BackpackingLight Magazine Review
Posted on
Jan 30, 2005 |
If the Inka pen has not won a design award, it will. It is a marvel of precision-engineering and attention to detail, and it weighs 0.6 ounces! Its approximately 3-inch long body includes a split ring so that the pen can be attached anywhere. The cartridge is pressurized so that it can write at any altitude, angle, temperature, and underwater – and it writes smoothly. The case is hardened 304 stainless steel, and the pen grip is cast from high-strength lightweight composite. The pen grip snaps snuggly into place inside the steel case as its O-ring engages the internal groove. The pen is secure but can be quickly pulled from the case to make a note in any weather condition. The O-ring is a special rubber that allows the pen to be extracted from the case even in cold weather. For more leisurely writing, the Inka can be transformed into a full-length pen. The cartridge is shorter than a typical pen cartridge but lasts as long since ink is used more efficiently in a pressurized cartridge. Pressurized cartridge refills can be purchased inexpensively online, and regular cartridges can be purchased at any office store. The Inka pen carries a lifetime warranty. The pen debuted at this OR show and is the first offering from entrepreneur and designer Greg Adelman, an optical engineer based in Boulder, Colorado.
by Carol Crooker |
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