Anybody seen this NEW USA made Toolbox?

[danieldd]

I was cruising Gizmodo today and ran across an article about a front loading tool box.

Check it out:

http://www.bestmadeco.com/collections/frontpage/products/front-loading-tool-box

I think I'm a gonna git me one. Best of all, its less than 100 bucks and made here in the good old USA.

 

[mmack66]

Looks nice, but I don't care for the front loading feature, since you likely would still have to dig through all your tools, and they would be spilling out the front as you did. It would be dark in there with the top tray on as well.

 

[danieldd]

Good point. But my little Kennedy toolbox is a pain to get the top tray out and especially, back in. This new one would be okay as long as you don't put a bunch of tools in the bottom..

 

[stratostreak]

This new one would be okay as long as you don't put a bunch of tools in the bottom..

Not sure I have the discipline to not 'load it up', though.

 

[danieldd]

Not sure I have the discipline to not 'load it up', though.

Neither would I, but thats what my big toolbox is for. I use the smaller one for carrying needed tools between my two garages.

 

[4xdog]

I love their enthusiasm, but it just doesn't make sense to me. If the bottom compartment is the least bit filled it would be awkward to get tools out. And if the box is on the floor, one might have to lift it to counter height to root through the front panel.

They might have been better off to try a re-think somehow on a cantilevered tray box if the top tray is such a pain. Frankly, I've never felt that way. My bicycle box and my electrical box are both top tray with front door boxes, and I like that style a lot for "flatter" tools.

 

[Twiggss]

Looks like some "designer" came up with a tool box that would cater to people who live in lofts and studio apartments in NYC.

 

[BRIANBB]

Looks to me like the top tray "IS" removable. The statement was that there is no need to take the top tray out to get at the tools.

 

[ilovevocs]

Sadly I have found every small metal box I owned to by inferior to blow molded plastic (sockets and wrenches screw drivers, the basics that i travel with), and the fabric husky bags (construction and handy man tools) in terms of organization and optimization of space.

 

[NUTTSGT]

IMHO, it was obviously photographed by someone that knows nothing about tools or toolboxes. There is no picture with the front loading door all the way or (if it does) the top tray out.

Piss poor marketing, they are merely trying to capitalize on the US made end of it.

 

[mmack66]

Looks to me like the top tray "IS" removable. The statement was that there is no need to take the top tray out to get at the tools.

Right, but it will be just as much of a pain in the ***, maybe more, to find a tool through the front door, with the top tray in, as it would be to find one in a traditional toolbox. I guess if you only have one layer of tools on the bottom of the box, it might work.

There's probably a good reason why this style of toolbox was never developed.

 

[SlowPoke-Canada]

http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/kobalt-3-drawer-plastic-portable-chest
Ive had this box bouncing around in my truck for a few hundred thousand miles and it still looks and functions as good as new.
I store a ton of SAE/Metric sockets and wrenches, pliers, screwdrivers and other 'get me home' tools in there. I cant see that other box being nearly as functional.

 

[zkling]

I don't plan on purchasing one, but it does look well built.

Personally I would rather have 2-3 drawers on the front compared to an open area. What if you have something at the back, you will have to dig everything out in front of it to reach that item. Not to mention that when you go to move it, everything will get shuffled.

 

[John in OH]

I don't plan on purchasing one, but it does look well built.

Personally I would rather have 2-3 drawers on the front compared to an open area. What if you have something at the back, you will have to dig everything out in front of it to reach that item. Not to mention that when you go to move it, everything will get shuffled.

+1! And then after everything gets shuffled it will all fall out in a tumble when you open the front cover. Also, looks as if the easiest way to replace your tools when the job's done is to tilt the box partially on its back and stuff them in.

Sorry, glad to see a US made product, but I just don't "get it".

 

[Adrock09]

Whats up fellas,
I was browsing the web looking for toolbox's and toolbox ideas, this thread is perfect!
If your looking to build something yourself, check out this blog post I found for a sweet looking rolling toolboard.

http://wallpegstore.com/spin-wallpeg-toolboard-pegboard-tool-cart/

Haven't built it yet, but planning on it soon. What do you guys think?