re: Any Pen lovers on OT?

Has a few:

Sanford Uniball Gel Grip is a great pen. I do not like click pens. They get pushed open at bad times and when they leak, the ink is not contained like it would be in the cap of these pens.

OTOH, if you want a particular style of pen, contact a local penmaker and have one made.
There are a lot of pen turners in this area. Look up the Bayou Woodturners and discuss your preferences with a member. A lot of those guys make and donate pens to support our troops and your pen would go to producing those pens rather than some foreign company.

I have had them leak a few times when flying. None that was major but enough to be kind of a pain when you go to write after and nothing a little wiping with a paper towel couldn’t solve.
I still write notes and to do list and having a good pen makes me much more efficient and it’s a small pleasure to write with a good pen. You do get comments a lot as people will notice so it’s a good ice breaker conversation piece too.

My favorite pen is the one that writes when I try to use it.

Nice selection here LINK
Waterman is a good brand to start with. Their Phileas series is affordable

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Fisher Space Pen, it writes upside down. Invented during the Apollo Missions.

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Off topic but this comment reminded of this meme I thought was pretty funny

I like both Lamy and Kaweco, good German engineering. The Lamy 2000 (fountain pen) is one of my favorites. Papier Plume in the French Quarter has a nice selection of pens, paper, and ink. I always stop by when I’m in town.

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Interested

jet Pen Lamy All Star

Currently have this in my cart

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My only qualm with that pen is that is uses ink cartridges which are indeed convenient but at least with Montblanc the difference between using bulk ink and cartridge ink is night and day. That said I am not a fountain pen aficionado so I don't know if this is conventional wisdom or just the rantings of a single user with a single data point.

I should point out the difference IME is the bulk ink flows much more smoothly because it appears to but lower viscosity. Something you should definitely get more learned opinions on vs mine.

There's nothing better in the world than feeling a smooth writing pen.