Depending on destination it might be worth taking an empty pen with you and buying ink on arrival if you are reasonably sure of being able to find some. I’d love to see a follow up about what you used on the trip. One of my favourite of activities is to take a relatively random selection of items with me and have to make do, but that isn’t for a holiday (I don’t go these days) just for short stroll’s when I might be sketching, so lower stakes.
Thank you, yes that is a good idea. Unfortunately on this occasion I was in a fairly remote village on a lesser known Greek island (or fortunately, whichever way you look at it 😉!), and there were barely any food shops nearby, never mind art supply shops! But otherwise that’s definitely something to consider, thank you. I am planning a follow up in a few weeks, I must say I did miss my usual pens but 'made do' with the Microns. I know a lot of people who love them so it’s just personal taste I guess. That’s also a great idea about the random items, thanks - I might try it myself. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment.
Look into the Opus 88 fountain pens. They have the Japanese eyedropper filling system which holds a lot of ink and has an internal shut-off valve making them safe for flying. A vacuum-filling pen is also safe for flying and holds a lot of ink. TWSBI and Pilot have those models.
Thanks very much for the info (and for watching my video), I’ll take a look at the Opus 88. I do have a TWSBI (the pen I use 99% of the time) but was being very cautious, and thought a fineliner would suffice for a week…! But I was wrong, and did really miss the smooth flow of a fountain pen, so I’ll definitely look into this next time, thank you.
Hi, thank you for watching, I’m glad you found it interesting. I’m not quite sure which green ones you mean, but here are the different types I have. The food clips are the best in my opinion as they don’t dent the paper. The gold ones are nice and big and fit a lot of pages in (they’re great when I use my Stablo board) but I wish they had a hole in the bit you squeeze (technical term haha). Only a minor irritation - but I find it handy to clip my water pot etc. onto something in my rucksack but you can’t with these. The tiny bulldog clips (or binder clips) are ok but they are very small and can dent the paper a bit. amzn.eu/d/1e9qYlN amzn.eu/d/9Np40Zu amzn.eu/d/eVHFq90 amzn.eu/d/7EEvFo8 Are any of these the ones you meant? Sorry if I’ve misunderstood.
@@emmavjsketch thanks very much for the detailed reply, yes the first listed is exactly what I wanted. I just did not think of asking for bag clips, was fixated on art supplies. Thank you again, you’ve solved my problem.
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I've been looking for a good travel pouch for my journaling supplies and this seems like a perfect fit - thanks!
Many thanks for watching and the feedback, and I hope if you buy the pouch that it works well for you, too!
Depending on destination it might be worth taking an empty pen with you and buying ink on arrival if you are reasonably sure of being able to find some.
I’d love to see a follow up about what you used on the trip.
One of my favourite of activities is to take a relatively random selection of items with me and have to make do, but that isn’t for a holiday (I don’t go these days) just for short stroll’s when I might be sketching, so lower stakes.
Thank you, yes that is a good idea. Unfortunately on this occasion I was in a fairly remote village on a lesser known Greek island (or fortunately, whichever way you look at it 😉!), and there were barely any food shops nearby, never mind art supply shops! But otherwise that’s definitely something to consider, thank you. I am planning a follow up in a few weeks, I must say I did miss my usual pens but 'made do' with the Microns. I know a lot of people who love them so it’s just personal taste I guess.
That’s also a great idea about the random items, thanks - I might try it myself.
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment.
Look into the Opus 88 fountain pens. They have the Japanese eyedropper filling system which holds a lot of ink and has an internal shut-off valve making them safe for flying. A vacuum-filling pen is also safe for flying and holds a lot of ink. TWSBI and Pilot have those models.
Thanks very much for the info (and for watching my video), I’ll take a look at the Opus 88. I do have a TWSBI (the pen I use 99% of the time) but was being very cautious, and thought a fineliner would suffice for a week…! But I was wrong, and did really miss the smooth flow of a fountain pen, so I’ll definitely look into this next time, thank you.
Very interesting, but where can I buy the green clips and what are they called please?
Hi, thank you for watching, I’m glad you found it interesting.
I’m not quite sure which green ones you mean, but here are the different types I have. The food clips are the best in my opinion as they don’t dent the paper. The gold ones are nice and big and fit a lot of pages in (they’re great when I use my Stablo board) but I wish they had a hole in the bit you squeeze (technical term haha). Only a minor irritation - but I find it handy to clip my water pot etc. onto something in my rucksack but you can’t with these.
The tiny bulldog clips (or binder clips) are ok but they are very small and can dent the paper a bit.
amzn.eu/d/1e9qYlN
amzn.eu/d/9Np40Zu
amzn.eu/d/eVHFq90
amzn.eu/d/7EEvFo8
Are any of these the ones you meant? Sorry if I’ve misunderstood.
@@emmavjsketch thanks very much for the detailed reply, yes the first listed is exactly what I wanted. I just did not think of asking for bag clips, was fixated on art supplies. Thank you again, you’ve solved my problem.
You’re welcome, glad I understood correctly and have helped!