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    Max Dilthey
    Spectator

    @mdilthey

    Locale: MaxTheCyclist.com

    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.

    MS

    #2022151
    Bob Gross
    BPL Member

    @b-g-2-2

    Locale: Silicon Valley

    I keep notes on the margins and blank back sides of topo maps. Zero extra weight.

    –B.G.–

    #2022159
    Nick Gatel
    BPL Member

    @ngatel

    Locale: Southern California

    "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.

    #2022160
    Nick Gatel
    BPL Member

    @ngatel

    Locale: Southern California

    Max,

    If you are really looking for the lightest option, I already did the research for you :)

    JMT Pencil and Paper

    #2022163
    Bob Gross
    BPL Member

    @b-g-2-2

    Locale: Silicon Valley

    Nick, with all of those fancy pencils and onionskin paper, how do you manage to write anything using just your thumbs?

    –B.G.–

    #2022166
    Nick Gatel
    BPL Member

    @ngatel

    Locale: Southern California

    I don't "text"

    :)

    #2022167
    Dale Wambaugh
    BPL Member

    @dwambaugh

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    I 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.

    #2022200
    steven franchuk
    Member

    @surf

    If 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.

    #2022253
    Jake D
    BPL Member

    @jakedatc

    Locale: Bristol,RI

    for 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.

    #2022290
    Max Dilthey
    Spectator

    @mdilthey

    Locale: MaxTheCyclist.com

    Steven, 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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