Write Now - Ep.048: Pocket Pens with Katie!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ย. 2024
- On Episode 048, Brian is joined by Katie, one of our fulfillment supervisors! They discuss her passion for pocket pens and the growing collection of pens she uses!
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Monteverde Poquito - blog.gouletpen...
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Traveler's Brass Fountain Pen - www.gouletpens...
Traveler's Notebooks - www.gouletpens...
Traveler's Pen Loop - www.gouletpens...
Kaweco AL Sport - www.gouletpens...
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Thanks Katie for being ridiculously careful with our orders. 🤓. So far I haven't put a pen in the wash, of course I check pockets because my husband tends to leave money in his pockets, I put all those collected funds into my pen budget. lol. 🖋
Way back in the day (1960s) I accidentally put my Parker 45 in the wash. Thanks to Parker build quality it still writes and thanks to washable Quink the clothes were ok.
Does anyone else on your team use the Travelers Notebook? Would the team consider doing a Write On to show their Travelers setup?
Been a Midori Fan for Years
Howdy, Katie. Good to meet another member of the shipping team!
To answer your question: YES, I have put a fountain pen through my laundry. It was a Kaweco AL Sport (tumbled blue -- I guess you could now say: "twice-tumbled"). I didn't notice it in the laundry until after it began clanging around in the dryer. Surprisingly, it remained completely intact and leaked no ink!! The cap had some ink in it from the tumbling, but nothing contaminated the laundry!
Thank you, Brian and Katie.
Thank you Katie for the ridiculous care you take in packing our stuff!! I love the lollys! I was happy to see the Petit Pilot, my sister gave me one on Xmas and it is the best fountain pen to use with fast drying inks!! I love the "purplish blue" (can you say that?) of Kung Te Chen, but I could not use it in my Pilot Décimo, in seconds it dried on the nib. However, the seal this Petit Pilot has allows me to use it and the ink is always ready to flow! Thanks for the reviews and .... write on!
My favourite pocket pen is the Pilot E95s
It was nice to meet Katie. I'm a fan of pocket pens also. My Passaporto is scheduled to arrive Saturday and I'm so excited. I've been on the waiting list since they were first announced.
I accidentally put my pilot custom 823 in my sleeve in my coat and I didn't take it out when I washed it. I ruined my Aston sleeve but Pilots are built like tanks so I only had to clean it out and it was fine I mean broad. # broadsarethebest
Kaweco Brass Sport is a great pocket pen for traveling. I took mine hiking.
Thank you Katie for all the work you & the team do to get us our pens and things!!! I appreciate it!!!! I too love pocket pens - my newest pocket pen that I really love is the Moonman Wancia Mini. I carry a Pilot Petite 1 around all the time too! Oh, and I'm really love the notifications that come from Shopify - that is really going to help me keep track of when an order is out for delivery etc which is just awesome!!!!!
I've been eyeing that Moonman Mini pen, looks like fun! - Colin
It really is fun and so far I've not even felt I needed to use any micromesh on the nib -- which is rare for me for pens in that price range. (under $15)
I love Pocket Fountain Pens, and while I have many Kaweco Sport Pens, the Kaweco AL Sport Stone Wash Black Denim and Blue Denim (among others) I find a little too heavy - I have a light hand, and the heaviest I can stand and write well with, are the TWSBI Mini's - the TWSBI Vac Mini is just a wee bit heavy, but the balance is so good that I still love using them. Other than that, I have the Pilot Petit's in all colours. They're lovely and light. And I'm waiting for my Black Passoporto to arrive now and introduce to my Pocket FP 'family'. Thanks for sharing your collection Kate, pockets are great! Thanks to you also Brian.
Nice collection of pocket pens! The VacMini is one of the few that I have and it's a great little pen. - Colin
Yes I have “washed” my pens many times some ink comes out if you spray right away and rewash. Don’t dry the clothes that sets the ink! I always have a Kaweco plastic or brass in my pocket.. I love taking out a fountain pen when I have to sign something!
Thank you for all the care that you put into every package. My packages from Goulet are some of my favorites, because I see the care that went into the packing. I definitely love the notes.
Pilot E95S is my personal favorite.
Yes! Great option, especially if you want a gold nib. - Colin
Mine too. Burgundy/champagne (I know, I know, everyone calls it ivory, but it looks champagne to me). I just love the E95s. I use an Aston leather holder, and just put it in my pants pocket.
that one has been on my wishlist for awhile now, i just know i'm going to love it
I'm sure you will like it. Its such a smooth writer (mine is a medium, a fairly wet writer). I have it loaded with De Atramentis Elderberries which is a great complement to the burgundy color. The only pen I have tried that's smoother is my sons Pilot Custom 823 which he says is like writing on oiled glass. It is. Few pens are sexier looking than the E95s, and the smoothness of uncapping and posting it is a pleasure.
I love Katie’s collection! Love the pocket pens! Nice to met you Katie! Keep us informed about your collection!
Thank you, Katie, for all of the work you do! I recently bought the Traveller's pen and I love it. I've been keeping it in my pocket ever since. I keep it in my wallet pocket, rather than my keys pocket, so it doesn't get as dinged up, but it is still getting a nice worn look to it. I have the same Nock case as Katie for my pens. I'm such a big fan of their cases! It fits in my bag nicely and stores quite a bit, while keeping my pens protected.
Katie is my pen soulmate. Give me a good pocket pen that's like carrying a small boulder and I'm a happy pen addict. I like'em so heavy that they basically just sit in my hand without having to really grip. It's definitely not a common preference, though, so it's hard to find many good ones.
I haven't put a pen through the wash yet, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time.
Same. I have a Brass Sport and a copper Liliput. I also had a Steel Sport but had to send it back for warranty. I love small heavy pens!
At $0.05 for every pen, I've left in the wash I could afford a Lamy Studio and a Lamy 2000.
E95S.. such a gorgeous design. Can’t get enough of your vids.
I was totally shocked to get a tootsie pop in a shipment that I received from The Pen Outpost. The Goulet Pen Co. was the first place that I ran across this tootsie pop phenomenon and after buying some products not offered by Goulet, I saw the tootsie pop inside the package. I thought this could not be a coincidence...The Pen Outpost out of Mandeville, LA obviously got the idea from Goulet. Hey, whatever works. Write On!
Tootsie pops are delicious, so I can't blame them! - Colin
Congratulations on your baby, Katie!!! As for pocket pens, I only have 2, a Kaweco purple and a TWSBI mini vac special edition.. I don't use them often, but when I do, I love them!!!
Through the wash?! Heck no! I treat my fountain pens as if they were dainty little sisters. And some of them truly are fragile. When putting my clothes through the wash, I double check all the pockets before doing so.
Katie try out pilot prera.. It even comes with a calligraphy nib i think
Yeah, that's a great option. The Prera is a lot smaller than I thought it'd be. - Colin
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this episode. I'm with you Katie, mini pens are the best. I only recently discovered them but it was the pen equivalent of love at first sight. When I got my TWSBI Mini, I felt like I had received my Grail Pen that I didn't know was my grail pen until I opened the package and saw it for the first time in real life.
Glad you're loving the TWSBI mini :) -Margaret
Katie, with syringes and mini pipettes, it’s easy to refill cartridges with your favorite inks. That’s what I do with my mini pens like Liliputs.
Also, surprised you don’t have a Liliput or TWSBI mini in your set of mini pens.
I have washed a Montblanc ballpoint pen several times. Just had to replace the refill and it was good to go again. Have not put any of my fountain pens though the wash yet...
Nice to meet you Katie. My favorite pocket pen is the Pilot Prera, the nib is smooth and the Prera always writes immediately, no hard starts. The only drawback is the Con40 converter, I can't get it to fill more than half way. So I use Brian's hack and fill a cartridge using a syringe instead.
Yay pocket pens!
I washed several pilot 'pixie' G2 XS gel pens back in the day.. they generally still worked fine!
Awesome focus! I love my Lamy 2000 and I need to use comfortable pens because I do a lot of handwriting for work. But I'm now waiting for my Kaweco sport to arrive and just looking forward to trying it out as an EDC. Thanks for the video!
My husband’s first metro went through the wash and the dryer. No damage to the clothes from the ink, but the nib was destroyed. This, he’s on his second metro.
Karas Kustoms has some very lovely EDC and pocket pens coming out soon, too (Reaktor line up).
Great to know Kaweco Al Sports switched to Jowo! A beautiful pocket pen : )
I love how air tight the seal on the TWSBI's are when capped. You can tell by twisting the piston when capped (no ink) and feel the resistance from air not escaping.
they need to make that Brasstown with a green interior..... #RavenLimeGreenBrasstown
Huge thank you to Katie and the rest of the fulfillment team for their dedication and hard work. You all rock!
I have a question: what exactly defines a pocket pen? Is it simply a diminutive size?
I only have one that I know is a pocket pen, an orange Montegrappa Micra. I have a couple smaller size pens as well, but don’t know if they technically are “pocket pens”.
Anyway, great collection, Katie! It was very nice to see you.
Yeah, it's a pretty subjective term focused on the size of the pen. - Colin
When my son Sawyer was middle school age he always wore cargo pants. We washed so many things unintentionally. Rocks, candy, gum, and fountain pens. Good news, Waterman Phileas wash up really well.
Great look into this size, I'm wondering now what I am going to buy next...
I've only ever washed one pen with my clothes, it was when I was really new to fountain pens, a few years ago now, I left a pilot metro with noodler's hunter green in my pocket when I washed it. Luckily, the only item of clothing to get inked was a raggedy old shirt with holes in it, somehow, the pen made its way out of the jeans, and got all wrapped up in that shirt before the cap came off. The biggest loss of the event was the flimsy metro clip, it got wrapped up in the shirt and got bent at almost a 90 degree angle from the cap. I was able to bend it back, but it was never the same again.
I love the color of that AL Sport!
My neice put her pink Platinum Preppy through the wash. No leaking outside the pen but there was some inside the lid and barrel where the cartridge is but not cracked or nothing. She wants the pink TWSBI but as couldn’t handle the Preppy I’m holding off.
I am 6' 2'' and I have big hands but i love pocket pens
I love pocket pens! Particularly if theyre hardy and not too expensive, recently discovered the Pilot Petits! I really like the Traveller's pen but the price is still a bit steep, especially with so many alternatives on the market.
The Conklin website has their Minigraphs and Duragraphs listed with broad nibs. Any reason Goulet doesn't carry the broads? It seems like they would be super popular!
As an avid hiker myself Two of my closest friends actually got the hiking backpacks that you can put babies and toddlers in. I have a photo hiding somewhere showing it in use, was much better of a situation that I expected and highly recommend them, for people who regularly hike. You're spending the same money on a pack so if you're not using it, it is probably a waste of $. Which reminds me I need to contact your group and talk about robust pens for hiking this winter along with how resilient the freeze resistant inks are.
The Noodler's Polar inks are definitely the best freeze resistant option. They should be perfectly fine. As for durable/robust pens, Karas Kustoms immediately comes to mind! - Colin
I have fairly large hands, but I still love my Kaweco Lilliput. I have it in BB: smallest pen but the biggest nib in my repertoire. It hasn't gone through the wash yet, thank goodness!
Love my travelers company brass ballpoint pen. So far have not washed my pen in the laundry yet lol
Thank you! Katie - Nice small collection and that pen carrier is nice! It's nice seeing a different "genera" of pens collected together. This video made me think - I am visual person much like many others and I commonly have a hard time converting pen numerical dimensions into reality. Have you considered adding a photo to each pen comparing it to something consistent in size such as a dollar bill? Keep the videos coming and "write on!" haha
Not exactly comparing pens to one single object, but our Pen Plaza (www.gouletpens.com/pages/pen-plaza ) has images of every pen we carry open/closed/posted so you can compare those to pens you're more familiar with. - Colin
My Moonman Wancai went through the wash, and now the nib is messed up :(
My favorite pen, the Hero 1117 that has been with me from the beginning of my fp journey, has also gone through the wash, but it doesn't seem to be damaged.
I LOVE my Pilot Petit1.
Me too! Isn't it the cutest! And the transparent feed, oh man! Love it.
Katie is so sweet
Can a pelikan converter fit a gravitas pocket fountain pen? Has anyone tried it?
Now this vid was about pocket pens. Would love to see a vid about various (semi) hoodies.
Katie, I love your pen case, can you tell the name?
That's a Nock Brasstown in Raven/Aqua: www.gouletpens.com/products/nock-co-brasstown-pen-case-raven-aqua?variant=11884745654315 - Colin
Thanks Colin, I was wondering too!
I second the Pilot Prera comment. Great small pen and it takes a converter! Maybe the washing pens problem is more commonly a guy problem, since many women carry purses. I never carry pens in my pocket. Ever. If I am going anywhere with a pen, it's in my bag.
What's the name of that pen case Katie
That is the Nock Brasstown! We don't have that particular color, but its a great case: www.gouletpens.com/collections/nock-co-brasstown - Colin
Katie, you should check out the OHTO Tasche...I know Goulet doesn't sell it, so don't tell Brian, LOL! But it is a seriously cute little pen.
I'll pass this on to Katie :) -Margaret
Is the Pilot E95s not considered a pocket pen? Such a great pen with so little fanfare
I'd say it's a pocket pen, though it's a very subjective term. Definitely one of the smaller gold nib options! - Colin
Nice Benchmade Brian 👍
I love pocket pens. Does Conklin still make a mini pen?
We had dropped the Minigraph due to low sales, but looks like it's still an option through Conklin: shop.conklinpens.com/minigraph-collection.html - Colin
@@Gouletpens Thanks.
Five years later, I think it has not happened yet (Pilot bringing the Petitte)
BRIAN PLEASE HELP
Is there any pen that has a grip like the pelikan twist or pelikano but has a nicer nib ? I have big hands and the rubber just feels more comfortable but i don't like the writing experience on either of these pens i was thinking of putting a black lamy nib on an ABC
Certain LAMY Accent or Studio models come with a rubber grip. The nib itself would be the same as the ABC, so if you like that, it could be a good option. - Colin
nice
Never carry my fountain pens in my trouser/ jeans pocket ... Not done, in my shirt pocket, placket or in a pen case ...
Little GALS!!!
You get to carry a pocket knife? If I did that here in the UK I'd be arrested! I really need to move to the US. And then shipping from Goulet Pens wouldn't be an issue...
I like pocket pens because I have tiny hands.
Pocket pens? I have put a full sized Pen through the wash twice and sent one to the dry cleaner with my suit.