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Sep 5, 2013 at 12:49 pm #1307348
I like to carry a small notebook to jot down reminders, directions, and thoughts while I hike and backpack. I was carrying a Rite in the Rain notebook for a while, but I didn't actually have a problem keeping it in a plastic bag with other stuff. I wasn't trying to write a haiku during a thunderstorm. I also ended every trip with tons of spare pages, having only used maybe 20.
The Moleskine Volant Mini is tiny. I don't own a scale, but I doubt it gets much lighter. It fits in my wallet. The pages tear out, and as a bonus, the grey ones match your Palomino Blackwing 602's.
Sep 5, 2013 at 12:53 pm #2022151I keep notes on the margins and blank back sides of topo maps. Zero extra weight.
–B.G.–
Sep 5, 2013 at 1:06 pm #2022159"I keep notes on the margins and blank back sides of topo maps. Zero extra weight."
Good tip!
That is what I have been doing for a long time. Also, if you make notes on places you stopped or would like to explore, it makes it easy when you come back.
Sep 5, 2013 at 1:09 pm #2022160Max,
If you are really looking for the lightest option, I already did the research for you :)
Sep 5, 2013 at 1:13 pm #2022163Nick, with all of those fancy pencils and onionskin paper, how do you manage to write anything using just your thumbs?
–B.G.–
Sep 5, 2013 at 1:20 pm #2022166I don't "text"
:)
Sep 5, 2013 at 1:23 pm #2022167I have sewn a few folded pages together to make notebooks. You can buy Rite in the Rain paper or National Geographic "Adventure Paper" if you want some water resistance.
Sep 5, 2013 at 3:49 pm #2022200If you already carry a smart phone or an e-book (such as a kindle), for no extra weight you can get note book apps for them that would eliminate the need to carry separate paper and pencil.
Sep 5, 2013 at 6:25 pm #2022253for LT i took some thick-ish notebook paper cut it to 4×6 then folded it half and put a staple in the middle. .4oz plus whatever my little pen weighs. was simple enough to keep a journal and notes.
Sep 5, 2013 at 8:00 pm #2022290Steven, call me a classicist, but there's just something about paper that will always trump a phone.
Also, most definitely there are lighter options, but if you guys are like me, a lightweight object in any segment of your life brings a sense of childlike wonder and joy that only shopping addicts truly understand. This little guy's in my pocket right now.
@Nick, consider the last sentence of my OP a tribute to your timeless and priceless review, my personal favorite on BPL. -
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