Thanks for coming out to the vid. This is where I post mostly b. this is where the audience has stayed. BTW this review would not exist without TNP Donors, please consider joining long term. I’m so dumb how I operate it I don’t even have TIER levels there; you can join for a freakin’ $1 per creation (only 6 charged per month btw). TNP Patreon is where the action is! www.patreon.com/Nutnfancy. Here's just some of the comments from TNP Patrons on this video that were previously posted by elite TNP Patrons: "Greg Malcom So practical and fun! 13h Jerome J been doing that for years, boxes, bags, labels. I bought my first labeler 10 years ago after seeing all your stuff labeled. Label boxes, bags, it's great indeed. Yes please, do a tool video. 1 13h Grayzone I never actually thought it was your influence until the first 60 seconds of this video, then the last 12 years made sense! My buddy and I are rolling on the floor replaying that intro and I haven’t gotten past that .. needless to say, thank you! 😆 13h Ben H. Haha awesome thumbnail! Will watch later! 13h Robert Avery Definitely looking forward to this one 👌 13h Leif52Pickup Step one: get a bunker in Wyoming ;-) 1 13h James Hood The pooh bear in that pic is priceless. I haven’t even started watching the video yet, and I’m already laughing 1 13h Christopher B. The colored electrical tape idea is so amazing. Nutn' should get a Nobel Prize for this. For me, each caliber gets its own color... descending in power from .308 - red, orange, yellow, green etc. 12h Bernal I check the free section in Craigslist every day, every day. Friday night, I checked at 3 AM and I scored a nice 5 shelved wire rack, a WHALEN 5 storage rack (still in the box), and a rollaway tool kart. My instinct told me not to hesitate. I mounted up my trailer mounted basket and left immediately. As I was loading, three more people showed up in vans. Ha ha 1 12h Kyle Zimmerman I just went through my stuff and reorganized maybe 2 months ago. It is amazing how much crap accumulates if you don't stay on top of it. I should do some labeling and maybe upgrade some of my containers, but apparently Nutn and I are both driven crazy by tons of clutter. 1 12h Todd Strelka Thanks for the organization tips. I need to improve in this area. It's crazy how much stuff we can accumulate when living in a home for nearly twenty years. My wife and I go through our stuff a couple times a year to organize and determine what we don't need anymore. The clear bins are a great idea. We've used the cardboard Avon boxes with lids for years since we got them for free from our neighbor. But the plastic bins hold up better to water if there is a flood. Thanks again for your hard work in TNP! 12h Joseph Brennan I suggest a battery daddy! They work great haha 11h Dawson Rabb Dude! What an epic thumbnail. That had me laughing so hard! 1 11h Joe Mack Dude I thought I was the only one who organized by piles! 10h Chris carr Good vid for the newbs, but you’ve been lecturing this to me for years hidden in the other vids. As a man slob, this system flat out works. Been using it for along time thanks to you and I’m actually organized. 10h Joe Mack The box spring is a great place to store the long flat bins 10h Joe Mack Nutn what about toys? Its obvious you stored the boys toys well. Bins also? 10h John Wachtmann I was just feeling stressed by my unorganized basement. Great timing for the video, Uncle Nutn. 10h Bernal =DEAL ALERT= SXP Defender $199 @ Botach! Just got one! 10h Christopher Miller Awesome vid, how do you store large back packs I.e, Kelty tioga and ultra tioga? 9h Clint Raby I am so very unorganized! I have bins, boxes, shelves, metal tins, ammo boxes, drawers, you name it I have craps stuffed everywhere. I think getting clear bins of the same size and type is great advice. Now if I can just follow this advice like I follow your other recommendations life will be even more enjoyable. Thanks Nutn! 9h Tim Brock I just did that with blackpowder 209m primers and Blackhorn 209 powder… couldn’t find it to save my life… rebought it… yea…. It was in a box (one of many) rhat go back and forth to the range… 8h Justin Matthew Golden "I get it and I'm to blame!" LOL 🤣 8h Tim Brock Dang Nuttin’…. Kinda felt like you were in my face, talkin to me! Like a one on one! Except I already have all the bins (more), label maker, stickers, the whole nine yards…. It’s the time! Dang son. We’ve adopted 3 little girls and I’m busy! At 51 years old! I’m feeling it! Love your content.. it’s the best background noise ever! Seriously, while reloading or doing whatever… the feature length stuff is awesome! 8h Riley Kaye I've been slowly organizing my stuff similarly to Nutn for the last two months. Here's a pic of my setup for my first aid shelf of any of you are interested! imgur.com/a/cjohXQS 1 7h david rockwell Clean and smart system in your picture. Medical needs to be readily available whenever feasible. 6h steve garrett my wife has some sort of sick gratification by just throwing shit out. it gives her a joy like few other things do. ironically my first wife was the same way. must be some sort of attraction I have, one thing I did learn from you about organization a long time ago was rolling clothing up. its great because you can get it out of a bag without unfolding it. 1 7h mauserwaffen 98 excellent video sir! Care to come over and organize my stash in the basement? I'll pay you in ammo and pizza... LOL 6h Patrick Richards Excellent video! I agree, very important and stress relieving to be organized. I have been procrastinating for years to do this. The Costco bins are good from my experience 6h The Nutnfancy Project Hello Patrick! Those Costco bins are pretty good. That's where I got those black/yellow larger bins. Watch out for LATCHING lids: the latches break off easy and make stacking and accessing underneath bins a real PITA. Costco does sell those too; I'll never get them again argh. 1 3h Boxed1n Those black and yellow bins towards the end are awesome. I utilize on overhead hanging system for them in the garage. 👍🏽👍🏽 6h david rockwell Much appreciation for the timely and fun production. Moving my dwellings after 21 years in same place this month. A well-intended organization system drifted off target over the years. You are correct, disorganization is a thief of one's energy. I am implementing a new system as items are loaded into truck. Thank you for the continued effort and dedication. 6h The Nutnfancy Project Hello David! Indeed it does sap our energy. All your ongoing organizational efforts will have reward of peace and an easier life. Thanks dude. 1 3h Ted Jahne The issue isn’t that I have too much shit and forget where it is. The issue is that my wife likes to move my shit around and then forgets where she puts it so it is then lost in the abyss forever. Probably somewhere near where all the socks from your dryer go. 1 6h Pat McGroin San diego on board. Im so organized i fell asleep to the sound of your antics. Always fun content. Game 4, Go Padres. 1 6h The Nutnfancy Project Ha ha...hello to San Diego! Glad you're organized, well done ;-) 1 3h Load reply Brievet This is very helpful. I have a bin system in-place but a labeler will take it to the next level. Parts-bins, like the battery bin, will also be a level-up. Under the bed portion was funny! Haha 1 5h The Nutnfancy Project Hello Brievet! Thanks for your support here, so grateful to all. Glad you liked that humor; I was laughing pretty good in post production too. 3h Murphy Had to get organized years ago when I started buying shit you reviewed. Mostly Rubbermaid bins and Xerox printer paper boxes. Everything labeled. Ammo all in ammo cans. Tool bags with multi pockets make good storage/organizers also. Semper Fi. 1 5h The Nutnfancy Project Well done Murphy! Sounds like a great system. A benefit of the plastic bins is they're waterproof and will withstand floods and will even float...the people in Tampa can attest. 3h Clint Allison Dude, early this summer, I found an entire SUITCASE full of scopes in my basement. 🙄🙄🙄 While finding a butt load of scopes is awesome.... I'm still a moron 🤣🤣🤣 5h The Nutnfancy Project LOL, HS a full suitcase. That's like pirate treasure. 3h Moe Mansour Outstanding video! I can't focus on nutn' when things are disorderly. Pun intended. Everything has to have a place. I've actually always thought of it as a weakness since it affects my productivity. Even data on hard drives needs to be organized. I find it distracts me all day. 4h The Nutnfancy Project Yep me too. The more organized and cleaned up I am the more productive I am. Weird I know but that's how I am too. 3h Matt I do very similar with a lot of my stuff but still need another round of boxes to finish organizing. I like the idea of buy a ton of bins to start and return some if you don’t need them. For mags and similar I also drop a dessecant in the bag to prevent rust. You’re like the tactical Marie Kondo. "
LTC Nutnfancy: This video was right on time for me! I was JUST talking about those heavy mil plastic Ziploc baggies with my wife! I thought this was going to be a video about making food and water storage a priority, which it is, but as an adult with legit ADHD, organization has been a HUGE struggle for me! I just wish I had the money to devote to that much storage equipment (most expensive are good shelves!). I suppose this will have to be done in smaller increments due to financial restraints. We're also struggling with my oldest daughter who also has ADHD, but my mother has been working with her. If it were up to me, it would be a case of the blind leading the blind. My youngest daughter, in stark contrast, is VERY tidy and organized! Thanks for all the great tips! Going to share this with the wife to get her onboard as well!
Hey Nutn… Can you do a 46 and a half minute video on “Kitchen Freezer POU”? No joke. Most of us only have one freezer… How do we maximize its potential for when times get tough, but still maintain functionality for daily/normal use?
You can tell the difference in a good service tech just by seeing how they keep their vans. A good service tech has a squared away van where you can easily find tools and materials. Generally, people who are squared away and organized are typically more successful.
I can speak with my entire life's experience on this. And the state of a tech's van, does not indicate his experience or his competency. A lot of factors go into it. Does the company pay for time to clean/organize it, or does he have time to clean/organize it?
@@celicablues 100%. As a service electrician, it's very difficult to keep our vans clean and orderly when we have to scramble to take care of all the work orders.
@@Lysander_Spooner Well said. Time is the main issue. As a tech, being organized is very helpful and efficient but it isn't easy to find time to clean often. Investing in the Milwaukee packout system has helped tremendously with keeping tools and smalls parts organized though.
@@celicablues I can't say if its related to competency but I've had messy vans. I've finally come to terms with never being allotted time to clean up. So now a large part of the planning is on where and when the garbage goes in. If you do it right you can keep a pretty put together van with little time invested. There is a way!
I've found that cat litter tubs work well. They have to be strong enough to contain thirty-five pounds of sand, and they come with carry handles. And I have to buy them periodically anyway.
I talked my Dad into "decorating" a pair of his old skivvies, with brown shoe polish, and put them in his hamper with a go to piece. If I were a thief, I'd possibly pass on searching them.
I used to do this once a month just because I like looking at my stuff, and I love organizing. Now I keep everything that falls into a category in one place, and then pull from what I want to use. Praise God for these blessings
Quite frankly, I needed this. I'm a massive procrastinator and have kept putting this off and the problem has gotten worse, which makes me not want to do it even more. The idea of just making piles in a room will definitely make this go faster. I'm going to go get supplies tomorrow, then come Wednesday when I'm home alone I'm going to start tearing through everything. I need to make it a more organized mess before I can truly organize everything.
It amazes me this channel has been around this long. Especially in the RUclips environment. I literally saw a Gen Z RUclipsr reference it saying he used to watch it. As a child.
Great video. Nothing passes me off more than not being able to find something when I need it. I have been using this method to organize things my whole life. I agree with your statement on disorganization weighing on you mentally.
Growing up in rural Colorado, a time we could walk out our back door and go hunting, all my friends had few items. We hunted and fished all the time. We also gardened adding to food on the table. I had a wards single shot shotgun, a Marlin 22, and a Buck knife. FF 60 years and my “stuff” has significantly grown.
Still young, but I don't want to leave a burden for my family when I pass. Probably about 3 months into a similar system for the house and yes, I expect it to take years to get it where I want to be at.
wife and I have a small house, 780 square feet above ground with a full basement. We have major preps stored in the house. And musical instruments and art supplies. And room for visitors to sleep. Shelves man, shelves. And things hanging from floor joists and bins stacked 6 feet tall and so on. But it is all neat, organized and easily found. Oh, there's no kids in the house.
Just focus on one area at a time; don't overwhelm yourself and be brutal about throwing stuff out or selling. it. Each item should have a distinct reason for being kept.
“Organization weighs on your mind.” Man you got that right. I recently rented a storage unit in order to better organize everything one needs to store gear for all the possible scenarios. More emergency preparedness equipment the better. Organizing it is part of the fun.
Great video!! I can really identify with the entire thing - from buying a bunch of stuff because nutin recommends to storing things in bins. Thanks and keep up the great vids!
Oh Yeah, this hits good... My Dad's whole house looked about the same as your father in laws office. When he passed me and the wife spend weeks sorting things to make sure we don't accidentally throw away important stuff. Weeks. It cost me thousands in disposal fees. I want to say probably close to 6k just for container after container (yes, container) of stuff to dispose of. It's wild. Definitely tainted the memory of my dad after sorting through literal garbage for weeks. I'm still mad as hell thinking about it. I've always been organized. Comes somewhat naturally to me. Growing up there is probably the reason why.
I'm already doing this. Have it all divided into sections of the house too. Another tip - for your Bug Out Kits, advice I got from a fire chief is to create a list of everything you need to bug out, based upon HOW LONG you have to bug out. It's very common that you might have pre-evacuation notices hour or days in advance. Other times you might have just 3 minutes. Other times you might have 15 minutes. You can pack A LOT more on your truck in those additional 12 minutes, so have a plan - group those things together if you can. As far as clear plastic bags - I don't buy them, I just save them. They add up when you're ordering gun parts, most come in a quality plastic bag. The other container to keep an eye out for is AMMO CANS. Occasionally you'll find some store doing a clearance on larger caliber (like 30mm, 80mm mortar) cans. The .50 cal cans are great too, but small. Use plastic ones for areas that are temperature controlled, use metal ones for areas like your basement, outdoors, etc. Large ammo cans are amazing. Last tip, if you live in a large city, go to a USED office furniture supplier. They often have commercial grade lockers, storage cabinets, shelves, etc. The commercial grade stuff is often bomb proof, and will outlast your lifetime. The used furniture suppliers are willing to barter and keep an eye for specialty stuff - so let them know "I'm looking for 10 feet of locking cabinets." I have some industrial racks that will last 500 years, 15 feet long, 8 feet high, 18 inches wide, it's all thick steel construction, totally adjustable, found on craiglist for $200.
I've been using these for years and highly recommend them. I do maintenance on a few old rent houses so I have lots of odd fasteners, plumbing fittings, etc. If I get a phone call with a leak I can grab my box of appropriately sized fittings off the shelf and go fix it. I recently picked up a bunch of 12x18x3 steel boxes for my truck. They're basically little metal brief cases. I'm working on building a mounting rack for them to replace my extended cab back seat, but my plan is to have it where I can just grab my little case of tools for whichever thing I'm fixing. Before that I just had tool bags full of junk loose everywhere
I love your channel because you do stuff that makes me laugh and also makes me happy, like this… you salute the mic and keep on going like nothing happened… lol awesome.
thanks for a lot nutn, wife’s on board with all of it. she’s not totally into the lifestyle, but she sleeps well at night. space has definitely increased with vertical storage
I use Gaffer's tape for labeling if I don't use an actual label. Gaffer's tape (is similar to duct tape, but...) doesn't leave residue when removed and it has a cloth type finish so the marker doesn't rub off over time.
As a fellow gear head, who has been amassing STUFF because of YOU since waaaayyyy back, I have had to already go to the bins. Yet I learned so much tonight from the TNP master! I have always maintained the Gear Axiom: That there are three kinds of gear in total. Gear to use, gear to store and transport your gear, and gear that fixes your gear. That's all of it! You have highlighted one of the main types. Thanks for the organizational tips Nutin.
I am glad about the fact that I am using the same system, I might be doing something right, I will think about the zip lock tactic, my bins are the deep ones. Good video man, cheers.
I've already incorporated most of these suggestions in my own struggle with organization. On the plus side, after building floor to ceiling shelves from wall to wall on one side of the garage for storing bins I was able to free up enough room to build a work bench for reloading and other projects. It was a great feeling to finally have a permanent place to mount up the press and equipment.
In my experience, the clear bins are the worst for cracking. It's just the formulation of the plastic I think. The old style Rubbermaid bins were the most indestructible but the shape is horrible for anything but clothes. I have a mixture... large black bins with yellow lids from Costco (Stick with one manufacturer because they are different sizes). Larger clear file storage bins with flip top lids. Smaller clear bins for smaller stuff. I've had the worst luck with Sterlite brand. Even if the bin material is okay, the lids tend to crack.
So I paused this about half way through cuz I have a free day and was inspired to finally empty/reassess/restock my 2 BOBs and overflow bag (duffel that can be truck bag and/or throw away when emprtied of food etc).... Now couple hours later after walking dog I'm finishing your vid lol Even upgraded IFAK and tools on primary BOB
Shit. My basement looks like the warehouse at the end of Indiana Jones. The Ark of the Covenant may actually be down there. I should buy stock in a container company. Dozens of shelves. Over a hundred large storage bins. Probably an equal amount of smaller clear ones. Maybe 200 ammo cans. It still gets disorganized. When you have that much stuff, you pretty much need employees to keep track of it. 🤷🏻♂️
Very well put Nutn. I already had the clear bags and different sized bins. I think your real-world strength test is very important for those bins. I will have to do that going forward.
As someone with ADHD, I'v had a system of bins on a giant shelf in my apt for years, its the only way I can survive (And keep gf happy). Regardless, thank you for the vid, this was really helpful.
I thank you for the apology 😂 and the video. One of the downsides to having hobbies, being prepared, and a repairer of things is what my house / shop is always a chaotic mess and I appreciate any help.
Thank you! I’ve been on this process, got the room cleaned, shelving system, but the clear bins is the key that I’ve been hesitant to pull the trigger on and invest in. Label maker ready to go. Thank you for validating my progress and tipping us off on the fine details.
As someone in the process who of moving into a new home, getting organized has become like a second job and source of anxiety for me! this was a great help!
Moved into a rental house and went from a closet to a spare room for storage! Did a similar method to this and it’s frickin awesome. I don’t have everything in closed top bins but baskets so it’s easier accessible. Great vid as always
I went with smaller bins for my mags and have one bin for each gun make/model/caliber... it just makes it easy... yeah I have a lot of pistol mag bins but they are smaller and easier to stack....
6:12 Your wife's dad's room is not that bad, it looks pretty organized to me (this was my first thought, haha). That being said, I think I have a good mag organization system. Instead of the baggies, I bought 99c walmart plastic pencil boxes. Each container is for one type of mag, which works for me bc I like to have at least 100 rounds of mags for each firearm. When I go to the range, I'll select the firearm and then grab the corresponding pencil box. I even load the mags before going to the range so I don't have to waste time at the range, and these pencil boxes are sturdy enough to hold loaded mags (though if you're not careful, they will open). I bought every color of the pencil boxes so that I could intuitively color code by caliber. Black is for 9mm, Blue (police) is for 40sw, Green (army) is for 45acp, Red (hot) is for 357sig and 357mag, Pink (weak) is for 380acp, and Orange (toy) is for 22lr. These pencil boxes are labeled with the same labelmaker, and I store these pencil boxes into separate bins by caliber.
I'm a big advocate of milk crates for stuff that's either in a temperature controlled environment or stuff that's "durable" and doesnt care about the temp or humidity. I get em from Menards because they often go on sale. They suck for tiny things or huge things, but for organizing tackle boxes, scopes, silencers, "range kits" etc they're awesome. They're particularly awesome because they stack and have built in handles.
Organized work space is a productive work space. Your 100% correct. Organization - a process in constant motion when someone makes a good inspirational video like this one and makes it fun to get things done. Thanks!!!Lt.Col.
Alittle more high tech, but we just did this with our extra fire gear at the station. But instead of labels we got QR code stickers. Scan the code and you can see what is in the bin with pictures. So if we want a certain type of turnout coat or a specific radio model, we can find it without opening or unstacking any bins
Yeah, you got me to buy more knives than I would ever need, but a lot are cool. My Cadet is probably my favorite. The Pioneer is about the same knife, but just seems so much larger and heavier. Second Cool for some! Wish I had built a storm shelter when I had the chance! Thank you for your service!!! Retired LEO. Glock 23 was Duty Weapon. Love my Glock 42 based on wearing Sweat Pants almost every day. Yeah .380, and I still use an Uncle Mikes Fanny Pack. Deal with it people!
filing cabinets are a great way for storing things. can always pick them up for cheap on your local selling site or garage/rummage/yard sales. i use them for tools in the shop and other "shit" in the house. if youre creative, you can beef up some of the filing cabinets to make it harder to get into. labeling stuff "grandmas knittings" and the like will keep most people out of things. also playing tetris with your stuff in your filing cabinets or bins will save lots of space. dont throw stuff into your storage system, tetris it in. use up all the space. anyone think nutn has labeled his label maker? im going to say.....yup. thanks nutn for letting us into the craziness that is your realm. we need to be masters of our own insane realms.
This video has motivated me. To drop a little coin on some shelving and bins. I have quite a lot of “stuff” in my office. This advisory video will help me greatly.
👍👍👍👍👍 I’ve been organized so much to the point I drive people crazy, yes I am O C D. but just like you said I sleep at night and I can find anything I personally own. I operated out of a service truck and everything I needed had a place really makes you professional to your customers. Which I hope you are.
The shallow hefty bins are GOAT IMO. Deep enough for most common items, tough enough to survive ordinary use and you can't bury things so deep you can't find them
Just started Nutn’ sold my business after 27 years and now my home “office” junk room is my “man room” for all my crap. I just started to try reloading ammo, and need to be very organized. You hit it all on the head.
My dad died a week ago. Talked about going to an auction the night before. Next morning after he ate breakfast at some point he just died. I found him, did CPR but it was to late. Do what you want to live a happy life and realize someone has to take care of all your responsibilities…I’m doing that now and it sucks, believe me.
For adding color-coded labels to clear storage bins I use a Brother P-Touch Label maker with 1" (24mm) white label tape. First, I put down a strip of colored Tape (colored Duct Tape or, more preferably, 2" 3M 471 Vinyl Tape) and then I lay my P-Touch label centered over the top to create a nice, clean color-coded border around my bin labels. PRO TIP: use a cotton ball soaked with Isopropyl alcohol to clean and degrease the surface. Your tape will adhere much better.
I am responsible for my choices, and I blame no one. While you offer great things, and have excellent insights, you have no power, Nut'n, over my actions and failures to act. But thank you and you're welcome.
Manufacturers’ boxes: “throw them away”. Just started doing this and it is a total game changer. I Chuck the cases now too. You’re right though, hurts my soul a little bit every time.
My organization method is a lockable tool storage thing (don't remember what they're called) with wheels. Each cabinet is labeled by what the items are such as "lighting", "knives", "holsters", etc. And in each cabinet they are again separated by manufacturer, model, etc. Not perfect but I always know where to find my things and they are relatively safe with it being lockable and made of metal.
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"Greg Malcom So practical and fun! 13h Jerome J been doing that for years, boxes, bags, labels. I bought my first labeler 10 years ago after seeing all your stuff labeled. Label boxes, bags, it's great indeed. Yes please, do a tool video. 1 13h Grayzone I never actually thought it was your influence until the first 60 seconds of this video, then the last 12 years made sense! My buddy and I are rolling on the floor replaying that intro and I haven’t gotten past that .. needless to say, thank you! 😆 13h Ben H. Haha awesome thumbnail! Will watch later! 13h Robert Avery Definitely looking forward to this one 👌 13h Leif52Pickup Step one: get a bunker in Wyoming ;-) 1 13h James Hood The pooh bear in that pic is priceless. I haven’t even started watching the video yet, and I’m already laughing 1 13h Christopher B. The colored electrical tape idea is so amazing. Nutn' should get a Nobel Prize for this. For me, each caliber gets its own color... descending in power from .308 - red, orange, yellow, green etc. 12h Bernal I check the free section in Craigslist every day, every day. Friday night, I checked at 3 AM and I scored a nice 5 shelved wire rack, a WHALEN 5 storage rack (still in the box), and a rollaway tool kart. My instinct told me not to hesitate. I mounted up my trailer mounted basket and left immediately. As I was loading, three more people showed up in vans. Ha ha 1 12h Kyle Zimmerman I just went through my stuff and reorganized maybe 2 months ago. It is amazing how much crap accumulates if you don't stay on top of it. I should do some labeling and maybe upgrade some of my containers, but apparently Nutn and I are both driven crazy by tons of clutter. 1 12h Todd Strelka Thanks for the organization tips. I need to improve in this area. It's crazy how much stuff we can accumulate when living in a home for nearly twenty years. My wife and I go through our stuff a couple times a year to organize and determine what we don't need anymore. The clear bins are a great idea. We've used the cardboard Avon boxes with lids for years since we got them for free from our neighbor. But the plastic bins hold up better to water if there is a flood. Thanks again for your hard work in TNP! 12h Joseph Brennan I suggest a battery daddy! They work great haha 11h Dawson Rabb Dude! What an epic thumbnail. That had me laughing so hard! 1 11h Joe Mack Dude I thought I was the only one who organized by piles! 10h Chris carr Good vid for the newbs, but you’ve been lecturing this to me for years hidden in the other vids. As a man slob, this system flat out works. Been using it for along time thanks to you and I’m actually organized. 10h Joe Mack The box spring is a great place to store the long flat bins 10h Joe Mack Nutn what about toys? Its obvious you stored the boys toys well. Bins also? 10h John Wachtmann I was just feeling stressed by my unorganized basement. Great timing for the video, Uncle Nutn. 10h Bernal =DEAL ALERT= SXP Defender $199 @ Botach! Just got one! 10h Christopher Miller Awesome vid, how do you store large back packs I.e, Kelty tioga and ultra tioga? 9h Clint Raby I am so very unorganized! I have bins, boxes, shelves, metal tins, ammo boxes, drawers, you name it I have craps stuffed everywhere. I think getting clear bins of the same size and type is great advice. Now if I can just follow this advice like I follow your other recommendations life will be even more enjoyable. Thanks Nutn! 9h Tim Brock I just did that with blackpowder 209m primers and Blackhorn 209 powder… couldn’t find it to save my life… rebought it… yea…. It was in a box (one of many) rhat go back and forth to the range… 8h Justin Matthew Golden "I get it and I'm to blame!" LOL 🤣 8h Tim Brock Dang Nuttin’…. Kinda felt like you were in my face, talkin to me! Like a one on one! Except I already have all the bins (more), label maker, stickers, the whole nine yards…. It’s the time! Dang son. We’ve adopted 3 little girls and I’m busy! At 51 years old! I’m feeling it! Love your content.. it’s the best background noise ever! Seriously, while reloading or doing whatever… the feature length stuff is awesome! 8h Riley Kaye I've been slowly organizing my stuff similarly to Nutn for the last two months. Here's a pic of my setup for my first aid shelf of any of you are interested! imgur.com/a/cjohXQS 1 7h david rockwell Clean and smart system in your picture. Medical needs to be readily available whenever feasible. 6h steve garrett my wife has some sort of sick gratification by just throwing shit out. it gives her a joy like few other things do. ironically my first wife was the same way. must be some sort of attraction I have, one thing I did learn from you about organization a long time ago was rolling clothing up. its great because you can get it out of a bag without unfolding it. 1 7h mauserwaffen 98 excellent video sir! Care to come over and organize my stash in the basement? I'll pay you in ammo and pizza... LOL 6h Patrick Richards Excellent video! I agree, very important and stress relieving to be organized. I have been procrastinating for years to do this. The Costco bins are good from my experience 6h The Nutnfancy Project Hello Patrick! Those Costco bins are pretty good. That's where I got those black/yellow larger bins. Watch out for LATCHING lids: the latches break off easy and make stacking and accessing underneath bins a real PITA. Costco does sell those too; I'll never get them again argh. 1 3h Boxed1n Those black and yellow bins towards the end are awesome. I utilize on overhead hanging system for them in the garage. 👍🏽👍🏽 6h david rockwell Much appreciation for the timely and fun production. Moving my dwellings after 21 years in same place this month. A well-intended organization system drifted off target over the years. You are correct, disorganization is a thief of one's energy. I am implementing a new system as items are loaded into truck. Thank you for the continued effort and dedication. 6h The Nutnfancy Project Hello David! Indeed it does sap our energy. All your ongoing organizational efforts will have reward of peace and an easier life. Thanks dude. 1 3h Ted Jahne The issue isn’t that I have too much shit and forget where it is. The issue is that my wife likes to move my shit around and then forgets where she puts it so it is then lost in the abyss forever. Probably somewhere near where all the socks from your dryer go. 1 6h Pat McGroin San diego on board. Im so organized i fell asleep to the sound of your antics. Always fun content. Game 4, Go Padres. 1 6h The Nutnfancy Project Ha ha...hello to San Diego! Glad you're organized, well done ;-) 1 3h Load reply Brievet This is very helpful. I have a bin system in-place but a labeler will take it to the next level. Parts-bins, like the battery bin, will also be a level-up. Under the bed portion was funny! Haha 1 5h The Nutnfancy Project Hello Brievet! Thanks for your support here, so grateful to all. Glad you liked that humor; I was laughing pretty good in post production too. 3h Murphy Had to get organized years ago when I started buying shit you reviewed. Mostly Rubbermaid bins and Xerox printer paper boxes. Everything labeled. Ammo all in ammo cans. Tool bags with multi pockets make good storage/organizers also. Semper Fi. 1 5h The Nutnfancy Project Well done Murphy! Sounds like a great system. A benefit of the plastic bins is they're waterproof and will withstand floods and will even float...the people in Tampa can attest. 3h Clint Allison Dude, early this summer, I found an entire SUITCASE full of scopes in my basement. 🙄🙄🙄 While finding a butt load of scopes is awesome.... I'm still a moron 🤣🤣🤣 5h The Nutnfancy Project LOL, HS a full suitcase. That's like pirate treasure. 3h Moe Mansour Outstanding video! I can't focus on nutn' when things are disorderly. Pun intended. Everything has to have a place. I've actually always thought of it as a weakness since it affects my productivity. Even data on hard drives needs to be organized. I find it distracts me all day. 4h The Nutnfancy Project Yep me too. The more organized and cleaned up I am the more productive I am. Weird I know but that's how I am too. 3h Matt I do very similar with a lot of my stuff but still need another round of boxes to finish organizing. I like the idea of buy a ton of bins to start and return some if you don’t need them. For mags and similar I also drop a dessecant in the bag to prevent rust. You’re like the tactical Marie Kondo. "
LTC Nutnfancy: This video was right on time for me! I was JUST talking about those heavy mil plastic Ziploc baggies with my wife! I thought this was going to be a video about making food and water storage a priority, which it is, but as an adult with legit ADHD, organization has been a HUGE struggle for me! I just wish I had the money to devote to that much storage equipment (most expensive are good shelves!). I suppose this will have to be done in smaller increments due to financial restraints. We're also struggling with my oldest daughter who also has ADHD, but my mother has been working with her. If it were up to me, it would be a case of the blind leading the blind. My youngest daughter, in stark contrast, is VERY tidy and organized! Thanks for all the great tips! Going to share this with the wife to get her onboard as well!
Thank you Nutnfancy!
Raise your camera ISO = no more sunglasses
Hey Nutn…
Can you do a 46 and a half minute video on “Kitchen Freezer POU”?
No joke.
Most of us only have one freezer…
How do we maximize its potential for when times get tough, but still maintain functionality for daily/normal use?
Someone is trying to be you saying I won something
The man who provided the problem provides the solution.
I love that you stick to long format videos. Still the best gear review channel out there.
As a teacher I can totally agree with the importance of organization. I try to teach my students how to keep their workspace clean and organized.
Stackable fishing tackle boxes for small parts are a must! Throw in a label printer and you're set 👍
You can tell the difference in a good service tech just by seeing how they keep their vans. A good service tech has a squared away van where you can easily find tools and materials. Generally, people who are squared away and organized are typically more successful.
Man I would have liked to mention that in the video (van service tech) and totally makes sense.
I can speak with my entire life's experience on this. And the state of a tech's van, does not indicate his experience or his competency. A lot of factors go into it. Does the company pay for time to clean/organize it, or does he have time to clean/organize it?
@@celicablues 100%. As a service electrician, it's very difficult to keep our vans clean and orderly when we have to scramble to take care of all the work orders.
@@Lysander_Spooner Well said. Time is the main issue. As a tech, being organized is very helpful and efficient but it isn't easy to find time to clean often. Investing in the Milwaukee packout system has helped tremendously with keeping tools and smalls parts organized though.
@@celicablues I can't say if its related to competency but I've had messy vans. I've finally come to terms with never being allotted time to clean up. So now a large part of the planning is on where and when the garbage goes in. If you do it right you can keep a pretty put together van with little time invested. There is a way!
In college we used to buy polymer bed frame risers (inexpensive) to provide another 5”-6” under my bed and allowed for bin storage.
yup, tactical doodle does that too. I should have mentioned that.
Literally had my shopping cart at Lowes today filled with clear bins and came home and happened to watch this. Great system/advice, timely published!
I've found that cat litter tubs work well. They have to be strong enough to contain thirty-five pounds of sand, and they come with carry handles. And I have to buy them periodically anyway.
Good idea Greg!
I talked my Dad into "decorating" a pair of his old skivvies, with brown shoe polish, and put them in his hamper with a go to piece. If I were a thief, I'd possibly pass on searching them.
Plano containers are the best!!!
I used to do this once a month just because I like looking at my stuff, and I love organizing. Now I keep everything that falls into a category in one place, and then pull from what I want to use.
Praise God for these blessings
Quite frankly, I needed this. I'm a massive procrastinator and have kept putting this off and the problem has gotten worse, which makes me not want to do it even more. The idea of just making piles in a room will definitely make this go faster. I'm going to go get supplies tomorrow, then come Wednesday when I'm home alone I'm going to start tearing through everything. I need to make it a more organized mess before I can truly organize everything.
Me too
Get a timer and set it to 30 min, it makes it a game, see how much you can do in half an hour. Then do it again
It amazes me this channel has been around this long. Especially in the RUclips environment. I literally saw a Gen Z RUclipsr reference it saying he used to watch it. As a child.
@Doom If you have an hour and a half to listen to him ramble. Yeah, a lot of people LIKE that. But not everyone has the patience.
@Doom I'm not one of those people that's super impatient with Nutnfancy. But I know plenty who are. It's a matter of taste and time available.
Thanks for the video. It reminded me to reorganize some of my stuff around the house
You are welcome!
Great video. Nothing passes me off more than not being able to find something when I need it. I have been using this method to organize things my whole life. I agree with your statement on disorganization weighing on you mentally.
Growing up in rural Colorado, a time we could walk out our back door and go hunting, all my friends had few items. We hunted and fished all the time. We also gardened adding to food on the table. I had a wards single shot shotgun, a Marlin 22, and a Buck knife. FF 60 years and my “stuff” has significantly grown.
Still young, but I don't want to leave a burden for my family when I pass. Probably about 3 months into a similar system for the house and yes, I expect it to take years to get it where I want to be at.
wife and I have a small house, 780 square feet above ground with a full basement.
We have major preps stored in the house. And musical instruments and art supplies. And room for visitors to sleep.
Shelves man, shelves. And things hanging from floor joists and bins stacked 6 feet tall and so on.
But it is all neat, organized and easily found.
Oh, there's no kids in the house.
Sounds like you ARE organized. With that limited space you've figured out its importance. In my tiny Astro van I have to do the same!
I had the perfect answer to my ex when asked me about you.
“He’s been here longer than you have and will continue to be after you’ve been removed.”
Worse thing I ever did is buy a house with a barn. The amount of crap that I can throw out in the barn is insane.
Been a long time since I’ve watched a Nutn video, this is an another great original Nutnfancy video to renter the TnP nation.
GOD I NEEDED THIS VIDEO!!!!!! Just moved from California to Florida TODAY!!!! Truck came Today. Timely
Quality over quantity...for starters.
As always you are becoming a legend, always unbiased and very knowledgeable, you make a lot of sense and the quality of your info is priceless.
This is 100% true!! 😂 I have thousands of dollars of crap and gear because of you!!! Lol
True that !!
None dare call it hoarding.
This topic has been weighing on me for a while now. And just like that I am motivated to get my shit sorted.
Just focus on one area at a time; don't overwhelm yourself and be brutal about throwing stuff out or selling. it. Each item should have a distinct reason for being kept.
“Organization weighs on your mind.” Man you got that right. I recently rented a storage unit in order to better organize everything one needs to store gear for all the possible scenarios. More emergency preparedness equipment the better. Organizing it is part of the fun.
When Nut is wearing sun glasses and gloves in his bunker you know he’s going full NUT! Lol
I been watching you since I was a kid you are one of the people that got me into firearms and gear around 2007 I started watching
Great video!! I can really identify with the entire thing - from buying a bunch of stuff because nutin recommends to storing things in bins. Thanks and keep up the great vids!
Thank you Timothy and you are most welcome!
Oh Yeah, this hits good... My Dad's whole house looked about the same as your father in laws office. When he passed me and the wife spend weeks sorting things to make sure we don't accidentally throw away important stuff. Weeks. It cost me thousands in disposal fees. I want to say probably close to 6k just for container after container (yes, container) of stuff to dispose of. It's wild. Definitely tainted the memory of my dad after sorting through literal garbage for weeks. I'm still mad as hell thinking about it.
I've always been organized. Comes somewhat naturally to me. Growing up there is probably the reason why.
I'm already doing this. Have it all divided into sections of the house too.
Another tip - for your Bug Out Kits, advice I got from a fire chief is to create a list of everything you need to bug out, based upon HOW LONG you have to bug out. It's very common that you might have pre-evacuation notices hour or days in advance. Other times you might have just 3 minutes. Other times you might have 15 minutes. You can pack A LOT more on your truck in those additional 12 minutes, so have a plan - group those things together if you can.
As far as clear plastic bags - I don't buy them, I just save them. They add up when you're ordering gun parts, most come in a quality plastic bag.
The other container to keep an eye out for is AMMO CANS. Occasionally you'll find some store doing a clearance on larger caliber (like 30mm, 80mm mortar) cans. The .50 cal cans are great too, but small. Use plastic ones for areas that are temperature controlled, use metal ones for areas like your basement, outdoors, etc. Large ammo cans are amazing.
Last tip, if you live in a large city, go to a USED office furniture supplier. They often have commercial grade lockers, storage cabinets, shelves, etc. The commercial grade stuff is often bomb proof, and will outlast your lifetime. The used furniture suppliers are willing to barter and keep an eye for specialty stuff - so let them know "I'm looking for 10 feet of locking cabinets." I have some industrial racks that will last 500 years, 15 feet long, 8 feet high, 18 inches wide, it's all thick steel construction, totally adjustable, found on craiglist for $200.
Hah. Love the strength test 😂. I can imagine the employees watching
I'm getting "clean your room" vibes and I'm liking it.
The shelving units that go above the garage door is a must.
I've been using these for years and highly recommend them. I do maintenance on a few old rent houses so I have lots of odd fasteners, plumbing fittings, etc. If I get a phone call with a leak I can grab my box of appropriately sized fittings off the shelf and go fix it. I recently picked up a bunch of 12x18x3 steel boxes for my truck. They're basically little metal brief cases. I'm working on building a mounting rack for them to replace my extended cab back seat, but my plan is to have it where I can just grab my little case of tools for whichever thing I'm fixing. Before that I just had tool bags full of junk loose everywhere
I love your channel because you do stuff that makes me laugh and also makes me happy, like this… you salute the mic and keep on going like nothing happened… lol awesome.
Yep I'm just a goof with a camera. But I like to keep it real, honest, and FUN! Thanks for the comment bro
The vid I’ve waited 10+ years for. I’ve been watching Nutns organization for years. I bought a label maker just because of him. 😅
At first thought the title sounded boring but turned out very informative. A couple ideas I never thought of.
thanks for a lot nutn, wife’s on board with all of it. she’s not totally into the lifestyle, but she sleeps well at night. space has definitely increased with vertical storage
Love it. Organization is key. It's straightforward wisdom. "Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds;" Prov 27:23
I use Gaffer's tape for labeling if I don't use an actual label. Gaffer's tape (is similar to duct tape, but...) doesn't leave residue when removed and it has a cloth type finish so the marker doesn't rub off over time.
I needed this in 2008 bro... I need it even more now thank you
Clear is good to see you stuff. Costco Black and yellow=far superior! YW
Sorry to hear about your brother. Glad you got some positive carpe diem lesson out of the tragedy.
As a fellow gear head, who has been amassing STUFF because of YOU since waaaayyyy back, I have had to already go to the bins. Yet I learned so much tonight from the TNP master! I have always maintained the Gear Axiom: That there are three kinds of gear in total. Gear to use, gear to store and transport your gear, and gear that fixes your gear. That's all of it! You have highlighted one of the main types. Thanks for the organizational tips Nutin.
Perfect timing I am doing this as this comes out
The same peace we seek to achieve by in our journey of preparation and prudence applies to our daily lives. Organization helps you find peace.
I love how this video starts against the back drop of what my wife would call a mess 😝🤣
You are welcome is in order. Thanks for all the grreat reviews
I am glad about the fact that I am using the same system, I might be doing something right, I will think about the zip lock tactic, my bins are the deep ones. Good video man, cheers.
I've already incorporated most of these suggestions in my own struggle with organization. On the plus side, after building floor to ceiling shelves from wall to wall on one side of the garage for storing bins I was able to free up enough room to build a work bench for reloading and other projects. It was a great feeling to finally have a permanent place to mount up the press and equipment.
In my experience, the clear bins are the worst for cracking. It's just the formulation of the plastic I think.
The old style Rubbermaid bins were the most indestructible but the shape is horrible for anything but clothes.
I have a mixture...
large black bins with yellow lids from Costco (Stick with one manufacturer because they are different sizes).
Larger clear file storage bins with flip top lids.
Smaller clear bins for smaller stuff.
I've had the worst luck with Sterlite brand. Even if the bin material is okay, the lids tend to crack.
No exaggeration on the number of bins!
Agree about organizing for your passing.
Great video. Most of my stuff is in my gun closet in my basement. This is a very helpful video that I will definitely implement.
So glad to help, thanks Atlas
So I paused this about half way through cuz I have a free day and was inspired to finally empty/reassess/restock my 2 BOBs and overflow bag (duffel that can be truck bag and/or throw away when emprtied of food etc).... Now couple hours later after walking dog I'm finishing your vid lol
Even upgraded IFAK and tools on primary BOB
I’ve been employing these same techniques for the past few years. I’ve never regretted being organized.
Was thinking about "Suck Less" the other day. Damn TNP is old, and so am I now.
Shit. My basement looks like the warehouse at the end of Indiana Jones. The Ark of the Covenant may actually be down there.
I should buy stock in a container company. Dozens of shelves. Over a hundred large storage bins. Probably an equal amount of smaller clear ones. Maybe 200 ammo cans.
It still gets disorganized. When you have that much stuff, you pretty much need employees to keep track of it. 🤷🏻♂️
Very well put Nutn. I already had the clear bags and different sized bins. I think your real-world strength test is very important for those bins. I will have to do that going forward.
As someone with ADHD, I'v had a system of bins on a giant shelf in my apt for years, its the only way I can survive (And keep gf happy). Regardless, thank you for the vid, this was really helpful.
I thank you for the apology 😂 and the video. One of the downsides to having hobbies, being prepared, and a repairer of things is what my house / shop is always a chaotic mess and I appreciate any help.
Thank you! I’ve been on this process, got the room cleaned, shelving system, but the clear bins is the key that I’ve been hesitant to pull the trigger on and invest in. Label maker ready to go. Thank you for validating my progress and tipping us off on the fine details.
Clutter absolutely stresses me out subconsciously, the bits and things poking into my peripheral vision tax my energy. Great topic to cover!
As someone in the process who of moving into a new home, getting organized has become like a second job and source of anxiety for me! this was a great help!
Moved into a rental house and went from a closet to a spare room for storage! Did a similar method to this and it’s frickin awesome. I don’t have everything in closed top bins but baskets so it’s easier accessible. Great vid as always
I went with smaller bins for my mags and have one bin for each gun make/model/caliber... it just makes it easy... yeah I have a lot of pistol mag bins but they are smaller and easier to stack....
6:12 Your wife's dad's room is not that bad, it looks pretty organized to me (this was my first thought, haha). That being said, I think I have a good mag organization system. Instead of the baggies, I bought 99c walmart plastic pencil boxes. Each container is for one type of mag, which works for me bc I like to have at least 100 rounds of mags for each firearm. When I go to the range, I'll select the firearm and then grab the corresponding pencil box. I even load the mags before going to the range so I don't have to waste time at the range, and these pencil boxes are sturdy enough to hold loaded mags (though if you're not careful, they will open). I bought every color of the pencil boxes so that I could intuitively color code by caliber. Black is for 9mm, Blue (police) is for 40sw, Green (army) is for 45acp, Red (hot) is for 357sig and 357mag, Pink (weak) is for 380acp, and Orange (toy) is for 22lr. These pencil boxes are labeled with the same labelmaker, and I store these pencil boxes into separate bins by caliber.
I'm a big advocate of milk crates for stuff that's either in a temperature controlled environment or stuff that's "durable" and doesnt care about the temp or humidity. I get em from Menards because they often go on sale. They suck for tiny things or huge things, but for organizing tackle boxes, scopes, silencers, "range kits" etc they're awesome. They're particularly awesome because they stack and have built in handles.
Organized work space is a productive work space. Your 100% correct. Organization - a process in constant motion when someone makes a good inspirational video like this one and makes it fun to get things done. Thanks!!!Lt.Col.
Alittle more high tech, but we just did this with our extra fire gear at the station. But instead of labels we got QR code stickers. Scan the code and you can see what is in the bin with pictures. So if we want a certain type of turnout coat or a specific radio model, we can find it without opening or unstacking any bins
Yeah, you got me to buy more knives than I would ever need, but a lot are cool.
My Cadet is probably my favorite. The Pioneer is about the same knife, but just seems so much larger and heavier.
Second Cool for some!
Wish I had built a storm shelter when I had the chance!
Thank you for your service!!!
Retired LEO. Glock 23 was Duty Weapon.
Love my Glock 42 based on wearing Sweat Pants almost every day. Yeah .380, and I still use an Uncle Mikes Fanny Pack. Deal with it people!
I’m pretty close to that system this was a big help
This helps out a lot . Was just thinking this as I am prepping to move. This just filled in the blanks on a possible how to.
Salute
As far as tape goes duck makes a glow in the dark tape that's white in color and is great for writing on and will keep a low glow for hours.
Who else is picturing Nutn sneaking around Home Depot in sparkling white New Balance sneakers destroying bins?
filing cabinets are a great way for storing things. can always pick them up for cheap on your local selling site or garage/rummage/yard sales. i use them for tools in the shop and other "shit" in the house. if youre creative, you can beef up some of the filing cabinets to make it harder to get into.
labeling stuff "grandmas knittings" and the like will keep most people out of things. also playing tetris with your stuff in your filing cabinets or bins will save lots of space. dont throw stuff into your storage system, tetris it in. use up all the space.
anyone think nutn has labeled his label maker?
im going to say.....yup.
thanks nutn for letting us into the craziness that is your realm. we need to be masters of our own insane realms.
This video has motivated me. To drop a little coin on some shelving and bins. I have quite a lot of “stuff” in my office. This advisory video will help me greatly.
👍👍👍👍👍 I’ve been organized so much to the point I drive people crazy, yes I am O C D. but just like you said I sleep at night and I can find anything I personally own. I operated out of a service truck and everything I needed had a place really makes you professional to your customers. Which I hope you are.
very timely advise as am about to move overseas... 10 years of stuff need to clear.. right time to kick my ass moving...👍
Yep, i remember i couldn't do homework in a messy space, always had to clean first
I love the ED-209 (from Robocop) on the shelf!!!!
Great tips. Thanks for the video
I just got an Applebee's commercial with AC/DC's 'You shook me all night long' as background music. Now I know the world's ending.
Looks like you could hide some treasures in there, resting assured No one would look. @ 6:37 🤣
Possibly the most helpful video nutn has ever produced.
The shallow hefty bins are GOAT IMO. Deep enough for most common items, tough enough to survive ordinary use and you can't bury things so deep you can't find them
Mate , its like you some how tapped into my head 😯..
Everything you said is absolutely spot on. Love ya Nutn ..
Just started Nutn’ sold my business after 27 years and now my home “office” junk room is my “man room” for all my crap. I just started to try reloading ammo, and need to be very organized. You hit it all on the head.
Really liked the video. Thanks for creating this content.
Sorry to hear about your loss.
I learned so much from this video. 40 minutes flew right by.
In the process of this right now. Had really gotten out of control and I am less depressed as it gets better.
@Lt Col Nutnfancy thank you so much for this organization pep talk. I really needed it.
My dad died a week ago. Talked about going to an auction the night before. Next morning after he ate breakfast at some point he just died. I found him, did CPR but it was to late. Do what you want to live a happy life and realize someone has to take care of all your responsibilities…I’m doing that now and it sucks, believe me.
That must have been horrible. I'm sorry for your loss.
For adding color-coded labels to clear storage bins I use a Brother P-Touch Label maker with 1" (24mm) white label tape. First, I put down a strip of colored Tape (colored Duct Tape or, more preferably, 2" 3M 471 Vinyl Tape) and then I lay my P-Touch label centered over the top to create a nice, clean color-coded border around my bin labels.
PRO TIP: use a cotton ball soaked with Isopropyl alcohol to clean and degrease the surface. Your tape will adhere much better.
Just the motivator I needed to get cracking on organizing my garage and reloading/gunroom.
I am responsible for my choices, and I blame no one. While you offer great things, and have excellent insights, you have no power, Nut'n, over my actions and failures to act. But thank you and you're welcome.
Dude!!! I needed this one!
Manufacturers’ boxes: “throw them away”. Just started doing this and it is a total game changer. I Chuck the cases now too. You’re right though, hurts my soul a little bit every time.
My organization method is a lockable tool storage thing (don't remember what they're called) with wheels. Each cabinet is labeled by what the items are such as "lighting", "knives", "holsters", etc. And in each cabinet they are again separated by manufacturer, model, etc. Not perfect but I always know where to find my things and they are relatively safe with it being lockable and made of metal.