Carrying Fancy Pens In Jeans Pockets

[bemon]

I've done the pen clicking routine, but I don't do it around people. I'll agree that just opening the pen, then closing the pen, is no big deal. Some people use their ballpoints like a fountain pen, though. They'll click, write a few words, click, wait, click, write a few words, click, wait.... ad nauseum. Those are even more irritating than the fidgeters. It's not like their pen will dry out if they just leave the ballpoint sitting on the table in front of them.

 

It did sound like, in your earlier post, that you were saying that fidget clickers were just fine.

Got it. I don't think anyone likes rapid fire non stop clicking. And for what it's worth the Vanishing Point is probably louder than your average ballpoint knock. I still think it's the best jotter money can by. I don't remember what I used in college- probably just a throwaway gel or ballpoint. But I wish I'd known about the Vanishing Point then.

[TSherbs]

 

You mean it wasn't because he was fidget clicking?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

 

I am a G2 fidget-clicker. Fortunately, I don't carry them much anymore.

 

Shoot me.

[AL01]

Got it. I don't think anyone likes rapid fire non stop clicking. And for what it's worth the Vanishing Point is probably louder than your average ballpoint knock. I still think it's the best jotter money can by. I don't remember what I used in college- probably just a throwaway gel or ballpoint. But I wish I'd known about the Vanishing Point then.

 

I think that would result in a mess...

 

But who am I to say that fidget clicking is bad?

 

I'm guilty, as my partner in crime is a Parker Jotter.

 

[Bibliophage]

 

I think that would result in a mess...

 

But who am I to say that fidget clicking is bad?

 

I'm guilty, as my partner in crime is a Parker Jotter.

 

Off with both of your heads!

[YonathanZ]

Thanks to all who replied.

 

Would a sleeve help protect a pen from cracks inside a pocket, or are they soft?

Edited May 8, 2020 by YonathanZ

[bemon]

Thanks to all who replied.

 

Would a sleeve help protect a pen from cracks inside a pocket, or are they soft?

You could probably buy a stiff thick leather sleeve that would would help relieve stress on the pen itself, but I'm sure there are reinforced options as well. At the end of the day though, if your pen sleeve can bend so will your pen. I picked up some super thick waxed leather (think saddle leather) pen sleeves from sellers on Etsy. I'm not an expert, but I find Canadian/US/Mexican shops are most likely to sell high quality full grain cow hide. Given the saddle or holster treatment, they're built for durability. My European cases are all a softer more luxurious leather. Not a universal rule, but that's been my shopping experience.

 

I know some people use cigar cases to protect their pens- someone on the thread may be able to leave a comment on that. I've never handled a cigar case but I'd assume if they protect cigars they must be reinforced. Maybe that could be the right type of protection for a pocket carry.

 

BTW, I know you're set on using only the pens you've got but I went on Karas Kustom's site and they've got the Ink on for $50 USD right now. That's a pretty good offer. A lot of their options appear to be sold out but it's worth a look. I ordered another blue one to send to my sister.

Edited May 8, 2020 by bemon

[BaronWulfraed]

The only case I have that I might consider for this usage is...

 

... third row, left side. It's an old Levenger 3-slot case using foam block to separate the pens. In essence, a cigar case.

 

The Visconti might do for light duty and loose fitting pockets.

[welch]

(1) Carry the expensive pen in a pen-slot in a briefcase or knapsack

 

(2) Carry the expensive pen in a leather case, such as those shown by BaronWulfraed just above, and put the pen case in a briefcase or knapsack. There are many.

 

(3) Carry the expensive pen in a leather pen case that hangs from your belt. There are many.

 

All these will allow you to carry your choice of pens while wearing a tee-shirt and levis.

[TSherbs]

(3) Carry the expensive pen in a leather pen case that hangs from your belt. There are many.

 

All these will allow you to carry your choice of pens while wearing a tee-shirt and levis.

You need a background check and a license for that.

[YonathanZ]

Carrying a pen case on my belt in a college campus... yeah, Ill pass. I appreciate the suggestion, though.

[AL01]

Carrying a pen case on my belt in a college campus... yeah, Ill pass. I appreciate the suggestion, though.

 

I am a student as well, and I would just recommend you to get a cheap little case that can fit in your pant's pocket.

 

But as I have said before, just be careful when you are wearing skinny pants with tight pockets.

 

If not, the pocket shirt is always an option, but I don't think I know anyone who would wear a shirt like that to campus.

 

(I use a little pencil case that costed around 1.50 USD, and it has held a variety of vintage pens without any cracking or worrying.)

[txomsy]

Far from youths' fancy, but have you considered a tin box for spectacles? Many glasses for aged sight come in metal boxes that can accommodate a pen easily, some even have a clip, and are cheap. Just throw away the glasses (or save them for 30 years from now ).

Edited May 17, 2020 by txomsy

[GoldenArrow]

If you really want to go light, not carrying any type of bag or pouch, I would recommend a ballpoint. There are better quality BPs like the Fisher Space Pen or the Parker Jotter which will serve you well and not break the bank (or your heart) if damaged or lost. Fountain pens will break far sooner than any ballpoint or roller pen. FPs are simply unsuitable for any kind of robust activitiy, and yes, I do know they were carried by soldiers in wartime - but more for want of alternatives than anything else...

[Estycollector]

You can  clip most pens in your t shirt collar or between the buttons on a golf shirt. Knife, keys, and a money clip will play havoc with a nice pen. 

[txomsy]

1 hour ago, GoldenArrow said:

If you really want to go light, not carrying any type of bag or pouch, I would recommend a ballpoint. There are better quality BPs like the Fisher Space Pen or the Parker Jotter which will serve you well and not break the bank (or your heart) if damaged or lost. Fountain pens will break far sooner than any ballpoint or roller pen. FPs are simply unsuitable for any kind of robust activitiy, and yes, I do know they were carried by soldiers in wartime - but more for want of alternatives than anything else...

 

Sorry, but no way.

 

Any BP will be as fragile as its equivalent FP version (and vice versa). So the assertion does not stand.

 

If you are referring to using a metallic BP, then why not use a metallic FP either? If it is resin or plastic, I fail to see how can a BP be more resistant than an FP with the main difference being in the "point" (or "nib"). In that case I would even bet more for the FP as the feeder should make the section somewhat stronger. Not that much, mind you.

 

If you mean special BPs designed for pocket carrying, there are also special FPs designed with the same aim. So why not get one of those? No need to "break the bank": I've carried a couple of cheap clones of the Kaweco Sport Brass on my jeans pocket daily for almost three years now, one with an EMF FPR flex nib. Hiking, trailing, vacationing, working, gardening, whatever. They're battered, in that the varnish coating is wearing away, but otherwise, they still have to fail me.

 

40+ years of FP use (and BP too) have convinced me that there's no way a BP can be sturdier than its equivalent FP. Neither the other way around. But I do find the cap comforting in the FP and the hole in the tip of the BP a nuisance that tends to damage jeans pocket lining faster than any FP.

 

But that's been my experience. YMMV.

 

 

Corrected for typos.

[GoldenArrow]

Yes, I do mean metal pens - as I mentioned in my post (Fisher Space Pen) and there is a steel Jotter, too. Apart from everything else, a ballpoint has no cap to come off and soil your pants and, much worse, ruin your nib. Yes, there are beater fountain pens, but this was originally about carrying fancy pens in a jeans pocket. I don´t think Chinese knockoffs of any kind were what the original poster had in mind.

[txomsy]

True. Me neither. The Chinese mention was about not breaking the bank: one can find cheap FPs for jeans pocket carry.

 

Yet, the material issue still applies: if you go fancy, you can have fancy anything FPs that will be second to none BP. I've carried an MB Slimline (or Noblesse, I always mix them up, not that I care, I have both) since about 1990 or 1991 on a pocket almost daily as well and into extreme environments. That's way much longer. And I actually got my first one because it was all metal so I could wear it in my jeans when I favored T-shirts. At some point I had to go "formal" and started wearing it in a breast pocket. But the point still holds.

The point being, if one is to suggest any kind of fancy pen, it doesn't matter that much whether it is an FP or a BP. Personally, I never had issues with the cap. And, personally, again, that's only my particular experience, YMMV.

 

Added: why worry about caps? Get a vanishing point nib. No need to have caps on an FP if one doesn't want to. And you can still go as fancy as you want.

 

And of course, if anybody has other preferences, it is all the same OK with me. I can't see no reason against anyone making their own choices.

 

However, I do find it misleading recommending a BP based on materials. I can see where some BPs may write upwards... but then I would probably prefer a pencil, or on special surfaces, where a marker may also be a solution... and I have used either, but make? materials? design? No way. Any of those that you can use to make a BP can be used to make a marker, pencil, FP, brush pen...

[GoldenArrow]

It is certainly up to you and I am fully at ease with - and how could I not be - the way you carry and treat your pens. I just find it a shame to subject nicely made pens - or other objects, for that matter - to avoidable wear. But that is me. And you do have a point with the vanishing point😉I do not own one and there are not that many available, but yes, it solves the cap issue.

I have had a cap seperate inadvertently once, althogh without any bad consequences. I carried a Lamy 2000 stainless inside my Hobonichi cover. It is closed around, but not top and bottom, leather, with a pen loop inside. When I took it out of my briefcase, I noticed that the pen had fallen out, the cap still being affixed to the loop. On closer inspection, it turned out that the assembly inside the cap joining it to the pen had fallen apart. It required factory repair, but nothing else was damaged, since the pen couldn´t move around inside the briefcase. Had I carried it in a pants pocket and not noticed, the nib might have been ruined, and I might even have been injured, had the pen been driven into my leg. This can happen with any pen, of course, but an exposed nib/point may just be a little worse. So now you see why I am reluctant about carrying pens in pants pockets.

[Bo Bo Olson]

@ 1895 right after the lazy woman's peddle washing machine was invented....why she could even read while working!!!

The sewn on shirt collar and cuffs came into being, in shirts could be washed on other days instead of just on Monday washday.....the middle and upper class went to the extremes of changing underwear every day (instead of weekly...more work for the maid)....in the washing was easy, with a peddle washer.

So come into being, shirt pockets and the slip on clips for fountain pens. Shirt pockets were invented 'just for fountain pens'.

 

Sit on your free ball point; who cares if it breaks....it's free...........ahha, that is why some need spare axle's for their skate board so buy strong metal fountain pens. So they can bend it in their jeans pockets.

 

Ladies have purses so are safe from the idioticy of sitting on a fountain pen. Be your own man, with your own needs, and not slave of fashion; buy a shirt with a pen pocket.....they have them too, sewn sections so you can break dance with out losing your fountain pen. If you don't break dance; a regular shirt with a pocket will do as invented......if you don't have a Large pen.

So buy a shirt with a pocket and a standard sized pen to fit it.

If you have your tailor or mother sew a pocket on your shirt that is deep enough you can carry your large pens in the pen's pocket.

 

If you are a slave to pocket-less fashion, get a ball point, a fountain pen is too old fashioned for fashion.

Don't get a snap brim hat; a baseball cap isn't quite the bird proof hat, but is much more fashionable.

 

[Estycollector]

“Lazy woman” and washing machine should never be used in the same sentence Bobo, but perhaps saying so is why your name is such .

 

Try doing your laundry with a wringer and clothes line followed by pant forms and heavy starch. Lol!!