• sawdustprophet@midwest.socialEnglish
    7 months

    The Parker Jotter is a great pen, and Parker-style refills are very common, so finding new ink for it is quite easy.

      • homik@slrpnk.netEnglish
        2 months

        I think you can get gel refills. It used the common ISO standard refill. Parker’s inks are also great IMO.

        But jotter is really the perfect ball point pen. Mine is decades old and scratched, but doing great.

  • David_Eight@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7 months

    I like Fisher Pens personally. They’re not fancy or the “best” but, they’re relatively cheap, readily available, and can write in basically any condition, including space lol

      • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        7 months

        fountain pens are the best for BIFL; if you are serious, finding a fountain pen that works for you and learning to effectively clean, refill, and use it is your best bet

        but this person claims they have used a Parker pen that they inherited that was manufactured in the 1970s and which they still make refills for … refills for a pen like that might be more expensive, and in general ballpoint pens are not going to last as long (and generally over a lifetime you won’t find pen companies that continue to manufacture compatible refills), but this might be a backup option if you just won’t consider fountain pens

        • actionjbone@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          7 months

          Overall you are correct.

          But standard Parker and Cross can refills have been the same for longer than I’ve been alive. Very easy to get.