Most hire aircraft in Denmark have checklists in them. These are half an A4 sheet of paper (cut down the longitudinal axis) and laminated. There is usually an emergency checklist on red paper too. These are full checklists and include a crosswind chart, important speeds and the club's phone number and frequency.
Once you've tried one yourself you'll laugh at the clumsy booklet type lists and why people bother with them.
Personally I prefer not to use one in favour of developing a fixed routine. This was essential for flying skydivers where there is perhaps only one or two minutes between touchdown and take-off. The Pilatus Porter has five essential items pre-take-off. Tailwheel, trims, flaps, fuel, prop. This flows from my left knee clockwise to my right knee though if I'm rusty I would often use the above mentioned type checklist on the first flight of the day.
So, for checklists, small is beautiful.