. On the day i go shopping/Run errands I put a envelope corresponding to the shop or location I will be stopping at that day. The envelope contains a list, cash and/or gift card that I intend to use at that location. I have found  this keeps me on track, cuts down on my impulse buys and gets me in and out much faster. My Errand day just got shorter and more manageable. Thank you Justin!"

Photos courtesy of Jac Drow