Engineers Field Book - Any Experience Of It?

[Chouffleur]

While bumbling through Cool Tools (A website I heartily recommend) I came across this:

 

The paper itself is graph lined on one side of the page and column ruled on the reverse. I find myself using these to draw, make notes, lists, and organize my thoughts. Being a bit disjointed in my thinking, having these rules has allowed me to group drawings, thoughts, and notes giving me better ability to parse back through my scribblings to find specific information.

The notebook has a bright orange hardbound cover. Manufacturer details: Ruled light blue with red vertical lines, 160 pages (80 sheets), Page size – 4 5/8″ W x 7 1/4″ H, Grid layout on the left – 6 vertical columns, Grid layout on the right – 8 x 4 to the inch.

The paper isn’t super thick, but it holds up reasonably well. I write mostly in pencil in these, but it does OK with a felt-tipped pen as well, though you do see some bleed on the reverse of the page you’re writing on. Elan says that the paper is 50% cotton and has some kind of water-resistant treatment on it — light rain beads well and can be wiped off without issue.

https://kk.org/cooltools/engineers-field-book/

[evyxmsj]

I used something similar on a surveying field course. It rained every day. Waterproof paper was very helpful

[bogiesan]

Rite In The Rain has this niche market pretty much to itself.