. I struggled to find a way to pack it the way I liked it with my gear until I got this case. The case is just the right size for a sharpener and no more. Now it fits in the suitcase and the suitcase just finds its place in the bin liner compartment of my backpack, the insignificant extra space it now takes up is negligible and a fair compromise or protected item, safe from harm and harm. other inhabitants of the garbage bag.