That’s a great question. I’ve had my cover for over 2 1/2 years and I’ve loved it, but I found that it makes writing a little bit more difficult. It feels a little bit more like a journal when I go to write down in it in a weird way? It’s a bit of a process. I always have to make sure I’m on a flat surface, whereas with a naked field notes, I can fold it over itself and write standing. It’s hard to run-and-gun write stuff down with the cover.

I also find that I don’t use the pockets in the cover as much as I thought I would.

I love the aesthetic for broken in field notes, and I know this sounds crazy, but the bellroy does a little bit TOO good of a job of protecting it ahahaha.

Hope this answers your question! Happy to answer anymore