Small pens

[Freddo]

So I'm after a nice compact pen that I can carry around with me for when I run into nanos?

[quiet1_au]

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...

[AussieCacheHunter]

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.

So I'm after a nice compact pen that I can carry around with me for when I run into nanos?

That'd just encourage people to phoenix the cache

[quiet1_au]

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

[gmj3191]

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.