ENDLESS: Is Regalia Paper Fixed? + Endless Explorer and Endless Companion Reviews

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10 ай бұрын

If you missed my first videos about Regalia Paper, they're here:
• New REGALIA Paper from... (Regalia & Recorder)
• Serious Problems with ... (Bad Regalia)
Endless Stationery sent me some new Regalia paper to test (I believe) along with an Endless Explorer leather notebook cover (with Large Storyboard) and two different Endless Companion Pen Pouches: two pen and a five pen models.
This is honestly too much stuff for one video, but I'm going to be traveling during September, and I don't want to leave it until I get back.
Curious about the Lotus Everest pen in this video? Here's the review:
• Review: Lotus Everest ...
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@DaedalusGage 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the follow up on this topic! I really appreciate your careful, thorough, and considered approach!

@thewetpen 10 ай бұрын

My pleasure... thanks for watching (and taking the time to comment!) 🙂

@arsenic3208 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for doing a follow up on this. The performance of regalia seems really good. I got an endless recorder back when it was 68gsm tomoe river and thought it was well built. Glad endless is hanging in there

@buck-pucker 10 ай бұрын

I would love to see a "behind the scenes" video on how you make your videos! Always so well written.

@thewetpen 10 ай бұрын

Thank you :-) I do have some uncommon camera equipment, so that probably makes a difference in the look of my videos... the rest is probably mostly pretty standard 🙂

@HamRadioCrashCourse 10 ай бұрын

The Endless logo is the Morse Code letter B? Why?

@claytonsanders508 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the update! I’ve used the recorder notebook and the Creative Block notepads from Endless, and so far I haven’t had any issues. It seems like it may have only been select batches of the Storyboard that had problems. Overall, the performance of Regalia paper is so good I can get past the occasional bleed through/freckles. I’mamazed by how crisp and bright almost every ink looks on Regalia Paper.

@thewetpen 10 ай бұрын

Yes, I've been really impressed with Regalia paper, overall. If I could live with yellow/ivory paper, then Midori MD paper is actually my favorite, but I really want a true white (because I've always been more interested in inks than pens, if it isn't obvious). Seems like the bad batch of Regalia was fairly limited, luckily. Hope they keep it up! And make A5 softcovers.

@JoshuaChandler 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the follow-up! As a daily user of the Endless Explorer (for what it's worth, for about a year over multiple large storyboards, with no freckling) the issues you found in the original review had me concerned! I'm glad to see it was resolved. I like Regalia even better than TR for the way it displays shading inks!

@ilikepens 10 ай бұрын

I love how thorough you are!

@thewetpen 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Dustin :-) This one felt like a bit of slog while I was making it, but I am really happy that the Regalia is looking better, and all of that leather was nice!

@Alliejay-C 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this thorough review. I do like endless products and I am glad they were responsive to your query.

@thewetpen 10 ай бұрын

I agree... I'm really glad to see that they're paying attention to the concerns of their customers; I really like their notebooks and want to see them do well.

@stormycatmink 2 ай бұрын

Also, this got me suddenly interested in that emerald Birmingham ink.

@vwood2 3 ай бұрын

Thanks. Like you, showing the true colour of the ink is very important to me. I’ve been using both versions of the Endless Recorder - TR & regalia papers with dot grids. They both perform beautifully. I have a slight preference for the regalia paper, which is a bit brighter, so my blue inks look even more vibrant on the page. But both papers showcase the ink well. I really hate how Leuchtturm and other ivory / yellow paper dulls & sometimes distorts ink colours.

@Sharmaji-tm4qn 10 ай бұрын

Another great video!

@thewetpen 10 ай бұрын

Thank you :-)

@roxiesossa3210 10 ай бұрын

Epic video as usual! Always look forward to your videos & reviews. Love the update and comparisons on the paper and seeing some of Endless' newer products. And now you're off to gallivant the globe again! 😂 Safe travels!

@thewetpen 10 ай бұрын

Hey Roxie, thanks! I'm hoping that I can find some interesting and unusual inks in Eastern Europe, but I expect to be doing more writing than shopping on this trip. But I've still got a few weeks before I leave, so with any luck, I'll get another video or two out.

@roxiesossa3210 10 ай бұрын

Sweet! And you're going to be out there a month?!

@thewetpen 10 ай бұрын

@@roxiesossa3210 Actually, only three weeks, but with some work before and after my time there, I don't expect to have a lot of extra time for making videos and that sort of thing🙂

@roxiesossa3210 10 ай бұрын

@@thewetpen Sounds awesome. Stay safe!

@OnMyOm 10 ай бұрын

Ty for the follow up video! It is very educational. It would be wonderful to actually see a follow up with writing tests on the paper(s) as swatching of inks is not a common everyday activity. The real question is if the freckles impact writing, and does writing with different nib sizes actually stacks up to Japanese paper. For instance cosmo air snow is actually not ever pleasant when using fine or extra fine nibs, but great with stub or bold or oblique old nibs. Cosmo Air Light is good for all medium/fine nibs and feels as elegant as the old Tomoe River with all sorts of inks and pens. My request for a future video about writing comparisons is because it would help in making a decision to buy or not to buy based on writing as the only activity. As always such high quality, well produced video makes watching them a joy and being a subscriber a privilege.

@thewetpen 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions! :-) If you haven't already seen it, I did writing samples on the faulty Regalia paper in my video about the Endless Observer ( kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fN54a9KIptXagqM.html ) and I don't expect any additional samples of the same batch of paper to behave differently, so I didn't re-run the tests... these were primarily to determine whether the paper in questions fell into the "faulty" category or not. I never use EF nibs, so I would leave that testing up to someone else... I'm not familiar enough with them... but I did a bit of writing with at least one fine nib... I'm not sure which of the Regalia videos it was, at this point.

@varadharajannadarajah 10 ай бұрын

Great and No-nonsense video.

@thewetpen 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@UrbanHafner 10 ай бұрын

I do have a Creative block with the bad paper. It holds up to moderate amounts of ink just fine, but when you overdo it it starts to bleed and feather pretty badly. But I saw your video before buying it and it was the cheapest option. So, at least I've tried the paper now and I might give it a try with a "real" notebook later on.

@thewetpen 10 ай бұрын

In my Endless Observer with bad paper, even when I was just writing with a broad nib, if I ran across any of the spots that would have freckled in a swatch, I'd get bleed through and feathering, so it seems that there might be some variation in the "bad" papers, with some worse than others. For the most part, if it didn't feather under normal writing conditions, I'd probably consider the paper to be good enough 🙂

@jamesaritchie1 10 ай бұрын

Very good review. I really hope Regalia has the problems worked out because I really want to love their paper.

@thewetpen 10 ай бұрын

I agree completely!

@kkkall02 10 ай бұрын

Raining heavily outside! Monsoon rain. Watching the video too, its a soothing experience.

@thewetpen 10 ай бұрын

I wish that we were having our signature cloudy, drizzly weather here in Seattle! I've never been to India during monsoon season, but I hope to one of these days... there's an old Jagjit Singh song (Woh Kaghaz Ki Kashti) that conjures the imagery of monsoon rains so beautifully and indirectly, it's mesmerizing.

@kkkall02 10 ай бұрын

@@thewetpen so you must visit India during monsoon. Its a different place during monsoon. So many reasons are there so we say, India, unity in diversity. 🙏

@miatwit 6 ай бұрын

Wow without your review I would never have found the pen loop hidden away in the packaging of my Explorer journal. Thank you!

@thewetpen 6 ай бұрын

It's a nice bonus, but well hidden down there in the box! 🙂

@Volkmannx 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@sarahcampbell3440 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this helpful review, I've been considering the endless companion wth the five pen slot. I know it is designed for their storyboard pocket notebook (standard size pocket notebook) but do you think it would fit an A6 notebook (pocket plus)?

@thewetpen 10 ай бұрын

I just took a look at the dimension of the Companion with the aid of a ruler, and it looks to me as though an A6 should fit pretty well. The height is no problem, but the width is tighter... but I think there's about 110mm of space and you only need 105mm.

@craftydoodles7279 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for this review. I believe I have a couple of storyboard notebooks both A5 and A6 which are not performing well with some inks - Diamine Celadon Cat - feathers and heavy bleed, R.O. Fire and Ice no feather but bleeds and R.K. Alt Grungroen bleeds and feathers. I may try another notebook but reluctant to buy more if the bad batch is still out there. Great analysis and thank you.

@thewetpen 10 ай бұрын

Definitely sounds like youv'e got some of the bad paper... all of those inks should behave really well on good Regalia. Good luck!

@TymberJ 10 ай бұрын

I have an older Endless Recorder I'm still using that had some of the same issues (freckling, super sensitive to hand oils), but not as bad as the one in your previous review. I wonder if whatever equipment problem they had was getting worse gradually? Owning up to having had a problem and committing to fix it goes a long way in my book. The build quality of both Recorder notebooks I've used has been great, with one holding up wonderfully to a daily beating in a backpack for a year -- they don't seem to intentionally cut corners.

@thewetpen 10 ай бұрын

Agreed. Introducing a new type of paper is a pretty massive undertaking, so it doesn't surprise me that they have had a bad batch or two along the way as they're getting everything figured out. I've always been impressed with their products, so I hope that they're really staying on top of their issues with the paper.

@stormycatmink 2 ай бұрын

Just FYI, I just noticed Goulet Pens has an exclusive A5 version of the Explorer, for those who really need the standard size.

@thewetpen 2 ай бұрын

I just noticed the same thing recently. Very cool. They also have the A5 size of the Storyboard, which is even better news... but they're charging double the price of a normal "large" Storyboard, which is not so nice. Hopefully they expand availability (and also get "ruled" and "plain" and get the price more in line with the others.

@stormycatmink 2 ай бұрын

@@thewetpen I was a little bummed they only have the color I liked least out of the options. Now I have to debate the options. I do like the option to use other papers with it, though. Opens the door quite a bit.

@durdanatabassum6057 10 ай бұрын

My goodness, I had ordered a Recorder notebook just a few days ago, but it's not delivered yet. I hope the one I ordered won't have any problems. It's my first time buying a journal that expensive. It's my birthday soon so I thought I would start a journal from the day of my birth instead of the first day of the year. Hopefully it won't disappoint 🤞

@remyvegamedia 5 ай бұрын

I am so reluctant to get one of the Recorders... Haha. I don't mind ghosting, but I'd hate if it bleeds through. I'm wondering how it works with regular writing. I just use a medium TWSBI mostly with Noodler's Red-Black. I did find a notebook that has 200 pages of Tomoe River 68gsm, but I'm worried the ghosting will be TOO much haha. So many choices!

@thewetpen 5 ай бұрын

I have a couple of Recorders with Regalia paper, and they're both really good in terms of bleed-through... it's some of the other models that have had problems. But you never know. I'm a big fan of the Apica Premium CD notebooks... you might throw them into your pool of possibilities: amzn.to/421gNHx (affiliate link!)

@remyvegamedia 5 ай бұрын

@@thewetpen I'm just trying to get away from Leuchtturm. Not really enjoying that paper, so it might be worth a try for one of these Recorders. Ah, nice! That's a good price too. I'll try one of these for a backup. Different notebook for each room haha.

@FridmanB 4 ай бұрын

Great video, I've been wondering if anyone has a good system for storing the old replaceable notebooks, I like to keep all of mine and so far i only use hardcover notebooks so id love to know if anyone has a nice way to store the old ones.

@thewetpen 4 ай бұрын

That's a good question. I'd like to find a binder like Midori has for their little passport sized notebooks, but I haven't found one for A5(ish) sized notebooks. There are a variety of archive boxes out there, and some of them look pretty sharp. I kinda like this one: africa.rsdelivers.com/product/leitz/60430095/leitz-black-1-compartment-a5-archive-box-h160mm-x/1239660

@FridmanB 4 ай бұрын

@@thewetpen Wow thanks for the quick reply! I'm looking more into something that I can put on the shelf, so far i have a chronologically ordered shelf of hard cover notebooks and if there's a good way to convert the refills for the explorer it would be really cool.

@dwainchambers6363 10 ай бұрын

🙄 Promo-SM

@KobieK 7 ай бұрын

Endless is an Indian company. Traveller's Notebook is a Japanese company. There's no way I would even entertain the thought of picking an Indian product over a Japanese product.

@taterthepenguin 4 ай бұрын

What a weird comment.