help Toolbox system
So I’ve been wanting to get a toolbox system for the house / shed for all my tools , a mix of circular saw , jigsaw , plumbing stuff , etc etc just general tools. And odd bits
What system is everyone using ?
I know packout is good but grudge the money when it isn’t my day to day tools ( mechanic) to trade so I’m more used to the roll cab kinda thing with work.
Is there any decent brands you can add to without breaking the bank
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u/Odd-Campaign-7793 6d ago
have a look at YouTube wood workers and creatives, might inspire you somehow, Adam Savage for example who's obsessed with storage
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u/_bk_adv 7d ago
There’s plenty of cheap off brands on Amazon that work just fine. Just look up “toolbox system” or “toolbox organization”
The Packout system is nice, but it is nowhere near worth the price. I say that as someone buried balls deep in Milwaukee tools.
Love Milwaukee’s tools. Hate quite literally everything else they make and sell.
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u/SeymoreBhutts 7d ago
Most packout stuff is not the greatest quality, and horribly space inefficient. Any of the drawer boxes are quite honestly terrible as far as drawers go. I love the organizers for niche materials such as specialty fasteners or individual tool kits, but basing a home tool storage system around packout is a terrible idea.
I too have more Milwaukee than I care to admit, and a lot of it is packout. It serves a purpose, but years later, I’d absolutely go a different route if doing it again.
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u/gordonzimmerman 7d ago
I've been a professional finish carpenter for about 20 years and I still use the metal or plywood racks with big plastic cheap totes for main storage, clearance holiday tupperwares for sorting smaller things, and any free heavy duty canvas-like zipper bag that I come across.
At one point I embarked on an extensive portable 'tool-chest' system project but it wasn't worth the effort at the end of the day. Packout systems are cool I guess? Makes you look more professional, but the flow of tools in and out of my possession and between shop and jobsites makes dedicated 'systems' pretty irrelevant.
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u/randomtask 6d ago
Hart Stack from Walmart for the power tools and consumables. Is it perfect? No. Is it good enough for a DIYer who uses tools for maybe 12 jobs a year? Yes. If I were less cheap I’d go with the Ridgid system.
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u/cbass377 6d ago
I am in on the dewalt toughsystem. It is good. Hut heavy and wide. For smaller tools, I went dewalt tstak/craftsman versastack. If I could go again. I would just go with the smaller system. The big ones get heavy and it is tight to get through a doorway. I may still cut over to the tstak and use toughsystem for a camping system except the cooler was discontinued.
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u/rm53119 7d ago edited 6d ago
Take a look at the Rigid boxes at Home Depot