A Great EDC Pocket Pen - Pilot Prera Fountain Pen Review

A big thank you goes out to @PenChalet for sending me this Pliot Prera in Light Blue for review.

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[IAmTheSunBear]

Love the idea of bringing in the plane test for these reviews, very informative and well shot, thank you!

[incognitoedc]

I bought my first Prera a couple of months ago for a work pen. Purchased from Jet Pens, a beautiful ivory color. The snap cap solved the problem of a screw cap (my Sailor compas) that slowed me down too much opening and closing the pen a lot each day. Writes like a dream, and makes a great fidget toy during boring zoom meetings. Great review. I've learned a lot from your detailed videos. Thanks so much for your attention to detail for us pen nerds...

[johnandrewmunroe]

Well described! Living most of my adult life in Japan, I appreciated your insight into the focus on improving quality while maintaining backward compatibility. Using my first Prera, I am truly impressed.

[archivist]

Cool little workhorse pen. I love that Pilot put so much thought into every product, including the humble, yet mighty, Petit 1 I am currently using.

[ameliabuns]

Pilot pen feeds are amazing honestly. So consistent. All my TWSBI pens start overly wet then get dry. Lamy has great feeds too but those don't handle shimmer well

Loved the plane test btw! :D

[KarlAdamsAudio]

6:18 - could be an innovation for ink reviews: Here's a writing sample, here's a swatch, and this is what it looks like if you wear it...

[timothymay]

Love the Prera--to avoid the squeeze on or the Con-40 (Pilot's way of saying, oops you ran out of ink, so try a new color), I just refill a cartridge. It's one of my favorites to keep with a planner to the size and reliability.

[brettcody]

Thank you so much for the air pressure test!! Please make this a feature of all your reviews! I have always been nervous taking my fountain pens on airplanes...Thank you, sir!

[johnvogh]

Thank you for all your reviews! I appreciate your attention to detail, it is similar to my own. I really like how thorough you are in explaining functions and details of the pen. I have watched many of your videos and am never disappointed.

[glldvmi]

Hey DB. Thank you again for a great video review. I also bought my Prera from Pen Chalet, and i am very happy with my pen. I admit, it's actually smaller than I thought it would be... lol. It writes well. Pilot Pens are very well built. Of all my pens, they seem to be the most consistent writing with no hard starts, and minimal problems.

[Stitchxavi]

Loved this review! I want a prera in a solid color.

[aero]

Thank you for showing the inside without a converter or cartridge!

[jaytaylor]

I picked up a Prera for one of my daughters and she loved it. She didn't look after it though, dried ink. It cleaned up easily enough but was surprised to see a slight etching/ink corrosion to the top of the nib, she was using Mont Blanc Mystery Black. I have since removed the etched layer and have it looking minty again.

[ilikepens]

Never apologize for inky fingers DB!!!

[santauxia]

Great review DB. Happy Canada Day to you and yours.

[lilit]

I've never really considered getting a Prera but after this video, it's at least higher on my list lol I guess I never realized just how small it is, and nice that it has a slightly wider grip section than the sport. Now I think it's cute ahaha

[ZiaLinkZen]

Amazing timing (again!) I just received my Pilot Prera yesterday from AMZN. Mine has "CM" Caligraphy nib (Pilot Fountain Pen Prera Iron-Ai ) and was only $35. I got it to try out two things 1) to see if it would provide the line variation (like we discussed in your Flex Friday offerings.) 2) I wanted to experiment with the "eye dropper" fill system the Goulet guys showed. I got a 10mm x 1 mm O-ring and was planning to remove the converter and fill the translucent body with SHIMMER ink. Unbelievably, just before doing so, I came here (to Youtube) to watch their video again and VOILA you have this brand new review. NOW I'm wondering if I should proceed with my plan.
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[eugenborcan]

Very underrated pens - I recommend this over the Metropolitan any time of the day :).
BTW, you can use CON-50 in the Prerra, if you hate the CON-40.

[cynthiaalvarado]

It’s a great pen. It’s one that I carry around without worry. I take it out and always writes without problems.

[derekdavis]

Great video. Pilot has made the biggest impact of all on my fountain pen journey. Via their FA & Music Nibs. I have a massive respect for the brand and as you say I don’t think they make a bad pen. This Prerera has a lot of value and I think that at the very least in a broad nib would be a very useful pen for me to carry around. I’m becoming a bit more of an EDC person & this one pretty much ticks the boxes. Thank you Doodle Bud for yet another great video. Catch ya next time D