When you head to the field with your notebook and pen in your hand–to either record the natural world or your thoughts while there–you want materials that will hold up to a wicked squall, a blizzard, or any combination of dirt, dung, misplaced hooves and paws, and even spilled coffee.

Today we have the opportunity to talk with Sean Leacy about the ethos of the Rite in the Rain brand, the history of its parent organization, the JL Darling Company, what the Rite in the Rain factory is like, and what makes their paper and products unique and widely used. Whether you send these notebooks through the wash, or leave them stuck in the muck of a marsh for a year, you can count on them to hold their information.

In addition to talking with Sean, we have lodged some Rite in the Rain products in our shop! Check out the All-Weather Pocket Pen, the Index Card Wallet, the Top Spiral Notebook, the literally “handy” On-the-Go Notebooks, and other of these -high quality implements.