Leavin' on a jet plane

[RyanL27]

I'm getting ready to fly to Tucson for "spring training" with my college golf team, and I'm wondering if I can bring my Sheaffer Javelin Eyedropper with me on the plane. I've heard that c/c pens are okay as long as they're full. Anyone know if my eyedropper will be okay? Seems like a great pen to take since it has huge ink capacity and is worth about $7.00, but also seems like there's a whole lot of ink to leak if it wants to

 

Thanks for the help!

 

-Ryan

[wimg]

Hi Ryan,

 

Personally I prefer not to bring any eye droppers, sac fillers, or vintage pens onto a plane anymore, because these leak more than any other pens. Ok, let me rephrase that: IME, they leak. To get around that, you can either transport them nib pointing upwards, or if that is impossible, transport them empty.

 

Most modern pens other than EDs and sac fillers should be ok, I haven't had any problems with piston fillers or c/c pens at all.

 

HTH, warm regards, Wim

[HesNot]

I recently took a trip and thought I'd test out a couple pens that supposedly travel well - two "51"s which were full and the little holes in the barrels clear; and a Waterman Expert 2000 with a full cartridge. All were transported in plastic bags in case they leaked. Both "51"s leaked into their caps but not outside the cap, the Waterman did not leak at all.

 

There have been some threads here and the real world results appear to vary widely from no problems to ruined shirts Proceed at your own risk - but when I travel again it will be with a c/c pen and some extra cartridges.

[Johnny Appleseed]

I recently traveled with a Shaeffer vacuum-filler, a parker 51, and a vintage BHR eyedropper. I did not have problems with leaking, but I was religious about keeping them upright, and I did not try to write with the eyedropper in flight.

 

John

Edited March 13, 2006 by Johnny Appleseed