Best EDC Notebook

Pocket notebooks strike me as falling into one of two fields, EDC and Project-based. I like to use the hard back ones for EDC and the soft covered ones for projects, mainly due to the number of pages and the length of cover life as the soft covered ones don't travel as well.

I've tried Field Notes, Scout Books, Eco System, Moleskine, and Leuchtturm. The Leuchtturm wins hands down when considered for EDC.

I've been carrying a pocket sized notebook with me for about three years now. Each one has lasted me about six months being carried and used daily. I use them for everything from grocery lists to to-do lists for my work. When I'm done with one, the small pocket size allows for easy archiving. In no uncertain terms, the addition of a notebook to my daily carry has been an unrivaled success; I probably use it more than my EDC knife, honestly. I've been through a Moleskine, two EcoNotes, and I am on my third Leuchtturm.

It has a pocket, a hard cover, placeholder ribbon and an elastic strap like the much heralded Moleskine and the American made Eco System, but it isn't made in China like the Moleskine and it has much better paper and a nicer cover than the Eco System and has some very nice additional features not found on either of the others:

1. Numbered pages
2. Table of contents
3. Archiving stickers
4. 8 perforated pages at the end for tearing out.

When you consider that the Leuchtturm costs roughly the same as the Moleskine, the Leuchtturm is the clear winner. Oh, and the paper is very nice.

Here's a couple pics,

Will