Thrilled to receive my first Field Notes package all the way to the UK in what feels like record time! The size of the notebooks are very different than I had anticipated, of course, but I can defo make good use of them. I look forward to seeing how people use these differently than usual!

These look amazing!!

I know you are, but what am I?

This is my first Field Notes purchase since ending my sub in 2017! I'm still just as excited to receive them as I was back then

Between the sub and being gifted a few FNs, I accumulated quite a stash so I never really had a reason to buy more. I also realized I find it much more fun to be selective about which editions I get

I’m slowly making my way through my stash and only have a few unused left so I decided to pick up these. Already eyeing the Notas de Pelotas next!

The newer editions no longer come with belly bands? When did they stop using them?

My first staple day here for book #23!
Got some nice perfume recommendations for Weekend dishes and nice perfumes!
Also with some watercolors I paint inspired by the hunters moon edition.

any recommendations for a cover for multiple field notes? want to carry 2-4 in one leather cover

In: death valley

Out: log jotter

I'm in Southern California and there's a Daiso near me selling small planners that come in a clear cover that almost perfectly fits a Field Notes notebook. Note that it is just a little bit tall. The last photo shows what the planners look like for those wanting to pick one up. Only $2.25. And Daiso's stationery game is strong, too. Pens, stamps, glue tape, pencil cases... it's a good time.

Excited to be part of this community, but it’s been 9 days since I ordered and they still haven’t shipped. I appreciate the acknowledgment but an email putting responsibility back on the purchaser to do something if they don’t ship in the next two days is whack. I feel like I’m ordering something off the internet in 2003 again.

For any fellow crafty Field Notes lovers out there…just a reminder that you can convert the pinback buttons into needle minders for your cross stitch/embroidery/sewing projects!🪡

After looking around for a while, I finally settled on the Pirate Goods Quartermaster V4 — and I absolutely love it!
The craftsmanship, the leather, the overall design… everything just feels right. It’s exactly what I was looking for to carry my Field Notes every day.
I’m really happy with how it turned out, and I can already tell this is going to be a daily companion for a long time.
Sometimes you find something that just clicks. This is definitely one of those things.

Home made Field Notes calendar. Always looking for ideas to try.

I had an idea where I ended up customising the mini field notes get on the list book.

I chucked some paper in, stapled, cut the edges and customised the cover to give it its own unique use.

Until I get a space pen (which I so would love to have!!) I use mini pens to keep everything compact. Whilst they are amazing and take up little space, I always find they run out or block at the most annoying moment. And as much as I LOVE letting my brain out in my field notes - I simply hate testing my pens out on them! To me I don’t want a separate full field notes to be my tester so what better way than to fill one of these with a few pages that will take very little to no room in my EDC pouch? Plus I’m sure I could grab or buy some off people when I run out.

Have any of you done similar?

Long time lurker, first time poster! I normally don't jot down this many quotes in my notebook, but I was reading this article at the time: https://themorningnews.org/annie-dillard-and-the-writing-life/

I've tried a lot of FN covers, setups, and so on. Lately, this is what's been working for me:

• Clear vinyl cover made by DIALOG NOTEBOOK. It's nice to be able to see the FN cover while also having a little bit of protection and a slim profile.
• The metal decimal chart from DDC tucked in the back gives my notebook some heft and structure. (The structure is especially nice for clipping a pen or pencil on - more grip to the clip, lol.)
• See the 'staple' text and the Thoreau quote? I wrote those with a Lamy 2000 <F> and Diamine Registrar's Blue-Black Ink. Beautiful feel, no feathering or bleed-through. The basic, non-special-edition FNs bleed and feather plenty...however, I've found that the ones with Domtar or Cougar innards work just fine with drier fountain pen inks. (Sailor pigment ink in an EF or F fountain pen also works pretty nicely on these innards.)

...I would write more but my cat has urgent demands for love and cuddles.

No round edges bcz at that time I was a naive..

I also never got to use this one as it was made of printer paper def not good enough..

Cover is made of US POLO Ass. Shopping bag bcz it matched thr field notes cover colours..

I used it for only 3-4 days and gave up and customised a cheap pocket notebook for my own needs made it a tank (reveal that tank later)

I’ve had these for a couple of years and only recently joined this sub, so I wanted to show them off. They’re some of my favorites, which is why I haven’t used them yet. I just learned that the black one glows in the dark too, which makes it that much cooler.

I’m really not an impulsive shopper, but I had to pick these up, and I’m glad I did because they are sold out on the Field Notes website. They are done exceptionally well. I feel like Field Notes has a great balance of usefulness, design, and artistry all combined into their notebooks. These really are a joy to look at.

A very shinny switch. The Black Ice was interesting. Weird to not have any staples. Made it hard to write near the center edges at different times.

I’m a field notes addict and my husband knows it lol. He has fun making new leather covers with different types/colors of leather. This time for our trip to Italy he thought it would be cool to have Italian leather passport covers that also conveniently fit our field notes we are taking. Featured is my stickered up original craft in lined style for journaling. Leather is Pueblo leather from Tuscany.

Anyone else keep their “I Voted” stickers in their Field Notes?

Happy Tuesday! Here are scans of the Paletas Set B Field Notes notebooks (FNC-71b). You're invited to reply with photos of the cover of your used/decorated Field Notes of the same edition! Link to Field Notes Brand edition page here. What edition would you like to see next?

Note: This post is part of an ongoing reference project. See pinned post for Master Index (or link here).

My 5-pack from the USPS Postal Store just rolled in. Graph paper inside, and every book's rocking a different Lowriders forever stamp, canceled with the First Day of Issue postmark from San Diego (3/13/26).

These are way too pretty to write grocery lists in... which is exactly what I'm going to do.

I finally found the right person to make me a custom field note cover.
Left Foot Leather made me a notebook cover that can hold 2 field notes or a passport, any inserts in between, and an open slip for say airplane ticket.
He really knocked this one out of the park, do follow him on instagram he took better pics of the project at @leftfootleather

I ordered the new packs (along with a few others 😄 ) last week on 10/7, and it still says my order is processing on Oct 13 -- is this the norm? I haven't ordered from FN since last year. I chose the standard economy shipping.