There is another channel on RUclips, it’s called “Z Reviews”. It also features someone talking extensively about things from a first person perspective, in his case, headphones. You guys remind me of each other. Your voices, accents, cadence…And also, both of you are costing me exorbitant amounts of money 😂
Years ago I was at a stationery shop in Berkeley, put my pen pouch down and got distracted. It had a Sheaffer legacy with stub nib and a parker sonnet in Fine. Since then, I don't leave the house with pens I can't replace.
Sorry, hate to inform you, but you're not some rando uploading vids. You're now a trust source for info. This coming from an architectural professional to an engineering professional (see, we can coexist 😂) I've pulled a financial trigger a time or two based on your content (Gravitas).
My EDC pens include a Pilot VP in medium, two click aristocrats f and ef. My inks include Noodlers legal blue and bulletproof black. One Ensso bolt and another Pilot VP is on the way, along with a bottle of Platinum carbon black
My favourite pen is the Kaweco brass Sport. 1/2 a turn to uncap, nicely weighted and the brass ages beautifully. I like to change inks frequently so the little Kaweco cartridges are fine. If I could, I'd buy a cartridge converter even though I'd have to refill it more often that I charge my phone. And I love the Rose Noir ink in it!
I hope that your thumb will feel better over time. Vintage Pelikan fountain pens have such smoothness to them. It is always cool to watch your videos. Take care.
Thank you for reminding me about my vintage Pelikans, the ones that several years ago were no longer comfortable due to my somewhat arthritic thumb. Been using my 400NN almost exclusively since you brought out your 140. Wonderful. Also enjoying Muji paper. Thoroughly enjoy and benefit from your videos.
Thank you so much for the video on fixing the filling issue with the Visconti HS ! It's also one of my favourite nibs, but I was rarely using it at work because of that, and thanks to you it was an easy fix !
I love octopus fluids write and draw. They even make a "special cleaner" for it if people are squeamish about using their own cleaner. I've had petrol axolotl in a twsbi vac mini for...months. Sometimes it takes a few strokes to "wake up" if I don't write with it for a long time.
Great video most informative. I can’t bring myself to take any decent pen to work. I’m too precious with them.. I normally carry 4 Kaweco Sports varying nib sizes and a fairly cheap full size pen as well. Such as the Diplomat Magnum. I’ve just purchased a Lamy Al-Star 1.1 stub for work journaling. I probably can’t get some of the stuff you recommend but the Lochby stuff looks super cool. Finally the Nova pocket pen you mentioned is one if not my most favourite pocket pen. The titanium broad nib is very much next level. I had particularly good service from Namisu to boot. Thank you very much
Not which point in a EDC pen that requires more than one hand. One that I have to unscrew is even more inconvenient. The exception might be my Schrade tactical fountain pen. But I don't EDC it because it takes two hands to open, so it's often not much use as a pen. It's just a metal stick I'm looking at in one hand; while I'm holding the paper, or the tape measure, or the ladder, or the steering wheel in the other. A pen requiring a two-handed twisting ceremony is like carrying a black powder derringer, uncapped. I might as well carry a higher capacity Glock. It may be big and ugly but it works without putting everything down.
Frankly, even as an fountain pen enthusiast, I mostly carry only one fountain pen with my EDC. I always go with 1 fountain pen, 1 gell pen (mostly Pentel Energel refills, and I have couple modded Lamy/Zebra rollerball bodies to fit them in), 1 ballpoint (from fancy ones to cheap, BIC-like ones), 1 writing pencil (stenography pencil, Apsara brand is recently my favourite) and 1 mechanical pencil (I am an engineer, so I draw a lot, and I am used to my Rotring Tikky in 0.5 mm). When comes to inks, I never carry them with me, I standartized on couple inks and I just have 1 bottle at home and 1 at work (1 black, 1 blue, sometimes 1 red). I use cartridges when I am on holiday, much more practical. Not going into headphones, just no. I am an ureasonable person when comes to headphones, I love my expensive, poncy, cable over-ears and I bought MANY usb-c adapters to make them work on my phone (not because it's expensive, my headphone jack broke, from overuse...). And the same with cables and adapters. I used to be a sysadmin, just after the uni, and since then, I have any type of cable or adapter always with me. Plus a Live DVD and thumbdrive with linux on it. Used to carry a bunch of 3.5 inch harddrives with CentOS on it, so I can swap them if HDDs in servers failed.
Hi DB! Nice choices on the EDC pens! I usually carry only one pen, and a little Amica notebook that I carry in a shirt pocket. The pens vary, but have been carrying some Kaweco Sports and Lamy Safari's lately. Sometimes my Kaweco Perkeo. Have also carried my Majohn A-2's now and again. And , of course, the amazing Jinhao 82's!
EDC Laban Solar and Caran ‘d ache 849 rollerball - Lamy pocket booklet (love the 8mm line) Milwaukee tools pack out w/ inks and stufff , At the antique store down the way got 3 Sheaffer bottles with the ink pocket And box set Stravinsky Ballets on vinyl!
I thought you were exaggerating when you first talked about the Majohn A1 and how good it was, since I'm not usually a big fan of retractable pens. I bought one of my own and now I'm a believer. Mine is clipless matte black (the clip would get in the way of my usual pen grip) and the clicking mechanism is soooo smooth and satisfying, and the nib is so smooth especially for an EF.
Thanks for such a fun vid! Yeah, there's something about Pelikans -- I've got a whole pod of Pelikans and always have one (usually more than one) in rotation. I just received my ensso Bolt this week, too! So far, I find the mechanism on the Pilot VP smoother so we'll see.
Fantastic gear choices! I'm happy to be an ambassador for LOCHBY, and I hope they give you a discount code to share as well since they make some fantastic stuff. Sounds like they are also planning to expand their line of gear this year. Those Muji notebooks are great, I've been using them as well at home for a while now.
Titanium gravitas pocket can be dropper filled. I want to say I thought the stainless one could be too but the gravitas site is currently in transition so I can't verify. Not sure if you've ever got your hands on the gravitas quark but that makes all of those seem massive. Also the titanium and oh so satisfying zirconium models can also be droppered for large portable capacity.
Great video as always! Talking about the Noblesse I bought one after your video and I also love it, I went on a Montblanc period and I bought pens in the double digit series: 12/14/22/24 as well as the 220 and 225, I got a few duplicates with various nibs, these are all piston filler, the 220 is very reminiscent of the Lamy 2000 but just a bit thinner. I would highly recommend all of these, they are amazing and can be found for very reasonable prices on eBay.
My husband rolls his eyes at the weight of my handbag. If he had to pick up yours they would never go back to normal! You’re risking a permanent stoop there sunshine.
Lamy 2000 just refuses to dry out and won't burp up ink when traveling, some magic going on! Eureka pens in PEEK are also amazing for EDC, super tough.
They have a new PEEK black with carbon fiber... New ebonite feeds. You get the con-70. Pretty epic platform to put a nib that you like. Only problem is the nib tuning they do on their steel ones are so good you question the expensive gold nibs.
I asked him about the o-ring you covered in your review, he said it would reduce wall thickness so eyedropper edc stuff is a bit down the priority list still.
I'm curious. What do you do in your daily life to need to carry so much around? I love my pens and all, but I don't need them all that much and I can asbolutely do the job with the notebook, a ruler and two fountain pen colours.
It's not about how often you need things but how badly you need them if you do vs how much of a burden it is to keep on you. For instance I carry earplugs on my keychain. I don't often find myself in situations I need them but if I ever did they could be the difference between hearing loss and no hearing loss. They're trivial to carry and could potentially be life changing. I also carry a trauma kit on me. Again I don't see accidents ever really but if I had one happen to me or came across one, it could be the difference between someone dying or not. It's definitely less convenient to carry than earplugs but the consequences of needing and not having are even worse than hearing loss.
@@Doodlebud if you notice others losing their connection while your headphones work fine, it is likely your headphones are telling the other headphones to disconnect.
Not sure who is "the best" as they all do a great job. I have the scribe nib from Josh Lax which is an architect grind he did for Esterbrook and its great. Check out the video here: ruclips.net/video/lbVe_BKNt24/видео.html
@@Doodlebud , I really liked the video, many different grinds explained visually. Great Job. I think I will just have to save up enough money to order a Esterbrook Raven with the Lax Scribe or Architect Grind, or hope I can get a spot on his calendar if he comes to the LA pen Show.
If you're walking somewhere and you have stuff on you it can get wet. Even going from your car to a building things can get wet with the weather we have around here.
Hi. What is your opinion of the best quality, Japanese, extra fine, transparent, demonstrator pen? Also, as a Canadian, have you found a favourite website for shipping pens and supplies to Canada. Vancouver Island here. Thanks, Kenneth
@@KennethNixon-c8n All depends on price point. Lower price would be Pilot Prera, something more you could do a Pilot or Sailor with a gold nib. Blesket is my go to for Canadian online retailer. There's a Doodlebud22 code they setup to save 10% as well. Some brands are cheaper to buy overseas (EU & Japan). Just have to look around a bit
@@Doodlebud Ok, copy that, thank you. Good information. As always. Do you find it worthwhile to order from US sources like Wonder Pens, what with the duties and taxes?
An awesome video DB. I've been enjoying my Bolt and Nova as well. My newest acquisition that arrived today is the Gravitas Dinkey in Tungsten with a full Copper section. It is a hefty little pen at around 54 gm!! I now have 3 Lamy 2000's two of which are the regular Makrolon, the 3rd is the newest in Stainless Steel with a very smooth and beautiful Extra Fine nib writing like a Japanese Fine. I know what you mean about the Montblanc Noblesse, a pen so completely opposite of what normally attracts you, but you just have to have it. I also got a Custom 912, but with a Waverly nib. Maybe I need to find an FA nib for it.
Nice video. My for now is. Pens: The Montblanc 149, Montblanc Olympic Herritage and the Visconti Opera Master Polynesia with a 1,3 mm stub PD. Paper: Smythson Panama and the Galen Leather everyday book Pocket size (in a notebook cover from Castelijn en Beerens (Dutch brand)). Ink: in the MB149 Royal blue from MB, MB Olympic Iroshizuku Momiji, Visconti Iroshizuku Kon-Peki. The MB pens are in MB case and the Viscount in a separate one pen case. And for work I have serval notebooks that I will take with me. Greetings from the Netherlands
Headphones and audio is a rabbit hole not unlike fountain pens. Once you get a nicer pair of headphones like Beyerdynamics 1990, you discover part of your tracks that you missed up to that point or where like... in some audio mud. If you're happy with what you have, good on ya! If you have the opportunity to try something nicer some day (and not just pricey because of a logo), try at your own risk. Can be hard to go without it.
Thanks for the recommendations. I’m going shopping!
Wow thanks so Much!
dude, you carry an arsenal with you.
Must be prepared for all FP scenarios LOL
There is another channel on RUclips, it’s called “Z Reviews”. It also features someone talking extensively about things from a first person perspective, in his case, headphones. You guys remind me of each other. Your voices, accents, cadence…And also, both of you are costing me exorbitant amounts of money 😂
My first thought when I discovered this channel was: "Did AvE stopped swearing and started to review pens?"
Years ago I was at a stationery shop in Berkeley, put my pen pouch down and got distracted.
It had a Sheaffer legacy with stub nib and a parker sonnet in Fine.
Since then, I don't leave the house with pens I can't replace.
Remember when you were cruising towards 2000 subscribers…look at you now my friend! I’m proud of you bud. You’re the best!
Thanks buddy. This whole thing still makes no sense to me 😂. I'm just some random guy who makes videos talking about fountain pens LOL
Sorry, hate to inform you, but you're not some rando uploading vids. You're now a trust source for info. This coming from an architectural professional to an engineering professional (see, we can coexist 😂) I've pulled a financial trigger a time or two based on your content (Gravitas).
The variety of textures in the kislux pack is impressive. From smooth leather to textured suede, there's something for everyone.
My EDC pens include a Pilot VP in medium, two click aristocrats f and ef.
My inks include Noodlers legal blue and bulletproof black.
One Ensso bolt and another Pilot VP is on the way, along with a bottle of Platinum carbon black
Ooohhhhh that card holder with the sliding mechanism Is cool! I want one. You always surprise me with something on your videos
2:30 I love my Namisu Nova Pocket! Added some grease to the threads and the barrel/nib sleeve and use it as an eye dropper.
My favourite pen is the Kaweco brass Sport. 1/2 a turn to uncap, nicely weighted and the brass ages beautifully. I like to change inks frequently so the little Kaweco cartridges are fine. If I could, I'd buy a cartridge converter even though I'd have to refill it more often that I charge my phone. And I love the Rose Noir ink in it!
My mom bought one kislux and she loves it. It had been there for over 10 years when she went out with it.
I hope that your thumb will feel better over time. Vintage Pelikan fountain pens have such smoothness to them. It is always cool to watch your videos. Take care.
Thank you for reminding me about my vintage Pelikans, the ones that several years ago were no longer comfortable due to my somewhat arthritic thumb. Been using my 400NN almost exclusively since you brought out your 140. Wonderful. Also enjoying Muji paper. Thoroughly enjoy and benefit from your videos.
😁👍
Thank you so much for the video on fixing the filling issue with the Visconti HS ! It's also one of my favourite nibs, but I was rarely using it at work because of that, and thanks to you it was an easy fix !
Glad to help
The Quattro's here! Thank you for including our little pen case and happy to know we're part of your EDC 😍😍😍
I'll be having a full review of all the goodies together soon 😀
I love octopus fluids write and draw. They even make a "special cleaner" for it if people are squeamish about using their own cleaner. I've had petrol axolotl in a twsbi vac mini for...months. Sometimes it takes a few strokes to "wake up" if I don't write with it for a long time.
Combining elegance and luxury kislux
Great video most informative. I can’t bring myself to take any decent pen to work. I’m too precious with them.. I normally carry 4 Kaweco Sports varying nib sizes and a fairly cheap full size pen as well. Such as the Diplomat Magnum. I’ve just purchased a Lamy Al-Star 1.1 stub for work journaling. I probably can’t get some of the stuff you recommend but the Lochby stuff looks super cool. Finally the Nova pocket pen you mentioned is one if not my most favourite pocket pen. The titanium broad nib is very much next level. I had particularly good service from Namisu to boot. Thank you very much
That Namisu pocket pen is sweet!
Not which point in a EDC pen that requires more than one hand. One that I have to unscrew is even more inconvenient.
The exception might be my Schrade tactical fountain pen. But I don't EDC it because it takes two hands to open, so it's often not much use as a pen. It's just a metal stick I'm looking at in one hand; while I'm holding the paper, or the tape measure, or the ladder, or the steering wheel in the other.
A pen requiring a two-handed twisting ceremony is like carrying a black powder derringer, uncapped. I might as well carry a higher capacity Glock. It may be big and ugly but it works without putting everything down.
Frankly, even as an fountain pen enthusiast, I mostly carry only one fountain pen with my EDC. I always go with 1 fountain pen, 1 gell pen (mostly Pentel Energel refills, and I have couple modded Lamy/Zebra rollerball bodies to fit them in), 1 ballpoint (from fancy ones to cheap, BIC-like ones), 1 writing pencil (stenography pencil, Apsara brand is recently my favourite) and 1 mechanical pencil (I am an engineer, so I draw a lot, and I am used to my Rotring Tikky in 0.5 mm). When comes to inks, I never carry them with me, I standartized on couple inks and I just have 1 bottle at home and 1 at work (1 black, 1 blue, sometimes 1 red). I use cartridges when I am on holiday, much more practical.
Not going into headphones, just no. I am an ureasonable person when comes to headphones, I love my expensive, poncy, cable over-ears and I bought MANY usb-c adapters to make them work on my phone (not because it's expensive, my headphone jack broke, from overuse...). And the same with cables and adapters. I used to be a sysadmin, just after the uni, and since then, I have any type of cable or adapter always with me. Plus a Live DVD and thumbdrive with linux on it. Used to carry a bunch of 3.5 inch harddrives with CentOS on it, so I can swap them if HDDs in servers failed.
Hi DB! Nice choices on the EDC pens! I usually carry only one pen, and a little Amica notebook that I carry in a shirt pocket. The pens vary, but have been carrying some Kaweco Sports and Lamy Safari's lately. Sometimes my Kaweco Perkeo. Have also carried my Majohn A-2's now and again. And , of course, the amazing Jinhao 82's!
EDC Laban Solar and Caran ‘d ache 849 rollerball - Lamy pocket booklet (love the 8mm line) Milwaukee tools pack out w/ inks and stufff ,
At the antique store down the way got 3 Sheaffer bottles with the ink pocket And box set Stravinsky Ballets on vinyl!
I thought you were exaggerating when you first talked about the Majohn A1 and how good it was, since I'm not usually a big fan of retractable pens. I bought one of my own and now I'm a believer. Mine is clipless matte black (the clip would get in the way of my usual pen grip) and the clicking mechanism is soooo smooth and satisfying, and the nib is so smooth especially for an EF.
Nothing better than a pocket pen with a number 6!
Thanks for such a fun vid! Yeah, there's something about Pelikans -- I've got a whole pod of Pelikans and always have one (usually more than one) in rotation. I just received my ensso Bolt this week, too! So far, I find the mechanism on the Pilot VP smoother so we'll see.
Fantastic gear choices! I'm happy to be an ambassador for LOCHBY, and I hope they give you a discount code to share as well since they make some fantastic stuff. Sounds like they are also planning to expand their line of gear this year. Those Muji notebooks are great, I've been using them as well at home for a while now.
That namiusu is intriguing, but that pocket clip is a no go for me. I need a full deep carry clip. Thank you.
Titanium gravitas pocket can be dropper filled. I want to say I thought the stainless one could be too but the gravitas site is currently in transition so I can't verify.
Not sure if you've ever got your hands on the gravitas quark but that makes all of those seem massive. Also the titanium and oh so satisfying zirconium models can also be droppered for large portable capacity.
Haven't used one yet but it looks really neat
Wow! this was such an interesting video. You always do a great job reviewing everything. You have so many interesting things.
Thanks 👍
Great video as always! Talking about the Noblesse I bought one after your video and I also love it, I went on a Montblanc period and I bought pens in the double digit series: 12/14/22/24 as well as the 220 and 225, I got a few duplicates with various nibs, these are all piston filler, the 220 is very reminiscent of the Lamy 2000 but just a bit thinner. I would highly recommend all of these, they are amazing and can be found for very reasonable prices on eBay.
That is a bit of an MB binge!
@@Doodlebud Well it took me a few months to get there :) but indeed that's a bit of a binge, but IMHO well justified by the fun of using these pens
Love the Muji paper, very FP friendly, the A5 notebook lies flat and a good price.
Love my Namisu!
I was surprised at how cheap the namisu pocket is, considering its machined titanium.
Paint the TI 136 black. Make the nib black and fill it with platinum Chuo Kuro.
Attempt 2.
Top notch brilliant video, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video dude!
Thanks!
kislux I love you so much and watching your videos makes my day brighter
:) thanks for the kind words
My husband rolls his eyes at the weight of my handbag.
If he had to pick up yours they would never go back to normal!
You’re risking a permanent stoop there sunshine.
Lamy 2000 just refuses to dry out and won't burp up ink when traveling, some magic going on! Eureka pens in PEEK are also amazing for EDC, super tough.
L2K is fantastic and YES to the Eureka Peek. Such a great pen
They have a new PEEK black with carbon fiber... New ebonite feeds. You get the con-70. Pretty epic platform to put a nib that you like. Only problem is the nib tuning they do on their steel ones are so good you question the expensive gold nibs.
I asked him about the o-ring you covered in your review, he said it would reduce wall thickness so eyedropper edc stuff is a bit down the priority list still.
Excellent video
Thanks!
I'm curious. What do you do in your daily life to need to carry so much around? I love my pens and all, but I don't need them all that much and I can asbolutely do the job with the notebook, a ruler and two fountain pen colours.
It's not about how often you need things but how badly you need them if you do vs how much of a burden it is to keep on you.
For instance I carry earplugs on my keychain. I don't often find myself in situations I need them but if I ever did they could be the difference between hearing loss and no hearing loss. They're trivial to carry and could potentially be life changing.
I also carry a trauma kit on me. Again I don't see accidents ever really but if I had one happen to me or came across one, it could be the difference between someone dying or not. It's definitely less convenient to carry than earplugs but the consequences of needing and not having are even worse than hearing loss.
@@DragonLN Makes sense. Earplugs is actually a good idea of something I should add to my things I take with me. Thanks for the useful idea!
I just like to have an assortment of stuff on hand. I usually take little 5-10 min breaks after working on stuff to fiddle with my pens.
Cool!
Some wireless headphones attack other headphones to ensure you have good connectivity, check yours don't do that.
Should I go around asking if my headphones are attacking others? LOL
@@Doodlebud if you notice others losing their connection while your headphones work fine, it is likely your headphones are telling the other headphones to disconnect.
Man those pens are so portable
Any recommendations on who grinds the best Architect nibs?
Not sure who is "the best" as they all do a great job. I have the scribe nib from Josh Lax which is an architect grind he did for Esterbrook and its great. Check out the video here:
ruclips.net/video/lbVe_BKNt24/видео.html
@@Doodlebud , I really liked the video, many different grinds explained visually. Great Job. I think I will just have to save up enough money to order a Esterbrook Raven with the Lax Scribe or Architect Grind, or hope I can get a spot on his calendar if he comes to the LA pen Show.
Does it rain in your car? Or do you have a convertible? 😊
If you're walking somewhere and you have stuff on you it can get wet. Even going from your car to a building things can get wet with the weather we have around here.
Where's the list/links of the pens so I can look into purchase?
As I mentioned multiple times check the video 6
I really thought Gravitas had a converter as an option!
Love my Ensso and Gravitas pockets, but how do I stop the occasional leaking?
All depends on what's causing the leaking
Hi. What is your opinion of the best quality, Japanese, extra fine, transparent, demonstrator pen?
Also, as a Canadian, have you found a favourite website for shipping pens and supplies to Canada.
Vancouver Island here.
Thanks,
Kenneth
@@KennethNixon-c8n All depends on price point. Lower price would be Pilot Prera, something more you could do a Pilot or Sailor with a gold nib. Blesket is my go to for Canadian online retailer. There's a Doodlebud22 code they setup to save 10% as well. Some brands are cheaper to buy overseas (EU & Japan). Just have to look around a bit
@@Doodlebud Ok, copy that, thank you. Good information. As always. Do you find it worthwhile to order from US sources like Wonder Pens, what with the duties and taxes?
An awesome video DB. I've been enjoying my Bolt and Nova as well. My newest acquisition that arrived today is the Gravitas Dinkey in Tungsten with a full Copper section. It is a hefty little pen at around 54 gm!! I now have 3 Lamy 2000's two of which are the regular Makrolon, the 3rd is the newest in Stainless Steel with a very smooth and beautiful Extra Fine nib writing like a Japanese Fine. I know what you mean about the Montblanc Noblesse, a pen so completely opposite of what normally attracts you, but you just have to have it. I also got a Custom 912, but with a Waverly nib. Maybe I need to find an FA nib for it.
Nice video. My for now is. Pens: The Montblanc 149, Montblanc Olympic Herritage and the Visconti Opera Master Polynesia with a 1,3 mm stub PD. Paper: Smythson Panama and the Galen Leather everyday book Pocket size (in a notebook cover from Castelijn en Beerens (Dutch brand)). Ink: in the MB149 Royal blue from MB, MB Olympic Iroshizuku Momiji, Visconti Iroshizuku Kon-Peki. The MB pens are in MB case and the Viscount in a separate one pen case. And for work I have serval notebooks that I will take with me. Greetings from the Netherlands
Day 15 of saying
as always a great review
Thanks 👍
I believe I saw about 12 thousand bucks worth of pens in this video 😂😂😂
Shhhhhh 🤐
@@Doodlebud 🤣🤣🤣
Headphones and audio is a rabbit hole not unlike fountain pens. Once you get a nicer pair of headphones like Beyerdynamics 1990, you discover part of your tracks that you missed up to that point or where like... in some audio mud.
If you're happy with what you have, good on ya! If you have the opportunity to try something nicer some day (and not just pricey because of a logo), try at your own risk. Can be hard to go without it.
Noice
Can you eyedropper fill any of those metal pocket pens?
You can give it a try, just use some silicon grease to ensure its sealed
Hurray for carrying high end pens all the time.
Where the noodler's ink at?
Good stuff just not on my shortlist
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Your poor thumbnail looks pretty badly used.
Playing keep away with my dog and didn't quite get my thumb out in time. Damn she's got a strong jaw LOL
@@Doodlebud I was hoping for such an interesting explanation.😀