![]() Just got some of those Toughbuilt zipper pouches to se if they’ll work for carrying fasteners.The Valhalla MOLLE Minimi Pouch has been built to the same standards as the standard issue Minimi’s however, it is much lighter, stronger and can be MOLLE mounted. Bright colors can easily be seen as I’m cleaning up in a room full of black cabinets and racks. Bags have a carabiner to hang off a rack. My daily or task tools are small, and fit in color-coded zipper bags which then go into a backpack. Plastic bucket breaks if fully loaded (dropped, thrown). I have rubber buckets for moving water, mud, wet tools from plumbing, etc. I have a canvas bucket (rope handle) for loading a ton of tools and fasteners that just need to get from point A to point B, or go up a ladder. Test gear and cables/connectors go into it’s own courier bag so it can be loaned out as a unit. I have a free trade show shoulder bag as a ‘drag bag’ for crawling under the house. I have free OEM tool bags for when I need a few power tools/batteries on a trip. That said, I don’t need much organization in a bucket….it’s not long-term storage, a few pockets are helpful, but this is far fancier than I need.Ī 5-gal plastic bucket is a weak tool for me because it is stiff, brittle, and painful to carry. Once the task is done, I put everything back in the optimal storage spot…but while I am working, I keep it handy in disorganized, chaos. I view it like RAM vs disk for a computer. For example a repair, I don’t know when I am done with a wrench…so when I was younger, I’d just lay it someplace…and it would get knocked over or lost….now I put every tool in my TStak tote while I am using it until it’s ready to be put away. ![]() Nothing I’ve ever done I’ve mastered enough that I know exactly which tool to use, where to get it, and have done it so many times I remember to put it exactly where it’s supposed to go the instant I am done using it. ![]() I think for any task, you need to prepare for chaos. I sit on the bucket and use it to quickly gather tools when I am done with something or temporarily hold them while I am using them. I always use a bucket and/or a tote for every job. ![]() No digging in a black tool bag or dark toolbox, everything clanging together. Just have to look on the outside or inside across the pouches … easy peasy. One is for more demolition, rough work, holds some hammers, crow bars, big stuff in the center rest chisels, punches, wedges and tons of stuff in pouches. So I have actually gone back to a new bucket bag and then bought a second one right behind it. Unless you go the extra mile to make inserts, use pouches, etc As a modular storage you will tip to roll it around, or may even carry it by the side handle. Modular toolboxes are just “ dumb “ boxes, bigger and interlocking but everything gets jumbled together, even more than in a regular toolbag or toolbox which at least you carry by the handles. The thing modular storage does not solve is tool access and keeping things neat. I had one toolbox and a bucket organizer way back when my toolset was very limited, outgrew it quickly, then started to have one or two plastic homeowner grade tool boxes for mechanical, plumbing, carpentry, electrical … outgrew that and ventured into modular storage. I have multiple modular units, which are a very mixed bag. To me it is more about the right tool for the job. One of the best widgets I’ve ever purchased I think. ![]() They are far and away better than the rubber grips available and aren’t terribly bulky. Snip off the plastic sleeve from the bail, snap on the new grip, and it’s fantastic – can be covered with 3:1 heat shrink for a thicker insulative grip, too. Buy some of the two-piece Snappy-Grip handles and you will maybe hate buckets less. Bucket has CO2 or nitrogen bottle and fittings (or their mini torch rig) and other junk, with the tote having the hand tools and meters and such.īucket handles suck even after all these years. Our hvac guys frequently come in with a bucket and a square tote or Veto pouch. I reluctantly bought the Milwaukee version a few years ago and ended up really liking it, especially with the pouches and larger pockets. You can dump fittings and short lengths of pipe – and pipe wrenches – in them and it’s easier to carry. I like them a lot for plumbing and I still see them used a lot by hvac and irrigation guys. I think they’re totally still relevant, but if they aren’t relevant to *you* then, y’know, don’t buy or use one. ![]()
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