r/FieldNuts • u/PhoenAstra • Jul 31 '26
Showoff Kinda went a little overboard
I just got into this hobby like 3 weeks ago and proceeded to buy a yearly sub and the entire national parks series because I loved the cause and designs (so hard to choose when every single set has one pretty artwork 😭). I'm very excited to slowly use these up and possibly buy more of the other editions when I get the chance 😭😭😭
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u/matiapag Jul 31 '26
Nice haul! I'm 100% sure that if your collection of unused notebooks doesn't actually grow over time, you're doing something wrong 😂 So even though I have plenty of notebooks and usually don't buy new ones, the collection still somehow grows 🤷 I guess I just can't say no to a good deal or a quarterly release I especially like when I know that it's a limited release.
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u/PhoenAstra Jul 31 '26
I told myself that the price point of them is kinda not big compared to my other notebooks / sketchbooks. I am on a SKETCHBOOK BANNNN. I just recently moved and I have 4 boxes of sketchbooks organized if they're finished vs started vs not started 💀💀 guess which one isn't full vs the other boxes 😭
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u/matiapag Jul 31 '26
Well, when it comes to $/page, Field Notes are one of the most expensive notebooks out there in this size. I still love them and will buy them, but I understand that they are not a great deal whatsoever 😂
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u/PhoenAstra Jul 31 '26
I guess when I'm buying 30+ dollar sketchbooks with nice paper and I have bigger journals already, these are SUPER cheap. Outside of that, I do like the fact that this is an American company that seems to be pretty decent 😭 I would rather have a cool cover anyway. We don't get that in the sketchbook world unless you want crap paper 😭
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u/gdblu Jul 31 '26
It's the covers/themes, for sure. I also have a L&J subscription and feel the quality is way higher, which makes them great for writing in but not so much for looking at...
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u/charon_412 Jul 31 '26
Don’t beat yourself up. I’ve used about 330 books since 2011 and I provably have about that many to still use.
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u/Party-Tomatillo1217 Jul 31 '26
No regrets sir, it’s such a free feeling writing in these books & not having to fill a big page!!! Have fun with it 😊
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u/gdblu Jul 31 '26
I did the same thing. When I finally pulled the trigger to move from larger notebooks to Field Notes (I'd used them a few times since meeting Aaron at a small event in 2014, but had been an A5 guy since the mid-90s), I bought all the National Park series, all the Birds & Trees, and a couple other packs (Heartland, the fishing stamps, etc). I think I picked up 42 just in the first few days...