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Freddo
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by Freddo » 27 January 13 9:40 pm
AussieCacheHunter wrote:So I'm after a nice compact pen that I can carry around with me for when I run into nanos?
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quiet1_au
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by quiet1_au » 27 January 13 11:30 pm
I had a great little pen from Japanese visitors to my workplace that was telescopic (single-stage) so would shrink to 3/4-1/2 it's length to fit in your pocket, but expand to make writing comfortable and thus perfect for caching. Sadly I lost it in the grass, etc at on of the caches I visited so have had to resort to regular (and often faulty/smudgy/etc pens). What I'd really like is a pen that can write on right-in-the-rain logs, etc. Pencil yes, but often a bit faint, prone to breakage or perforating soggy log books... I thought of trying a wax pencil (Chinagraph or equivalent) but never quite got around to it...
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AussieCacheHunter
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by AussieCacheHunter » 28 January 13 3:17 pm
Bronnie_1990 wrote:AussieCacheHunter wrote:
Cheesy pigs wrote:smiggle have keychain pens that are very handy
Any idea about what size they are?
Got one, ..i've seen smaller
here it is next to a normal sized pen
Nifty.
Freddo wrote:AussieCacheHunter wrote:So I'm after a nice compact pen that I can carry around with me for when I run into nanos?
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That'd just encourage people to phoenix the cache
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quiet1_au
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by quiet1_au » 29 January 13 11:40 am
I bought a pack of mini felt-tip markers that had a ring attached but sadly they're thick and hopeless at signing with, and the ring is attached to a plastic clip so can detach anyway... Still come in handy though
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by gmj3191 » 29 January 13 4:48 pm
I think cachers should carry pens and an IKEA type pencil in a cache for emergencies is probably ok if you can't find small pens.
I just applaud people for hiding caches big enough to contain pens and pencils these days.