What Pens Are You Traveling With?

[sharonspens]

I usually travel with 3-5 pens with me, mostly moderns if I am flying. However, I am planning a trip later this month that will involve a cross-country Amtrak ride, followed by a drive from LA to the midwest (yep, I'm planning to drive Route 66). A road trip like that seems to call for a vintage pen, but I don't want to carry ink bottles. I haven't decided yet what I'm going to carry, but this thread is prompting some thought.

 

I did order a Traveler's Notebook from Jenni Back this afternoon, though, so I know what the primary journal will be!

 

Sharon in Indiana

[mitto]

Carrying two loaded Parker 51s currently on my drive to Lahore. Two uninked pens are in my briefcase. Those are Pelikan 400NN brown tortoise and a 600 old style.

Edited August 13, 2018 by mitto

[Bexinthecity247]

I usually take a few with me but when I went to Africa last month I stuck to just my Parker Frontier. When I go to Krakow in a week, I'll probably stick to the same one. Mostly because it's cartridge operated and then I haven't got to carry a bottle of ink with me.

[inkstainedruth]

Just got back from my annual (so-called) vacation.

I had six pens with me this year, mostly cheap ones (after the aforementioned experience last year with the M405). I also mostly had them filled with water resistant inks -- which was good because it was incredibly hot and humid all week (and then poured rained the evening before we had to pack up, so the back of the mini-van is full of wet canvas -- and I have to contact the tentmaker to find out how to clean Sunforger canvas, because we noticed the roof part had a few largish spots of mildew....

Pens brought (and all were used at various points during the week plus -- and not just for my morning pages journal ):

Pelikan Pelikano, M (I think) nib -- Noodler's Liberty's Elysium.

Parker Vector (multicolored, F nib) -- KWZI IG Blue #3.

Parker Vector (stainless steel, M nib) -- KWZI IG Gummiberry (it ran out of ink the first day while taking notes during a meeting on really crummy absorbent paper), and I forgot to bring the sample vial with me ).

Noodler's ebonite Konrad, flex nib -- Noodler's El Lawrence.

Noodler's Charlie eyedropper, flex nib -- Noodler's Kung Te Cheng.

Lamy LX, M nib -- diluted Randall Blue Blue.

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Antenociticus]

Usually a Kaweco Sport or two. Nothing too blingy, nothing I'd be too distressed about losing.

[bongo47]

So for this trip to Boston, I brought the following:

 

Montegrappa Parola w/ Edelstein Tanzanite

Faber Castel Ondoro w/ Diamine Oxblood

Xexo Incognito w/ Diamine Eclipse

Conklin Nighthawk w/ Noodlers Borealas

And Delta Graffiti w/ Diamine Majestic Blue cartridge

 

Also have a cheap Wancher ballpoint to use while on the plane. All handled the flight just fine.

Here they are:

 

Scan from 2018-08-27 09_40_44 PM.pdf

Edited August 28, 2018 by bongo47

[ISW_Kaputnik]

Last trip of more than a week, it was my Pilot Custom Heritage 91. Writes just like the piston filler CH 92, but uses a CON-70 converter, and I can refill it with a Pilot cartridge if I run out of ink.

 

I also brought a Pilot Varsity and several mechanical pencils.

 

I tend not to bring more than one good fountain pen on trips, but I don't like to settle for just the cheaper ones.

[ethernautrix]

Just back from a long weekend to Warsaw with only three pens: Nakaya Piccolo Cigar (I call it Kurouac), Pilot Custom Heritage 912, and Pilot Falcon/Elabo.

[AGxM]

In the middle of 3 weeks in Sydney for work, carrying 5 pens all inked...all arrived safe and sound

 

Visconti HS Bronze Maxi EF with Colorverse Quasar

Sailor KOP Ocean F with Sailor Jentle Waka-Uguisu

ST Dupont Olympio Black and Gold M with Diamine Ancient Copper

Sheaffer Snorkel Black F with Diamine Ancient Copper

Pelikan M805 Ocean Swirl F with Colorverse Pale Blue Dot

[bongo47]

So for this trip to Boston, I brought the following:

Managed to visit the Bromfield Pen Shop not far from my hotel. Wish I hadn’t blown my pen budget many times over the past few months, Cool little shop, in funky shopping district near Boston Common.

[mana]

Current EDC pens (also in my signature):
- Pelikan 100N, post WWII green binde, stubby 14K BB,

- Pelikan 100N, post WWII black binde, 14K EF &

- Pelikan 400 Tortoise 14K F

 

Those go with me to most places in a hard plastic three pen Pelikan case (like to work and back, functions in country etc.). I do occasionally tag along other pens too but those are the ones for now...

 

When going abroad? Might go with a Parker 51 Aerometric and the shortened rOtring Art Pen with a 1.1mm italic nib. I would not be entirely heartbroken if those got lost/stolen/confiscated/given away. Those vintage Pelikans? Oh yes... I do collect them for a reason and an unintended dent to my flock would be most unfortunate.

[Javert34]

I always take my MB 149 when I travel, plus one other which depends on my mood.

[Honeybadgers]

my "work kit" for this week is my custom TWSBI VAC700R flex pen, a platinum plaisir bali citrus, a moonman M2, a Rotring 400 pencil, and my vanishing point.

 

If I'm flying anywhere, I will only take vac fillers or japanese eyedroppers so I don't have to fuss with anything. so that means my homo sapiens, VAC700R (usually without the superflex nib, an architect nib usually instead) or my shiro semiflex.

[ethernautrix]

Getting ready for a trip early next month, so in addition to my Daily Trio, I've inked up two more Nakaya Piccolo Cigars and the Danitrio Komori. Assessing ink choices. Right now, of these three additions, KWŻ Zielonozłoty galusowy (green-gold IG) is saWEET in the Heki NPC.

 

I might end up flying with these three not inked, cos "overkill." But I still want 'em on the trip.

[XYZZY]

my "work kit" for this week is my custom TWSBI VAC700R flex pen, a platinum plaisir bali citrus, a moonman M2, a Rotring 400 pencil, and my vanishing point.

 

If I'm flying anywhere, I will only take vac fillers or japanese eyedroppers so I don't have to fuss with anything. so that means my homo sapiens, VAC700R (usually without the superflex nib, an architect nib usually instead) or my shiro semiflex.

 

The Pablo nib? You take that into the field? I'm grateful that you let me try that nib, but this lefty now lives in fear of flex nibs. I should have had you demonstrate it, though, I'm sure that it would be impressive in the hands of somebody who knows what he's doing. Plus you have the inherent advantage of pulling the wet noodle across the page instead of pushing it

[Honeybadgers]

 

The Pablo nib? You take that into the field? I'm grateful that you let me try that nib, but this lefty now lives in fear of flex nibs. I should have had you demonstrate it, though, I'm sure that it would be impressive in the hands of somebody who knows what he's doing. Plus you have the inherent advantage of pulling the wet noodle across the page instead of pushing it

 

It stays in a padded case in my backpack in the front of the ambulance, that stupid tail section flaring out means it won't even fit in my uniform, lol.

[merlinsfv]

I've been traveling for almost 2 months, all within the US. High heat and humidity conditions throughout most of trip.

 

For this trip, I brought a Lamy Safari, Conklin Orange Nights, 1942 Sheaffer Balance, 1952 Sheaffer Snorkel, Pelikan M-800 Renaissance, Sailor Pro-Color Shikazai, and a Conway Stewart 58. Also took one 30 ml bottle of Pelikan 4001 and 10 ml of Skrip blue-black. Have used them all and refilled the Lamy, Conklin and both Sheaffers several times. No problems with flying. Carrying them in a Nock Lookout and a Manhattan Passage zipper case.

[Qoan]

I usually fly with a bunch of inexpensive but reliable pens in several colours: an Inoxcrom Oxford, a Plaisir, some Preppies, a Yiren 358, a Wing Sung 698.

 

All of them have flown with me tens of times without ever having a leak. I always have them totally inked up before the journey (as it's second safest to having them totally empty) and if I'm travelling for longer than a couple of days I usually carry some cartridges and small 5ml vials for the pens I use with bottled ink. Never had a problem with all that.

[bongo47]

Now in Belgium for a few meetings. Here, at least, I may see a few others using a fountain pen, and even encountered a colleague with a similar Visconti (dont think Ive ever had an OMG, weve got the same pen moment before).

 

As usual (luck?) all the pens handled the flight just fine in the roll, but I carry a ballpoint (not shown) for use on the plane itself so they can remain mostly upright and capped during flight.

 

In the picture youll see:

Monteverde Monza: Cartridge

Faber Castell Ondoro: Diamine Oxblood

Delta Fusion 82: Edelstein Tanzanite

Visconti Van Gogh: Monteverde Green

Xezo Incognito: Diamine Majestic Blue

[bongo47]

Now in Columbus. Per usual, I filled my roll, though Im sure one or two would do. Just cant help filling it. Swapped out a few from the last trip. No Monza or Ondoro; replaced with a Pelikan 200 and Conklin Nighthawk. At one point thought of bringing my Bexley in honor of Columbus, but it is rather flashy and probably wouldnt get to play. Heres the pic of my travel buddies:

Scan from 2018-10-15 09_05_18 AM.pdf

Edited October 16, 2018 by bongo47