It’s Smaller Than They Say!, March 22, 2006

I guess it’s how you measure. The “box” part of this carrier measures 19 x 6 x 8 inches. It’s about the same as a competitive carrier sold at Home Depot for about the same price, but lighter in weight. Of course Amazon has sales from time to time. In any event, after getting over the disappointment about size, it’s a fairly nice unit and offers an advantage in that the main compartment is divided into three parts whereas the HD version has one large compartment. That makes it more useful for me. There’s plenty of nooks and crannies for a great many tools, including on the space dividers. It comes with a strap that I’ll use for hanging it up near the workbench for easy access to the tools. For some reason Amazon sent it in a 40″ carton.

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Great bag, good value, June 13, 2008

Bought to replace the 23 pocket version. This is an awesome bag. I’m a 5’9″ 180# man, and this bag is just small/light enough to carry around full. Any bigger and it would have been pretty unwieldy, but this is perfect. I didn’t find the detachable end pouch to be particularly useful, but that’s my single complaint. the pictures don’t show it well, but one great feature is a metal “Tape Measure” tab riveted into the largest center pocket, right underneath the handle. If you use a smaller clip-on belt pouch, you can keep your favorite few tools in the pouch, and clip it to this little tab when you want to store it, so all your tools are together without you having to transfer them back and fourth. Mine holds an assortment screwdrivers, a complete set of allen wrenches, assorted pliers, three different wire strippers, three different crimpers, two flashlights, a tone/probe kit, a butt set, a DMM, a field soldering kit, a punchdown tool, and a lot of smaller tools, with a bit of room to…

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Quality bag with a few flaws, May 4, 2008

I am a journeyman electrician for a software development company, and my toolbag is with me almost all day. My boss had this same bag and I was impressed with many of the features. I purchased one for myself and have been using it for the better part of a month. Overall, the bag is high quality with a lot of nice features. The end pouches are great for holding my frequently used tools like linemans, dykes, nut drivers, and screwdrivers. the small plano-style box is very handy for things like wire nuts and ground tails. On the negative side, the center pouch is a little too short to hold my hammer and my jab saw. They both stick out one side at an angle, and have fallen out a couple times. Also, the shoulder strap isn’t padded and when you have 20-30 lbs of tools in it, it starts to hurt pretty quick. It’s still one of the best toolbags I’ve owned, and I have had quite a few.

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