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Tool Talk => Keychain and One Piece Tools => Topic started by: Blackbeard on February 02, 2016, 09:13:40 AM
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nite ize inka, any good or too easy to lose cap, or stick with vic pen/manager/sig lite?
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(http://www.radnomad.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Nite-Ize-Inka-Pen-Details-1.jpg)
If that's the one you are talking about, save your money. If you are only taking notes occasionally it is too much effort to break apart and reassemble each time. If you are looking to use it for longer periods, there are better/more comfortable pens out there.
(http://images.alloutdoor.co.uk/1/1371581439_18.jpg)
If this is the one you are talking about then it's not bad, but I would suggest putting the stylus end in the carabiner so you have the extra length when writing.
Either way I think the Fisher Bullet is far superior in pretty much every way.
Def
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ok thanks, was looking at the one with carabiner, need a keychain attachment, not sure if space pen has?
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Ive got one of the carabiner ones and it's pretty good. I don't carry it on my keys though. Instead it rides in my wave sheath and I glued a couple strong magnets to the flat end so that I can use it as an improvised pickup tool.
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I have the original and I much prefer it to the newer, carabiner version. I have small hands so I don't need to assemble the full pen to take quick notes and if I need to do a longer writing session being able to turn it in to a full size is nice advantage.
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nite ize inka, any good or too easy to lose cap, or stick with vic pen/manager/sig lite?
FWIW, a competitor to the Inka is the Fisher Space Pen Trekker.
http://fisherspacepen.com/search?q=trekker
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I'm personally of the opinion that a keychain pen should be as small as possible, when closed, so the original Inka Pen wins on this point. Also for situations where you just need to write a short note or sign something, the short part of the pen is perfectly suitable. However, I agree that adding the extension tube makes too long and is too fiddly. This is all a bit academic though, since the original Inka pen is no longer manufactured.
The NiteIze Inka pen just seems bulkier that it needs to be, has an overly large gate clip and is longer when closed than it is when open, which is a little bit of a poor design, for a keychain pen. Plus on my version, one of the caps has started to crack, due to it's overly tight fit.
A while ago, I had a play around with the basic design of the original Inka pen, to see if it could be made a little more functional, in it's current size.
I've made two variations on the same basic design, that work around the diameter and gauge of steel tubing that I could find at the time. I ended up making a hybrid of the original Inka pen and the Ohto Petit-B (both shown in the lower photos).
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z42/Toftylicious/Tactical%20Pen/Tinka20Pen20063b_zpsupob6bnl.jpg) (http://s194.photobucket.com/user/Toftylicious/media/Tactical%20Pen/Tinka20Pen20063b_zpsupob6bnl.jpg.html)
The blue plastic parts are 3D printed and the refill is a D1 mini, the same as both the Inka pens.
Here are some comparison photos:
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z42/Toftylicious/Tactical%20Pen/Tinka20Pen20053b_zpsi1yezuno.jpg) (http://s194.photobucket.com/user/Toftylicious/media/Tactical%20Pen/Tinka20Pen20053b_zpsi1yezuno.jpg.html)
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z42/Toftylicious/Tactical%20Pen/Tinka20Pen20055b_zpsmraswewo.jpg) (http://s194.photobucket.com/user/Toftylicious/media/Tactical%20Pen/Tinka20Pen20055b_zpsmraswewo.jpg.html)
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z42/Toftylicious/Tactical%20Pen/Tinka20Pen20057b_zpsgod9gujz.jpg) (http://s194.photobucket.com/user/Toftylicious/media/Tactical%20Pen/Tinka20Pen20057b_zpsgod9gujz.jpg.html)