Fountain Pen Ink... Felt Tip Pen
These images are the stock images from the Yookers Site... They are better then my images
I got a Yooker Pen as part of their KickStarter. On their site the pen I got would be $52 +S&H
Black Tip Felt Pen
Okay everybody is going $52 for a Felt Tip pen.. Are you crazy!!!
First if you are comparing the Yooker to a Pilot Felt Marker or a disposable artist fineliner pen. I agree with you. Those are around a dozen for $10 on Amazon... But you are comparing them to to wrong type of pen. Closest I can find in quality of the pen is actually a Parker IM, in fact probably Parker 5th is Parker trying to do a refillable Fineliner.
Yes I know MontBlanc makes Fineliners
Yes that is right the main competitors for the Yooker are MontBlanc (a $300ish pen with a $19 refill.. And that is at Amazon US) and Parker 5th, ( a $50ish pen with a $11 refill)
I do not own a MontBlanc Fineliner although I have used one... I think the Montblanc Refill is better then the Parker 5th refill.
I own and use rather regularly a Parker 5th in gunmetal. It is not the amazing pen they bill it as, sorry Parker but your Rollerballs and Fountain Pens are much better.
I have not used the Yooker long enough to know how long it will be before it Clogs and I need to replace the tip. Only had it about a week.
But here are some things I do like:
- Currently the Sections-Nibs are $17
- The Yooker uses Fountain Pen ink
- Short International
- Came with a Cartridge Convertor
- If you want to you can by Private Reserve or Montblanc cartridges for the Yooker
- If you know how to use a convertor with a fountain pen you can use your favorite bottled ink
- It is Very similar in feel to a Parker IM metal body pen...
- The cap is Screw On, it may be in my head but I feel any brush/felt/fineliner pen should be a screw closed cap
Over all
If you are a person who likes Fineliners but wants to lower your plastic waste, and/or likes Fountain Pen ink. I would suggest trying a Yooker, to be honest if you are a fountain pen person but want something less stand outish, Maybe even where hoping the Parker 5th would be a gateway to non-plastic non-disposable FineLiners. Cause the MontBlanc is just too out of budget. Try the Yooker
The Fineliner for the rest of us
https://yookers-shop.com
