ADVICE please (tool bag / box reccomendations)

[SPARK2B]

hi all, hope you are all well and enjoying this 3 day weekend, be you working or off or both.

firstly, my first year of level 2 is about to finish within the next 6 weeks or so,....i have learned so much since i signed up for college in sept and started this new route, and have gained invaluable advice from the discussions here and from members in private messages,...all more appreciated than i can express on here.....

many thanks to all !!

NOW,.....TO BUSINESS, the kit / tools is growing, and i am soon to be applying for trainee / mate work (as soon as the savings start to run low ........my question is,..what to keep it in, i am buying decent kit, so would like something nice to keep it in,...do you recommend......

...tool box,.....?

....tool bag,....?

...open top type bag,.....?

just to fit hand tools , drill, hammer, bolster, tape, fittings etc in..

..and any recommendations for a belt pouch for drivers and snips etc etc,....as one i had before although not cheap, was shallow and often spilled bits and bobs

so guys, advice on this and any links most appreciated

*****I CANNOT, AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE SPEND THE MONEY ON A VETO PRO-PAC***** YET.......


as always, your input is most appreciated

SPARK2B

 

[edexlab]

shanky 887614
Yes thats exactly what he said, and i knew it would cost a few quid but that was too much for me! but he said he'd use offcuts to keep the price down
I went there on a suggestion by sis in law who uses him, although I know he has made other non riding objects for people I know and at a good price.
It would have been nice to get a toolbag which does exactly what you want from it as I've never had one which really organises things properly and keeps the tools separate from each other , you always end up ramming several into the pockets, the only ones I've seen are the hardcases with layered panels like the ck ones , but these are also expensive.

 

[PEM]

I use 2 x fatmax one for everyday use and one for heavier items not everyday. Handles make good rest for cutting things but bottoms of side pockets rip after about 2 years so be careful what you store in the sides.

Stanley do useful range boxes in 2 removable sections with clear lid. Top section has compartments and useful for connectors, wago's etc. I use 2 of these (one for CU work) and one general.

In total 2 fatmax and 2 Stanley boxes covers most events. Drills large tools kept in cases.

I agree with the comment spend the money on good tools rather than storage.

Tool belt just can't get on with good trousers with many pockets for me.

Worth thinking about weight of holdals etc as you've got to actually carry them.

All the best.

The earlier post with electricians dancing round their bags. Anyone leaving their tools unattended is asking for trouble. Plumbers about!!

 

[shanky887614]

shanky 887614
Yes thats exactly what he said, and i knew it would cost a few quid but that was too much for me! but he said he'd use offcuts to keep the price down
I went there on a suggestion by sis in law who uses him, although I know he has made other non riding objects for people I know and at a good price.
It would have been nice to get a toolbag which does exactly what you want from it as I've never had one which really organises things properly and keeps the tools separate from each other , you always end up ramming several into the pockets, the only ones I've seen are the hardcases with layered panels like the ck ones , but these are also expensive.

to be fair one of the reasons I know about the leather etc is because i use straight razors and I need a new strop.

personally I prefer cordovan

 

[davesparks]

Lol....I was just thinking about all the times I end up emptying just the tools I need into a bucket before slogging off across some muddy site!!

You've done Glastonbury too then?