Safari
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The LAMY safari is a timelessly modern pen for the young – and the young at heart – and is in a class of its own. It created a stir during its market launch at the beginning of the eighties with its avant-garde design and its prominent, spring-loaded clip. Now available in steel black. The fountain pen holds the famously firm and smooth Lamy steel nib made in Germany. The Safari Steel Black is also available in a capped rollerball, ball pen with springy black rubber push button, and a mechanical pencil with push-top advance mechanism. Cartridge/converter fill.
Why r/BuyItForLife recommends it
5 mentions from real owners
- #1Sep 4, 2025
What's a purchase under $50 that has genuinely improved your daily routine?
I’ve somewhat just gotten into the FP game recently. Been using Pilot Kakunos mostly, and just picked up the Safari a few weeks ago. It writes really smoothly. I do like that the nibs are fairly easily interchangeable as well.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #2Sep 4, 2025
What's a purchase under $50 that has genuinely improved your daily routine?
Lamy Safari, and if you are concerned about a plastic pen, i guess you could go for a Pilot Metropolitan or Lamy Al-Star, which are metal bodies.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #3Mar 3, 2025
Where Does "Buy It for Life" Not Make Sense?
The sub's name is not meant to be taken that literally. From the sidebar: > This is a subreddit emphasizing products that are Durable, Practical, Proven, and Made-to-Last. > Products that are well-made and durable (even if they won't last a lifetime) are accepted. Also, your examples are weird. I don't think I've ever lost a pair of socks and I have had the same pen at my desk for decades now. Just used it a moment ago! (Lamy Safari, my first fountain pen - this pen has literally been around the world with me and I take it hiking as part of my watercolour kit)
View on Redditopen_in_new - #4Mar 3, 2025
Where Does "Buy It for Life" Not Make Sense?
I hear Noodler’s Polar series inks are extremely fast drying, or inks like Pelikan 4001 series just are kind of dry to begin with. Get something like this, a fine or medium nib on something like a Lamy Safari (which forces a correct grip), and most of all, get used to writing with your paper laying about 45° clockwise, so you can work on having a relaxed hand position that will sit naturally below the line you’re writing on, and fountain pens should be a breeze for lefties, too! The part about hand and paper position is actually just a universal thing - even righthanded folks need to be mindful or their hand, if the ink isn’t a fast drier, you’ll just smudge the line above what you’re currently writing anyways.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #5Feb 1, 2025
What’s one item you bought that has lasted for YEARS and was worth every penny?
I’ve fallen down the fountain pen rabbit hole and bought way too many of them, but love that I should be able to use them forever and donate or sell some if I so choose later on! Truthfully some of the entry level ones (LAMY Safari, Pilot Explorer) are some of my favorites
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