quest for the perfect tool bag

[electricalperson]

my adventure to find the most perfect toolbag is over.

i bought the veto pro pac XL and i finished organizing it.

if anybody thinks of buying one do it. its worth it. its very durable and probably wont ever break

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[ultramegabob]

Nice! let us know how much it weighs, lol...:grin:

[electricalperson]

it doesnt weigh that much. ill bring it into jobs and just leave it in one space. i just leave the tools and grab as needed and put back what i dont use.

[peter d]

Klein called. They want all their screwdrivers and nutrdrivers back. ;)

[electricalperson]

Klein called. They want all their screwdrivers and nutrdrivers back. ;)

all of my tools are klein. i dont really use any other brand ive been using klein since 1998

my philips is ideal

[cowboyjwc]

These young kids. Most of them probably never wore a 15+ lb tool bag all day. :roll:

[iwire]

http://www.vetopropac.com/scripts/prodview.asp?idproduct=304

About $125- $150

[electricalperson]

These young kids. Most of them probably never wore a 15+ lb tool bag all day. :roll:

i used to wear a heavy bag but quickly stopped. every day was a workout with that thing. i dont mind lugging a heavy bag and grabbing a couple tools to go do something

i went through tool pouches, electricians totes, tool boxes, big tool bags and whatever you can think of. this thing seems promising

[cpal]

my adventure to find the most perfect toolbag is over.

i bought the veto pro pac XL and i finished organizing it.

if anybody thinks of buying one do it. its worth it. its very durable and probably wont ever break



what do you use all that stuff for?? :)

[SEO]

I had a guy work for me that wore a tool pouch on one side and a bag on the other side he must have had 20 lbs. of tools. An inspector told him one day that he had so many tools on that he might as well wear a bender as well.

[electricalperson]

what do you use all that stuff for?? :)

for electrical work. if it uses electrons to work we do it

[cowboyjwc]

i used to wear a heavy bag but quickly stopped. every day was a workout with that thing. i dont mind lugging a heavy bag and grabbing a couple tools to go do something

i went through tool pouches, electricians totes, tool boxes, big tool bags and whatever you can think of. this thing seems promising

I was just picking on ya.:smile: I used to work in a big plant and it was a pain to go back to the shop, so you start carring everything, seemed like every time I laid my pouch down, I "lost" a tool so I just started wearing it all day except at breaks and lunch. I never realized how much it weighed until someone asked me one day and we put it on the shipping scale.

[infinity]

Some of the guys I've worked with carry all of their tools in their pocket. A 10-in-1 screwdriver, lineman's pliers and maybe a tester.

[Cow]

That looks like a brand new apprentices tool pouch, everything is in there but the kitchen sink.:-? Why would you put every single size nutdriver in there, when you could just put the most common sizes, and leave the rest on the truck?

Wouldn't the most perfect toolbag come with wheels too?

[SPARKS40]

Nice! let us know how much it weighs, lol...:grin:

I've got the weight off my tool belt....now the BAG weighs about 75 lbs.

[electricalperson]

so i guess no one likes my new bag:grin: i had a tote and decided i wanted something to hold the bags in my truck too.keeps everything organized

[Flex]

thats not a bag its a purse

[electricalperson]

thats not a bag its a purse

thats what everybody says

[Flex]

at least you dont take it personal. i could see the need for such an organized bag. im just fine with a tool box.

[220/221]

Good luck. I'm a tool/organization kind of guy and have been searching my whole career for decent bags.

I MUST have bags for the work I do. I don't always wear them but I must have them close by.

In the last few years, someone got smart and put handles on these bags. The padded/velcroed inner belt works well too. BUT, the wirenut pouches are not big/deep enough, the bags are not "in front" enough and they need a row of more shallow pockets for shorter tools. My 5 in one keeps disappearing. And these bags don't even have a tape chain/holder.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a8/JohnC1952/DSC01937.jpg

BTW EP, you have WAY to many screwdrivers/nut drivers. :roll:

I carry a small set of nut driver tips that will slip into my ratchet screwdriver or drill and I only need 5 screwdrivers.

[JFletcher]

I've got one similar to that, except it's made by CLC, and it has a zippered center compartment. Model 1539 I think.

That is a nice toolbag. I'm still deciding if closed top bags are the best - no matter what tool I need, it always seems to be on the other side.

If I'm to believe my bathroom scale, the bag and tools weigh 24lbs, mostly loaded.

[480sparky]

quest for the perfect tool bag

There is no such thing.

[MAK]

The Veto bags are kind of nice because you can't overload them or make them awkward to carry. The shoulder straps are wide so it does not dig into you. They are very strong however I don't like the zipper tabs because if they were to get caught on something they will brake off fairly easily. Worth the money if you like having a warranty on the bag.

[surf more]

i think i seen everything but hammer in your new bag..you almost have a tool collection like me,but i keep mine at home because sticky fingers around jobs!!! looks nice,but i would not carry that in every job!!!


glad your happy with it--alot of money in that bag.

[quogueelectric]

so i guess no one likes my new bag:grin: i had a tote and decided i wanted something to hold the bags in my truck too.keeps everything organized It is usually the guys who avoid actual WORK avoid actually carrying tools and are the first ones to say hey buddy can I borrow your ------.
Try to put you on the spot as to why you carry all those tools. I always say Im not your buddy and if you think I carry these tools around for you to use you need drug testing.
There is one more difference between a buddy and a pal that I cant post on this forum so I will leave it at that.
I love your VETO bag and I also own one.
Call the one tool wonders out on the carpet for production any day of the week and you will hear every excuse in the book.

[SiddMartin]

you know how many times I've seen a nice toolbag and bought it... took it home all excited to organize my tools, to find out that i dont like how its set up... back to the store to return the damn thing.


many , many times

[jmsbrush]

I know on many of the tool bags that I have bought like that in the past, after time the pouches would start to droop. Do these bags do the same?

[alaskanassassin]

I have had my Veto for about a year now and love it. The pockets have not saged or anything like that, zippers have held up so far. I am a maintance electrician so it will probably not see the abuse as a construction electrician.

[electricalperson]

this bag replaces about 3 zippered pouches and a messy bag. all these tools inside the veto saves space in my van and saves me time trying to find the tool i need without dumping them on the ground or searching the van for the correct pouch.

this bag is fantastic.

i do all kinds of electrical work and my day is always different. i do a little more than running wire and pounding staples. i use many of the tools in my bag daily. i have a section of tools that i use most frequently. i got the knopp, philips, slotted and linesmans all next to eachother in the bag now. working out of this bag is awesome. anybody that DOESNT have a bag needs to get one asap. no matter who it is they wont be dissapointed :)

[izak]

not that i dont like the bag, becuase i do.

but i learned awhile back that an electrician NEVER needs every tool all the time, and it is still efficient to plan for the times when he does need the odd stuff and get it off the truck.

for example, I stopped using needle nose pliers when i was a second year apprentice.
i have absolutely no use for them now, so thats less weight and stuff to keep up with.

[220/221]

I stopped using needle nose pliers when i was a second year apprentice.
i have absolutely no use for them now,

You must not do service work. Needle nose are an essential tool for me. Not as essential as dikes, but still....

[ItsHot]

There is no such thing. So true!:smile: there is no such thing as the "perfect tool bag"!!

[electricalperson]

not that i dont like the bag, becuase i do.

but i learned awhile back that an electrician NEVER needs every tool all the time, and it is still efficient to plan for the times when he does need the odd stuff and get it off the truck.

for example, I stopped using needle nose pliers when i was a second year apprentice.
i have absolutely no use for them now, so thats less weight and stuff to keep up with.

i use mine all the time i use it to pinch the ground wire around the screw in a old work box

[cowboyjwc]

It does depend on what you're doing on what you carry. When I was roping houses I could carry what I needed in my pocket, when I was doing maintenance work, I had a 20 lb bag because it was a two block walk back to the shop.

When I was installing smoke alarms in apartments (retrofit) I had to install a tiger grip box and the alarm and all I carried was a pair of linemans, strippers, razor knife and a screwdriver, and after I put a hole in my linemans I didn't really need the strippers anymore.:grin:

[LarryFine]

i use mine all the time i use it to pinch the ground wire around the screw in a old work boxSame here, as well as helping when fishing wiring in walls, holding staples and nails, and about 100 other uses.

[Cow]

You must not do service work. Needle nose are an essential tool for me. Not as essential as dikes, but still....

I agree. One thing that comes to mind is extracting broken off lamp bases...they're essential!

[jeremysterling]

for example, I stopped using needle nose pliers when i was a second year apprentice.

i have absolutely no use for them now, so thats less weight and stuff to keep up with.

Your kidding, right!

Same here, as well as helping when fishing wiring in walls, holding staples and nails, and about 100 other uses.

After I discovered Klein long-nose pliers, I put a pair in the tackle box, glove box, tool box and kitchen drawer!

[Sierrasparky]

Hey were did you get that folding measure tape. Have not seen one of those in a long time!:wink:

[electricalperson]

Hey were did you get that folding measure tape. Have not seen one of those in a long time!:wink:

home depot sells them i have a fiber glass one too somewhere. rhino rulers makes them. lufkin makes the wood one

[iMuse97]

Are you sure you're not getting paid by Klein for this?:wink:

[izak]

every use described so far for needle nose - I do regularly with a pair of klien or ideal strippers or my linesmans

and yes, i DO do service work

[C3PO]

I have one of those bags as well and love it!!!!

[electricalperson]

I have one of those bags as well and love it!!!!

is it filled with 100 tools too? :grin:

[C3PO]

is it filled with 100 tools too? :grin:

I think you have me beat on that. :grin: