Search Results
!n/ZnkB9jUw/diy/2910020#2913938
5/2/2025, 11:41:51 PM
>>2913930
$200 isn’t that much money these days.
Cheapest option is Walmart. They have the Hart and Hyper Tough system. Harbor Freight has a cheaper Bauer modular system. Kobalt at Lowe’s and the Craftsman system are somewhat affordable too.
I got the Hart for mobile jobs because it was $74 for the 3pc starter set, but the 2-drawer sections are nothing like a proper metal tool box when I get wrenches and heavy stuff in them.
If it’s for your garage, I recommend a proper metal tool box. Stay away from the super budget Craftsman with the one big compartment on the bottom. But keep an eye out for a Craftsman-Kobalt-Husky-US General setup on sale. They will last decades if you don’t abuse them.
Otherwise there’s a million boxes from dead boomers on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace and OfferUp, tons of the basic 28” or whatever Craftsman boxes. The hardest part is trying to find one that isn’t overpriced because the widow wants $500 for a bunch of rusted to shit mismatched tools.
Tools are heavy, there’s a reason decent boxes aren’t cheap. You can try to cheap out now but you will have to spend in a couple years after getting frustrated with the cheap solution.
$200 isn’t that much money these days.
Cheapest option is Walmart. They have the Hart and Hyper Tough system. Harbor Freight has a cheaper Bauer modular system. Kobalt at Lowe’s and the Craftsman system are somewhat affordable too.
I got the Hart for mobile jobs because it was $74 for the 3pc starter set, but the 2-drawer sections are nothing like a proper metal tool box when I get wrenches and heavy stuff in them.
If it’s for your garage, I recommend a proper metal tool box. Stay away from the super budget Craftsman with the one big compartment on the bottom. But keep an eye out for a Craftsman-Kobalt-Husky-US General setup on sale. They will last decades if you don’t abuse them.
Otherwise there’s a million boxes from dead boomers on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace and OfferUp, tons of the basic 28” or whatever Craftsman boxes. The hardest part is trying to find one that isn’t overpriced because the widow wants $500 for a bunch of rusted to shit mismatched tools.
Tools are heavy, there’s a reason decent boxes aren’t cheap. You can try to cheap out now but you will have to spend in a couple years after getting frustrated with the cheap solution.
Page 1