Your choice for tool bags

Ray Landry

What do you guys prefer for your primary tool bag? I've tried MANY and am still looking for one that I won't get sick of after a week. I had a bucket boss 35 for awhile and might go to the next size up (bucketboss 56) just because you can fit everything in them and with the addition of hte bucket 'top' it makes a great seat too! I really liked the craftsman 'maintance' tool bag i bought a few weeks ago ( small framed; about a foot tall x a foot wide w/ shoulder strap) but like every other tool pouch i've ever boughten it has become limp and falls over if you even look at it the wrong way, lol.

gerry gill

this is what i use..

expensive, but the value is there..i would buy again.
http://www.vetopropac.com/

Glenn Harrison_2

Here's the one I use:

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00940283000&bidsite=CRAFT

Heavy steal frame and handle, open pouch on one side with many small tool holding straps. Other side has zippered padded pouch great for holding meters.

Mark Eatherton1

I'm with you Ray...

I like a tool carrier that I can set my fat tired A$$ on and look into the combustion chamber comfortably.

Try THAT with one of them bag types and see what your hemorhoids have to say about it...

I've got a "seat lid" for mine...

Its TOUGH getting old 8-)

ME

Boiler Guy

Unfortunately

Bucket bosses are hard to drag up the roof hatch over your shoulder. They're great for ground work though. I am going to check out the Vetro though. There is only one problem --- the biger the bag, the more stuff gets tossed in, the HEAVIER it gets!! Need to take one day off a month to put stuff back in the place it belongs and start over. Tool rotation --- similar to stock rotation.:)

kevin coppinger_4

the new...

one by Ridgid is pretty good. It has a shoulder strap and plenty of places for stuff...kpc

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jim murtaugh

TOOL BAG

tried all the bucket bosses and many others went back to a 5 gal bucket with 4 klein zipper pouches in it each with there specific tools in them. eq; (1)nut driver skrewdriver(2)wrenches, cressent and box (3)cuting, tube cutters, wire cutters stipers ect, (4) solder pouch. guess you cant teach a old dog new tricks, but i do like tool talk. tools are like crack cocaine to some of us thanks jim murtaugh

bob_34

your choice for tool bags

i use a rubbermaid plastic tote [about 10 inches high]and drill about 30 holes around the lip for small tools. carries alot of stuff and the large open surface area gives good visual selection. disadvantage is it takes 2 hands to carry.

hr

I prefer

a toolbox, myself. As Mark said I need a seat and something to stan on from time to time.

But this bag that Burnham was giving away is a very nice piece. Duluth Trading has quite a selection.

hot rod

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Jaitch

Lineman's Bucket

I use a modified lineman's bucket. Check out Duluth Trading Company, they make a lineman's bucket out of heavy nylon that has handles, a shoulder strap, and some compartments built in for tools on the inside and outside.. It's handy to throw the new parts in, and carry out the old parts, you can't sit on it, however. I manage to stuff a lot of doo-dads into it and them I normally only carry one tool bag into the job with me. it's soft so it dosen't mar the freshly painted corners in Mrs. Jone's kitchen, and it squashes thru tight spaces pretty well. Makes a decent pillow, too! :>0
www.duluthtrading.com

JOHN

ChrisL

Veto Propac

I bought the Veto Propac, and it is now in the corner of my basement. Although the thing is very well made, with lots of pockets, it is way too heavy. The bag alone unfilled is already quite heavy. Stuff it with some tools, and I was getting tendinitis within a week. Its better suited to a carpenter that goes to one site for the day.

Chris

Ray Landry

John thanks for the link to duluth trading, that's one slick site... I just ordered a new bucket boss with the shoulder strap and a stacker tray for my soldering equipment and dope/tape. Even got a new bucket seat too, 'cause even at 21, my back still screams for a rest throughout the day, lol. Like Jim said tool addiction is a BAD habbit for some, and I'm completely guilty of being a tool addict. Money well spent though I suppose.

Al Corelli - Agix Associates

We use those same Gatemouth Jrs.

Nice. Not too big so it doesn't get too full and heavy.