Getting Down to Specifics - My Favorite 5

There is no contest on this one. The Zebra M-301 .5mm mechanical pencil is simply the best.


Now before you get all upset because I didn't choose some $50 contraption made in Switzerland that probably is the best 5 in the world, realize that I'm not a pencil collector - I'm a pencil user. I've used Pilots, Pentel, Sharps - you name it. Many of them are excellent but the Zebra is still king of the pencil jungle in my opinion.


It's simple, lasts forever, and most importantly - it fits in the sleeve pencil holders on every flight suit or other utility clothing I've ever worn.