Quattro Review
The Quattro really caught my eye. The concept is having a few things with me all the time that are essential for my planning. If I only have these, I can do basically anything I want in terms of planning and organizing my thoughts, and that's super powerful.
It has pretty much the same footprint as the Mini Field Journal that I carry basically everywhere. I love that this second version added a pocket in the middle, and you can load the case up pretty full and still keep it compact and easy to carry.
Check buying optionsPros
- It has pretty much the same footprint as my Mini Field Journal, so it stays compact.
- You can fit about two pens in each pocket very comfortably.
- The second version added a pocket in the middle, just big enough for a Traveler's Company ballpoint.
- Everything I need for planning fits in it: a pencil, fountain pens and a ballpoint.
Cons
- The middle pocket is just big enough to fit the Traveler's Company ballpoint pen, so it won't take anything bigger.
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LOCHBY Quattro, Voyager & Mini Field Journal Review | My 2026 Planning Setup & Everyday Carry
Technical Details
| Type | Pen case |
|---|---|
| Maker | LOCHBY |
| Version | Second version, with a pocket added in the middle |
| Colorway | Green |
| Capacity | About two pens per pocket, plus the middle pocket and room on the outside and back |
Buying Options
| Seller | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | Check price | Buy |
Full Review
What I carry in it
What I have on the outside is very simple.
There's a Traveler's Company pencil, and I have a Faber-Castell 9000 pencil that I cut to size. I love that pencil. The graphite is just perfect, and I'm able to choose the strength of the graphite, which lets me narrow down what I want to do with it.
Then there are my two most used fountain pens, the Traveler's Company fountain pen and the Kaweco Sport in the Olivine collection. I use green and black for these two pens. That's what I use for my color coding for everything, and the pencil is there to sketch things out.
The pencil and those two pens are enough for basically anything I want to do for planning.
Inside there's more of a complement: a TWSBI Eco inked with LAMY Azurite, a Tombow Fudenosuke for lettering or anything that needs a thicker line, and a Mildliner that I use occasionally.
The middle pocket and the ballpoint
I love that this second version added a pocket in the middle. It's just big enough to fit the ballpoint pen from Traveler's Company. They make some of the nicest, most beautiful pens out there.
I took out the ballpoint refill that it came with and put in a uni Jetstream, which is my favorite ballpoint refill.
I simply cut it to size and I did have to add some tape to it, but it fits snug in the pocket and I haven't had any issues with it. You do have to wait to use it a little bit before you put it in, otherwise it's not going to fit.
It's a great companion for whenever I need a ballpoint pen.
Capacity
You really can fit about two pens in each of these pockets very comfortably. There's the pocket in the middle, some on the outside, and even in the back if you want to.
You can load it up pretty full and still manage to be compact and easy to carry.
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