What's In My Tool Bag? Real Plumber's Tool Bag Tour
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2020
- If there's one truth in any trade, it's this: we love tools. A lot of y'all have asked to see what I carry in my tool bag, so here it is. My daily tool bag tour!
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What's in your tool box??
Roger Wakefield hi
Nice tools mate
usually Pliers,screwdrivers and scissors
I have no tool box I have a tool sack
I’m not a plumber, I’ve never been interested in plumbing........ I’ve watched every video he has posted. 🤷♂️
You should look into Knipex pliers. You won’t be disappointed.
Love their cable cutters!
Im been on that line since 2008, very first pair i bought looks like i just bought it and it gets used like mad! No question they are the best, not even close comp in my book.
Plier wrenches!!!!!
10 inch Cobras are beast
If you don't mind spending a fortune for him their top-of-the-line stuff
My plumbing teacher recommended you to our class i was like ohhh yeah already subbed
Noice 😁👍
As an student who does small jobs for people(hanging lights, painting, faucets etc,) I have a tool chest my dad bought when I was little. I have every thing in there to fix probably most things. Cause when you are at someone's place and you came to do a light fixtures and you are done they may want something else to be done.
He’s the business owner. Of course his tools look brand new. When you’re that far along you get to keep your tools shiny. He’s not doing 4 houses a day in new construction
Yeah, and some jobs require good tool that do the job, her in the Netherlands if you work as an elektriscian for the government. Your tools will get replaced even when there is a slight dent in them
Found your channel maybe 3 weeks ago and have already watched 80% of your content and love every bit of it. May just have to find an apprenticeship in my local area soon😂
I’ve used the same “bucket boss” for the past 20 years. It’s heavy, but it’s organized.
I love people taking pride in their work/trade. Awesome channel.
As a plumber working for a general maintenance company at the time being I've repurposed my drill bag for my walk in bag. 80% of the time I get good descriptions on my tickets so I already know what I do need and I'll add things I probably won't need but will save a trip to the truck to the bag before I walk in.
I always walk in with my multi nut/screw driver. and a pair of knipex pliers. Can solve allot of issues with just those 2 items. and a flashlight but that don't count. usually need that to see
Thank you for this video, Roger!
I find this interesting I found this about a couple of months ago keep up the good work
Great video man. Love plumbing more and more!!
Ive really gotten into the DeWalt Tough system boxes. The smaller size is perfect for the having a box with you when you go to a customers house. You can stack them and lock them, and they have a cart to transport multiple boxes if needed. Come in a bunch of sizes, and they have some organizer units too.
Pricey to get into, but they are just awesome for having multiple specialized load outs on hand, and keeping the van organized.
In my trade, I usually have a bag of drivers, a mallet, a super useful tools for a locksmith is an ice pick! An icepick can be so versatile in the locksmith business. Thanks Roger for another quality video, I’m pricing our Veto bags now, keep up the great work!
I have one main bag that has my every day tools that I use on every job. I have all the same types of tools in it plus a few extras. It is nice to know that my set up is close to yours and having the right tool for the job sitting right next to you. then of course, you have 10x as many tools sitting in the van when needed.
Yesss!!!! This was very needed
I love the long reach needle nose pliers. Since Covid I have been pulling a lot of paper towels and gloves out of restaurant floor drain P-traps
I love this guy because he always says “see I like this because. 😂😂
I REALLY wish more manufacturers would use a bright color for the interior. My everki laptop bag does this and it's nice to be able to see what I have down in there
mmmpisghetti I feel you, it gets dirty quick though
I love your videos very informative
Those extra long needle nose pliers are awesome. I just saw them at the store over a year ago and got them mainly because I thought they were hilarious. I stuck them in my toolbox and they sat for a year until I discovered they are badass for getting hard to reach spring style hose clamps on the truck.
That’s an awesome bag! That would even be great for a shooting bag or a bug out bag Very nice👍🏻. As always love the videos and keep them coming sir.
Hi love the bids .Keepvup the good work
Love Veto ! I have couple tool pouches and a open tote bag . Worth every dime !!!
I like my tool bag with those exterior pockets. Sits perfectly in the cab of a work van. I can look down and see if something is missing.
You are right
Any tradesmen worth his salt is always carry’s his bag of primary tools into a job site.
The 90% rule matters.
The only thing that your bag doesn’t fit are drills! Lol but plumbers don’t really use drills that often so. It’s not a big issue.
But for me doing electrical and wood work, I always need my drills.
I had to laugh because I use Hammer drill, standard drill, rotor hammer drill and bigger drills for rough in DWV pipes. At least in my experience we use drills all the time.
Plumbers use drills all the time lmao
Ima plumber and the drill is the most common power tool. Drilling in water lines, sewers and drains, holes in counters for new fixtures?
@@Vikingstwdrills are just the basic power tool. We have pex stretchers and the crimp tool for copper, not to mention if we are laying steel pipe and need to thread it.
Lol I saw those extra long needle nose and thought the same thing "one day that will come in handy!" I have used it to grab a couple things, they really worked well at removing the lint that falls below the lint screen in your dryer! lol
We get so excited about our tools 😁
I'm gonna keep an eye out for a backpack, I think it would be easier to carry. I got a super sweet Klein tool pouch for a 5 gallon bucket and I do love it. I can carry a lot of tools in it but it is very heavy. I really like your tools and gave me a view ideas for additions that I don't have, namely the angled needle nose type. Out of everything I got and I don't have that. That particular basin wrench also looks really nice.
Great videos👍🏻I prefer a 2 bucket bags. One for rough, one for finish/solder. Misc bucket and bag for power tools. That pretty much fills up my cart. Stack material where I can.
Interesting stuff and a very well edited video too. 👍🏻😎😎
That's a great bag!
I love my veto pro pack. A lot of bags I've seen others use get cluttered and piled up. I don't carry the whole bag in every time. I'll pull what I need into a small bucket with towels and cleaners.
When i use to do HVAC i had so many tools. But alot of those tools i ended up having when i was a auto tech. But i always carried a decent sized bag when i did jobs. I always made sure i had everything i always needed. And i always kept extra sets of tools for the tools that i used more. Just incase my tool got lost i always knew i had a back up.
I got a bucket for the sewer company. I got a bucket for my union job with Five tools my hall requires. My service bag Is a husky open with 18 pocket. They key part of my success is that my workvan is my mobile shop. I even have 3in1 oil (hint)😂.
Rigid faucet wrench so helpful for ink swaps good tool!
Only thing id add is a backup leatherman wave+ with the bit kit or a backup leatherman charge, sometimes redundancy is a beautiful thing, carrying both a wave and a dedicated pocketknife daily iv learned that lol
I've been using Veto Pro Pac for about 10 years, Tech MCT is my bag now. No other tool bag that I have used compares to Veto.
No knipex? Man those are life changers!
For that red handle reaching tool I like using oversized hemostats or there something like that. Doesn’t quite have the same grab force but for the weight. I like to play the weight game to. It’s a backpackers thing. Absolutely love your bag it’s awesome! only thing I have different is I have a stethoscope too
I would add in valve seat wrench and 1/2" compression ferrule puller for compresssion shutoff valves. It has saved my ass doing my own home repairs multiple times.
That back pack is pretty sweet, I usually use a cheap 12" large mouth canvas bag by Husky and I have a harbor freight one. Always keep my drill/impact and general purpose in 1 bag and the other is one i load up according to what type of job I am doing from plumbing to building a wooden gate etc...
Hi Roger. Can you make a video talking about what you did everyday to become the plumber you are today? A video getting into the specifics of how you structured your day and what you did to improve?
Sincerely -
Jonathan Julian
I use a milwaukee packout back pack for all my electrical tools with a smaller "belt-able" pouch I store inside it and grab first that holds the most used tools. But for plumbing I'm currently using the milwaukee packout toolbox. If you didn't already figure it out I'm completely invested in the packout system. I think VETO makes better bags hands down but what I have does the job. As for the tools I carry, more than you carry, too much to be fair but it saves a lot of trips to the van. If I ever decide what I do is interesting enough to make videos about I'll do a tool tour too.
That's an awesome bag
I always have a sandwich baggie with a few of the one use alcohol wipes and a tube of bacitracin and a few different sizes of band aids. Was working on a job and gave some to a sparky that cut his finger up. He bought me pizza in return.
I also accept pizza as payment!
I use the BSX Extreme welders gear pack I'm a union pipefitter/welder I keep my weld jacket, leather gloves, extra filter lenses, chipping hammer, slag saw, file, level, striker, channel lockes, tape measure, the pipefitters blue book, and my hood. Everything I need in one convent place it also is nice cause I can just put it in a lift if I need to.
Sweet! Im looking into welding, and the UA's Pipefitter apprenticeship is what im eying.
@@jamesblack1942 definitely worth the money but you probably won't as far as I know weld until your fifth year I'm not for sure I organized in to my local
I use a bucket also great for sitting
My list is :
1. 8" adjustable wrench ( mini Crescent)
2. 420 Channel Lock pliers
3. 6-in-1 screwdriver ( cheapo from Lowe's)
4. 20' Milwaukee tape ( lifetime warranty)
5. Nite Ize headlamp Inova Power switch dual power (hella warranty)
6. Gloves from Harbor Frieght ($5 a pair)
Here in the UK we only use British, Scandinavian & German Tools. Monument, Bacho, Knipex, Wera.
Quality tools!! Yank tools are not good.
I bought a Veto Backpack & hated it, annoying straps & the internal pockets are too small & tight.
The Vercity bags are better👍👍
But thanks for sharing mate.
Nice shirt Roger.
Best Tool Bags on the Planet!
I have a tool CART I have open top hard bags like kits for soldering, my hand tools, wrenches and power tools after lugging around a bunch of bags I just got a cart to move them around easier
Like Veto products as they are great quality & have good CS Dept.; & yes they are not cheap, but, still worth the money....as they last & are durable, imo.
With age though, I’m liking bags & boxes that have wheels, to help save my back & shoulders😉
Cheers✌🏼
Hey one thing no one carriers around enough is a pen and a notepad . Or a tapemeasuring holder let alone one of good quality
Hey Roger!
I used a long set of needle nose to pull an ink pen out of a toilet. It has made it past the trap in the toilet. You could see it from the bottom
"Don't get me wrong, I wanna do things with Veto..."
Me, Vito: Wot?!
We use the little pouch they have. We have the tools we need to do most repairs in that pouch. Then if we need other tools we keep them in the the truck. If we use it every day its in the pouch. If not its in the truck
Hi Rog
Ryobi makes some bags similar to this not as good but i really like the hard backpack type tool bags if this is heavy to you get a pack out box and put 5 9A batteries in it minus the tools you will get ripped
I have a Milwaukee back pack . It's O.K. but it can be very easy to overload .
This dudes going through this bag for the first time like ooh I like this tool and I use that tool, lol.
Used to use a paint bucket with a tool belt wrapped around it.
Can you make a video how to use voltage meter for testing water heaters everything need to know please?
I'd like to use a bag to just carry around but doing flooring we got way to many blades objects that cut through the material to quick. Scrapers, wall trimmer. Row cutter, knives, but I'd like that as a at homebag
I find your videos very interesting and entertaining even though I'm not a plumber. The cold water line under the sink in my smaller bathroom broke in the middle of the night. I don't have much money to hire a plumber so I went to Lowe's and bought a pvc cap to put on it. My wife and I don't use that bathroom anyway so I just eliminated the water from that part of the trailer. Do you have any advice for us?
After 30 years I still mostly use a 5 gal bucket with a wrap . It has never failed me yet
Commercial new installation. I use milwaukee packout. I have 2 rolling bases, 1 meduim box, 1 small box, 2 crates, 2 ammo boxes and dozens of the organizers. I need more residential service experience... I cant imagine going to a jobsite without having at least compact bandsaw, deep cut bandsaw, sawzall, hex impact, 3/8 torque impact, drill, auto tubbing cutters, propress kit, sds hammer drills, lights etc...
This bag is amazing. I own 2...
What interest rate did you get on these?
My tool bag was my high school backpack. It works and i didn't need a new one
Hi from Australia, Roger.
I like how people think if your tools look good you don't use them. No!! That just means you don't know how to clean, oil, and take care of your tools. Also just keeping tools seperate, not clanging around in a lose bag, keeps wear to a minimum. It is amazing how much wear and rust comes from improper storage of tools.
Exactly. I'm not a tradesman, but I use my tools a lot. But I take care of them because they are an investment, so they look new.
That "tech pac" is pretty cool. i
I want one!
I did too until i saw the price
I use trays because they stack. My only complaint is my solder tray doesn't fit my can of map gas and torch head side by side. Also, the Flux and brush tends to get on everything after awhile.
Can you do a video on the difference between a Steamfitter and a plumber
You have convinced me to switch from an open bag to an organized backpack. But as neat as the Pro Tech backpacks are, I can't drop that much money. I am a "Facility Support Technician" and it isn't a tax write-off for me. I'm tempted to submit a budget request for one just to mess with my boss.
Just put a little aside every other week and in 2 months you’ll be able to get one.
Vito bags are without a doubt the highest quality.
1- 1/2" deep socket for elements.
I am never satisfied with a tool carrying system, I’ve done them all, I liked the backpack thing for awhile but I ended up stuffing it with too much stuff. I went through three Klein backpacks and kept breaking the zippers, then I went to a CLC and that was great but it held sooo much stuff i could barely carry it. Now i just have an open top hard bottom Klein bag and its working out pretty good but may be time to move on to something else.
Hilmor makes a very good open top bag
I'm a mobile generator tech and use the veto backpack and it holds full sets of sockets, wrenches, meters, pliers, etc and is still easy to carry around. Been using it for a year so far with no problems
Can you post a link where you got your tool bag?
I want to go scuba diving too. Love it?
Rodger you would love parallel jaw pliers
How do get a good seal on your mask while diving? My stache/beard make it tough just free diving.
What kind of model and make is the volt meter that you use?
I’d like to have so many random tools if I actually become a plumber lol. It’s always nice to buy new toys. I have so many tools already but I’ve seen a couple plumping commercials about tools that make the job just a little easier.
Hey rodger how many hours do you work a week
Veto bags are sweet but I'm not that fortunate. I got an old Walmart Hart brand tool bag 😂😂
What about power tools Mr. Roger?
My tool bag makita drill impact driver wrench
How do you disinfect your tools ?
I love the superior tool "basin buddy" we got one recently and it's extremely useful and takes up a lot less space than those big multifunction faucet/sink wrenches.
Hey Roger. Love the videos. Question for you (or anyone else pout there). I started working a commercial carpentry apprenticeship about a month ago (I have zero hands-on carpentry experience but know quite a bit of stuff about it and I am very good with my hands) and I feel as if I'm not learning anything from the journeymen. I've complained about not being taught anything and even asked my boss when I'll be learning how to do stuff like framing, or at least understand the basics and I'm always met with "I don't know". Despite my eagerness to learn, I spend half the day either standing around or cleaning. I don't even get asked to grab tools. The company is so disorganized. When I do pick the journeyman's brain, I'm met with some sort of attitude. Should I stick it through or go ahead and jump ship? I love carpentry and plumbing, but my heart is leaning more towards plumbing and there's a school near me that'll put me with a master and have me in school two nights a week if I apply. I'm just trying to weigh my options as I'm 28 and don't want to be stuck working dogshit jobs anymore.
Sorry to hear you are having an unpleasant time trying to learn hands on in the trade your currently in. From my experience and had a similar experience at first, I would try somewhere new. Make it a point in a interview saying Hey, I want to learn and become a carpenter or plumber by being hands on. I dont mind running for parts because that's what helpers or apprentices do so we can understand certain jobs require certain tools/parts. But if all your doing is running around and not being hands on at least sometimes then the question stands as, am I knowledgeable enough to know what tools/parts are needed to certain jobs and of course can I do the job with my hands? The best advice I can tell you overall is the trades are a skill. So that being said you can alwys improve like sports. You cant forever suck [Unless clearly you dont have the means to do things with your hands] you can alwys improve in a skill one way or another.
@@intensecasper1674 I definitely appreciate that! I'm gonna start looking around for a new place immediately. I want to learn the trade. Not stand around and sweep all day. Not saying that's beneath me, but it's all I do. Definitely appreciate those words.
I know it sucks at first. But for most trades that what your job is.
Even with plumbing, if you have no knowledge, and depending on where you are at a job, they may only need you to clean/organize (which is an important thing even if you don’t want to believe it. Keeps things organized, safe and no one bitching at you!)
Keep your head up, take your tasks with a positive manner and before you know it, you’ll be learning new stuff. It just takes time.
But remember your job is important to make sure THEIR job runs smooth.
@@Kjertinge I can see if it was like that for a few weeks, but it's a month going on two. We have three other apprentices, one who's done carpentry for two years before and they're not making any effort at all to train us. Most times, they seem inconvenienced by having us around. They don't even try to explain what they're doing or why. If you ask, they get attitudes. When I say I stand around for most of the day, I'm not exaggerating and I hate not being productive. I'm used to working on cars and electronics so I'm very well acclimated with tools and understanding blueprints and have even proven that to them.
When I applied, they even said they prefer someone who's mechanically inclined for the apprenticeship. I don't expect to start hanging drywall right away or even running power tools, but at least teach me something, ya know? Even if it's how to check if the wall is level. I'd even be ok with grabbing tools because at least I'm learning the ones I don't know and being productive. I'm also a big guy, so most manual labor/warehouse jobs automatically relegate me to physical jobs because I work out and they think because I do it recreationally that I want to do it on the job all day. So when I get stuck in positions like that, it kinda pisses me off more.
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Roger I sent you a Facebook message of a picture of one of our wonderful handyman in the area
I prefer a 1 1/2” deep well socket and a pull bar. If you never have tried it. I promise you would toss the water heater wrench right in file 13
Camco makes a element socket that is very good and I love it with a breaker bar. Never thought of a deep well socket, that would seem just as good. Anything you can actually get a bar on.
I would presume using a pro-press/ Rigid Power Press would save you money since you can press instead of using silver solder.
You know how you can tell who the old school tradesmen are. They are all still using Stanley powerlock tape measures. You probably still use one of those springs for bending thin wall copper
That bag would be great for mobile mechanics
No pipe wrench?