What tools do you carry? Tool storage?

[Biohazard]

While at OCBR this past year I took notice of how some guys stored parts and tools. Some pretty ingenious ideas. Spare stub shafts clamped to fenders, tool bags, roll cage mounted boxes, etc. some really thought out ideas, as well as what looked like afterthoughts.

 

[sykanr0ng]

Leave the cheapo tools at home. Stick with the professional quality stuff for your trail kit. Free replacement at Menard's doesn't mean much when your broke down on the trail and can't drive to the store.

I like good quality tools too, but I can't see giving a set to some low-life tweaker.

(Methamphetamine addict)

 

[half cab]

I like good quality tools too, but I can't see giving a set to some low-life tweaker.

(Methamphetamine addict)

What gets me is when I walk through walmart parking lot,I see all kinds of tools etc in backs of trucks n this just would unnerve me!!

 

[smokinjoe]

I paint the tools in my loaner bag "road worker neon green" so I can ID them easily.

That's a really good idea, I like that! Prolly also helps when it's time to hit the road again and you're picking up your tools of the shoulder of the road or trail.

 

[Lawndart]

Day to day, I carry a nice tool roll with a standard complement of SAE tools.
Notables include -
Multimeter
Small set of jumper wires (worked wonderfully when I needed to hotwire the Bronco when I lost my key while test riding a motorcycle...)
Clamp tite tool
Vacuum caps
Couple feet of fuel hose
Strong safety wire
Zip-ties of varying size
Here is the toolroll - http://adventuretoolcompany.com/product/shoproll-tool-roll

 

[ntsqd]

Decided to go looking for it myself, 11 pages of tool storage discussion:
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/10706-Tools-storage?

Life's too short to work with junk tools. I buy HF tools when I only expect to ever need them once, or for when I know that I'm going to heavily modify it. Tools used as delivered are better brands like Craftsman, Proto, etc.