Saturday 15 February 2014

Pockets, pockets, pockets

Well, I gave myself a stern talking to after the last yearning and convinced myself that I should stay in a personal size and that if I really, really needed a change of scenery with it, I should move into the pink one or into a Holborn.
But the pocket “itch” is still there! The thing is, I think I know what the ideal pocket layout would be and I don’t think it exists in any binder.
I want:
  • At least 4, easy-to-get-things-in-and-out-of card slots
  • At least one other pocket for things like stamps
  • A zipped pocket (for the other cards that don’t sit in a card-holder or in the card slots)
  • Flat-as-a-bat floppiness
  • 19mm rings
  • A back pocket that runs across the full width of the binder to put paper money in

Other pockets would be good as long as I can get things in and out of them reasonably easily.

So how do my current stash of pocket-sized binders fare?

Model
No. card-slots?
Other pocket(s)?
Zipped pocket?
Flat-as-a-bat?
19mm rings?
Back pocket?
Aston
4
1 full-height
yes
no
yes
no
Baroque

5
3 full-height plus note-pad pocket

yes

yes

yes

no
Cavendish
4
2 full-height
yes (on back)
no
no – 15mm
yes
Classic
4
2 full-height
yes
no
yes
no
Mulberry (Loki)
4
2 full-height
yes (but v small)
mostly
no -15mm
no
Portland
4
1 full-height
yes
yes
no – 15mm
no
Urban (possibly)

4
1 full-height plus note-pad pocket
yes (on back)
?

yes

yes


You’ll see added to the table an Urban, which I don’t actually have as yet, but am bidding a miniscule amount on, on eBay. It might have the layout and functionality I want (I would need to see how flat-as-a-bat it is if I win it) but will I love it? It’s not leather and it’s a bit dull-looking. I suppose if I win it, I could potentially decorate it so that it looks less drab.

5 comments:

  1. The holborn pocket has everything but the 19mm rings. It has 4 card slots, other pockets where cards can be kept, including a hidden zipped one, all of which are easy to access. It has the most cavernous back pocket I've seen on a FF, and it lies pretty darn flat straight off. It's super soft and lovely too, and quite stuffable. I only just got mine, but it really is lovely. Have you had a chance to see one in person? I hadn't, and when mine arrived I was surprised how nice it is.

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  2. Hi Shadow Wolf,
    You know, I looked and looked (online) at the pocket Holborn but think that, as ever, the 15mm rings will be the killer. I never found the zipped pocket in the personal-size Holborn brilliantly easy to get into (but was great for putting loads of things I needed but not needed fast access to!). Is the pocket size zipped pocket easy?
    Fancy doing a post for on here about your pocket Holborn? I would love you to! (And then you'll enable me and I'll end up getting one, but it's a risk I'm willing to take!) :-)

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  3. Hi, I just got a pocket Malden and love it. I've been using a cheap pocket one for general life stuff, but wanted one dedicated to fitness/roller derby as well. The Malden (in turquoise) is beautiful. I think it would function as a wallet as well, but I have a wallet.

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  4. Hi Amanda the pocket Chameleon has everything except the bigger rings and it has 5 card slots. The leather is lovely as well.

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  5. It's the ring size that's the killer though. I *have* pocket binders with lots of pockets, but 15mm rings and I just can't get them to work...
    Ho hum.

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