The person starting this thread has rejected out of hand two products that have taken some time to develop and are intended to be the best to use in the cockpit environment Jeppesen and EAG (AERAD disappeared a few years back).
Rejected due to cost - for a GA pilot with an IMCR I think that most reasonable people would agree.
The toilet paper jibe is particular telling and uninformed, Jepps use this grade of paper to save weight and it is stronger than the alternative.
Again, I'm sure that most reasonable people understood what I meant. In a clean sterile Boeing/Airbus or whatever cockpit, nice clean lightweight paper is fine. In a 30+ year old Cessna/Piper club aircraft not so good. With the best will in the world greasy fingerprints end up on everything.
As most people have said the UK AAIP plates are probably the best option, although A4 is awkward.
As I stated in my first post, the FAA version in the form of a small booklet seems a good idea.
They are reasonably priced, published regularly and seem readily available at most pilot stores.