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OK guys I was picked to ask this 1, who has the Fisher pen called the stowaway, & what is your opinion of it? At $8 it doesn't seem too bad, but some web sights say it's non refillable plastic,& other say it is with a metal body. What gives?
 
I don't have the Stowaway. I DO have the Fisher Pocket Space Pen, which is even cheaper and smaller. The Pocket model is plastic and not refillable. I would assume that a pen called the "Stowaway" is intended to be there when you really need it, and not something intended for day to day use. Used as intended, there would be no need for refills. I've carried my Pocket model for a few years. I'm sure I will get many, many more before I need to replace it. It's very, very thin and compact, and it's always there when I need it to jot down a note or phone number. I wouldn't want to use it for an extended time. It's just not comfortable enough for that.

Sorry that I can't answer your question. I'm just explaining the cheap and light idea behind these occasional-use models (as I understand it.)
 
HMC said:
OK guys I was picked to ask this 1, who has the Fisher pen called the stowaway, & what is your opinion of it? At $8 it doesn't seem too bad, but some web sights say it's non refillable plastic,& other say it is with a metal body. What gives?
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Here is the link to what gives: LINK

It says all metal body.

James
 
The one I have is metal. I have read that you can refill it with a little help from a pair of needle nose pliers, but it is "officially" not refillable.

They are skinny and super light-- great for stashing in your travel gear, PSK, etc. I don't think much of it for long rounds of writing; I prefer a fatter grip for that.
 
Scott Ridgeway said:
I don't have the Stowaway. I DO have the Fisher Pocket Space Pen, which is even cheaper and smaller. The Pocket model is plastic and not refillable. I would assume that a pen called the "Stowaway" is intended to be there when you really need it, and not something intended for day to day use. Used as intended, there would be no need for refills. I've carried my Pocket model for a few years. I'm sure I will get many, many more before I need to replace it. It's very, very thin and compact, and it's always there when I need it to jot down a note or phone number. I wouldn't want to use it for an extended time. It's just not comfortable enough for that.

Sorry that I can't answer your question. I'm just explaining the cheap and light idea behind these occasional-use models (as I understand it.)
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Got a link to the pocket pen? For the life of me I can't find that one anywhere...
 
I have a few of the Stowaways stashed in kits, laptop bag, and both my and my wife's Fatboys.

Definitely a minimalist must have, giving the benefits of the Space Pen cartridge in a package scarcely bigger than the cartridge.

For the price, heck yeh.

I splurged and bought a few, and gave away. Everyone loved them, esp how long they last....:cool: :thumbup:
 
kinzli said:
Got a link to the pocket pen? For the life of me I can't find that one anywhere...
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Well...after reading everyone else's comments, and looking at more pen websites, and examining my pen again, I think I have the Stowaway after all. I originally based my assertion on this: http://thewritersedge.com/fisher.economy.cfm

It seems they call the Stowaway without a clip the "Pocket Pen."

I assumed my pen was plastic only because it's so light. After closer inspection, it seems it is indeed metal (and a Stowaway...without the clip.) Sorry for the confusion.

All this said, personally, I prefer Stowaway to the Bullet Pen. I've owned two Bullet Pens, and I've lost them both. They're just expensive enough that it hurts. The Stowaway is thinner, lighter and cheaper. And it works just as well for occasional use.
 
Scott Ridgeway said:
Well...after reading everyone else's comments, and looking at more pen websites, and examining my pen again, I think I have the Stowaway after all. I originally based my assertion on this: http://thewritersedge.com/fisher.economy.cfm

It seems they call the Stowaway without a clip the "Pocket Pen."

I assumed my pen was plastic only because it's so light. After closer inspection, it seems it is indeed metal (and a Stowaway...without the clip.) Sorry for the confusion.

All this said, personally, I prefer Stowaway to the Bullet Pen. I've owned two Bullet Pens, and I've lost them both. They're just expensive enough that it hurts. The Stowaway is thinner, lighter and cheaper. And it works just as well for occasional use.
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Thanks Scott, appreciated.
 
I've got a little Bullet model, the refillable kind. Great little pen! Owns up to the hype IMO.

If you're mainly interested in writing at odd angles and on questionable surfaces, and want to go disposable, I really like the Uniball Power Tanks. Technically they are refillable, but I've NEVER seen refills on a store shelf, and the pocket clips rarely outlive the ink cartridge anyway, so I just buy new pens when they're out. They make a nice bold line, and they don't clog up. I've only had one that didn't make it to the end of its ink tank, and that was defective out of the box. They'll write at any angle, just as the Fishers do, due to pressurized ink cartridges, and they do pretty well on slick or other hard to write on surfaces, though in that department they may not be equal to the Fishers.
 
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