Create a Customized Project Tote

Family Handyman

As a carpenter, I need to bring certain items with me every day. I bought a cheap plastic tote in the tool storage area at a home center and modified it for my needs. I made a small plywood deck, drilled a couple of 3-in. holes for coffee cups or glue bottles and then fastened it to the tote. Another piece of plywood has holes to keep pencils upright and organized. My customized tote sits nicely on my bench seat, but this customized tote could also be attached to the floor with hook-and-loop fasteners. You could easily customize these totes for plumbing, garden or painting tools, electrical supplies—what have you. — Don Simms

Check out this jumbo tote for fasteners.

Plus: 5 Tool Totes You Should Tote Around

1 / 5

Amazon

Bucket Boss Bucketeer

Five-gallon buckets are an invaluable item to tote around the tools you need for a job and keep them close. Trick out your bucket for $13 and keep those tools organized with pockets inside and outside the bucket. No more pulling out all the tools to find that small item at the bottom. More Clever Tool Storage Ideas. Buy It Now on Amazon.

Amazon

Big Tool Roll by Hide & Drink

Chisels and calipers and other fine measurement tools are things that should be kept nice and safe to keep their accuracy. This high quality leather tool wrap protects the edge of chisels and stores fine tools in style. Buy one for around $43 on Amazon. Keep your chisels cutting clean by learning How to Sharpen a Chisel Buy It Now on Amazon.

Amazon

ProCore Products Canvas Tool Bag – Set of 5

Do you have smaller items floating around in the bottom of your tool box? Instead of just dealing with them, pick up a set of these tough canvas pouches and keep those small things from mixing around with your larger tools. A set of five will only cost you $24 from Amazon. Check out 51 Brilliant Ways to Organize Your Garage Buy It Now on Amazon.

Amazon

ToughBuilt - 20-inch Massive Mouth Tool Bag

This soft bag features over 50 pockets inside and out, a rigid lining to keep your tools safe, and a lockable zipper that opens up extra wide to make it easy to find what you need inside. It's big enough to carry multiple cordless tools and lots of hand tools. Make this your everyday carry for $40 from Amazon. Buy It Now on Amazon.

The Home Depot

Milwaukee Packout Rolling Modular Tool Box

For those who need to transport more gear, this Milwaukee Packout rolling storage system is a great option.  The three Milwaukee Packout toolboxes included, are sized to accommodate carry anything from circular saws and cordless tools to loose fasteners. It’s super tough, rolls around easily and packs away into a truck or van in components or as a unit. If you like this check out Rolling Tool Box Cart Plans Buy It Now at The Home Depot. Every product is independently selected by our editors. If you buy something through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission.