Keith

I've tried many different pens recently looking for my favorite writer. I've actually been meaning to make a post here with a swatch of everything I've tried. Specifically, I was looking for a dark brown ink, because I find black to be harsh. With that limitation, the Uniball Signo DX / Style Fit .38 in brown/black was by far my favorite.

The Signo DX body is pretty nice to write with but it has a cap so I can't operate it one-handed. The Style Fit Slim has a click, thank goodness, but then has no clip, and is also

Hi! You’ve all seen me around here. I have many bags I could review. To be perfectly honest I need income and I’m considering Alan Watts’ advice to find what you love and then try to get paid for it. Thoughts/advice welcome 🙏

So AON recently came out with their Penumbra Scout, a smaller version of their Sert Penumbra 2.0. That Sert Penumbra is on my short list of large EDC bags -- examples include CPP24, Rework Toshi, CTB20, CT21[1], [Pionee

Piorama just announced three new products that are discounted on pre-order for the next 10 days. If you're not familiar with Piorama, they make gear that tends to have a trick up its sleeve. I've had their A10 duffel for years and love my recently-acquired TPS pouch from them.

New products are:

• Tandem - a sling that converts into a tote
• Metro - an expandable totepack
• [Venture](https://www.piorama.co/products/ventur

You're about to leave the house to go... wherever you're most likely to go next. What bag are you grabbing?

I've still been most likely to grab my Herschel Cinch for walks or random outings. Very light, big enough for my EDC, 2x bottle pockets (usually one for phone/airpods, umbrella), drawstring is quick and fun, yet functional and gives a little expandability, and it can fit my laptop. Plus, my Piorama TPS is now always with me providing "quick access" in any bag. I've been keeping a Field Notes pad

Hi y'all, new here, just got my first Field Notes notepads. I type fast and my handwriting isn't great, so I've always stuck to digital notetaking. Recently, I've decided to try being more analog for top-level journaling, tasks, and notes.

I treated myself to a new pen and the Field Notes vertical wirebound Heavy Duty Memo book and I'm really enjoying it so far. My question is: even though we read printed books that open horizontally and have fixed page order, it seems to me that a spiral-bound notebook that can lie flat on any page, front or back, is superior for writing. However, most people seem

The Citta looks great. This one feels to me like Fyro is hitting its stride. The sage Kodra is a tasteful but aggressively different color choice!

Just... the asymmetry bothers me. For a larger EDC backpack I often want 2x bottle pockets (eg. water and coffee thermos). A side mesh pocket is always useful, vs 2x different swing-to-the-side pockets in the same place?

For travel bags I often see a single bottle pocket because the other side is a centered handle (egs. my Aer TP3s, Matador Seg28), and I think that's a decent tradeoff there (though Aer changed to 2x bottle pockets for the TP4), but for almost any non-travel bag I'd prefer double bottle pockets. Other bags like the Rework Toshi

I recently finally set up my spare room to be an office. To congratulate myself and encourage myself to use it to get things done, it was time for a new bag of course!

I wanted a "mobile office" setup that would let me bring basically everything around (because I'm not buying 2x of my favorite peripherals). So that's at least:

• 15" portable monitor (amazing what you can get for so cheap these days)
• laptop
• keyboard
• trackpad or mouse
• ipad mini
• over-ear headphones