#247656 - 06/28/12 10:56 PM
Re: Yeah, get a pen
[Re: GarlyDog]
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I used to until it levitated off my keychain. Any one want some refills or an extra cap/ring assembly PM me, happy to find a home for them. I now keep a Zebra pen and pencil set in my mission wallet.  I also keep a PicoPad (some sticky notes with a small ball point pen in my regular wallet. A good shooping spot for a variety of pens, pencils and pads is JetPens. Just a satisfied consumer of all of the above.
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#247657 - 06/28/12 11:47 PM
Re: Yeah, get a pen
[Re: TeacherRO]
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Registered: 03/08/03
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Loc: East Tennessee near Bristol
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Tao Pen from CRKT Got it for Christmas. Before this one, the only pen that survived as a daily carry in a pants pocket was a matte black Fisher Space Pen. This one is showing almost no wear (high points on the threads and sharp corners on the cap). The Space Pen had a few chips on the pen end but the rest of the finish wore from matte to a textured semi gloss. The Fisher had started coming unscrewed in my pocket.
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#247664 - 06/29/12 01:24 AM
Re: Yeah, get a pen
[Re: TeacherRO]
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As a died in the wool geek, I carry a pen at all times. (I even still carry a slide rule in my breifcase. :-) The pen I carry now (and the first one I have not been able to break is a Countycomm Embassy pen. Fisher Space refill, smooth ends but sturdy enough to use as a kubaton, non-threatening to security.
I also carry a Write-in-the-Rain notebook in a plastic sleeve that I picked up somewhere. It is used for notes I want to keep for a while. I also carry a cheap notebook for scratch notes.
Respectfully,
Jerry
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#247674 - 06/29/12 02:44 AM
Re: Yeah, get a pen
[Re: JerryFountain]
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Registered: 06/18/06
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I EDC a Tornado by Retro1951, in stainless steel. About $22.50, if I remember correctly. Indestructible and retro cool. My only disappointment is that it will not take Space Pen refills. I use the rollerball refills.
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#247680 - 06/29/12 04:03 AM
Re: Yeah, get a pen
[Re: TeacherRO]
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I love this one that fits in my Victorinox SAK. It actually writes pretty well, and since I always have my SAK with me, I always have a pen handy. http://tinyurl.com/cvtwbduDavid
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#247692 - 06/29/12 01:20 PM
Re: Yeah, get a pen
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Loc: Kentucky
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nice big. My SAK came with the tweezers and that almost completely useless toothpick. Next time I am somewhere that sells those pens, I'll see if it will fit in the toothpick's space.
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#247712 - 06/29/12 08:20 PM
Re: Yeah, get a pen
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Registered: 05/29/10
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Like most EDCers I've come to love Zebra's pens. The model F-701 Stainless Steel seems to be a favorite amongst people. It's my primary full size EDC Pen. Second is the F-301 Compact. The F-701 was like $5.99 at Wal-Mart. And you get, at least at the time you did, two F-301's for I think $4.95.
About two years ago we invited a LEO into our home to report some crime. He had the F-701 that he was very protective of. He said he never lets anyone use it and that he has disposable bic pens for anyone filling out a report. I said "Hold on...I'll get my F-701." And he laughed.
And like most people I've got a nice 3x5" Rite in the Rain notebooks (About 10, actually. But only 1 with me, of course) I got free through various promotions from some tactical companies. The pen is my most used piece of daily ballast. Zebra F-701 in my pocket and a Uniball Vision micro needlepoint gel in with the checkbook. I haven't found a mechanical pencil I really like, so I'm still using the cheapies. I carry a basic 3x5 memo pad in my back pocket. The Rite in the Rain ones are overkill for how fast I go through them.
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#247715 - 06/29/12 09:26 PM
Re: Yeah, get a pen
[Re: TeacherRO]
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Registered: 03/03/09
Posts: 745
Loc: NC
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A pen/pad was more or less required carry when in the Army. One problem was the pen was borrowed and not returned. Here is my trick.
Carry two pens, one to use, one to loan. The loaner pen has to have a cap. When you loan the pen, don't loan the cap. If you keep the pen, you get a nice stain.
Also, instead of a pad, I carry 3x5 cards with a clip holding them together. For that matter, I carry business cards I can write on the back of.
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#247716 - 06/29/12 09:45 PM
Re: Yeah, get a pen
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Which is the better pen, the Zebra F-701 or a Fisher Space Pen, particularly the AG7?
Jeanette Isabelle
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#247721 - 06/30/12 12:35 AM
Re: Yeah, get a pen
[Re: TeacherRO]
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Been looking for a EDC pen Bought the F-301 a half hour ago. Its Decent In construction better then most pens I have liked. The Rubberized part is plastic all the way threw but i can live with that. The Tailcap clickie switch Stays in the pen along with the part that swivels Which is a great bonus. The Spring is wedge fitted onto the ink cart so it doesnt lunch itself off or simply slide off so that is another big bonus.
What Rides in my EDC bag is a promotional give away pen that is all metal and of really surprisingly decent quality. The Pen I Put in items such as a Laptop bag is a Pilot G-2 which just glides the way I love across paper.
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