Any fountain pen users?

I have a small collection. I have mostly TWSBI and Pilot ones. I love having a couple filled with different colors of ink. My favorite websites are JetPens and Goulet Pen Company. I like that Goulet sells ink samples, so you can try out different brands and colors. I don’t have any expensive ones, but they can get quite expensive. I don’t do it often enough, but I clean out the pens maybe 3-4 times a year.

sueg I think that is cool that kids learn to use them in school. I had to discover them on my own.

We were required to use fountain pens, to learn writing. I can clearly picture mine now, Schaefer - green, see through. It was probably at the low end quality. I liked to use it, but I do think I remember it not writing very consistently. Could have been me though.
Yes, you should (must) reward yourself with whatever pen you choose, when you become a judge. 🥰

We were expected to use fountain pens throughout high school, having started with dip pens at about age 9. I have a couple of Parkers but rarely use them. I hardly hand write anything any more. I do feel grown up when I use a fountain pen!

I have a few.... Or more?
I had my mother's but don't know where it went.
Now you've gotten me thinking where my grandfather's pens are. A few were hand carved wood .

I have used some specialty ones for calligraphy. Way out of practice for that!!!

I actually just started a couple months ago in an effort to help the cramping in my hand when writing. So far I really like the Lamy Safari pen, it definitely flows better. I did not realize the default ink is blue, I prefer black. I will have to update my post over on GS board.

If you want to be enabled check out jetpens.com.

I had about 6 adorable Pentel or Kokuyo or Tombow fountain pens. They were pastel and beautiful. I bought every beautiful pen or pencil Japan made and lived next door to a Tombow store!

I found one in my father’s desk at his office many years ago when I was a teen. When I asked about it, he didn’t even remember it being there and told me I could have it if I wanted it.  I loved writing with it, not only because they feel so cool but because it had belonged to my father.

I don’t know if I still have it.  If I do, it would have been in a box of childhood things that was in my garage rafters. I will eventually get to that box and will cross my fingers before going through it that the pen will be there.

I love them and used them a lot. However, I'm left-handed and it's not a good combination.

Me!! I’m a huge fountain pen fan. I spend some of my free time in fountain pen communities on Discord 😅

If you’re looking for something solid but inexpensive (with real ink vs cartridges), TWSBI Eco has never failed me.

I’m thinking about a Leonardo Momento Zero or Sailor Pro Gear Slim as my next pen.

Thaks for this thread!
I love fountain pens - have dozens of them but they are all inexpensive. I do have one nice Lamy but I prefer my cheapo Preppy pens more! 

I have an interesting story about a fountain pen. I worked in the ICU for many years. This was back in the olden days when doctors hand wrote notes and orders. One morning I found a pretty fountain pen at the nurses station. I knew of several doctors who used a fountain pen. I tucked it in my pocket and started asking around. I specifically asked the doctors I knew used one and no takers. So I started asking everyone I saw. After a month or so, still no takers. I could tell it was a pretty expensive pen because it was heavy. So, eventually I gave it to security, for lost and found and promptly forgot about it. A year later my manager hands me the pen and said security brought it back for me to keep. So, when I got home with it, I started doing some research on it.Turns out it’s a Cartier Trinity. At the time, worth about $600!!! Now worth about $400. I use it to address my Christmas cards.

Janet

Well, I haven't used one for years and this post got me poking around but not committed to anything yet. Today, I opened a video of an Archer and Olive sub box sneak peak. THERE IS A FOUNTAIN PEN AND INK in there!! So I will get that in a day or two and play with the pen. Then we will see how deep of a rabbit hole I then encounter. Gray and brown ink sound very intriguing.