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Title: Do u guys prefer tool bag or the bucket style. ??
Post by: wantboost on November 09, 2018, 10:51:32 PM
As topic .....
Title: Re: Do u guys prefer tool bag or the bucket style. ??
Post by: Admin on November 09, 2018, 11:12:44 PM
I usually use the bucket style for installs and the bag style for service.  Either one can get heavy if you start to overload.  Just don't wear out your back  ;)

I use another tool box for air conditioning tools and one for plumbing tools as well.

One thing I learned if you're buying tools, like a ratchet set, or a drill, or even a toolbox, never buy one that has a case with plastic latches.
Title: Re: Do u guys prefer tool bag or the bucket style. ??
Post by: NoDIY on November 09, 2018, 11:35:23 PM
https://www.google.ca/shopping/product/5050683515859593945?q=milwaukee+bag&client=ms-android-rogers-ca&sa=X&biw=360&bih=612&tbs=vw:l,ss:44&prmd=sinv&prds=epd:11001906483763718643,paur:ClkAsKraX1jcao4DebtIvCQgOdil9WI10ijKruBzYiQJ4Obq8IsHMgw6kEf7g97EATg20PNavIP4BbLnGK3-3DiaEO8UNV9GJbbEtN-bcJkQAErGsJHtcAV3GBIZAFPVH72xhqScDXW8gB0FkMej-brBKE06pQ,cdl:1,prmr:1,cs:1&ved=0ahUKEwidmPfi_8jeAhWR7FMKHaHUCFwQgTYIvgQ
Title: Re: Do u guys prefer tool bag or the bucket style. ??
Post by: Admin on November 09, 2018, 11:41:52 PM
That would be alot easier on the back.  Not cheap, but worth it!
Title: Re: Do u guys prefer tool bag or the bucket style. ??
Post by: Porcupinepuffer on November 10, 2018, 07:47:53 AM
Used all of them except a backpack. (I don't want to feel like a high school kid standing at the customers front door).. My favorite is the 20" pro husky tool bag. It has a nice slot on the side for me to store my 18" bar folder. All the right pockets and sizes for all the various tools I use for installs and service. I like how the center console just slips out and I can have easy access to other items below. It's just big enough to hold everything I need. The center console might be tough for guys with big fat fingers to get into, but you can remove some of the slots to make them larger.

I often used the bucket style ones in the past, but I find I always needed to shine a flashlight to the bottom to find tools and fittings, and had to the tendency to let it fill up like a garbage pail with things I don't need.
Title: Re: Do u guys prefer tool bag or the bucket style. ??
Post by: walker on November 11, 2018, 10:59:00 AM
I use a Veto Tech XL for my furnace and A/C service calls and Veto Pro Pac for my water heater calls.
Title: Re: Do u guys prefer tool bag or the bucket style. ??
Post by: NoDIY on November 11, 2018, 05:12:22 PM
The tool backpack idea came from being downtown and having to park blocks away.. Made it easier to walk around with it on my back. For in and out calls, a tool bag would be more convenient.

Depends on your work. Service tech vs installers, residential vs commercial, urban vs rural.
Title: Re: Do u guys prefer tool bag or the bucket style. ??
Post by: tenletters on February 12, 2019, 03:56:35 PM
https://www.amazon.ca/Custom-Leathercraft-1134-Backpack-48-Pocket/dp/B0047O3PFC

I love the tool bag