www.toolcrib.com: What? Add this to my bucket list? Yup, you really need to get these new Husky products from The Home Depot. I have always kept my tools in either a drawer in my tool cabinet, or in a toolbox. You know, the toolbox you can’t close because all the tools aren’t in the perfect alignment to close the lid. So, the other day I saw this new twist on an old product. A bucket. A bucket? Yes, Husky has made a tool storage solution that will fit on any standard 5 gal bucket, and you can’t imagine how many tools this thing will hold.
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I think it's funny that there is a clause at the bottom of this article that states that Home Depot gave the author the items for review but didn't tell them what to say. It's the first thing I thought of when I was reading the article. The guy basically raves about something that, while pretty cool, is probably already around in other forms. I have seen a ton of tool "boxes" that are actually bags either square or in the shape of a five gallon bucket, that have a bunch of different sized pockets. It seems that the only thing this product enables you to do is to put it on an existing 5 gallon buck rather than having to buy a new one. As cool as this seems, I'm not convinced that it is innovative or unlike anything else on the market.
this tote has been around for a long time, very popular in the welding world because you can toss your welding helmet in the center and they are very effective on site tool back but as a personal transportation im not a fan of these because the weight goes straight into your hand. If someone could come up with a way of strapping the tote on the underside of the 5 gallon bucket or hooking into where the handle hooks into the bucket then a strap or sling for the assembly would be nice
This is definitely not a brand new, must have piece of gear. I've been seeing these in stores for years. Anyway, the concept is quite neat, as it provides a ton of space to store things while fitting into a bucket which you probably already own. I don't think it's necessarily better than some other types of tool bags on the market, but it obviously works best for the author of this article. This kind of thing is totally personal preference, so reviews like this are wholly unnecessary.
The bucket cover certainly isn't a new item as Sean and Dan pointed out, the contractor I used to work for had at least 5 sets of tool buckets set up with these. Having said that, I haven't seen the bucket seat/organizer or the rolling tote from Huskey yet. But I'm not sure that they are products I'd be terribly interested in owning. I think that the Dewalt storage/toolbox line has had some nice improvements as of late with multi-functional tool storage, especially in their ToughSystem line.
(**In voice of wheezy old man**)
Used to be, the measure of a craftsman was first presented to the world by the quality of his handmade tool case. The proliferation of organizers like this bucket thingy begs the question: where have all the craftsman gone? The use of a plastic bucket as the basis for a tool carrier has to be the bottom of some evolutionary scale. I don't even like carrying water in a five gallon bucket, let alone precious tools. The plastic bucket has a fond place in my heart for other uses around the shop, ranging from the practical, maybe, as an apple box, to the downright dangerous, say, as a short ladder. But as a tool box I think it collects and carries sawdust, trash, rainwater, metal filings, and on some job sites cigarette butts about as well as it organizes and carries tools. Now I am not claiming to be a craftsman by any stretch, but I've made a few tool carts, totes and road boxes, and I think the process of designing your own solution to a problem that builders have encountered for a thousand generations is a worthy exercise. And if you're not into that that, find an old Kennedy on eBay or something and show some self respect!
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