The back cover of the Field Notes notebooks usually contains a list of practical applications. These applications offer suggestions on potential use. Someone on the Field Nuts Facebook group once randomly commented that they wished there was a complete listing of the Field Notes Practical Applications from the Colors Editions listed somewhere. Well, here you go! I’ve listed out the practical application section for every Field Notes Colors Edition right here for your viewing pleasure.
*It’s important to note that the Practical Application list did not appear on 3 colors editions: FNC-19 Night Sky, FNC-23 Arts and Sciences, and FNC-26 Two Rivers.
*Also note that the practical applications are the same for 9 of the first 11 colors editions. They are the same applications listed on the normal kraft notebooks. For the FNC-01 Butcher Orange, FNC-02 Butcher Extra Blue, FNC-03 Grass Stain Green, FNC-04 Mackinaw Autumn, FNC-05 Just Below Zero, and FNC-06 Packet of Sunshine, FNC-09 Balsam Fir (“Kraft Green” Edition), FNC-10 Dry Transfer Edition, and FNC-11 American Tradesman they are as follows:
FNC-01 – FNC-06, FNC-09 – FNC-10
01. Lengthy “To Do” Lists 16. Financial “Planning”
02. Grocery Lists 17. Escape Routes
03. Inspired Ramblings 18. Daily Journal Entries
04. Letters Back Home 19. Crafted Lyrics
05. Shoddy Sketches 20. Illegible Autographs
06. Half-Ass Calculations 21. Roadtrip Mileage
07. Crop Predictions 22. Shady Transactions
08. Small Schematics 23. Phone Numbers
09. Colleague Addresses 24. Treasure Maps
10. Hymns/Prayers 25. Gambling Debts
11. Big Ideas/Insights 26. Topographic Studies
12. Small Ideas/Notations 27. Loose Promises
13. Family Tree Lineage 28. Scrapbook Fodder
14. Poignant Quotes 29. Tall Orders
15. Hate Mail 30. Last Will/Testament
Beginning with the FNC-07 County Fair editions, the Practical Applications began shifting to include some applications based around the theme of the notebooks, and other random applications.
FNC-07 County Fair
01. Livestock Exhibit Layouts 16. Animal Husbandry Techniques
02. Corn Dog Batter Recipes 17. Dairy Diatribes
03. Hairculturist Trade Secrets 18. Fine Arts Fair Submissions
04. Scrapbooking Tips 19. Quality Patterns
05. Meat Goat Methodology 20. Freehand Drawings
06. Sketches of Prize-Winning Rutabaga 21. Carny Contacts
07. Swine Suckling Schedules 22. Tractor Carburetor Calibrations
08. Crop Predictions 23. Rabbit Cage Diagrams
09. Implement Maintenance Tips 24. Crop Circle Designs/Schemes
10. Record Keeping 25. Garden Gossip
11. Fellow 4-H’ers’ Addresses 26. Hybrid Pea Punnett Squares
12. Survivor/Eddie Money/Styx Setlist 27. Crow Scaring Plans
13. Vegetable Judging Notes 28. Silo Content/Levels/Schematics
14. Midway Ride Checklist 29. Feed Store Supply Lists
15. Dart vs. Balloon Strategic Analysis 30. Expected Progeny Differences
FNC-08 Ravens Wing
01. Purloined Letters 16. Favorite Numbers Stations
02. Sinister Proposals 17. Baccarat Winnings
03. Double Agents Employed 18. Sacred Oaths
04. Triple Agents Suspected 19. Dark Thoughts
05. Tangled Webs Woven 20. Conspiracy Theories
06. Diabolical Plans 21. Secret Society Crests
07. Henchmen’s Names 22. Skeptical Inquiries
08. Clandestine Creations 23. Witching Hours
09. Questionable Characters 24. Norwegian Metal Band Lyrics
10. Interoffice Espionage 25. Murky Depths Explored
11. Tunneling Diagrams 26. Cryptic Phrases
12. Fiendish Notations 27. Ghastly Scenes
13. Escape Routes 28. Stealth Techniques
14. Shody Transactions 29. Nefarious Notions
15. Uncrackable Ciphers 30. KDHGVXANGORNUMGWXCNB
*To see the decoded message for #30, scroll to the bottom. Though you should really try to break it yourself, it’s more fun that way!
FNC-12 Fire Spotter
01. Topographic Sketches 16. Propane Remaining
02. Stories from The Old Man 17. Cabin Winterizing Plans
03. Smoke Reports 18. Birds Spotted
04. Bison Spotted 19. Bears Avoided
05. Glacier Nat’l Hiking Diary 20. Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling
06. Escape Routes 21. Weather Conditions
07. ECC Radio Contacts 22. MODIS Data
08. Binocular Cleaning Schedule 23. Cabin Improvement
09. Smokejumping Checklist 24. Lookout Cookbook Recipes
10. Osborne Firefinder Instructions 25. Controlled Burns Scheduled
11. Burn Pattern Analysis 26. Fire Break Locations
12. Unruly Hiker Descriptions 27. Current Fire Danger Rank
13. AVHRR Readings 28. Haines Index Readings
14. Mail/Food Delivery Schedule 29. Tree Sensor Locations
15. Lighting Strike Near Misses 30. Regrowth Progress
FNC-13 Northerly
01. Resolutions 16. Packing List for Costa Rica
02. Snowball Fight Attack Formations 17. NHL Realignment Schemes
03. Things Done Right 18. Bucket List
04. Scrabble Bingos 19. Ice Fishing Spots & Supplies
05. Bourbon Ratings 20. First Words
06. Idle Chatter 21. Maps & Legends
07. Inuit Words for Snow 22. Seating Charts
08. Wish & Gift Lists 23. Chili, Stew & Soup Recipes
09. Vetur Hitastig 24. Sketch-A-Day
10. Kids & Dads Up for Shinny 25. Caroling Set Lists
11. Lift Ticket Collections 26. Flight Plans
12. Spring Planting Diagram 27. Egg Nog Mixers
13. Wind Chill Factors 28. Roadtrip Mileage
14. Resolutions, As Yet Unbroken 29. Frost Tables
15. Snowmobile Route Taverns 30. More Reasonable Resolutions
FNC-14 National Crop
01. Tractor Wiring Diagrams 16. Secret Fertilizer Formula
02. Pesticides to Avoid 17. Organic vs. Inorganic
03. Crop Rotation Plans 18. Silo Painting Ideas
04. Scarecrow Concepts 19. Arguments for Ethanol
05. Row Spacing Theories 20. Arguments Against Ethanol
06. 4-H Judging Notes 21. Corn Maze Diagrams
07. Low-Till and No-Till Ideas 22. Seed Suppliers
08. Successful Seeding Rates 23. Blade Sharpening Schedule
09. Ideal Planting Dates 24. Baler Reviews
10. Genetics to Tinker With 25. Hay Ride Routes
11. Dream Tractor Wishlist 26. Most Hates Pests
12. Farm Auctions to Attend 27. Combine Cockpit Checklist
13. Moon Phases 28. Frost Predictions
14. Center-Pivot Irrigation Schematics 29. Crop Circle Hoax Ideas
15. “Knee High by July” Status 30. Weevil Attack Patterns
FNC-15 Day Game
01. Fantasy Team Rosters 16. Mound Ball Records
02. Post-game Bar Tab 17. Sports Radio Call-In Ideas
03. The Saddest of Possible Words 18. (H-HR)/(AB-K-HR+SF)=BABIP
04. 5-Tool Players After Clemente 19. Autographs
05. Curses to Break 20. Why____ Should be a ____ Fan
06. Curses to Start 21. Lifetime Games Attended
07. Ball Parks Visited 22. “Who’s on First” Diagram
08. Players Under Mendoza Line 23. Playoff Formats
09. Short Center vs. 4 Across 24. Backyard Wiffle Stadium Plans
10. Magic Numbers 25. Eamus Catuli AC0366103
11. Cracker Jack Prize List 26. Unwritten Baseball Rules
12. Tinker to Evers to Chance 27. If the Season Ended Today
13. Pitch Counts 28. Obscure Trivia to Stump Pop
14. List of Defunct Teams 29. Superstitions
15. Defensive Alignments 30. Who Backs Up Whom
FNC-16 Traveling Salesman
01. Expense Report Fudgery 16. Windows of Opportunity
02. Key Customer Kids’ Names 17. Limited Downsides
03. Shower Curtain Ring Ideas 18. Business Owner Nicknames
04. Bulk Rates 19. Wares Hawked
05. Contents of Sample Box 20. H.R. Violations
06. Gas Prices/Mileage 21. Hotels with Vibrating Beds
07. Continental Breakfast Reviews 22. Definitely-Not-Pyramid Schemes
08. Deals in Works 23. Half-Ass Guarantees
09. Glengarry Highland Figures 24. Sales Region Disputes
10. Foots in Doors 25. Last Big Scores
11. Units Moved 26. Cold Calls Called
12. Letters Home 27. Sketches for New Business Cards
13. Secret Kickback Deals 28. Distribution Centers
14. I.O.U.’s to Forget 29. Main Office Contacts
15. Juicy Leads 30. Words of the Profits
FNC-17 Expedition
01. Equipment Checklists 16. Sherpa Recommendations
02. Geiger Readings 17. Marion’s Address in Nepal
03. Scientific Cooperation Treaties 18. Instrument Specifications
04. Sober Realizations 19. Flag Update Proposals
05. “How To Do It Next Time” 20. Finch and Tortoise Sketches
06. Colleague Suspicions 21. Top Secret Gorp Recipes
07. Epic Statements 22. Compass Bearings
08. Map Ref. 41°N 93°W 23. Abysses Stared Into
09. Explorers Club Application Essay 24. Insect Bite Treatments
10. Climbing Plans 25. Useful Korowpi Phrases
11. Dr. Livingston Presumptions 26. Decompression Tables
12. Basecamp Coordinates 27. Chopper Maintenance Notes
13. Qualified Bush Pilots 28. Open Radio Frequencies
14. Inventory of Ammunition 29. Decoy Treasure Locations
15. List of Potential Benefactors 30. Latitudes and Longitudes
FNC-18 America the Beautiful
01. Tumbleweed Spotted 16. Largest Balls of Twine
02. Best Pies Tasted 17. Walls Drugged
03. Spirited Sketches 18. Secret Secessionist Plans
04. Fireworks Display Ideals 19. License Plates Spotted
05. Great American Novels 20. Patriotic Thoughts
06. Roadside Attractions 21. Sure Things
07. Beers on the Wall 22. Amendments to Uphold
08. Latitudes Longed For 23. Junking Routes
09. Wildlife Sketches 24. Bathtub Gin Recipes
10. Tourists Trapped 25. Dialects Detected
11. Bird Call Cheat Sheet 26. Tornados Witnessed
12. Road Trip Mileage 27. Tall Tales Told
13. Arrowhead Tracings 28. Backwaters Explored
14. Favorite Lobster Shacks 29. Stamps Collected
15. Summits Summitted 30. Jackalope Sightings
FNC-20 Drink Local
01. Tabs Paid 16. Diviest Dives
02. Specific Gravities Achieved 17. Label Sketches
03. Basement Bar Plans 18. Why She Left Me
04. Closing Times 19. Breweries Visited
05. Last Calls Protracted 20. Overheard Bar Talk
06. Old School Tap Rooms 21. Barrel Count
07. Toasts Toasted 22. Ever-Changing 4-Man Rules
08. Good Ideas at the Time 23. Quarters Sank
09. Zythology Notes 24. Norm-isms
10. Bartenders Known 25. Arguments Unsettled
11. Bartenders Loved 26. Official List of Regulators
12. Drinking Games 27. Designated Driver Rotations
13. Bart’s Calls to Moe’s 28. Proof That God Loves Us
14. Food Pairing Ideas 29. Who Drank What Where
15. Best Jukeboxes 30. Tabs Owed
FNC-21 Cold Horizon
01. Frost Dates Mis-Estimated 16. SV%s and GAAs
02. NOAA Dial-a-Forecast Numbers 17. Pousse-Cafés Layered
03. Jack London Quotes 18. Black Diamonds to Conquer
04. Northwest Passage Routes 19. Gaiter Recommendations
05. Aurora Borealis Sightings 20. Homemade Chiminea Plans
06. Ice Shanty Coordinates 21. Cabin Fever Remedies
07. Abominable Snowman Sketches 22. Mittens Lost
08. Emergency Kindling 23. Directions to Cicely, AK
09. Trench Maps 24. Marine Zone Forecasts
10. Moose Close Calls 25. Notes from Nimrod
11. Thiokol Spryte Maintenance Notes 26. Polar Bear Club Dates
12. Good Husky Names 27. Order of Clothes Layering
13. Beloved Aleutians 28. ± Ratings
14. Favorite Archipelagos 29. Figures to Skate
15. Ice Station Tracking 30. Volcanic Activities Reports
FNC-22 Shelterwood
01. Initials Carved 16. Best Smelling Sap
02. Bundling Tips 17. Leaf Rubbing
03. Bark Examined 18. Forest Mapping
04. Foliage Reports 19. Hammocks I Have Known
05. Yellow Ribbon Locations 20. Sanding Techniques
06. Rings Counted 21. Apprentices Ranked
07. Appleseed Quotes 22. Cabin Plans
08. Whittlin’ Ideas 23. “Four Sticks” Drum Tabs
09. Treehouse Blueprints 24. A-Frame Plans
10. Flannels Inventoried 25. Maple Syrups Tasted
11. Carbons Dated 26. Wood Joint Instructions
12. Tire Swings Swung 27. Trustworthy Shipbuilders
13. Arbor Day Plans 28. Instruments Built
14. Ash Borers Vanquished 29. Saplings Tended
15. Saw Sharpening Tips 30. Legendary Splinters
FNC-24 Unexposed
01. Freaky Patterns 16. Bright Ideas
02. Fillmore Posters Wanted 17. Dead Setlists: April-August ’78
03. Neon Sign Sketches 18. Wildstyle Tags Spotted
04. Eureka Moments 19. Luminance Values
05. Color Temperatures 20. Peter Max-ian Sketches
06. Head Shop Locations 21. Fantasy Draft: Elves vs. Dwarves
07. Hues to Tweak 22. RGB to CMYK
08. Prisms Observed 23. Psychedelic Visions
09. Odes to Bob & Joe Switzer 24. Skateboard Truck Designs
10. Highlights 25. Optimistic Quotes
11. Hungrybear9562 Quotes 26. Favorite Phosphorescents
12. Black Light Tricks 27. Minds Blown
13. Kustom Color Codes 28. Beats Dropped
14. Blotter Art Ideas 29. Things to Attach Glo-Sticks To
15. S0 + hv→S1→T1→S0+hv¹ 30. Mural Ideas for Van
FNC-25 Ambition
01. Packaging Ideas 16. Floor Plans
02. Credit Card Limits 17. Worst Case Scenarios
03. Reasons to Quit Job 18. Pre-Launch Vegas Trip Plans
04. Reasons to Quit Job Vol II 19. Even Worse Case Scenarios
05. Bridges Burned 20. Possible Domain Names
06. Swiss Bank Account Numbers 21. Crowds to Source
07. Future Futures 22. Amortization Schedule
08. Previous Futures 23. Blu Sky Solutioneering
09. Irrational Fears 24. Month to Month Sales Increase
10. Fax Machine: Pros & Cons 25. Why I Don’t Trust Bruce
11. Year 1 Goals, Revised, Again 26. Global Expansion Strategy
12. Tag Lines 27. Kids Soccer Schedules
13. C, S, SP, or LLC? 28. Tax Loopholes
14. 11 or 13? 29. Margin on Distributor Sales
15. First Orders Shipped! 30. How Much I Owe Pop
FNC-27 Workshop Companion
01. Not-Blue Blueprints 16. Hinges to Oil
02. Pegboard Layouts 17. Missing Bits
03. D.I.Y. N.D.A.s 18. Duct Tape Confessions
04. Dream Projects 19. Metric/SAE Conversions
05. Nightmare Projects 20. Empty-Nest Man Cave Ideas
06. Service Reminders 21. Ill-Conceieved Ideas
07. Duct Tape Repairs 22. Nominal Dimensions
08. Diagrams Diagrammed 23. Home Store Shopping Lists
09. Warranties Broken 24. Expenses to Write Off
10. Tools Borrowed 25. White Whale Projects
11. Junkyards to Visit 26. Fuse Box Schematics
12. Honey-Do Lists 27. Serial Numbers Referenced
13. Paint Swatches 28. Home Theater Connections
14. Garage Fridge Beer List 29. Multimeter Readings
15. Safety Reminders 30. Honest Contractors
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