#261396 - 06/19/13 06:18 PM
small pen recommendations...
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Pooh-Bah
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I need a small, reliable, ballpoint pen. I can't find the threads, but I have seen posts where people have recommended small pens. So, recommendations please...
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#261398 - 06/19/13 09:52 PM
Re: small pen recommendations...
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#261400 - 06/19/13 10:00 PM
Re: small pen recommendations...
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I have had the FISHER bullet space pen for several years.It takes little real estate in a pocket.Refills can be found in most office supply stores.You can not go wrong with this.....
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#261401 - 06/19/13 10:35 PM
Re: small pen recommendations...
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I have found the version of the SAK Classic that incorporates a ball point pen to be very useful and dependable.
Edited by hikermor (06/20/13 01:30 AM)
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#261402 - 06/20/13 12:04 AM
Re: small pen recommendations...
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Registered: 09/15/05
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Loc: California
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I'll second the Fisher Space Pen, the Bullet model. I am EDC'ing one in my front pants pocket right now.
Unlike some other mini pen designs, I like that the Space Pen turns into a full size pen when you stick the cap on the end of the pen, so you can actually do a lot of writing with it, if you want.
Debating whether I will get a clip for it. You'd think they could throw in a clip when you buy one.
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#261405 - 06/20/13 02:22 AM
Re: small pen recommendations...
[Re: ireckon]
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I pulled out a few half-used space pen refills that were sitting in the bottom of a box for maybe 15 years. Believe it or not, the darn things still worked.
For kits, though, I just toss in a couple of black (or red) medium Bics. Those things just won't die, even after years and years. The blue-ink jobs die a lot sooner. At 8c each from Staples, you can chop 'em down to your heart's content.
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#261408 - 06/20/13 02:48 AM
Re: small pen recommendations...
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I used to carry the Bullet, but not anymore. The things (I had two of them) globbed ink terribly. Both pens did it, and all the refills I bought for them (official Fischer refills) did it too. You had to carry around scratch paper to wipe the pens tips with to get the globs off before starting to write anything.
I EDC a "Zebra F-301" pen now. Much cheaper than the Fischer and works similarly (but without the ink globbing). You can find the F-301's in just about any office supply store. The pen is "half sized" - the cap comes off, you reinstall it on the other end of the pen, and you end up with a full sized pen.
The Fischer claim to fame was that the pressurized ink cartridges let the pen write even when upside down. Unfortunately, that pressurization also forces ink out into globs constantly. I have little call to write upside down anyway. FWIW, I have carried an original Fisher Bullet Space Pen for many years, lost my fair share, and I now carry a Fisher Trekker on my "key ring." The short length doesn't bother me for the instant writing instrument I need occasionally just to make a note or sign something and it doesn't get lost. Never had the problems you relate. <shrug> FWIW, your choice is the F-301 COMPACT (as opposed to the standard F-301 which I use as my standard go to pen).
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