Nock Co. Chimneytop Pen Case Review

Small mandarin Chimneytop
Small mandarin Chimneytop
Medium midnight Chimneytop
Medium midnight Chimneytop

The Chimneytop is a simple zippered pouch for pens and accessories.  They are sold as a set of two, you get one small size and one medium size.  They are made out of a 1000D textured nylon that is very much like Cordura.  The small size measures about  7″ long and the medium measures about 7.5″ long.  I found both of them to be a tight squeeze from my freshly sharpened wooden pencils.  This isn’t a big deal as soft cases are not ideal for carrying wooden pencils but I thought it was worth pointing out.

Nock Co. Chimneytop Pen Case

Bottom of the medium Chimneytop.
Bottom of the medium Chimneytop.

Per the Nock Co. website the small Chimneytop has a capacity of 6 pens and the medium has a 12 pen capacity.  I was able to almost double these figures but obviously the size of the pens you carry is an important factor.

Here is the small mandarin Chimneytop with 11 pens:

Small Chimneytop with 11 pens.
Small Chimneytop with 11 pens.

Nock Co. Chimneytop Pen Case

Nock Co. Chimneytop Pen Case
Not a bad stash for such a small case.

Here is the medium midnight Chimneytop with 21 pens:

Medium Chimneytop with 22 pens.
Medium Chimneytop with 21 pens.

Nock Co. Chimneytop Pen Case

Nock Co. Chimneytop Pen Case

I found that I preferred the smaller size.  It’s proportions are a bit more attractive to me and the thick 1000D fabric gives the small Chimneytop more structure than the medium which was more blob like.  The set is sold for $12 and for an American-made product constructed out of hardwearing materials the price is a steal.

Nock Co. Chimneytop Pen Case

 

Here is a great review of the Nock Co. Chimneytop pen case:

(I have no affiliation to the site linked below)

patrickrhone – A Brief Review — The Chimneytop Pop-Up Zip Case by Nock Co.

 

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