Having recently watched the Spiderwick Chronicles with the kids and a McQ Bushcraft Basics video on the subject in the title, I fancy starting a field book.
I would be interested to hear from people who have created one, what they use, content etc.
Having recently watched the Spiderwick Chronicles with the kids and a McQ Bushcraft Basics video on the subject in the title, I fancy starting a field book.
I would be interested to hear from people who have created one, what they use, content etc.
The only time I've kept field books was during my degree.
Some where basically species lists, with observations on habitats and conditions etc. Some more detailed analyses of habitat types, and their health as part of ecological surveys.
I like using waterproof notepads in the field and then transferring, and.writing up notes back at home. Otherwise any book will do. The moleskine books are lovely to write in if you want something. More aesthetically pleasing.
A field book is a great way to record what you've found and a good way to improve skills and knowledge. whether your identifying Stuff, tracking, notes on what worked and doesn't work for bow drill, tinder etc.
When navigating it's good to write down each decision, direction, distance etc in case you need to back track.
Even just jotting down thoughts to go in your trip reports on the forum,
The list is endless!
I use field books for recording data for my wilderness monitoring work with the Forest Service. Sometimes I'll bring out the "official" forms, but that's not always a good choice, especially if rain is in the forecast or if I intend to do some bushwhacking in a thick area to reach my monitoring zone. I use two field books - both are Rite In the Rain notebooks. One if really more a journal than anything else, but the other I reserve specifically for my work. Then, when I get back to the station, I can transfer the data over to the official forms, stick them in the folder, and leave it at that.
I highly recommend Rite In the Rain. The paper is more weather resistant than anything else I know of.
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I like the rite in the rain ones too. I've used cheaper ones and they do the job but can be more prone to fall apart.
Thanks for the replies. I will check out the weather resistant recommendations and see what is available.
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