Notebook Haul! Alpine Stationery

[@gegegebebebe5087]

As an Austrian, watching you walk into a Libro and buying the notebooks that I see on a daily basis is surprisingly satisfying and makes me a little bit proud. I think, sometimes you need to go away to realize what beauty you leave behind. I never perceived our local notebooks and pens as something special. I wanted to buy a Midori as my next notebook but I think, instead I will go to Libro tomorrow and find myself something local, something easily accessible. Thank you very much for this video, your appreciation lets me see my local products from a new perspective. (=

[@BlankFirstPage]

I find the most ordinary and ‘standard’ items are often the most fun to use. Hope you found a good notebook! Thank you for watching!

[@wangwang1488]

It awakens my inner child everytime i go to stationary stores. 😂

[@BlankFirstPage]

Same!

[@frankcoleman4652]

Lovely to have you back. Great video as always

[@BlankFirstPage]

Thank you for watching!

[@davegoodridge8352]

Nice to see you. Right now I'm really enjoying the Rhodia Rhodiarama A5.

[@BlankFirstPage]

Thank you for watching! If not a pocket notebook, A5 is the best size in my opinion.

[@KendallW]

This was a fun trip down your "memory lane." I can relate to the feeling of awe of going into office / school supply stores. I have always loved those and still do -even if I don't buy a single thing. The TWSBI 580 ALR is one of my favorite fountain pens, perfect amount of feedback on the page, and so reliable. Great video.

[@BlankFirstPage]

Same, so many things to look at! Thanks for watching!

[@johnvienna3422]

Meanwhile, here I am in Austria yearning for Muji, and making similar pilgrimages there whenever I'm somewhere that isn't Austria. Indeed, my son's gigantic schoolbag is sitting next to me, stuffed with a variety of very specific exercise books. (The absolute correct margin appears to be a thing.) Ganz liebe Grüße aus Wien!

[@BlankFirstPage]

The Muji pilgrimage is a wonderful thing. I used to live within tram distance of a Muji In Melbourne- wonderful times! I feel sorry for the kids having to carry around such weight. I’m all for notebooks but one or two should be enough to carry! Liebe Grüße!

[@theraspberrypress]

wonderful story!

[@BlankFirstPage]

Thank you for watching!

[@jkardi9803]

Stabilo pens are still some of my favorites for everyday notes and bullet journaling

[@BlankFirstPage]

They’re great because you can get a Stabilo version of most writing instruments

[@notbatman1001]

Up until the past week, for jotting-down information at work, I've used Post-It Notes and a nondescript, office-supplied pencil that seems always to be dull. These are temporary notes whose contents get input into digital documents of a more permanent nature, and the Post-Its get discarded once done. Very wasteful. So to avoid waste and add more functionality I got a Supernote A6x2 Nomad e-ink tablet to use as a paperless scratch pad--at least at the outset. During this transition I got a few Blackwing pencils to try on the Post-Its and hopefully also on a yet-to-be-determined notebook into which I could stick Post-Its thanks to inspiration from one of your videos. I envision perhaps scanning or photographing pencil and paper notes as pdf into the Nomad as well. Not sure if it will be useful but it seems promising. Apparently, I'm on the fence between paper and bits.

[@BlankFirstPage]

Post-its in a notebook are a great solution - I've enjoyed using that system a lot!

[@darthblade2016]

Very neat trip down memory lane. Paper quality for school in America is pretty bad for anything other than a ball point. We used Mead and 5 Star notebooks...not ideal for cool pens, lol

[@BlankFirstPage]

I've always wanted to try a Mead Composition book. Only ever seen them on TV.

[@darthblade2016]

@@BlankFirstPage They are adequate for school, when we were primarily using ballpoints and pencils, but fountain pens and most gel or rollerball pens bleed right through. U are not missing much by nlt having tried them, lol

[@johnchristenbury]

Glad to get a new video! I'm curious as to how you store your fountain pens. I have several and I am worried about leaving them tip down in a holder, also I worry about storing them tip up for fear they will dry out. I mainly leave them laying on my desktop but that looks messy.

[@manvstationery]

I store mine in a pencil case but always have too many inked so always need a day every now and then to clean them 😂

[@BlankFirstPage]

I store mine every which way - and I suspect none of them are the correct way :D I store a combination of dry and wet, my TWSBI 580 ALR lives upright in my workbag, my Muji in a pencil case that I made and gets moved around the house a lot, and other random pens sit laying down in a pen box that I have under my desk (to avoid mess like you mention!). Every month or so I remember about my inked fountain pens and I spend a few minutes writing with each of them - in my mind that keeps them going :) My mother uses a ton of fountainpens as she draws with them, and she keeps them pretty much all inked, they sometimes dry out but a clean sorts it all out. My unscientific and unproven theory is that as long as each of them gets a periodic clean and use, they'll be fine.

[@karingrech3033]

just had this same problem discussed in my urban sketching group and the consensus was to store them lying flat, but for me they still dry out. Someone suggested it also depends on the climate where you live. I think the solution is as Lukas suggested, to use them regularly. And maybe not buy too many... ;)

[@Tenferenzu]

Libro carries a 9x14 Clairefontaine notebook that is surprisingly comfortable to carry around. That and the price of 1,95€ are unbeatable for me. A comparison to your fieldnotes would be quite interesting. :) I also have a few of the blue A6 notebooks for different purposes. One is for my fermentation projects (beer, cider, wine, kimchi, Sauerkraut), one is for day to day recipies for idiots like me who forget how to make Kaiserschmarrn/Palatschinken etc.

[@BlankFirstPage]

A fermentation notebook is a great use for a notebook! Also kaiserschmarrn- love it!

[@andflou]

Subscribed because I appreciate people with non destructive obsessions

[@BlankFirstPage]

Thank you!

[@redeagle999]

I’m a “stress buyer”, but I feel stationery is reasonably innocuous. Doesn’t break the bank and I get to enjoy pen, pencils, paper and my quest for the perfect way of carrying stuff with me. The struggle is real! Love your videos!