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Field Notes Birch Bark (FNC-60, 3-Pack) vs Field Notes Kraft Plus (FNC-57, 2-Pack)

Field Notes Birch Bark (FNC-60, 3-Pack) ($14.95) vs Field Notes Kraft Plus (FNC-57, 2-Pack) ($9.95) — side-by-side specs, weight, pros and cons to help you pick the right field notebook.

Field Notes Birch Bark (FNC-60, 3-Pack)
Field Notes
Birch Bark (FNC-60, 3-Pack)
$14.95
Quarterly Edition
Vaulted, no longer sold
Field Notes Kraft Plus (FNC-57, 2-Pack)
Field Notes
Kraft Plus (FNC-57, 2-Pack)
$9.95
Quarterly Edition
Vaulted, no longer sold
Spec-by-spec
SpecField Notes Birch Bark (FNC-60, 3-Pack)Field Notes Kraft Plus (FNC-57, 2-Pack)
Price$14.95$9.95
Weight100g67g
EditionFNC-60, Fall 2023 Quarterly EditionFNC-57, Winter 2022 Quarterly Edition
Size3.5 x 5.5 in3.5 x 5.5 in
Pages48 per book48 per book
RulingGraphDot-graph, perforated
CoverMohawk Loop 110#C Snow, debossed, with a kiss of Cloud inkFrench Dur-O-Tone 80#C Packing Brown Wrap, transparent ink in Amber, Aqua, Moss or Berry
PaperFinch Opaque Smooth 60#T Bright White, tinted Arugula, Lemon or CloudDomtar Cougar 60#T Natural, Double Knee Duck Canvas Light Brown ink
Edition size24,000 packs37,500 packs
Weight~100g (approx, one 3-pack; Field Notes publishes no weight)~67g (approx, scaled from a standard 3-pack by size and page count; Field Notes publishes no weight)
Pros & Cons

Field Notes Birch Bark (FNC-60, 3-Pack)

  • Debossed white covers, a clean look in a pocket
  • Printed in the U.S.A.
  • Standard pocket memo size
  • Pale covers show dirt fast
  • 48 pages per book fills fast

Field Notes Kraft Plus (FNC-57, 2-Pack)

  • Perforated dot-graph pages tear out cleanly
  • Printed in the U.S.A.
  • Standard pocket memo size
  • Only two books per pack
Field Notes Kraft Plus (FNC-57, 2-Pack) is the better value at $9.95. Both are part of our curated field notebook index — tap through to check current pricing.
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