Brooks Range Field Organizer

Perhaps better suited for Tech Talk, but I think this will get more love here.

I had been looking for a light-weight, but efficient case to store my snow-study tools. Asked around and Enginerd (who recently filled-in my spot in a Level 2 course b/c I couldn't make it) noted that a lot of the instructors used the Brooks Range Field Organizer:

http://www.brooks-range.com/StoreBox...dbookcover.htm

Arrived yesterday and I have to say I am very impressed. Extremely light-weight, but well thought out:

1. Holds a mechnical pencil, digi therm. and back-up analog term. on the outside.

2. Ultra bright yellow so easy to find in the snow if you set it down.

3. Inside, can easily fit the AAIRE blue book, a crystal card and a pouch for a compass/slope meter. If you use a folding mag glass, would fit in that as well.

4. When velcroed-down, you could pretty much fit it in the pocket of a softshell.

All in all - a good product and only $19 bucks.

These have always been my preferred storage case. They work great.

I got one a couple years ago and I'm not as impressed. My complaints:

*The overall fit on a Rite in the Rain/ AIARE book is baggy, not snug
*My .07 mechanical pencils always fall out of the pen holsters. Ditto with thermometers. Even with velcro they're only semi-secure.
*There's like 6 pockets inside the covers. Why? I use one for a SEAR crystal card and the others for nothing. Maybe 'trollers deal with a lot more paperwork than I do?

Anyone know the brand of red cordora sleeves I've seen around in BC? Search on google only turns up lots of camo law enforcement ones.

I use an Elmer's Brain Stuff brain bag. I got it from the dollar store for...$1.
It's blue, though. :nonono2: