For HVAC Service I pair the KLEIN "All Purpose' longnose pliers and the KLEIN Crimpers - that gives you end-cutting AND good crimpers. Eliminates need to carry just side cutters. Combine those with an HVAC 8-in-1, or the Hilmor 9-in-1, and a clamp meter and you're all set to diagnose and do light repairs.
Good call ! I usually modify mine to ride high , here in Canada , a pouch can easily fill up with frozen slush , come winter ! I also put a loop of 1/4” Shock cord around the whole issue . Saves you from donating tools if you have to crawl somewhere !
To solve the pendulum: 1. Gunslingers had a lanyard at the bottom tied around the leg. 2. Get fabric glue & glue hook side of velcro to pouch & loop part to work pants
I have the MP2 and I stick it my back pocket and strap it to my belt. I have a video on it if you want to check it out. I do similar type of work. Used to work with Johnson Controls for a long time doing installs and now mostly doing access controls. Good video man.
Use Both "D" rings to attach them to the top of the belt clip with a strong line , or craft something nice from paracord . swing and rotation will be over ... maybe . My issue with the pouch is that I do rigging and I dont like loosing tools . All and all I like that Pouch
Maybe make a strap with a snap lock on the d rings to fasten it around your leg as some kind of drop leg holster. Don’t know if it’ll help, never really used a pouch like that
Currently using the ToughBuilt - Technician 6-Pocket Pouch with similar tools as those. Worth a try for under $20 and the fewer tools to carry. Been considering between the MP1 and MP2 though.
I use the large technician pouch from tough built. I love it and the ability to pop it on and off the belt but my issue is the locking mechanism fails after a few months the pouch never wears out but the clip does
Knipex stripper have decent range. Won't go all the way to 20, but I don't want a stripper that does both large and small gauge normally, so I prefer to have two tools.
@@UpstateMaveric for most of the service jobs I might walk into I need a minimal amount of tools, but it's a little more than what you're carrying there. I could downsize my screwdrivers to one multidriver but I like the 4 I carry. I downsized quite a bit from where I started too.. bigger jobs now get the bigger bag.
In a pouch I had the same movement problem, I solved it by putting an elastic band on the bottom. The band goes around my leg and hooks back to the pouch with a latch. Maybe such a solution can work for you.
@@UpstateMaveric I’ve gone with the 11 and 7 pocket ones they fit nice and tight for the screwdrivers and put pliers in the middle I don’t like the bigger ones too bulky
That "kickstand" on the back isn't actually a kickstand, it's a "pocket pad" and it's meant to be slipped into your pocket while wearing it on your belt. That will completely eliminate the issues you complained about with this pouch (swinging and pulling outwards).
I've used the 7-tool tech pouch 5+ days a week for over 6 months now as a phoneman for AT&T. Initially, it worked great, but when it broke in, I had to bulk up my tools with thick wraps of electrical tape (which is not permitted by AT&T) to keep my can wrench and security tool from falling out while climbing poles, attics, etc. Recently, the clip system began failing as it won't latch. Every time I sit in my truck or lay down to work on a wall plate under a desk or something, it falls off. Not jammed or worn, the spring loaded catch just no longer seats all the way. I liked it because I could keep the belt clip on my pants and take the pouch off easy, but I guess doing that 2+ times a day has taken its toll.
@@adude7050 The failure is in the tool pouch side, so the entire thing would have to be replaced, no way to repair without removing rivets and a donor pouch. But the fact that several of my tools I use all day don't fit well and slip out through the bottom, whether brand new or broken in, is enough of a reason to not buy one again. If the pouch was a perfect fit for my tools, I would buy another just to give it another chance, but if it broke a second time I'd never buy another.
Thanks for pointing out the swinging issue. Almost pulled the trigger on it.
My fav rig.. use it daily
For HVAC Service I pair the KLEIN "All Purpose' longnose pliers and the KLEIN Crimpers - that gives you end-cutting AND good crimpers.
Eliminates need to carry just side cutters.
Combine those with an HVAC 8-in-1, or the Hilmor 9-in-1, and a clamp meter and you're all set to diagnose and do light repairs.
Good call ! I usually modify mine to ride high , here in Canada , a pouch can easily fill up with frozen slush , come winter ! I also put a loop of 1/4” Shock cord around the whole issue . Saves you from donating tools if you have to crawl somewhere !
Love this pouch, perfect for me 👍
Good video been considering one for ladder work
Outstanding
I use the CLC 1501 for BAS / controls work just for start-up, commissioning and service calls not for installation work.
To solve the pendulum: 1. Gunslingers had a lanyard at the bottom tied around the leg. 2. Get fabric glue & glue hook side of velcro to pouch & loop part to work pants
Occidental Leather Pocket Caddy is what I use for my edc tool kit.
I have the MP2 and I stick it my back pocket and strap it to my belt. I have a video on it if you want to check it out. I do similar type of work. Used to work with Johnson Controls for a long time doing installs and now mostly doing access controls. Good video man.
Use Both "D" rings to attach them to the top of the belt clip with a strong line , or craft something nice from paracord .
swing and rotation will be over ... maybe .
My issue with the pouch is that I do rigging and I dont like loosing tools .
All and all I like that Pouch
Thanks for making this video bro !
Maybe make a strap with a snap lock on the d rings to fasten it around your leg as some kind of drop leg holster.
Don’t know if it’ll help, never really used a pouch like that
I put the front flap in the front pocket and the belt loop on the belt 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Exactly I believe this is how it is supposed to be worn. Very secure. Love my mp1
Rivet a leg tie to the kick stand . Tie around leg if u wanted to keep that pouch
Get something belt mounted ( that kills the swing ) , and custom fitted to your quorum .
Currently using the ToughBuilt - Technician 6-Pocket Pouch with similar tools as those. Worth a try for under $20 and the fewer tools to carry. Been considering between the MP1 and MP2 though.
Those are good, i had one
I have an occidental 5 in 1
I use the large technician pouch from tough built. I love it and the ability to pop it on and off the belt but my issue is the locking mechanism fails after a few months the pouch never wears out but the clip does
I use this one for my Knipex tools Knipex 00 19 72 LE Belt Pouch For Two Pliers
Knipex stripper have decent range. Won't go all the way to 20, but I don't want a stripper that does both large and small gauge normally, so I prefer to have two tools.
Not a bad little pouch.. still too small for what I carry, but still nice. I like the kickstand.
@@UpstateMaveric for most of the service jobs I might walk into I need a minimal amount of tools, but it's a little more than what you're carrying there. I could downsize my screwdrivers to one multidriver but I like the 4 I carry. I downsized quite a bit from where I started too.. bigger jobs now get the bigger bag.
ATTACH A PARACORD OR CHAIN TO BOTH OF THE SIDE LOOPS AND THRU YOU BELT LOOPS. YOU MAYBE ABLE TO USE CARABINERS ALSON.
And where do you carry your multimeter?
In a pouch I had the same movement problem, I solved it by putting an elastic band on the bottom. The band goes around my leg and hooks back to the pouch with a latch. Maybe such a solution can work for you.
Toughbuilt have some decent pouches
@@UpstateMaveric Likewise! I've been watching a few reviews on here but still undecided between one of them or a Veto pouch
@@UpstateMaveric Will do!
Have you check toughbuilt?
There is a video that a guy put a tough built clip on that veto mp2
I normally just put a drywall screw through the bottom of the pack into my leg to prevent the swinging.
tried this... I'm too active, shear strength on the drywall screw isn't the best, ended up snapping - lol
I am rlly likening the tough build tool pouches perfect size pockets and it is quick release
I looked high and low at them, never found one with a layout I liked, the attachment system seems awesome though
@@UpstateMaveric I’ve gone with the 11 and 7 pocket ones they fit nice and tight for the screwdrivers and put pliers in the middle I don’t like the bigger ones too bulky
Veto tp3b
I went from this to an atlas 46 set up for a wearable pouch. I found this sat too low and using the flap it couldn’t support a full load
Always been interested in that atlas 46 gear, never seen it used in person though
That "kickstand" on the back isn't actually a kickstand, it's a "pocket pad" and it's meant to be slipped into your pocket while wearing it on your belt. That will completely eliminate the issues you complained about with this pouch (swinging and pulling outwards).
Where do you get the pouch at?
Look at toughbuilt the clip system is an interesting concept.
I've used the 7-tool tech pouch 5+ days a week for over 6 months now as a phoneman for AT&T. Initially, it worked great, but when it broke in, I had to bulk up my tools with thick wraps of electrical tape (which is not permitted by AT&T) to keep my can wrench and security tool from falling out while climbing poles, attics, etc. Recently, the clip system began failing as it won't latch. Every time I sit in my truck or lay down to work on a wall plate under a desk or something, it falls off. Not jammed or worn, the spring loaded catch just no longer seats all the way. I liked it because I could keep the belt clip on my pants and take the pouch off easy, but I guess doing that 2+ times a day has taken its toll.
@@LeSedici At the price difference though could you try another or could you just use the clip system in conjunction with an over belt.
@@adude7050 The failure is in the tool pouch side, so the entire thing would have to be replaced, no way to repair without removing rivets and a donor pouch. But the fact that several of my tools I use all day don't fit well and slip out through the bottom, whether brand new or broken in, is enough of a reason to not buy one again. If the pouch was a perfect fit for my tools, I would buy another just to give it another chance, but if it broke a second time I'd never buy another.
@@LeSedici Fair enough I mentioned the option I did to lower the repetitive use of the clip but if the pouch isn't working them pass it by.
Tough built pouches