Pen Addict + Huckberry Giveaway

I have been a customer of Huckberry.com since they opened their virtual doors in 2010 and am honored to partner with them on this giveaway for readers of The Pen Addict.

Not familiar with Huckberry? I'll let them explain what they are all about:

Huckberry is a bi-weekly web magazine and shop for guys with taste. Each week we bring our readers unique apparel and gear along with the stories behind the products, and we only feature brands that we'll personally vouch for. We've worked with brands like Danner, Taylor Stitch, Topo Designs, Tretorn, Deus Ex Machina, Holden, Triple Aught Design, Oak Street Bootmakers

Huckberry is like your favorite store, your grandpa's favorite store, and your favorite magazine all rolled into one.

We're a team of writers, designers and above all else doers. We live and work in the heart of San Francisco, but try to get out of the city as much as possible to hit the surf at Ocean Beach, ski the Sierras, and hike the Marin Headlands.

The products on our site are culled from all over the world to suit the diverse interests of our team, and can often be found in the bed of our trucks, keeping us warm and dry on our bike ride to the office, and on our not-so-tidy desks.

If we don't like it, it doesn't go on the site.

Our mandate is to bring you the coolest new gear at the best prices, but we don't cater to coupon-clippers. If you want your inbox loaded with 70% off this, and 80% off that, we recommend you go elsewhere. We simply try to create value for our readers during our weekly offerings, working with our selective brand partners to ensure we're bringing you their best stuff at the best price.

We endeavor to be the most interesting email in your inbox each week

So in addition to a fresh dose of unique products, you'll also find the stories behind products along with original content on our blog, and links to the interesting stories, inane videos, and fresh beats that are circulating around the office.

I bought my first Topo Designs Backpack from Huckberry (I now own two) and have parted with more of my money on their site than I care to let my wife know. They speak my language and find the goods I didn't even know I was looking for. They are offering a great giveaway package that Pen Addict readers will love.

The drool-worthy prize package from Huckberry is as follows:

(1) "The Bolt" Brass Pen

(1) Vintage Leather Moleskine Cover

(1) Postalco Pressed Fabric Notebook

(1) Huckberry Word. "Compass" Notebook

Here is how to enter:

1. Head over to Huckberry.com and sign up as a member. All you need to do is enter your email address and a password, or connect with your Facebook account. It is that simple and there is zero commitment.

2. Leave one comment on this post anytime between now and Monday night, May 20th, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. You are limited to one entry. International readers are welcome to enter!

3. For this contest, I will pick one winner at random from the comments section of this post. The comments will be numbered in the order they are received, i.e. the first comment is #1, the second #2, and so on. The Random Integer Generator at random.org will be used to pick the number of the winner.

4. The contest winner will be posted on Tuesday, May 21st. The winner will have one week to email me via the Contact link at the top of the page.

Thanks again to Huckberry for providing this wonderful package of goods for Pen Addict readers. It is greatly appreciated!

Good luck!

(Note: Links to Huckberry.com are affiliate links. If you patronize them through these links I get a small percentage back which helps support this site.)

Uni-ball Field Lead Holder Review

Do you ever see a pen or pencil that looks cool but you have no real use for it? You justify it in your mind - "I'll figure out a way!" - and into the cart it goes. How many times did that work out well for you? Yeah, never for me too.

That is my situation with the Uni-ball Field Lead Holder. I don't own a lead holder but the bright red plastic and silver knurling screamed "BUY ME!!!" through the computer screen. And it has red lead too? Yes please!

I knew better than to order it, knowing I wouldn't know what to do with it when it arrived. Design wise, it lived up to the hype. This is a great looking and feeling lead holder. Performance wise, I guess it is good too, although I didn't do much more than write with it a few times. The lead color is lighter than I expected it would be but the reddish-orange shade photographed well.

The only drawback I can see is that there is no built-in sharpener, which some brands do provide. I imagine most hardcore lead holder users have their own favorite sharpener so that's not as much of an issue as it seems.

Are you an avid lead holder user? I'd love to hear about it in the comments section. Enlighten me!

(JetPens is an advertiser on The Pen Addict and I received this product at no charge.)

Ink Links

-- Review of Palomino Blackwing Pearl (Pencil Revolution)

-- Parker Urban Fountain Pen (Informal Scribble)

-- Sharpie Accent Highlighter (A Penchant for Paper)

-- Visconti Turquoise Ink Review (Goldspot Pens Fine Writing Blog)

-- Sula Jane and Earl Single Pen Sleeve - Carnation Pink (Gourmet Pens: Review)

-- Pelikan M620 New York inked with Noodler’s American Eel Turquoise (JustDaveyB)

-- Visconti Viscontina (2001) (kmpn)

-- Rhodia Webbie Dot Pad Notebook Review (Write to Me Often)

-- Private Reserve Invincible Aqua Blue (Peninkcillin)

-- Tchaikovsky - De Atramentis Ink Review (Ink of Me Fondly)

-- Prized: Edison Extended Mina in Cinnamon Swirl Acrylic (EF nib) (From the Pen Cup)

-- May's Goulet Ink Drop (Inkdependence!)

-- Clairefontaine Back to Basics 1951 (Pens Paper Inks...Whatever!)

-- Vintage Parker 21 Review (The Well-Appointed Desk)

-- J. Herbin – Terre de Feu (Ed Jelley)

-- My Son's Dragon Fountain Pen (The Daily Acquisition)

-- It's Carnival Time! (Rants of The Archer)