LIHITLAB Compact Pen Case, Water & Stain Repellent

I took a chance on this little case -I want to take my sketching/painting gear on a trip to Europe in as small and light weight a conveyance as possible. This is not an urban sketching trip and I doubt anyone else will be doing this so I can’t be lugging along and pulling out a lot of gear. I have a larger Lithitlab case that is my “vault” for all things extra I like to have with me locally. I love it but its format is too large for this need to order another. I want to be able to have something that can easily be put in my purse (to be determined). I can get everything I need in this small compact case EXCEPT my palette - even my smallest, dearest Whiskey Painter’s palette is too thick at 7/8” total (includes projections from mixing areas & thumb ring) to zip up the case. So my dilemma is, do I love this case enough to spend $50+ on a “pocket palette” (at 1/4” thick & I THINK will fit in vertically) to save size and weight & still have a palette? I have an old “freebie” make up bag that EVERYTHING fits in, including 2 Whiskey Painters palettes, but loaded it weighs almost 1# (more with a Moleskin sketchbook, BUT the sketchbook fits in it!). This case loaded would be just under 1/2# , is half the size, and in reality I would have more than I actually need. It would seem like an easy decision. I’m keeping it no matter - will probably bite the bullet and order yet another paint palette. Love how it feels in my hand. Very well made. Zippers are excellent. Lays flat. Will update with photo when resolved.Update: ordered the Pocket Palette and even smaller Demi Palette from Art Toolkit. The Pocket Palette is business card size. Both those small, but more than adequate paint palettes fit in this Smart Fit Lihit case. Everything fits beautifully and this fits in the crossbody bag I’m taking nicely. For travel sketching or just everyday to throw in a purse or backpack or just keep in the car - you can’t beat this.

this’ll be a short review but this is a good option for anyone who has a minimalist set of pens and wants a small compact case to keep them in. i like how it looks and it’s pretty organized with all of it’s pouches as i keep a few pens and pencils in there. i’ve had it for a few months and it’s pretty durable and waterproof; the color is nice and i think it’s a good value for money. it’s very functional and i could see it being used outside of just pens.

very cute and compact way to carry all ur goods. im an artist so in the past i’d grab like 20 pens, sticky notes, tape, and other random crap and it’d be so bulky, but now i can just grab this lil sucker and it’s great. i love it!!

I have used this case nearly every day for almost three years. I use it to organize my go-to mechanical pencils and pens. The internal pockets make it easy to keep them in their proper places and serves to protect the tips of my very fine pencils. It has travelled in my backpack the entire time and has held up wonderfully. It is not large enough to store wooden pencils, so keep this in mind.

This is a perfect pen case for my needs. I write lots of snail mail, journal each day, and just generally feel lost without a small selection of pens and stationary supplies on hand at a moments notice. My favorite features of this little bag are: that it stands upright easily and stays put even if you are moving around on the couch next to it, it opens wide so you can see all contents easily, it has two smooth working zippers, the bag material is soft and sturdy and pleasant to hold, it has 5 mesh pockets inside with a large middle area. One of the mesh pockets is longer than the others so something larger can go there such as a mini pad of paper, or even a mini watercolor kit perhaps. In my bag I am carrying 15 pens of various types from full-sized fountain pens, mini fountains, microns, markers, and signo uniballs, 5 rolls washi tape, one full sized Colorbox ink stamp pad, and 1-2 wooden approx one inch square stamps. All of this zips in easily. I could fit additional pens in but it would start to feel a bit jammed for me I think. If I carry a bit less washi or skip stamps then more pens would fit easily. The black material is nice with a medium grey interior. This is truly a perfect case for me - not too much, not too little - just right! I hope it works as well for you.