My family is not very impressed with most of the travel gear that I am reviewing on this blog, but every once in a while I’ll pull out something that makes my daughter go, “Wow, that is so cool!” When I stuck a notebook from Brooks-Range under the bathroom faucet and wrote a note in pen while the water was gushing down, I felt like a magician wowing the audience with a new trick. I shook off the water, rubbed my hand over the writing, and nothing smudged. Thank you ladies and gentlemen—good night!
That all-weather notebook is the core piece of the Brooks-Range Field Organizer Package, a little pouch system that I’ve been using in an appropriate place: the jungles of Costa Rica. It has helped me keep my writing work organized with places for pens, my iPod Touch, a notebook, receipts, business cards, and whatever printed materials I pick up.
You don’t have to be a writer to make use of this though. Anyone who is traveling into the backcountry and wants to keep track of things would probably find this useful, as would rescue personnel, scout leaders, and adventure guides.
The organizer itself is rugged lightweight nylon in easy-to-spot yellow and red, closing with a Velcro tab. It has six pen loops and multiple pockets on the inside, which folds out. And hey, it’s made in the USA.
The Brooks-Range Field Organizer package lists for $22, which includes the waterproof notebook.
See more Brooks-Range outdoor adventure products at their website.
#1 by Edward - December 15th, 2010 at 08:12
Great timing that I saw this – my daughter is about to go work in the tropics for a year where it rains way too much and is damp the rest of the time. What a great gift!
#2 by Pamela - June 7th, 2011 at 14:20
My aunt gave this to me as gift on my sent-off party. It was really great to have this kind of notebook. I moved to some country where it is always rainy and this notebook has been a great help during my working days where I have to keep my things really organized.
#3 by Orvan - July 5th, 2011 at 09:40
Wow talk about an outdoor adventure product that you wouldn’t expect to work! I’m glad you tried it, and that it worked. My dad loves bringing these small notebooks on hikes with him so that he can write random thoughts down.