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The Varsity pens are the only fountain pens that "just work" when I use them. Any other ones I own (Parker, Monteverde, Cross) seems to get dried up if they si
by derekp7 6y ago
The Varsity pens are the only fountain pens that "just work" when I use them. Any other ones I own (Parker, Monteverde, Cross) seems to get dried up if they sit too long. My only complaint about the Varsity pens are they are too light -- I like a bit of weight to mine.
- Nursie 6y agoI wonder if the not-drying-up is to do with the ink solvent mixture? It has a different smell to other inks.
- mcguire 6y agoPossibly, but I've used Noodler's ink in them and it doesn't dry up either. (I left one sitting for nearly a year and started hard but would otherwise write fine. Back to normal after I cleaned it.) I suspect it may be the feed they have.
- Germanika 6y agoIt's possible. Another factor is simply how air-tight the seals are. My older fountain pens tend to dry out faster than most modern ones. There are also some pens (Platinum 3776 for example) which are designed to virtually never dry out.
- Vrondi 6y agoMy Pilot Prera is always ready to write. Oddly enough the one other fountain pen is my super cheap 1990s Parker Vecto fountain pen. Just always goes.