The Best Parker Jotter Refill

[@jb6027]

I've refitted all of my Parkers with the black gel refill. For me it's the most comfortable to write with while giving an even, solid line.

[@unsharpen]

I picked up a Jotter Gel a few months ago and have been liking it a lot too!

[@runabout76]

I have 26 Jotters and a Parker Classic that all use this same refill type. My favourite, hands down is the Monteverde Capless Ceramic Gel. I've had most colours so I can match the ink colour to the pen body colour. I've tried their Soft Roll Ballpoints, which are decent, but its Gel all the way for me. Great review. I love your Jotter videos!

[@LaszloVondracsek]

For Parker ball pens the original Parker refill remains the best! Congratulations, you made a nice video for these-ones who love writing and unfortunately they are becoming fewer...

[@madmack7501]

Good to see an ink review from a fellow left hander.

[@captainstress]

Nice video. I like the fisher refills, but in my experience, the plastic adapter wears out before the ink does, causing extraction and retraction issues with the ballpoint. I wish they would include two adapters with each refill or use harder plastic.

[@ChristianStCyr]

Purchased some Jetstream Parker g2 style refills from Japan. I have the all time ultimate jotter (for me) now.

[@ChristianStCyr]

I payed $11.67 with shipping for two. Def expensive but I was happy with it.

[@ChristianStCyr]

Sal yep, if you need a link let me know, I also let jetpens know there was interest, would be nice if they started importing them.

[@aladdinkayqubad1645]

One of the most important videos ever made!!!!!!!!!!

[@unsharpen]

Thank you! Fully agree!

[@collecter3456]

Don't know if I'm too late, but jetpens now carries the jetstream refill, in case you buy more of them.

[@midhunthomas2314]

Yea.. I prefer the jetstream Sxr-600-05 or -07. No skips and not much resistance...very smooth. Highly recommended. A bit expensive for a G2 style Parker refill. But you get what you pay for.

[@careycarson7629]

Love the Pantone Jotters. Lots of vibrant colors. Ever tried the Schneider Slider Rave refills?

[@cassianblackburn-enever9662]

Do you think that you could to a video on 'best pens that take a parker g2 style refill'? It seems like an idea that nobody has done yet 😀😀

[@Basman59]

Was thinking the same thing - never thought that was possible.

[@aleksjenner677]

Easy, it's the Rotring 600

[@acmramon]

Recently i bought on ebay some pierre cardin gel refills g2 parker style. They are nice and not too expensive. Made in Japan says on the package.

[@acmramon]

Sal yes they are like £7 for 6 refills or £9 for 10 refills. They are similar to parker gel refill , plastic body and the blue color is more like a blue-turqoise. The parker gel has the best blue colour, but in your videos i dont know why your parker gel looks like a light blue, mine are darker blue. Nice review anyway(glad u started to like the quinkflow a little more).

[@LouisWinthorpe622]

You might not particularly want, or prefer, a FINE point Space Pen refill, from Fisher for your pen but they are seriously the best writers out of the fine, medium, bold, etc (don't know if there's an extra bold but I wouldn't go near one if there was). The ink in them must be very viscous and thick and that becomes more and more apparent and more of a problem, as you go up the nib (or ball) sizes. They get very 'gummy' and skiddy and leave bald patches in the line. As everyday writers, I find them pretty shit. There's NO problems with their fine points though, so that's what I've put in my Zebra F-701. I put my bold one in the old Fisher AG7 that came back to me, after my dad passed away and I keep it as a bit of a museum piece, type, relic in my collection that I, probably, won't use very much. BTW, I couldn't believe the current price/ value of those Fisher AG7's, nowadays. Obviously mine is a keeper. But yeah, all but the fine point Fishers, I find don't write very well. It's a popular opinion I've read on the Internet and I find it, from personal experience, to be true. So it's a Schmidt Easyflow 9000 in a Rotring Rapid Pro and a Fisher fine point in an F-701, as EDC style pens, for me!

[@nostalgiaholic777]

which one has the smoothest tip on paper for (i'm looking for liquid Gel NOT ballpoint)

[@AJEETVATE]

Great video. But is there any option of 0.5mm ballpoint refill which can fit in Jotter?

[@isaacelisaldez131]

Parker gel is my favorite refill

[@markuswx1322]

Don't know if I'm alone here, but I purchased two Quinkflow Jotters years apart and they both leaked a bit, causing me to wipe the tip on a tissue every couple of lines. This is too bad, as the Parker G2 is my EDC mainstay. Has anyone else noted a QC issue in recent years?

[@benjdoc]

6:48 answer :))

[@BrunaBorgesA]

Hey, kind of non related topic but I'm having a problem with my jotter stainless steel pen. It is made in France. I know it is not a expensive pen but it is really special to me because of the person who gave it to me. So, everything was fine and then last week it startet locking up when I try clicking it. The tip won't stay out so I can't write and if I click it really hard the tip kinda overshoot and gets out more than it needs to. Please help me.

[@SteveJohnson-xf3xc]

Great review, simple and helpful. 👍

[@tonayo27]

Did you notice when the fisher ink is almost in the end to leaks more? Thanks!

[@jpolar394]

The Fisher refill that's in your video , is it a fine point or a medium point ? Also, do you have any idea what's the shelf life on the Parker refills are ( ink) not the gel? They say Fishers shelf life is 100 years. Thank you.

[@gregs.2679]

When the Parker factory moved to France, I had a lot of trouble at first with their early French production gel cartridges leaking. That clear oily substance at the top of the cartridge kept leaking into my pens. I complained to Parker customer care and they sent replacements for all the cartridges plus a new pen. But I am afraid to use the gel cartridges because they are all French. I guess I can test them for awhile by writing with them without installing them in the pen. Hopefully, they have the new factory's quality problems all fixed by now, but until I can confirm that for myself by testing the replacement cartridges for awhile, I'm using German-made Schneider cartridges in all of my Jotter ballpoints. I have heard some complaints about even German cartridges leaking in recent months, however, and I'm curious what could be up with that, as none of the German cartridge companies have ever had quality issues in the past. I nearly forgot that Fisher space pen cartridges can be made to fit Parker-style pens by using the little white plastic converter that Fisher includes with each cartridge. Maybe this is the solution if even a few German cartridges are defective nowadays. The Fisher cartridges are hermetically sealed and tough enough not to leak or rupture in the total vacuum and 400-degree heat of outer space. So they should stand up to being lightly shaken up and bumped in my pocket or briefcase here on Earth!

[@acmramon]

i have the gel french refills and they work perfect. no leaks, a used a few till now

[@JohnneyT]

Can you convert the Parker Jotter into a rollerball?

[@ceejaykaliber4898]

Does all the parker pen has a standard size of refill? Cause i have a 5inch parker pen and i order a refill online with a lenght of 10cm i hope it fits to my pen..

[@nerglersstuff8890]

I'm Swedish and have just been bitten by the "Penn bug". Got a pretty schweet parker Penn, and I want to try out different inks. I find most of the one recommended here are not available here, or you have to chance it on Amazon or Ebay. It is often unclear what I am actually buying. Do you have any recommendations on inks to try with my Parker penn? Or even better, some stores with a nice selection of inks. I will try out hacking a Ballograf ink refill, and I am ordering a Space Penn PR refill as well. I would like to try some inks with a lot of flow. Any recommendations available in the Scandinavian market? I want to avoid ordering overseas if possible.

[@CMLounsbury]

This might be a really stupid question, but does the Parker take an actual G2 refill? I bought a JetStream BLX gel the other day, which looks the same as the G2/is too long for the Zebra 701, so I don't have a metal body for it yet.

[@CMLounsbury]

@@unsharpen I mean to ask if the Parker style G2 is the same size as Pilot's G2 gel refills.

[@S.A.M.Gabriel]

I find the QUINK FLOW is THE ONLY ONE that DOESN'T, SMUDGE, SMEAR or leave globs, (like Bic & others bics the worst) and being a LEFT-HANDED, I write into my work, so that is CRUCIAL!

[@nickgee7291]

I like using the orange one too ! Nice choice !

[@ChristianArreguin]

are there any felt tip refills that fit the jotter?

[@mmartinez2301]

Love the Zebra Sarasa Grand.

[@Ott0vonBismarck]

I have a hotter and have been using it regularly for the past 2.5 weeks. The original refil ran out in 2.5 weeks, I don’t know if I am doing something wrong, this is my first Parker. I am thinking about getting the fisher refil for my Parker jotter, what color is best, blue or black?

[@WanderwithJon]

Are there any 0.5mm refill for this?

[@cawschwarzraben359]

Finally, another Lefty!

[@aaronburrsir1427]

Dang, lefty nation!

[@peterchoe]

visconti smartouch are rebranded Schmidt EasyFlow if I remember correctly

[@unsharpen]

Hm, I've never heard that before. They are similar but I never thought if they are the same. Something I'll have to check into because the Smartouch is quite expensive

[@Pmkostrivas]

Thank you for all of your great videos! Do any rollerball refills for the Jotter exist, can't seem to find out for sure anywhere. If so, any you would recommend? Thanks!

[@unsharpen]

Rollerball no, but you can use the Parker Quink Gel or something that will get you a rollerball-like experience

[@Pmkostrivas]

@@unsharpen thank you!

[@vanhelmen3168]

Thanks man! That helped me a lot!

[@thomasf.5768]

Perfect presentation. Outstanding info !!!

[@oswaldburga9836]

Where besides India, I can get refills fine point in blue for the Parker jotter

[@camillesinsuat]

Can i put rollerball ink in my ballpoint jotter pen?

[@ExSkyCyclePilot]

I have a sneaking suspicion that the EasyFlow 9000 is being rebranded, and sold by other companies. For example, I have both the EasyFlow and the SmartTouch, and they write exactly the same, best I can tell - same line, same ink color, same feel, etc.

[@unsharpen]

I have no doubt about this. Baron Fig's refills are EasyFlows, same with some in the Retro 51 I believe.

[@ExSkyCyclePilot]

@@unsharpen Agreed... A poster below has me interested in the Monteverde Capless Ceramic Gel refills...

[@TheAsbalait]

Inoxcrom is the best after Parker.

[@panagiotakal]

Can I just refill it with ink? Or do I need to buy another one?

[@unsharpen]

Yes you can refill it. But with a pen refill. unsharpen.com/best-parker-style-g2-refill/

[@panagiotakal]

@@unsharpen No I mean, can I just straight up refill the metal thingy with ink?

[@didz1982]

Will it fit Pental Energel liquid gel .7 , I am willing to cut the refill. I really want to fit these refills in a slimmer light weight pen.

[@unsharpen]

No. The front part of the refill is contoured differently

[@didz1982]

@@unsharpen thank you for your reply!!

[@TyStyckify]

What is the difference between the Fisher SPR1 and PR1 refills?

[@unsharpen]

Same thing. Fisher officially calls them the PRx

[@tonycao2350]

No offense, but I think I found someone with worse handwriting than me! XD

[@hamzakhalid95]

Wait till you both see mine 🤣 it'll look like some prehistoric language

[@azm69420]

@@hamzakhalid95 Mine is like how doctors write the medecines' name and millions die cuz of not being able to read name properly and bought another medicine😂

[@avishekchakrabarty2560]

@@azm69420 even a doctor will feel that his/her handwriting is calligraphic in nature after seeing this guy's handwriting.

[@Shotani8959]

How about Faber -castell ?

[@АлександрШестаков-л6м]

I have Faber-Castell PolyBall XB. And it's best pen for me, I really like it!

[@chinhnam2826]

Gel is the best for jotter

[@benjdoc]

how long does the regular quink flow last in a heavy use for classes???? lol

[@jamaalhussain9227]

Mine lasted for a nearly a year

[@themarcvelazquez]

So we just throw away these metal refills when they are empty? Why do they make them metal?

[@unsharpen]

Yea they are disposable unfortunately. It’s very hard and messy to refill a cartridge

[@dirtydan179]

visconti smart touch

[@Brewdiss]

I hate the Parker GEL refills. They remind me of recycled motor oil. That wouldn't be a deal breaker, but they only last a little over a month. I can get 6 months out of a good original ink cartridge. I use them alot.

[@deniscindric2736]

But how to refill!

[@camarocarl7130]

Can't stand the 9000. It feels weak and won't write upside down....even the Parker is better IMHO.Quinkflow or Gel . Space pen refill in Med. seems the best overall. You can keep the 9000. Waste of money.

[@camarocarl7130]

@@unsharpen After watching this I was super excited to get the Easy Flow 9000. I spent way too much for it. I used it for one day and went back to a Fisher Space M. refill. Much better IMHO.

[@_seventh_son]

1:57 my guy, you do write like a child lmfao

[@unsharpen]

Innocently?

[@Thepam210]

Ouch that handwriting 😓

[@dmx1189]

Your handwriting looks like a young child’s hand writing.

[@90loneeagle]

For a guy that likes writing and making a video on writing utensils, stick with a keyboard fella’

[@unsharpen]

I’m quite a skilled typist!

[@90loneeagle]

Unsharpen 👍🏽🤓

[@ACe-zg1je]

The guy talking about writing instruments and you can hardly read his writing. No offense, but it took me a while to realize that it was an actual list rather than my 4yo’s scribblings. 🤣

[@unsharpen]

Fair point. I’d draw a distinction between an interest in pens vs penmanship but others might not.