The BigIdeaDesigns Ti Pocket Pro Pen: The Full Nick Shabazz Review

Today, we're going to take a look at a pen that's remarkable in that it works for damned near any refill, the BigIdeaDesigns Ti Pocket Pro. IMPORTANT: Apparently the internal portion is very thin, DLCed Ti, not plastic!

[@bigidesign]

Thanks for the surprise review Nick! The black threading inside the grip and the collet are (DLC coated) solid titanium, no plastic parts there, hope that helps and thanks again!

[@mungo75]

Please pin this Nick! 👍 Great review as always! 😄

[@NickShabazz]

Man, it sure looks and feels like plastic in there, but good to know! Sorry for the error!

[@bigidesign]

@@NickShabazz - no worries 👍🏻, the dlc coating helps provide a really smooth / less squeaky experience that’s typical with Ti.

[@zacszuberski]

@@NickShabazz I have one and legit thought it was plastic too.

[@tiberiu_nicolae]

Man I have a copper one and a DLC titanium coated one and I thought it was plastic!

[@bahjinelson3986]

Still waiting on that Hampton Inn pen review.

[@xXRUG3RXx]

It says on the website that the internals of the pen are made of titanium. NOT plastic.

[@josuetorres4483]

Would love some more pen reviews! You always pay attention to stuff that I feel most people would just overlook.

[@jorgerivera9368]

The pens come with a tool for the removal of the clip...i have the Ti Arto and they included the tool with it.

[@user-xq7mv1if4e]

I have this pen at work for the last 2 years use it all day everyday works perfect. I love this pen!!

[@maggiemclean7863]

They also have REALLY great customer support (in my experience), and parts replacement warranty! And yeah, I will echo that mine came with a pocket clip removal tool as well!

[@jordans6790]

This is literally my “Endgame” pen. I spent many years searching for my “perfect pen”, and this is the one. IMO, it cannot be topped. It has ruined me from carrying anything else, and I never leave home without it. My perfect refill is a Pilot G2 0.38 shortened to the length of a mini Pilot G2 refill size.

[@joshgroovy]

can you directly use a mini pilot g2 refill or do you have to take a full size refill and cut it down yourself?

[@jordans6790]

@@joshgroovy yes, you can directly use the mini G2. I cut a large one because they do not make a 0.38 mm line thickness in the mini G2. I think the only option is 0.7 mm line thickness

[@joshgroovy]

@@jordans6790 thanks! i love pilot g2 refills and they’re easy to find but i’m wanting to have a more compact size so i’ll just use the mini then! just ordered one of these, can’t wait for it to come in!

[@jordans6790]

@@joshgroovy for sure! You are going to love it.

[@BeastMadeReviews]

Love these pens! Great review!

[@Verus3]

I have 2 copper pens from them. This one and the clicky one. I love the pens and the company has great customer support!

[@atyrax]

The onely thing I want to know is if it takes the Hampton In refill?

[@jeremyadkins5836]

Nice review featuring a awesome pen. Being able to use a wide variety of ink refills makes this a must have pen💯

[@loganholmberg2295]

Nice. I've been diving into the olight pens myself lately. I got the Copper one in December and they're launching a Blue aluminum one in Canada today that I'm waiting to buy. I've found the cooper one great to carry in my EDC if I don't want to carry a flashlight but the copper is a bit heavy. Note if you're wearing a polo with a shirt pocket the wide angle of the light is amazing though while keeping your hands free.

[@Coup0705]

You should get the Click EDC if you like the bolt action. The inner part is metal. The spring 2 size is to allow more type of fill. The box come with a tool to remove the clip

[@christamu2]

I've really enjoyed the clicky version of this pen. No tip wiggle on a variety of refills is a beautiful thing.

[@malifor2210]

Honestly I was not in the market for a nice edc pen considering I work from home and don't need/go outside too often but... The fact that this works with any refil (thanks college filled life with my piolet g2) that titanium and that price seems really tempting just to have.

[@harindergill7221]

very good balanced review Thanks

[@ffotograffydd]

The pen comes with a spare spring! Although if you lost both I’m sure they’d send another. The reason its not captive is because some refills require you to rotate the spring to the wider opening. They explain this on one of their videos. Also, as you discovered, there’s a way to fix a bent pocket clip. They even have a video showing you how on their KZbin channel.

[@LarryGanz]

I've been carrying one of these for a couple of years, and it's great for a short pen that fits or hides in a wide variety of pockets.

[@jamesharris1493]

Hi Nick! How are you buddy? I must say whenever am down I honestly look forward to seeing you do a review because of your satcasm

[@nathannettik685]

Loving the new Sharpie S-gel pens.

[@dariocarafa3788]

On my instructions the spring has two different diameters for different refills the skinny end for Parker ballpoint style and the larger in for rollerball style and I have noticed a difference in the way

[@SliceyDicey]

Ooooo... Really liking this one!

[@luismacotela-garcia6665]

Does anyone know if the Olight only refills will work with this pen? Wondering how short it gets also. Any info is much appreciated.

[@jacknemo8021]

I've been saying. Good review, good pen.

[@bretts2048]

These guys make the best pens for my EDC imho.

[@bryanstone654]

Nick Please review the Pentel Energel Alloy which is under $10. It will be one of your favorites.

[@Block-yc6bh]

Thank you. After you mentioned plastic internals.. went with TI Arto after noticing it has metal internals $10 more though..

[@zezem]

It's DLC coated titanium, as confirmed by the company. All metal parts.

[@humanfirst11]

How does it compare to the Machine Era Markup or Classic pens? Those are much cheaper.

[@AudibleVisibIe]

Damn I had no idea about any of this when I ordered one, I just thought it looked cool and is different from other bolt action/clickers I have. Mine will be here tomorrow and I'm stoked

[@colenouwens2589]

You see the black aluminum faceted Schon pocket 6?

[@timzusa]

Nick Shabazz is the man!

[@elijahdiaz5914]

I know this isn't anywhere near related to your pen review, but could you review the little brother of Civivi called Sencut?

[@isaaclongacre3040]

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the plight Open 2!

[@luismacotela-garcia6665]

There is a video now he dropped on why the O'Pen won't be reviewed but it's still like a mini review.

[@fuller4740]

Have one, absolutely love it. It’s ruined nearly all other pens for me (in an EDC sense).

[@SirGalath]

This is my absolute favourite edc pen. I reviewed it about 2 years ago on my channel and since then it has been my choice for edc about 95% of the time. Sometimes i switch it for something fancier, sometimes for something a bit more fun but most of the times it just goes to the pocket without a 2nd thought... its just the right kind of "boring" for an everyday pen 😁 Btw, in and out the pen is all made in Ti minus the spring (probably) and the o rings, no plastic parts in there.

[@texas.86]

Great review Nick! I'm in the market for a new pen. My Roady has been abused. You remind of Mr. Bill Burr but for reviews haha.

[@chads9179]

I've carried mine since it came out in 2017. The only two issues I've ever had are the clip coming loose and the o-rings wearing out. I was able to fix the clip easily. Ended up putting in a couple of spacers in there to make it extra snug. The o-rings lasted about 3 years and I was sent a packet of 4 from BigIdeaDesigns for no charge. I've found nothing that can kick that pen out of my pocket.

[@brianbosley3999]

What kind of spacers did you get

[@chads9179]

@@brianbosley3999 I cut some donut-shapes ones out of a coupon card I got from Ace Hardware. Thought they'd hold up better than paper.

[@kg4giy]

I have pretty much every pen they make, and with their spare parts in every pen, and the ability to get new spares when you need them makes the Bigidesign pens worth the price across the line and when I say pretty much, I mean I even have the fountain pen. I don't have any of their Ultem material pens. And yes, all the refills choices for the bulk of their line is a really nice feature. The mini uses the D1, but that's not a big deal.

[@kthaskins]

I have this pen and there’s a flat head in the barrel that you unscrew to take the pocket clip off

[@kthaskins]

Oh he figured it out

[@thomasbechard]

I’m watching this while holding the exact pen. It popped up on KZbin and I thought, “I love this pen…. I hope he likes it too….” Not sure why I care, but glad the review was relatively good.

[@luketriple2]

DO NOT get the copper version of this pen. The metal is too soft and will pinch the tip closed if you barely drop it. I went through two of them within a week. I said f-it and decided to use a different pen. Yes, Big I customer service was great and they did send me replacements.. But the replacements did the same thing.

[@turnbasedtoddy7664]

That sounds kind of like a user error thing just get a different metal

[@bryanstone654]

Borg Pen. It adapts to a variety of refills. Resistance is futile.

[@914Rocky]

Very cool.

[@ahhcrickets]

I had little interest in this pen review initially but I’m so glad I watched it. This may very well be one of the best Nick Shabazz reviews I’ve seen. Absolutely excellent. Now that I’ve watched it I feel like my tactile turn bolt action has serious refill envy. Maybe I’m idealizing myself as a post-apocalyptic Mel Gibson type scouring the earth’s resources of depleted of ink refills. Hey, we can’t all be Batman.

[@ahhcrickets]

Waterworld would have made a better reference IMO with the paper scarcity and all but hey you wouldn’t find me squeezing ink from the aquatic 🦑 life neither. Save the fish! Feelings or not.

[@TheEsJayDee]

I really loved this review. I think you left out one other group of people, the group in search of their perfect pen so that the search can end.

[@zezem]

Hopefully it will accept the uniball power tank refill. My favourite. Anyone know?

[@zezem]

No, it doesn't. Awesome pen, though.

[@danielpadilla8083]

the amount of puns per minute in this video is of the charts!!!!

[@mackgmoney1515]

I want a full review of a parka jatta....were you only say parka jatta for 2 mins. 😉 Youre awesome Nick!

[@markrodcpa]

Grade 5 Titanium : Pen body, pen tip, grip, and all internal parts (no plastic parts) taken from their web site.

[@NickShabazz]

Man, it sure looks and feels like plastic in there. But good to know!

[@SmokinNate]

I need a pen every single day but I tend to lose them all the time. I can never keep a pen for some reason. I like the idea of a nice pen like that though. Maybe one day.

[@indexartcenter9671]

Can you review their watch- looks very nice- but very pricey!

[@clintonlewis1261]

Nice pen 😀👍

[@DieYuppieScum91]

Will this thing fit an energel? Nothing fits energel, so if this does, I'm sold on it.

[@gunn230185]

It fits, I'm using it with energel

[@DieYuppieScum91]

@@gunn230185 Gonna have to get one then, thanks for the info.

[@jordanminer4070]

Nick you need to take a look at the new sharpie pens

[@starkparker16]

Nice

[@pauljosephbuggle3722]

You forgot to mention if it's leftie friendly or not.

[@ledlelee4519]

Do the click next!

[@mikkol79]

This or the TiScribe-Go?

[@jaicobbward]

I immediately thought spongebob was talking at first, too many spongebob memes these last couple days on reels

[@thejuicer9706]

I like it. Makes me wish I needed a pen everyday. ...maybe I do now...

[@marctestarossa]

Lamy M16 for life!!

[@masonr1666]

Another class of people: People who want to test pen refills. This gives a standardized pen body so you can fall in love with the refill, and not just the pen body.

[@BazzyTX]

You just have to turn on Closed Caption for Nick's reviews. Chewbacca Jata ≈ Parker Jotter 🤣🤣🤣

[@starfoxed64]

but at the same time

[@Nuck-Fo0bZz]

Alright I'm sold. This thing looks too cool and seems to have ridiculous utility.

[@rossentownsend4936]

Cool it writes as good as a free pen! Only 75 bucks...

1:42 "gronk?"

[@OJ3462]

I bought that pen from Amazon

[@mattatreagen]

Mont blanc fineliner refills are the best, pilot g2 refills are not far behind, and space pen refills are inferior and look terrible. Fight me.

[@SnabbKassa]

Was that supposed to be a French accent? Montblanc International GmbH is German. Thanks for the review.

[@petherarlemalm55]

One of these days, the Hampton Inn Police will be on to you, mister! 🙃🙂

[@gmtmastertoo]

are Big Idea pens made in the US?

[@razeredge8713]

No. China

[@gmtmastertoo]

@@razeredge8713 thanks brother.

[@jackblah5842]

18:51 Nick Shabazz .... bank robber :P

[@DrDennis]

Clip will get in the way rubbing on your web of hand.

[@davidwatson3035]

TiScribe 3 on the way... Just saying.

[@AhmadRiyal]

i wish my partner felt that 11.5cm is big

[@ediebritt111]

Why? Why would anybody want this? Help. Please explain.

[@sadisticD]

Marketing more or less. They do a great job of hitting a certain aesthetic. They use decent materials but not enough to justify their prices especially since they're made in China as well.

[@jazzybudd]

i dye grass 13:10

[@michaelaaron7504]

Love Nick, love the videos, love what he does for the community. But I just can't wrap my head around why a review for a pen would be 20 minutes long. Clearly, I'm not a pen guy lol.

[@jamesbrady4627]

Time to start thinking about retirement from pen reviews. Maybe just fire whomever does your fact checking.

[@MiataBRG]

You know this stuff has gone way too far when people are willing to swallow the idea that a pen is 'tactical'. It's a pen, and doesn't need a 20 minute review ffs.

[@kejadventures241]

I didn't think people actually reviewed these. you know the tool world is in a lot of trouble when companies are able to successfully market and sell $75 tactical titanium EDC pens. I'd love to meet the pen that's better than a 10 pack of Bics for 99 cents.

[@goldcoin2444]

Well when you're in the field and need something that can be used with a waterproof notebook and be put in the front of your plate carrier and survive being plopped down on those cheap plastic pins just equal big black stains.

[@kejadventures241]

@@goldcoin2444 I'm pretty sure soldiers aren't buying themselves $75 pens so they can draw pictures. The military provides that kind of stuff so that's really isn't an argumentative point here.

[@kejadventures241]

@@goldcoin2444 that's how clever marketing works it fills your head with all the right answers so that when someone asks why something as stupid as this is necessary you already have the right answer ready to go.

[@themartyguy]

People enjoy expensive pens that write much better than the cheapest possible alternative that can last forever and under many different circumstances.

[@CanItAlready]

Those cheap Bics make my hand hurt.