fountain pens

[John in Covina]

I am using a Pelikan 215 with PR velvet Black today.

 

[J.W.]

Any suggestions for an ink that is good for use in a piston/fountain pen, to be used in a travel journal? I guess sth. like the bulletproof or permanent inks would be a good choice for that, just in case the journal get wet, right?

 

[DeaconKC]

JW, I make continual notes in my job, and have had my pages get wet on occasion and almost all will smudge unless you go with something like Noodler's bulletproof inks. Also, the newer Moleskine journals are not very friendly to most FP inks. The Gold Line journals from Staples work well.

 

[Shangas]

If you want a PERMANENT ink, you want Noodler's Bulletproof Black. But be warned that when they say permanent, they MEAN PERMANENT. It will NOT EVER wash out of your clothes. So be careful with it in that regard.

Otherwise, it's perfect.

 

[J.W.]

I think I'll have to do some testing with different inks. I have come to like the idea of writing my travel journals with pen and ink, but as the journals might get wet by rain or the occasional accident with a water bottle, I might stay with a biro after all. At least that can still be read, once the pages have dried again.

 

[DeaconKC]

JW, consider a good old pencil for your journal too. Maybe a nice heavy duty Cross or Lamy mechanical pencil.

 

[John in Covina]

Some journals like the Moleskine ones don't take a heavy / dark ink very well there is read thru on the other side of the page. Pencil will work well. Maybe one of those Fisher Space pens.

 

[Steven180]

Recommend you try the new Noodler's Elysium as well; a vibrant blue that is permanent as well...

M.

 

[eeeorr]

The paper is as important as the ink I've found. Claire Fontaine, if I'm spelling it right, makes all sizes of notepads etc., and my medium point fountain pens don't bleed thru.

 

[TPD166]

If anyone is interested in vintage fountain pens, I have listed several in the Classifieds - http://www.thefedoralounge.com/show...-Vintage-Fountain-Pens-amp-Mechanical-Pencils

 

[William Stratford]

Some journals like the Moleskine ones don't take a heavy / dark ink very well there is read thru on the other side of the page. Pencil will work well. Maybe one of those Fisher Space pens.

If you get their "sketch" books rather than their "note" books, the paper is slightly heavier and can handle ink without problem.