How do you carry...your tools.

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How do you carry...your tools.

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Interested in what you all carry in your vehicle as tools. I've come to find that I usually only need this for about 90% of my cars interaction, or when I head into the junk yard.

I used to take larger toolboxes, mostly full of stuff I dont need. Now i strap this on my belt and dont wear myself out. I also dont bring my nice stuff as it has a habbit of walking off or getting left behind. :(

What is your setup?

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Nothing at the moment. Used to carry a full mechanic tool set, air pump, straps, bungies, etc when I daily the jeeps. Nothing other than a screw driver in the truck for now.
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I've got a Craftsman shoulder bag for when I make a planned trip. I don't have a permanent traveling tool kit. I need to sort out my tools and build a couple of discreet sets for different purposes.
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I keep one of those craftsman 146 tool boxes with a couple pair of pliers when going Somewhere. Other than that I just keep one small set of 6-14mm socket set in each daily driver.


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[quote=""Duck Vader""]Nothing at the moment. Used to carry a full mechanic tool set, air pump, straps, bungies, etc when I daily the jeeps. Nothing other than a screw driver in the truck for now.[/quote]
Yikes. Might try and assemble a set as older cars tend to break down more often.

[quote=""Jeff V.""]I've got a Craftsman shoulder bag for when I make a planned trip. I don't have a permanent traveling tool kit. I need to sort out my tools and build a couple of discreet sets for different purposes.[/quote]
Yea I used to be the same way and just got tired of carrying stuff I wasn’t using. I keep more tools in the truck but when I head into the yard this is all I bring. I feel sorry for those guys who bring in all their nice tools and have to wheelbarrow them around.

[quote=""DCIV""]I keep one of those craftsman 146 tool boxes with a couple pair of pliers when going Somewhere. Other than that I just keep one small set of 6-14mm socket set in each daily driver.


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That’s a good start. You ever hit up junk yards regularly?
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[quote=""ChargerX3""]

That’s a good start. You ever hit up junk yards regularly?[/quote]

None really local. Only one an hour away. I keep an eye on it and have some reminders for 3.8’s but only been once to get something but it was easy.

I usually need tools to fix on the fly.


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I used to. Just haven't set one up again
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We just have an emergency roadside kit and the factory tool kit in our cars.
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I was bored and waiting for parts to arrive in the mail when I filmed this. The tool box was a birthday gift. It has 5 boxes that all stack and lock together. I have it organized so that tools needed for travel are in the smaller bins.

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I made a small tool box with basic stuff for each vehicle, i carry the forester one when i go to junkyards, but i plan on replacing it with a backpack later.
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