machine_punk
Well-known member
The key to the 'go' bag is that EVERYTHING must be multi-purpose. It is NOT about jamming a bunch of tools in a small space, it is about packing a few VERY versatile tools, and a few essential materials, into a small bag or box.
Basics of tools:
- ONLY adjustable wrenches, no single-size wrenches
- Ball peen hammer instead of a claw hammer (you will have a small pry bar, so use a more versatile hammer).
- Crescent makes this really weird ratchet wrench, with has an adjustable 'socket' built in. It replaces all the common sockets, in one tool (see attached picture)
Some things you might not think of, which are not necessarily tools:
- bandaids
- duct tape
- electrical tape
- masking tape
- fishing line
- a pack of wooden shims (the things you use for installing windows and doors).
I went to help some professional installers, who came with a truck and a BUNCH of toolboxes. Over and over, the professional installer said, "I don't have what I need to do _____." I usually said, "I have something to do that." All I had was a small and medium Husky soft bag with me.
(I'll have to get a picture together of the contents of those bags).
Some of the things you may want to consider...
(Of course, if you do a lot of plumbing around the house, you are going to have to add a couple of specialty tools, like a basin wrench and a plywood cutout wrench for that huge plastic nut on the bottom of the toilet tank).
Basics of tools:
- ONLY adjustable wrenches, no single-size wrenches
- Ball peen hammer instead of a claw hammer (you will have a small pry bar, so use a more versatile hammer).
- Crescent makes this really weird ratchet wrench, with has an adjustable 'socket' built in. It replaces all the common sockets, in one tool (see attached picture)
Some things you might not think of, which are not necessarily tools:
- bandaids
- duct tape
- electrical tape
- masking tape
- fishing line
- a pack of wooden shims (the things you use for installing windows and doors).
I went to help some professional installers, who came with a truck and a BUNCH of toolboxes. Over and over, the professional installer said, "I don't have what I need to do _____." I usually said, "I have something to do that." All I had was a small and medium Husky soft bag with me.
(I'll have to get a picture together of the contents of those bags).
Some of the things you may want to consider...
(Of course, if you do a lot of plumbing around the house, you are going to have to add a couple of specialty tools, like a basin wrench and a plywood cutout wrench for that huge plastic nut on the bottom of the toilet tank).
