Oh, I really like that idea! I get tons of stuff in Tyvek envelopes. Plus I EDC a sharpie (dual ended one).

Thanks..

Nomad

Excellent recycling. There may be other everyday items which could be re-used too .... I'm looking around the office but can't see anything at the moment. I'll look more thoughtfully at the next package I see.

JBMat and Art_In_Fl comments about laminate (I use laminate off cuts in the shed as a whiteboard/scratch pad)caused me to remember that, years ago, I made a diving slate out of PVC pipe.

I took a large diameter pipe (approx 90mm / 3inch) and cut a section about 90mm long. So now I had as small section of pipe. Then I cut the pipe into approx 3 vertical sections so i ended up with 3 curved sections of white PVC pipe. Finally attached some velcro straps to the top and bottom and I had an instant diving slate on a wrist band.

Way cool. I now have to figure out how to use one for something else. What a cruel thing to do to me....

I bought a bunch of the fine tip sharpie pens to use for EDC but every last one of them started leaking badly at the tip. Luckily the cap kept the ink contained.

Has anyone else had the same problem?

Thanks for the reply.

Sounds like they did fine for you. Mine were stored in my laptop bag and in the center console of my car; absolutely not climate controlled or stationary. They were genuine Sharpie brand. Oh well, evidently they just don't travel well.

If I can't write with a traditional fountain pen then I don't write, period. I'm old and a curmudgeon. And I don't care if it's not permanent. I'm OLD. ;-)

Gee, sounds like you went to Ranger school.

WB
RLTW

Target carries a nice faux moleskin in the home office dept. $5-6

I was on Indestructables not long ago. Guy game up with a pretty neat mod on the smaller moleskine notepads.

Requirements

pencil or stick pen to fit the length of the notepad.
Duct tape. preferably close to matching color of notepad.

Steps

Sharpen pencil to fit length spine of moleskine notepad. Or file off the extra body of the stick pen. Use glue to close off ink tube.

Pull 2 equal length strips of duct tape that measures same as moleskine spine. Rip one piece lengthwise in half. Place one of these half width strips length wise over the pencil with the sticky side facing away from the pencil. Discard other half strip.

Place pencil length wise along spine, the excess tape will lay flat along the front and back of the notepad.

Place second (full sized) piece of duct tape over the first, sticky side down, slick side up. This will stick to the first piece and have extra on each side to attach to the notepad.

The piece of tape facing the pencil will be slick, as will the piece on the outside. You can now slide the pencil in and out of the pocket it created along the spine.