Why binder format? Both here and in the similar BPL thread the comment is made that the binder format is superior. I would have assumed that the smaller page format would be better. It's not like you're going to keep each page and reassemble the book at the end of a thru-hike; maybe the reference here assume copying the pages to then put them back in.

I think I'd rather cut up the smaller book so that the pages will hopefully fit neatly into a quart-sized ziplock bag. I say "I think" as until seeing the final product, it's hard to know if the print size will be on the small size for aging eyes to read comfortably.

Anyway, for the roughly 2/5 of the trail we should have covered this way, I too am looking forward to trying it out.