26 Excellent Everyday Pens - Best 5

Here's 26 pens to know about and my favorite FIVE pens (listed below with double asterisk **). LINKS BELOW:
0:00 Intro
- MY FAVORITE PENS: matterful.co/c/carry-accessor...
2:03 BALLPOINT PENS
- Stabilo Fatty: amzn.to/3P5cNz1
- Pokka Pens: bag.gg/PokkaPens
- Caran D'ache: bag.gg/CaranDAchePen
- Refill: amzn.to/3kZOW5P
- Delphonics: amzn.to/3L1o7ZB
- ** Paper Mate: bag.gg/PaperMateBox
- Zebra Z Grip: amzn.to/39aUxDC
- Muji Erasable: amzn.to/3kUCwMD
- Ohto Multipen: bag.gg/OhtoMulti
10:08 CHEAP ROLLERBALLS
- Zebra Sarasa Clip: amzn.to/3PcQvv6
- ** Tizo/Chinco .35: bag.gg/Chinco35
- Muji Fine: amzn.to/3M6xTLq
- Papermate Inkjoy: amzn.to/3FAZZfy
- Pilot Precise v5: amzn.to/3L2ynRw
14:16 Plastic/Fiber Tip
- Sakura Micron 01: amzn.to/3M4wEw7
- Sharpie Ultra Fine: amzn.to/3Pd7JZi
- ** Sakura Identipen: amzn.to/3N1L9B5
- Tombow Brush Pen: amzn.to/3N0DMda
16:06 FANCY ROLLERBALLS
- Everyman Pen: bag.gg/Everyman
- ** Studio Neat Mark One: bag.gg/StudioNeat
- Studio Neat Mark Two: bag.gg/StudioNeat
- Retro 51 Tornado: bag.gg/Retro51
- retro 51 refill: amzn.to/3yxdM54
- Baron Fig Pen: bag.gg/BaronFig
- Kaweco Sport: amzn.to/38hHsZj
- retro 51 refill: amzn.to/3yxdM54
21:57 FOUNTAIN PENS:
- ** Lamy Safari: bag.gg/LamySafari
- Lamy Studio: amzn.to/3MjfdbD
24:02 Conclusion
- MY FAVORITE PENS: matterful.co/c/carry-accessor...
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[@PenAdvice]

Great review! I really admire your style and how you describe pens as tools for creation!

[@JuiceBoxStainEm]

Why am I so obsessed with pens??

[@Bombatta01]

Chase, One of my favorites is the Uniball Signo 207. Beautiful writing instrument. Nice to hold. It is disposable but it is lovely to use.

[@icep0pp]

Awesome pen! Should’ve been on here. Also Pilot Dr. Grip is one of my favorites as well.

[@Korupt0r]

Have you tried the 307? It’s my favorite, so smooth and it only stops when out of ink.

[@hueymontgomery9508]

The versions of the 207 is the regular (which is 0.7mm) or ultra micro (which is 0.38mm)

[@willcoffarchives]

307 is ine of my favs.

[@simplytao]

This was exactly what I was looking for. Nice job!

[@Korupt0r]

My favorites are Uni-ball Signo 307 and TUL needle point medium. Both really smooth, comfortable and never skip!

[@ThePikachu222]

This review was so in-depth and beautifully curated. From one pen snob to another, thank you.

[@leslieryan6300]

great list . love the recommendations. Two of my favs are the Pentel Energel 0.7 RTX and the Zebra Sarasa 0.7 and Gelly Roll for art journaling or artwork.

[@diman585]

Always been a fan of Parker jotter, can’t beat that classic feel/look

[@googleuser6635]

Too skinny/slippery. Also, the click spring is way too tight and loud. Not a pen for a lot of writing. Even with a quality refill, I can't find a use for this pen. Not terrible, but there are better options.

[@turnbasedtoddy7664]

@@googleuser6635 only the solid stainless steel ones are slippery. Any of the colored ones have great grip and lot of people enjoy that super loud click for when they fidget with the pen.

[@rashadnagi7531]

I use my parker daily and I have a retro51 for fun. Gave my dad one of each too and he even prefers the jotter. My LAMY 2000 gets some love too. Love how compact it is.

[@Jesusismyonething]

Oh goodness. I just watched your 30+ minute notebook video and now here I am watching you deep dive into pens. My credit card is going to start crying in a couple of minutes…

[@pepemtz9122]

Im a airline pilot an when a fill my flight plan, I love to do it with a Sarasa from Zebra, the smoothness is something special for my writing. Thanks for the great review Chase kudos for you !!

[@Misterion25]

I recently got my first "expensive" pen and pencil from Tactile Turn. Something satisfying about using a writing utensil with some weight. I have enjoyed using them and now I just need to get over the anxiety of losing them. Bellroy Pencil Pouch FTW to keep them safe :)

[@pitou6084]

hahah, which TT you got, and if you're still happy with it pls? Im thinking of getting one and my options are down to Tactical Turn slim bolt action short, or Bid Idea Design bolt action standart (can fit any refill i heard), or smth from The Right Choice Painting Company cheaper and people seem to like it. Tnksss

[@samwebb585]

Fun story behind the brand Caran D'Ache - in Turkish, pencil (functionally, not literally) is kara tash. In Russian, karandash. A French cartoonist took that and came up with Caran D'Ache as his moniker, and the brand was named after him in 1924.

[@Electromanx3]

Great video! Btw, the Lamy Safari is the standard pen German schoolchildren use (at least it was when I went to school). That's also what it's built for: it's a workhorse first and a fine writing tool second.

[@googleuser6635]

I have several varieties of the Safari. None of them write well. They skip, and I have to scribble with them to get them to write. If I could put a good refill in them, they's be fine, but unfortunately, Lamy uses only proprietary refills for their ballpoints. If you meant their fountain pen Safari, well, it is better, and does work, but failed to make the cut. To be fair, no fountain pen made the cut. The Lamy Safari is a good fountain pen with which to learn how to write with a fountain pen, though, if used daily.

[@bazbakhtyar2567]

What has my life come to lmao😂😂

[@donaldkeele8652]

Autism is pretty cool huh?

[@kontento2751]

@@donaldkeele8652FR

[@ferlez2370]

😂

[@Siduch.]

@@donaldkeele8652ur prolly joking but ik most ppl arent when they say this. This isnt autism, its just interests that all humans have. Were not npcs that must only like mainstream things, we all have niche things that we enjoy lol

[@Gillysaurxx]

I cant get enough of the Pilot G2. Writes really well, comfy for long time use and you can find them every where. Also the Zebra G301 is a smooth operator as well. Just a little too thin for long use.

[@DjGo99]

Check out the uniball jet steam or pentel energel. G2 is okay but has been surpassed in performance years ago.

[@orionv.13]

What size g2 I’m a fan of the 1.0mm

[@Gillysaurxx]

@@orionv.13 .5 for me. 1 is great but i have small handwriting so letters tend to bleed when i use it unless i have space

[@gte717v]

Jet Stream for fine writing and G2 for big expressive stuff.

[@user-tg4ow7zo5s]

I agree and I have those pens

[@supergirl109]

My favorite pen so far is the Staples Retractable ballpoint pen. Nice grip, ink isn't too wet or too dry and easy to grip.

[@linusroekaerts4217]

I always carry an Parket Jotter XL monochrome with black gel ink and a parker Mechanical Pencil. So happy with this setup

[@joegarcia4997]

I wad pleasantly surprised when I saw this upload. Your recent videos have some of your pens laid out on the table and I've been curious about your collection

[@ChrisCarries_EDC]

Great selection of pens, here are a few brands that I think are also worth considering: - Stilform - Namisu - Rotring - Zebra - Faber Castell - Bastion - Cross - Waterman - Machine Era - The James Brand Going more expensive (but absolutely worth the money IMO): - Tactile Turn - Smooth Precision Pens (formerly Urban Survival Gear) - Bigidesign - Nottingham Tactical - Fellhoelter - Wingback - Billetspin

[@lightwavvves]

Love how you're watching a video about pens or bags or whatever and then toward the end Chase drops some life wisdom, just cuz.

[@InktronicsBlog]

A long time fountain pen user here, I enjoyed your video. The Lamy Safari is the Tonka truck of the fountain pen world. You really have to purposely want to break it to actually break it. I have several. The Studio was actually too heavy for me to use. A nice compromise between the two is the Lamy Al Star. It’s in the shape of the Safari but the barrel and cap are made of aluminum and the grip (section) is smoked transparent plastic to let you see your ink.

[@InktronicsBlog]

@Telegram @ chasereeves1 beat it scammer.

[@googleuser6635]

The Al Star feels so flimsy. I could not tolerate it. The Safari version is very nice to hold. It's just the ink flow with which I have a problem. That and sometimes the seams are not smooth.

[@InktronicsBlog]

@@googleuser6635 I can see how the lightness of the aluminum could make you think the Al star is flimsy but that's far from the truth. I've used the Al Star for more than 10 years, it's not flimsy.

[@joselopezjr.7864]

Loved this video! I seriously forwarded this video to friends I know who would appreciate it. Why have we not thought to look into this sooner?

[@arguchik]

Ink types - quick overview: Ballpoint: oil-based ink, comes in the old school thick and skippy/gloppy variety and the newer low-viscosity ballpoint inks (Uni Jetstream, Pilot Acro, etc.), which really nice to write with. At some point Parker started using low-viscosity ballpoint ink in their refills, and they're like a whole different writing experience now vs. what I remember as a kid. Also, the Caran d'Ache (pronounced like "karen dash") refill has a low-viscosity ink in it as well. Gel: water-based ink but still thick. Very smooth, tends to come in a wider range of tip sizes. My favorite is the Pilot Juice Up - it has a semi-conical tip that comes to a needle-ish point, and the ink is glorious. The Juice Up refills are the same size and shape as the Pilot G2 refills (which is different from the Parker G2 refill - IDK whyyyyy they both call it "G2") FYI - the Zebra Sarasa is a gel ink pen. Rollerball: water-based, liquid ink, very much like fountain pen ink but less prone to feathering and bleeding. (In fact, you can buy a rollerball pen body that comes with a converter you can fill from a bottle, which means you have virtually limitless ink possibilities.) Fountain Pen: water-based, liquid ink. Comes in cartridges or bottles; there's a wide range of different filling systems for using bottled ink - converter, piston-fill, vac-fill, and eyedropper fill (you literally fill the body of the pen with an eyedropper). There are even more varieties of filling systems when you get into vintage fountain pens - that's a huge rabbit hole. IMO fountain pens offer the best writing experience of all, though it's not great for every situation. You need better paper for most fountain pen inks. If you have tried a fountain pen and hated it, it's probably because you used it on paper that's fountain pen unfriendly - the ink will feather and bleed and the nib might also grab fibers from the paper surface. FP ink also takes more time to dry, and sometimes you will get ink on your hands. In my experience it's totally worth it, but YMMV. Markers / Fineliners / etc: I don't know very much about these because I don't enjoy using them. I think the main distinction is between dye-based alcohol inks and pigment-based non-alcohol inks, but don't quote me.

[@DeeEllEff]

Firstly, thanks for sharing your obvious expertise with us. As a writer/amateur pen enthusiast myself, I can appreciate all the differing points of view on tools. I also remember Parker ballpoints as a kid (I was raised by my grandmother, who was super-proud of her’s, since we were super-poor). I hated how they scratched paper instead of rolling smoothly over it, while enjoying the heft and feel of the thicker barrel. I’ll have to check out a current-gen one. For quite a while, I’ve been a rollerball guy who has never really gotten into FPs because of the feathering and bleeding you mentioned (can’t usually choose your paper stock when signing official or financial documents). The pen I’ve liked the most was from the Japanese Tombow brand, as it had the heft and feel I craved and used gel-ink refills that wrote cleanly and smoothly. As far as I can tell, Tombow doesn’t really produce pens/ink any more, and they concentrate on selling their correction tape in bulk instead. Bummer, I say! Thanks again for sharing, Sharon.

[@arguchik]

@@DeeEllEff No problem, I'm glad you found it helpful! I am just a pen nerd - I'm a writer, and I love to write drafts longhand so pens that I can write smoothly and quickly with for a long time are my faves. But yeah, for work I typically use a gel pen or a low viscosity ink ballpoint pen, and I love love love multipens so I usually carry a Jetstream Uni or Pilot Hi-tec C Coletto. I also have a post Lamy 2000 multipen that was given to me as a gift. It takes any D1 refills, so I've had both kinds of ink in it. Currently I have Pilot Acro refills in it. Have a great day, David! Wishing you all the best.

[@robyn8221]

Wow!! My favorite high end pen was a Monte Blanc that I received as a HS graduation gift. My mom told me not to lose it, and that’s exactly what I did. I wrote so smoothly.

[@arguchik]

@@robyn8221 Ohhh, wow. That's a nice pen, I'm sorry you lost it. :(

[@yukidaruma3177]

I love my fountain pen but sadly my job requires me to jotted down note and sign on a lot of god knows variety cheap paper, the best experience for writing but not on every occasion. My trusty pen for that are Zebra Sarasa/Pentel Energel/ and Muji is also good, have Uni Jetstream in my bag as backups cuz it refuse to write on some paper.

[@meshzzizk]

I don’t blame anyone who doesn’t want to pay $150 for a pen, but I bought a Lamy 2000 fountain pen and will never use anything else again. Just a perfect, reliable, sturdy, smooth writing pen.

[@TravisMcCowan]

I picked up a few TiBolts by Fellhoelter. They are my favorite pens, I love the bolt action. Definitely something to pass down at some point. Great video.

[@nccyr1]

Great review. You would love the Lamy Safary Rollerball. Same chunkyness as the fountain pen but with a smooth, reliable easyflow (similar to the Retro 51) pen refill.

[@googleuser6635]

Rollerballs are terrible pens. They leak, smear, glop, and don't work on most surfaces. They soak the paper, bleed everywhere, and generally just make a mess. All the downsides of a fountain pen, but no worthwhile writing capability. The writing always looks fuzzy, as if it is moldy. Anything turned in to me or my staff that was writted with a rollerball goes in the trash. If someone can't be bothered to write nicely with a good pen, I have no time or effort to waste on their foolishness, but I do not accept second-rate anything. Only children write with watercolors.

[@momotrees111]

I'm so picky with pens. I can't wait to watch this entire review. Thanks so much for making it.

[@ste9112]

Hey chase, great video! I have used lamy safari all through university and i can assure you that it is reliable. Replacement nibs are cheap (at least here in Italy) even if I have never had to use them and you can also use an insert to suck the ink from a bottle so as not to use the plastic cartridges and have less waste. This way you can choose the ink you want and a world opens up for you. But i agree you need more space to writhe with it

[@googleuser6635]

The Safari FP is fine, IF you write with it daily. It is a beginner FP.

[@auduffer]

I love the U Brands Monterey ballpoint pen--cheap but a great feel, smooth, and refillable. For extra cheap, the Bic Clic Stick and Skilcraft government-issue pen are AMAZING options.

[@googleuser6635]

The Bic Click-Stick is sub-par, whuch came as a surprise to me. The Skillcraft was very dissappointing. It skips, and takes some scribbling before it writes. When I put a pen's tip to paper, I expect ink to flow. The Skillcraft failed right out of the gate, and then continued to fail.

[@hacknog]

My favorite is still Parker Jotter, still using that since 2019

[@beanie0026]

Sweet video. Love pens. That was a Baron Fig Squire.

[@geraldmcmullon2465]

Some objects that we might use daily are worth a little effort to find the style and comfort that you enjoy using. Keyboard, mouse, pocket knife (scissors, opening boxes etc), watch or clock and both pen and pencil. With pens (ball point) it is all down to the refills - I use Schmidt P900 G2 (Parker style) for colour choice, thickness and not blotting. I use vintage Parker ball pens (Jotter) and Inoxcrom (that don't even show up on eBay). that I was given. I carry a Fisher Space Pen (bullet) in my sling/backpack but the refills bloats - least in black, red, green and purple a lot. I have a Rotring click action technical drawing pencil and OHTO Super Promecha Pencil PM-1500P because the pencil tip completely retracts.

[@Giantcappuccino]

Great video! Love to geek out with pen reviews 🤣 Can you please tell me what the notebook you are using is? Love how it lays flat and is dotted.

[@Gaspiaguilera]

Don’t know if you would read this but get a Lamy roller pen, just like the safari but a roller. Same body, same texture, same clip, lots of colors and one of the greatest writing experiences out there for sure. The default refills write soooo smooth and so well. Also the ink dries instantly so that’s a plus

[@danielnguyen4447]

Chase is back, nice.

[@Crazytesseract]

You need to identify different tip sizes of the same pen. 0.28, 0.38, 0.5, 0.7mm and 1.0mm are some of the tip sizes (ball diameters) in ballpoint, gel and liquid roller ball pens.

[@Crashentyre]

The Zebra Sarasa comes in finer points that aren't so "gooey". The 0.3 is my personal favorite for journal writing. And Micron has thicker ones. Copic is another favorite of mine, very similar to Micron, but aluminum chassis and somewhat modular. Pilot's G2 and Frixion lines are also fantastic. Frixion is another erasable, and I highly recommend for school work. Been using these for mechanical design work for the last 3 years. I keep a Sarasa and a few colors of Frixion in my bag at all times. And Zebra Delguard are the best mechanical pencils by far.

[@yukidaruma3177]

Some Zebra Sarasa color are less gooey (don't know only have small variations) but muji with its needle point is what I'd recommend

[@greekveteran2715]

Zebra Delguard is NOT the best pencil. Not even close. Pentel and Rotring and Pilot,all produce way better mechanical pencils and pens than Zebra. And thats only speaking about that category,there is the luxury category... Zebra isnt bad,but far from being best,with all those better options out there.

[@Jays-Days]

My everyday work horse pen that exceeds my expectations in comfort and writing smoothness is the Pentel Energel liquid gel ink in 0.7 (medium) and 0.5 (fine). My next favorite go to pen is the Uni Ball Vision Elite capped pen. smooth, comfortable and ink flow is amazing. 0.7 (medium) The gold standard of pens (which I'm surprised didn't even make your list) is the Pilot G-2 click pen. 0.7 (medium). It's not my preferred pen due to how large my hands are but it's quality is undeniably great. Great video. thanks for all the pens you did review. may have to check out one or two of them.

[@someguynj]

Nice, love the round-up videos, and real pens are completely underappreciated these days. Those glasses are still cracking me up. This is the first time I noticed that the frames were camo. Kinda has that "I'm going to the shooting range later" look and further makes me wonder how (to my knowledge) you've not owned a van yet.

[@chasereeves]

Total shooting range/wood shop vibes from these.

[@Featheon]

Paper Mate's Write Bros has become one of my personal favorites. Among one of the smoothest ballpoints I've come across.

[@lincmerc1581]

The Linc Pentonic looks a little like the Paper Mate. And, Bic Cristal and Stic refills work in it.

[@googleuser6635]

These are actually good pens. Both PaperMate & Bic offer a lot of good options, including the Write Bros, Round Stick, Crystal, and another that escapes me, ATM. PaperMate has a really nice model that they discontinued. Be aware of certain ink colors, though, and most of the other models are not good.

[@robyn8221]

Notebooks? Pens? you are speaking my language! I journal with the Sharpie Pen , but it’s in an Archer and Olive dot grid journal with 160 gsm paper so there is no bleed through. My everyday pen at work is the Pilot B2P fine point in black. It’s dependable, smooth, has a click and a clip and I can buy them by the box. I’ll definitely be checking out your favorites, though.

[@onemerritt]

Try Schnider One Hybrid C. Great disposable rollerball. I am left handed and it dries quickly. The best rollerball I have ever used.

[@rafaelmolinari]

The MUJI erasable is my absolute fav., but I use it for drawing and not for writing. As a matter of fact, one MUJI worker told me that they were changing the model so I bought a lot of cartridges, like 15-20, so I'm good for some more years

[@jenniferjunkyardmorris7857]

Love that you are doing pens please do notebooks too in future that would be great too!!!

[@chasereeves]

I the previous vid is on notebooks! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppvKpImDpLmKg7s

[@bigdaddychud]

The Retro 51 was my entry to this market as well and I have gone a little crazy. I have all colors of the Everyman pens, and am now fixated on bolt action pens. The all have to accept the Space Pen inserts as that is my ink of choice currently.

[@mrwan7010]

Any problems with the Retro 51? I read a few negative comments on Amazon describing the same problem.

[@knittysong]

I see that your group of "cheap rollerballs" are actually mostly gel pens, rather than liquid ink. Those are my personal favorite. The Sarasa you showed is the 1.0 which is the very bold point, that's why it's so gooey. The .5 or .7 are more normal size points, and they are GREAT.

[@mahoslash]

Red 1.0 Sarasas are my go-to highlighters when I need notes to stand out. They are great but the only problem I have with them are they don't dry fast and if you use it after applying correction fluid or accidentally smeared a neon highlighter over it.......well, darn it. lol

[@TheOriginalStevenH]

I found this enlightening . I prefer the funky flow of fountain pens to be my go to pen. but if I had a choice the pilot G2 pen in .07 would be my favorite cheep pen. Right now I have a solid brass with a piston trigger that is super cool! oh and I have both of those fountain pens its delightful. The graphite Lamy safari is not inked up right now, I like to rotate my pens for day to day adventures

[@Crazytesseract]

0.07 mm dia would be very very fine for a ball. 0.18 mm is smallest tip ever made. You mean 0.7mm.

[@jsieb]

I'm currently a big fan of the TRU RED ballpoints. Super simple. What do you think of those sun glasses? They advertise constantly to me but can't justify the price.

[@WitchVulgar]

The Caran d'Ache refill should fit into a Ballograf Epoca P

[@Suatso]

It's almost 1am and i'm watching pens on youtube

[@daltonc690]

Here I am at 1:17am with work at 6am...

[@Suatso]

@@daltonc690 hahaha how was the work day?

[@johns80schick]

I use precise v5 all the time. It's my favorite pen, hands down. I get a box of all purple pens. The only drawback is that they run out of ink very quickly. But it's worth it to me. I don't like the retractable version because the tip is different. If you want a super smooth writing experience, go with this pen.

[@jillg7327]

Sharpie S-gel pen 0.38. No smear. It’s amazing.

[@LouisWinthorpe622]

Rollerballs came out after ballpoint biros but before gel pens. They run on wet, water based, ink; like a fountain pen. My favourite is the Uni-ball Eye 'Ocean Care' 0.5 and 0.7mm. My favourite gel pen is the Pentel Energel range. Pentel Energel X is a great, affordable, retractable with rubberised grip. So great I've ordered some Energel Pure so I can just give them away to people I know, too.

[@lesliegraham8478]

I'm a pen freak so this video was a good time. Thanks !

[@stefank6763]

“Now, make a choice and move on with your life”. I felt that 🥹

[@02biddle]

Loved the video 😊 Nice breakdown but .... Funny how we disagree on everything. 😆 1. Haaate ball point. liquid ink not practical for me. Love gel. 2. Prefer retractable especially on the move. I'm more likely to loose a pen cover than to accidentally click my pen. 3. Never clip my pen on my bookcover (I use a pen loop or ring of a spiral book ). 4. I find fat pens really uncomfortable. Most multipens are too fat for me. Also you didn't seem to consider many of those pens are available in different nib sizes which can affect how scratchy it feels. My cheap workhorse is the pilot G2 0.5.

[@jayceejm]

Ditto Ditto except the TUL or Pentel Energel 0.7mm is my go to.

[@moustafahamdy6272]

Yur hats is fire 🔥 links ? Or where you got it from ???

[@davidb6089]

nice work

[@3resFR]

26:40 oddly enough I am trying to find the perfect pen to go with my fancy lyric book and I actually needed to hear this.

[@Talkin-fr0g]

Zebra Sarasa is what I use when I’m not using my fountain pens- I have a Lamy Al-Star ^^ Zebra makes such good pens and products in general.

[@vern3681]

I have tried a lot of pens, and I do mean a lot. All varying in price range, ink type, brand, fountain, rollerball, ballpoint, etc. and for some reason I continue you to go back to the pilot precise v5. Just writes so smooth, ink lasts for ever, and pretty cost efficient.

[@Tailslol]

the safari have a roller version, with just a spring you can put g2 gel refills in it. the kaweko can use parker refills.

[@kellyhart2534]

TUL is my go to for cheap pens.

[@Lance54689]

I've been a long time Zebra fan, for both pencils and pens. I'm never without a supply of the Zebra Z-grips and some 301 pencils.

[@AntifragileDad]

I'd like to plug Big Idea Design - I have their Pocket Pro, and I'm about to get a Bolt Action for my desk. The pens are well made, and they can accept basically any refill on the planet (they have a list of over 100). Note: the Caran d'ache Chase mentions is not one of them. I bought one, however, and it works...you just have to push the tip back in when you retract it due to the thickness of the refill. Note 2: My favorite refill (not mentioned here) is the UMR-83 from Uniball Signo line. The disposable pens are the Signo RT - it's a nice .38mm line (damn fine), but the flow is great. No stuttering at all.

[@carljuztine3328]

not really a fan of girthy pens but some are just exceptional, i prefer the feel of a standard slim Pilot though especially because i have a very pressured strong firm grip when i write

[@caaniisleeeep]

I would say cooed pens are great for bags, but clickers are usually ordered for students (faster, especially if you like to switch colors)

[@NeilBaileyF1]

My wife tells me the girth of your pen is not that important…..what you do with the pen, is more important.

[@jayli9526]

Pental energel 75,my favorite pen, smooth writing, fast dry, great writing experience for fast writers

[@Grimlock987]

Pilot Precise V7 needs to be on your list.

[@sfs825]

Might I recommend the TWSBI Eco. It’s a bigger fountain pen, but my favorite pen to write with, sketch with, EVER.

[@googleuser6635]

Ugh!

[@TrTriTrippin]

That mark one looks like itll revitalize my want to write

[@giacomo8875]

My favourite is the uniball vision elite .8 in black

[@joimh941234]

Could you do a video on Multifunction Pens.. I think I like having only one pen in my purse takes up less space, lol. I recently had the Skilcraft- B3 Aviator Multifunction pen, but I found it to be too small and heavy when writing. New to the pen world, lol!! I love this video!!!

[@jonmclaughlin4128]

Try inks from Noodler and J.Herbin. The Noodler Black is waterproof and J. Herbin has the coolest colors... like ox blood

[@googleuser6635]

But watch the acid content on them. Also, they can clog your FP.

[@ondrejsejkora4561]

I use lamy safary fountain pen for daily use at work. Its great. You just need the confidence, then its epic. And also interesting for peoples arround...

[@sameeralazawee7524]

Thank you

[@LouisWinthorpe622]

I see you decided to lump rollerballs, which have wet, water based, ink like a fountain pen and came out before gel pens, in with actual gel pens and categorise them both as rollerballs. My favourite rollerball, so far, is the Uni-ball Eye (the 'Ocean Care' line, in particular) and my favourite gel pens are the Pentel Energels. So far I've only tried the Energel X, which is a great cheapie, all plastic, with rubberised grip. It was so good I've ordered Energel 'Pure' which is a bit nicer and more premium with plastic and metal parts and a metal nose cone and gave the Energel X to my mom to let her see how amazing they write. When the Pures come, I'll offer my mom a swap back, just so I have both models. Got a new Pilot 'Juice Up' and a Zebra G-301 coming, too.

[@Anthology_of_Holly]

Lamy also make some awesome rollerballs and ballpoints. They have a great clip and the same thick barrel.

[@judec5234]

I'm a fan of .5mm or .38mm. Been using pilot signo and juice up pens forwver. I recently bought tombow mono graph, real smooth.

[@wxwatcher9315]

Uniball Vision Elite has been my choice for decades and never disappoints. I cannot use click pens because they all eventually leak, in my experience.

[@blacklyte716]

A Parker Jotter with a Schmidt Easy Flow 9000 ink cartridge. Smooth, easy to write with and classy. Color combinations and a brushed steel look is good anytime.

[@googleuser6635]

Yes, the Schneider Viscoglide is a good hybrid ink.

[@user-jp1ez2gt3r]

This proves I'm old. Had a pen once and can't remember it (clear generic pen with chinese/Japanese writing on the label) that someone at work ordered and it was the best writing pen I've ever had. Now I'm here looking at pen videos.

[@clarinetteplayer]

For cheap pens, my favorites are the Pilot G2 and Pilot Hi-Tec-C. The Tombow brush pen you mentioned is fantastic too, and it comes in a hard and soft version. The tip of the soft pen is very flexible and gives great line width variability. The hard one isn't as flexible obviously but I like it better for 'normal' writing.

[@JohnnyD5138]

Hi Sarah, I’m also in the Pilot G2 camp and have been for a few years now. I have been using the 0.7mm version and have been contemplating sizing down to the 0.5mm tip version simply because I have noticed the ink being a little too smudgy for my taste. I’m hoping that the finer line will put down less ink thus less smudging when I flip pages. What has your experience been?

[@arguchik]

Have you tried the Pilot Juice Up? I like them because they engineered a new type of tip for this pen - it's got the strength of a conical tip at the base, which then tapers up to a needle point. I like the precision of a 0.4mm point. ETA: the cheap version of the pen is refillable, and the refills also will fit into other pen bodies. They are the same size and shape as the Pilot G2 refill. For example, Tactile Turn makes a version of their bolt action pen that fits a G2 refill. I have one, and I put a Juice Up refill into it.

[@JohnnyD5138]

@@arguchik I have tried the Juice Up, one of my colleagues carries them, and I did not find it comfortable. Thanks for the great info!

[@arguchik]

@@JohnnyD5138 Sure thing! Writing preferences are very personal. I have bad luck with the G2 - for some reason, I've had a bunch of them where the ball just falls out of the pen point. I like the Hi-Tec C, but only in the Coletto multipen, which is my favorite multipen. I have two, one of which is matte black - my favorite to write with. (My other one is bright blue, but shiny - it's still good, but not as nice to hold as the matte finish.)

[@clarinetteplayer]

@@JohnnyD5138 The .7 is my go to, and it puts down a lot of ink, but it works for most of the paper I use. I sometimes even go up to the 1.0 but that's a little too much for every day use for me. Chase reviewed the Sarasa Clip, which is a great pen, but it also comes in Sarasa Dry which is supposed to be less smudgy. That may be worth checking out, it's on my short list for my next pen order.

[@bmolover87]

i love this vid

[@lelandfitz1762]

For Lefties or Gel-Pen fans I can reccomend the Stabilo "Fatty" pointVisco, the Gel brother to the pointBall

[@danielnguyen4447]

Did you ever look into fisher space pen, those are quite popular pens.

[@StoneCairns]

I love the look and feel of the unfinished brass barrels. I wish the ink flowed a little smoother, it can be a somewhat scratchy writing experience, especially depending on your paper.

[@googleuser6635]

Popular, but not good.

[@lucas2002splash]

I’ve sworn by my zebras for years. A perfect medium rare amount of gel coming of of the pen to how hard I push. Liking to spice things up though

[@krzysamm7095]

Cheapest pen I like is the bic stick in blue medium point

[@googleuser6635]

Good pen.

[@rossseymour5223]

Lamy nibs are very very sturdy. Have owned them for 20+ years and never had anything happen to the nib. Another cheap cheap fountain pen alternative: Pilot Varsity.

[@vinodvagadurgi414]

I am obsessed with good pens

[@desertratedc9596]

My go to pens can be put into two categories, disposable and refillable... my disposable category i like the Pilot G2 05 and the Uniball Vision. Refillable I use the Parker Jotter, Fisher cap-o-matic, bullet, and original space pen all with the Fisher PR4F fine boack refills. I do want to try a Cross Townsend and or Century II roller pens but the color optiona I want of those Cross pens are a bit spendy for me. I have been told I am very utilitarian when it comes to my choice of pens.

[@senacht]

When it comes to fountain pens I prefer to use them as a desk rather than a pocket pen. Sitting down in a comfortable but not too comfortable chair with a nice sheet of paper or a premium notebook in front of me on a clean writing space and time to reflect is one of life’s guilty pleasures. It’s also where I prefer to focus and do my writing whenever possible. :-)

[@basicdose.9872]

Jeez man. I love pens.

[@feraltrafficcone4483]

Weird how there wasn’t the Uniball Vision on here. Best pen I’ve used

[@mustafadalgic3889]

Schneider Viscoglide is the best ballpoint ink. Uni-ball Jetstream comes in second. Faber-Castell Speedx, Paper Mate InkJoy and Pentel iZee are also good. Sharpie and Paper Mate gel pens are fast drying and good. Schneider One Business is for the best signatures. Uni-ball Air and Signo Gelstick are also good. Rotring Tikky Roller Point is among my favourites.

[@DonChartier]

+1 on the Schneiders!

[@ollibo]

Pilot is the best ball ink

[@carljuztine3328]

the Pentel Energel 0.5 BLP-75 w/ that black and gold body is something i would daily use if i can

[@senacht]

I’m surprised you missed the Pilot Razor Point under the fiber tip category. That’s my goto.

[@computerpwn]

Papermate Inkjoy is one of my favorite rollerballs, the only thing i dislike about this pen is the poor quality on the clip. very easy to break off