Omega 599 was $40 when I picked it up and blooms out nicely larger than it’s measurements. And it’s my bagger traveler because it packs quite small.
If Whipped Dog is still open, building a silvertip with him might still be close to $30.
I would avoid pure badger personally because I find them annoyingly prickly tipped.
If you’re handy, and have a handle to work with, it’s not as hard as it seems to pick up a knot and set it in your handle yourself, once you know what kind you like and at what loft works for you with that hair type
If Whipped Dog is still open, building a silvertip with him might still be close to $30.
I would avoid pure badger personally because I find them annoyingly prickly tipped.
If you’re handy, and have a handle to work with, it’s not as hard as it seems to pick up a knot and set it in your handle yourself, once you know what kind you like and at what loft works for you with that hair type