For this rainy fall Monday I'll give you all a few words on last Fall's Field Notes Colors Edition: Drink Local. It doesn't seem right for me to review a Field Notes edition until I've used at least a three-pack of them. I'm close to being finished with the third Ales of my first pack, so that's close enough. The verdict: These are some quality notebooks, and I'm glad I stocked up and have what, for me, is probably several years' supply. I fully intend to use all of these notebooks (and the coasters).
Gratuitous S.A.B.L.E. shot. This is just part of my stash.
Hints of stuff to come on the blog.
The paper in this edition is very nice. Nothing spectacular, in the sense that you can use a fountain pen on it without bleedthrough/feathering, but I'm enjoying the yellow/orange graph ruling and the slight texture that makes writing with a pencil on this paper satisfying. Gel pens work fine, but I prefer pencils in this notebook.
And finally, a shot of what might be my absolute favorite aspect of this edition: the durable covers. They wear very well, and don't tear easily. The spines look nice when they're a little tattered. I'm pleased to add these to my shelf of "lived in" notebooks.
Drink Local was a pretty large edition, and you can still find them out there in the wild. Gary at Notegeist sells them for slightly above the original market price, at $16 per sealed three pack.