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Field Notes Great Lakes (FNC-55, 5-Pack) vs Field Notes Portland Memo Book (3-Pack)

Field Notes Great Lakes (FNC-55, 5-Pack) ($27.95) vs Field Notes Portland Memo Book (3-Pack) ($14.95) — side-by-side specs, weight, pros and cons to help you pick the right field notebook.

Field Notes Great Lakes (FNC-55, 5-Pack)
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Great Lakes (FNC-55, 5-Pack)
$27.95
Quarterly Edition
Vaulted, no longer sold
Field Notes Portland Memo Book (3-Pack)
Field Notes
Portland Memo Book (3-Pack)
$14.95
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Spec-by-spec
SpecField Notes Great Lakes (FNC-55, 5-Pack)Field Notes Portland Memo Book (3-Pack)
Price$27.95$14.95
Weight165g100g
EditionFNC-55, Summer 2022 Quarterly Edition—
Size3.5 x 5.5 in3.5 x 5.5 in
Pages48 per book48 per book
RulingGraphGraph
CoverNeenah Classic Techweave 80#C Cobalt (subscriber bonus book: Charcoal)French Kraft-Tone 100#C Standard White Kraft, Portland's municipal colors and black
PaperVeritiv Starbrite Opaque Select 70#T White, Made-of-Mist Gray inkDomtar Lynx Opaque Ultra 60#T White, Willamette Mist ink
Edition size17,500 packsHometown Series
Weight~165g (approx, scaled from a standard 3-pack by size and page count; Field Notes publishes no weight)~100g (approx, one 3-pack; Field Notes publishes no weight)
Pros & Cons

Field Notes Great Lakes (FNC-55, 5-Pack)

  • Five books, one for each Great Lake
  • Printed in the U.S.A.
  • Standard pocket memo size
  • Priced at $27.95 for the set

Field Notes Portland Memo Book (3-Pack)

  • City-flag covers in green, blue and orange
  • Printed in the U.S.A.
  • A single city design, so it is gift-driven
Field Notes Portland Memo Book (3-Pack) is the better value at $14.95. Both are part of our curated field notebook index — tap through to check current pricing.
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