What is the BEST tool organizer for MAINTENANCE men?
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- Toolbox? Tool belts? Tool bag? Cart?
What type of carrying contraption do you use for maintenance tools? This video shows the advantages and disadvantages of using one or another type.
Tool belts let you carry stuff close. They add convenience at the cost of constant weight, and bulkiness.
Bags allow you to carry about the same, or a little more, while not having to carry it around with you as you work. They get heavy fast, and you can only carry them in one hand, so they are much less ergonomic than tool belts. They also tend toward less built in organization systems.
Tool boxes have NO built in organization, but they offer wheeled movement (so you don't need to carry them). You can carry much more equipment, and only need to put in a little effort to move it. The downsides are that you spend a LOT more on the boxes, and then need to fork over even more for organization. They also take up more space, and tend to be more stationary, compared to bags or belts.
Thanks for taking the time and going through the pro's/cons of the different styles. I've tried the tool pouch, works ik but limited or you dump it. Tool bags, but hard to fiind stuff sometimes. Pack-outs are just too expensive. I'll probably look for better tool bags
You might try T-stak or the like. They're not nearly as expensive as packouts, and give you a lot of the same stuff.
Bear I'm mind that waterproofing and aftermarket stuff will be lacking (you might be able to get aftermarket stuff, just depends. All the packiut type places would be where I'd check. Here are a couple to start.
www.packibletool.com/
indyprecisionprinting.com/cart
Oh, forgot to add. My buddy has a t-stak kit that's lasted for almost a year in real construction. So they aren't AS durable as Packout, but they do work.
Also, the handles on all the "packout" style boxes are wobbly. If you use them a lot, I'd consider bolting a new, fixed handle on, and maybe upgrading the tires to something better. Pneumatic tire with actual waterproof bearings, and a handle that doesn't wiggle constantly would be really nice. (You'd need a new axle, and you'd void whatever warranty you have, but if the box is $60, it's not the end of the world. My packout bottom box was $130 or so, so I'm less than thrilled about the handle and squeaky wheels, to say the least!)
Another option (at least one I've thought about), is to build the roller part, and just add boxes on top. You pick the wheels and such, then build it up to the height you want your real boxes to start and add a connector plate. I'd probably go with a nice drawer system for mine, but starting with a 2-wheel dolly and just adding a connector plate to it somehow would be cheap and a great solution too.
Veto bags are also heavy over time
CLC is a good middle ground for bags - a but more durable than Husky for around the same price.
Good to know!
I agree. CLC has great bags that has a lot of organization to them
The veto pro pac tech pac, is the absolute end all be all in my opinion
Yeah, I think it's probably good. I have never bought one, though. If I'd have known what this would all cost, and what my end setup would be, I'd definitely have probably just got one of those.
Cool Man!!