Pens and pencils that earn their pocket space. Fountain pens, ballpoints, space pens, and the humble Jetstream.
| Item | Price | Weight | Badge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamy 2000 Fountain Pen | $185 | 28g | Cult Classic | |
| Pilot Metropolitan | $22 | 22g | Best Value | |
| Zebra F-701 All-Steel | $12 | 30g | Best Pocket Pen | |
| Kaweco Sport Classic | $27 | 14g | — | |
| Fisher Bullet Space Pen | $32 | 30g | Writes Anywhere | |
| Uni-ball Jetstream 0.7mm | $3 | 10g | Best Writer | |
| rOtring 800 0.5mm | $50 | 27g | Engineer's Choice | |
| Tactile Turn Side Click Mini | $99 | 28g | EDC Pen King | |
| Lamy Safari EF Nib | $30 | 17g | Best Entry Fountain Pen | |
| Retro 51 Tornado Classic Rollerball | $35 | 35g | American Rollerball Icon | |
| Kaweco AL Sport Fountain Pen | $90 | 23g | Best Compact Fountain Pen | |
| Pentel GraphGear 1000 | $20 | 22g | Best Mechanical Pencil | |
| Uni-ball One P 0.38mm | $5 | 8g | Finest Point | |
| TWSBI ECO-T 1.1mm Stub | $32 | 21g | Best Entry Fountain | |
| Pilot G2 Gel | $4 | 15g | Most Popular | |
| Pilot Metropolitan Fountain | $20 | 25g | Best Starter FP | |
| TWSBI Eco | $35 | 20g | Best Piston | |
| Uni-ball Jetstream 3 | $10 | 20g | — | |
| Montblanc Meisterstuck 149 | $1,165 | 35g | Heirloom | |
| Parker Jotter | $28 | 18g | Classic | |
| Tactile Turn Side Click | $95 | 28g | Machined | |
| Karas Kustoms INK | $55 | 45g | — | |
| Blackwing 602 | $25 | 10g | Cult Icon | |
| Caran dAche 849 | $30 | 10g | Swiss Classic | |
| rOtring 600 Mechanical Pencil | $45 | 22g | Verified 2026 | |
| Kaweco Sport (Brass) | $90 | 22g | Verified 2026 | |
| LAMY Safari | $35 | 17g | Verified 2026 | |
| Big Idea Design Bolt Action Marker (Titanium) | $125 | 42g | Innovative |