Originally Posted by
Accuspell
The notebook is great for keeping records. Keep it safe! I do some shark tagging out of my kayak, and as you can imagine, it gets a bit wet. I use a divers slate and write the stuff down on that, then transfer to paper when I get home.
A divers slate is a plastic slate that folds out, so you have 4 sides of A5. The one I have comes with an underwater pencil. They cost about £4 and last forever. Mine has ot be 10 years old now.
Just an idea - if you get rained on, your notes won't turn to mush! Then copy down your field notes in a nice hard cover notebook at home, neatly. You can never write neatly in the field.