Thank you so much for sharing your EDC RPG setup and love seeing it works for your A5 zines and notebooks! Hope to be a part of your journaling and RPG adventures for a long time! 🙌
Oh heck yeah I just been setting up a more portable setup for these. One thing is I lucked out and thrifted a brown makeup bag that is perfect for solo TTRPG. It's big enough to lay some tiny notebooks in, deck of cards, some folded up printouts, and it already has sections to divvy out dice/coins and pen holders that were probably meant for eyeliners.
Pretty great video! I got interested in traveller style notebooks too recently. Ended up making my own A5 style (and gaining a Basic Leatherwork ability in the process) Has definitely been fun to be able to contain most of my gaming needs in one journal. Wish I wasn't such a cheapskate though because those Lochbys look super nice!
Yeah it was not cheap and I thought hard about a way to make my own but broke down and purchased one. If you want to explore what I was going to do I will share. I was going to use a hard back book cover and reenforce the spine and gutters. Punch in some holes for the elastic bands and done. I still might do some thing like this in the future but give it a try. You could also create some paper pockets on the backs of the covers would not be hard.
I love your videos, Mike. I agree with everything you have to say about the prison that "productivity tools" lock us into. And just the fact that there's now a norm of always being available. Good to hear that you're working on it, and as always a great video. Thanks, man!
Thanks buddy yes I continue to try to free myself from the electronic controls that have been developed. I will say the pocket notebook has been a big improvement in my life.
I do carry one and have done for quite some time, however, I find it to be difficult to remember to write my ideas down when I have them. Would you be willing to share some insight into how you've made it a routine?
@@reelneim I track my daily habits like when I wake up and take my medication and eat. That keeps me using it during the day and has helped me make it part of my habits. I also just start writing in it when I catch myself grabbing g my phone. I will just write about what I am doing or have done. I guess that is my insight, just write in it on a regular basis during the day.
Adding this to my wishlist for my wife to buy me. I actually prefer Traveler sized notebook, and I use it for my Solo RPG (I mostly play on the go), but obviously my zines are A5 sized, so whatever I use need to fit them too. I also use the Field Notes D&D GM notebook that I have repurposed to write or print & tape Oracles, Tables, Rules, Hexmaps, etc. so… this should fit all three of those sizes. I currently use a 9”x6” cable organizer but it lols cheap. The cable organizers, however to let me carry a ton of pens. Great review! This helped, since I’m looking for solo rpg use, specifically.
@@ElShowDeJason glad to help it is a great journal cover and I have enjoyed using it. They are costly but if you can make it work for your gaming it is worth the cost.
Journal junkies and solo RPGs work good together. There are actually solo journaling games all about writing. Look for a game call Thousand Year Old Vampire. The book is amazing and looks like a junk journal and the game is fun to play. Not hard and is just about writing in your journal.
Thank you for the pointer, will definitely look into that. Ordered the Knave book and three of the other “Zines” he has listed, just to see if I can figure that out. Appreciate the channel!
Thank you so much for sharing your EDC RPG setup and love seeing it works for your A5 zines and notebooks! Hope to be a part of your journaling and RPG adventures for a long time! 🙌
Thank you for putting out such an amazing product.
Oh heck yeah I just been setting up a more portable setup for these. One thing is I lucked out and thrifted a brown makeup bag that is perfect for solo TTRPG. It's big enough to lay some tiny notebooks in, deck of cards, some folded up printouts, and it already has sections to divvy out dice/coins and pen holders that were probably meant for eyeliners.
That sounds like a great find. I might have to start hitting the thrift stores looking for one. I don't think my wife has anything like that.
Pretty great video! I got interested in traveller style notebooks too recently. Ended up making my own A5 style (and gaining a Basic Leatherwork ability in the process)
Has definitely been fun to be able to contain most of my gaming needs in one journal. Wish I wasn't such a cheapskate though because those Lochbys look super nice!
Yeah it was not cheap and I thought hard about a way to make my own but broke down and purchased one. If you want to explore what I was going to do I will share.
I was going to use a hard back book cover and reenforce the spine and gutters. Punch in some holes for the elastic bands and done. I still might do some thing like this in the future but give it a try. You could also create some paper pockets on the backs of the covers would not be hard.
I love your videos, Mike. I agree with everything you have to say about the prison that "productivity tools" lock us into. And just the fact that there's now a norm of always being available. Good to hear that you're working on it, and as always a great video. Thanks, man!
Thanks buddy yes I continue to try to free myself from the electronic controls that have been developed. I will say the pocket notebook has been a big improvement in my life.
I do carry one and have done for quite some time, however, I find it to be difficult to remember to write my ideas down when I have them. Would you be willing to share some insight into how you've made it a routine?
@@reelneim I track my daily habits like when I wake up and take my medication and eat. That keeps me using it during the day and has helped me make it part of my habits. I also just start writing in it when I catch myself grabbing g my phone. I will just write about what I am doing or have done. I guess that is my insight, just write in it on a regular basis during the day.
Adding this to my wishlist for my wife to buy me.
I actually prefer Traveler sized notebook, and I use it for my Solo RPG (I mostly play on the go), but obviously my zines are A5 sized, so whatever I use need to fit them too.
I also use the Field Notes D&D GM notebook that I have repurposed to write or print & tape Oracles, Tables, Rules, Hexmaps, etc. so… this should fit all three of those sizes.
I currently use a 9”x6” cable organizer but it lols cheap. The cable organizers, however to let me carry a ton of pens.
Great review! This helped, since I’m looking for solo rpg use, specifically.
@@ElShowDeJason glad to help it is a great journal cover and I have enjoyed using it. They are costly but if you can make it work for your gaming it is worth the cost.
I wound up here because I am a journal junkie, but now I have to start investigating these solo RPG things!
Journal junkies and solo RPGs work good together. There are actually solo journaling games all about writing. Look for a game call Thousand Year Old Vampire. The book is amazing and looks like a junk journal and the game is fun to play. Not hard and is just about writing in your journal.
Thank you for the pointer, will definitely look into that. Ordered the Knave book and three of the other “Zines” he has listed, just to see if I can figure that out. Appreciate the channel!
@@Jestre you can’t go wrong with Knave. There are lots of channels like mine that will help. Just ask and people will help.
That’s great timing. I’ve been struggling to find something like this and was coming up with bupkis.
It was meant to be. I hope it works for you. I have been enjoying it for my gaming.
i think i just found my next birthday present
@@Kanakadea happy birthday