ok, what are those?
I still use them, and Rite in the Rain has always been my preference.
yesterday I had a minor panic attack when I could not find anymore spiral bound books in my stash. darn those thing got spendy!
I shopped and shopped, the best deals and best prices turned out to be...
hold on... http://www.riteintherain.com/
I should have asked first ... anybody know a better source?
You could buy cheap fieldbooks then spray the written pages with artist's fixer spray if you want them to last longer. For me, fieldbooks are for recording in the field. When I get back to the office I can scan or encode them to MS Excel for computation or backups. The important thing is the data on them and not the book itself. Paying $20/pc is a bit extravagant for me since most of survey data are recorded in the machine itself or a data recorder.
FWIW we get ours from Precision Laser: http://www.laserinst.com/rite-in-rain-field-books/
Rocketbook.
Microwaveable, reusable, cloud connected notepads. Use it, fill it up, circle the icon at the bottom that best fits your digital archival method, take a photo of the page with your smartphone and the page is converted to digital format and uploaded to the cloud storage of your choice. When the book is full, toss it in the microwave for 30 seconds and it comes out squeaky clean and ready to use again. I think you can do that around 20-30 times before it stops working. I have one but haven't started using it yet but that is my intent. It was a kickstarter type campaign and I received my book last fall.
Zoidberg, post: 372396, member: 8841 wrote: Rocketbook.
Microwaveable, reusable, cloud connected notepads. Use it, fill it up, circle the icon at the bottom that best fits your digital archival method, take a photo of the page with your smartphone and the page is converted to digital format and uploaded to the cloud storage of your choice. When the book is full, toss it in the microwave for 30 seconds and it comes out squeaky clean and ready to use again. I think you can do that around 20-30 times before it stops working. I have one but haven't started using it yet but that is my intent. It was a kickstarter type campaign and I received my book last fall.
looks interesting. I would be concerned about the paper lasting to the end of the day... they say nothing about that kind of durability.
for me I want/need something that I can write on when it is wet and dirty without the paper smudging or tearing.
Rite In The Rain paper does that with no problem. I was amazed at the variety of formats, and happy to see the Price (after shipping) is actually Less than the other vendors. I buy Local if at all possible, but in this case I can't find any.
to manually scan and/or copy in the book in office is a given, but if the paper gets damaged during the day with sweaty hands or fog or rain it is kinda worthless.
I often think we don't realize how good we really have it up here in the Pacific Northwest, and having J. L. Darling & Co. (the "Rite In The Rain" folks) is no exception as they are in our front yard, so to speak. First-rate field books in my not-so-humble opinion.
SellmanA, post: 372430, member: 8564 wrote: ..having ...Rite In The Rain..is no exception as they are in our front yard
Where else would a maker of water resistant note books be? And what exactly does anybody who never works in the rain need with water resistant paper?
Mark Mayer, post: 372435, member: 424 wrote: Where else would a maker of water resistant note books be? What exactly does anybody who never works in the rain need with water resistant paper?
over here where it is D R Y we have sweat... lots of it, and it drips on my paper all day long.
Peter Ehlert, post: 372437, member: 60 wrote: over here where it is D R Y we have sweat... lots of it, and it drips on my paper all day long.
I use the Sokkia field books...They're waterproof. Lot less expensive then Rite in the Rain.
rfc, post: 372475, member: 8882 wrote: I use the Sokkia field books...They're waterproof. Lot less expensive then Rite in the Rain.
where do you buy Sokkia books?
I searched but I don't find the styles I prefer, and the price is actually a bit higher after shipping.
Peter Ehlert, post: 372724, member: 60 wrote: where do you buy Sokkia books?
I searched but I don't find the styles I prefer, and the price is actually a bit higher after shipping.
I got them on Amazon, but the outfit that sells them is "Benchmark Tool and Supply"
At their web site, they seem to have all of the Sokkia books: Field, Transit, Level, Engineer's, Mining, etc. I use the Transit version.
I recently had to use some custom made field books for a government agency. They had them setup for GPS observations, although I did not like their layout at all (too many non-essential, seldom used items).
But, I would like to get some books made with custom designed pages. I found a place online that will do it, but they look like books for use in the lab, not in the field.
Anyone know a company that will make durable field books with custom designed pages? I use custom GPS log sheets, in pads of 50, but sometimes for VRS obs I don't need a separate sheet for each occupation, and a field book would be easier.
