This is something that all geocachers fear. Approximately 49-51% of human geocachers have an unrelatable fear of such a situation. I know I have woke up from a dead sleep, sweating because I dreamt I was deep in the woods, log sheet in hand, and I screamed, “MY PEN IS BROKE!” My wife then has to comfort me back to sleep.
It is because of dreams like these that I now carry several pens wherever I may roam. Always have a backup, just like the spare pair of underpants in my glove compartment. Fear not geocachers who might be like me, the solution is simple, carry more Working Pens. There is a log sheet, and everyone must sign it. But if for some reason you arrive at GZ, locate the container, retrieve the logsheet, and find out too late that your Pen is Broke, the solution is simple. Move on to one of your Backup Pens. If you had to resort to a second, or even third string pen, post a picture of your broken pen, and give it a nice hashtag, #MyPenisBroke.
I left a super-secret surprise for the first to find! OK, I’ll give away the surprise. I trapped a fart in the container. Please, pass it on.