Do Pens Write Wetter In Dry Climates?

[MLJinAK]

I've got a pen that write really wet here in Alaska...

 

However, I had it with me on a cruise ship in hot, humid climates and it wrote perfectly. Perfectly for me.

 

Seemed liked the ink flow was dryer down in the humid areas.

 

Does anyone else notice this? Or have a potential explanation?

 

I used the same Montblanc royal blue ink, we'll shaken.

Edited December 21, 2016 by MLJinAK

[Sasha Royale]

I think "wet writing" and "dry writing" are functions of ink flow in the pen nib and feed. You might be experiencing a difference in drying time. A ship, under way, has a perpetual breeze, often substantial. The moving air might be drying the ink faster.

 

Actually, I don't know !

Edited December 22, 2016 by Sasha Royale

[MLJinAK]

Sounds good...

 

My uneducated guess is that the dryness of the air pulls more ink out of the nib than humid air...

 

But I don't know either

[jar]

Sounds good...

 

My uneducated guess is that the dryness of the air pulls more ink out of the nib than humid air...

 

But I don't know either

Remember that it is capillary action that moves the ink not air drawing ink out.

[MLJinAK]

Remember that it is capillary action that moves the ink not air drawing ink out.

 

Could be the dryer paper? Less dry paper may not draw so much ink out... Possibly.

[Wolverine1]

Well, I first started using fountain pens innorth-eastern India, where it rains a lot. It is one of the rainiest parts of the world. Then I moved to the USA and now live in Michigan where it is quite a bit less humid compared to my previous home. And, fountain pens and ink seems to work the same, only that here one does not have to deal with paper that has gotten somewhat soggy just by being in your study!!!!:)

[Mangrove Jack]

I don't think it makes a difference where the pen and the ink is concerned. However, the paper may be absorbing some moisture in the humid climate and this is what is perhaps causing the change you notice.

[dcwaites]

The humidity here varies from 15% up to 99%, and temperature ranges from low 30sF to 105F+. I haven't noticed any difference with how the pens work.

 

How well I work, however, is a different matter...

[pen tom]

I live in the low deserts of Arizona in Phoenix (as opposed to the high deserts of Arizona, which have an elevation of 7000 ft)

 

It is dry here and the pens behave just like they did when I lived in the midwest

[Obyekt]

My guess is that the atmospheric pressure might have an effect. You should measure the atmospheric pressure at both locations and find out if there's a difference

[MLJinAK]

One interesting note - Franklin Christoph paper sucks more ink than Clairefontaine. I used Clariefontaine on the ship, Franklin Christoph at home.