CLC WORK GEAR 1530 Electrical and Maintenance Tool Carrier, 43 Pocket, Black

I am a DIY home re-modeler, always involved in some type of project around the house, including a lot of minor repairs. I have used quite a few different tool boxes and carriers, but had not found one yet that could carry the large number of misc tools which I prefer to have at my side when working. And those which did, were closed top or not enough compartments to keep everything visible to the eye, so I had to dig deep through multiple tools at the bottom of a bag, to find what I need. And I hate running out to the garage shop to retrieve something I need, slowing me down and wasting steps.Well not anymore since I found this little gem of a bag. It has more pockets and compartments than most people would really need, unless you are like me. What I love about this one is that there are a large number of pockets on the outside, in a large variety of sizes, so I can load them up with every imaginable tool for repairs and remodeling (short of power tools of course). I can spot "at a glance" exactly which tool I want to grab at any moment. And since it has a rather large central area which is not segmented in the middle, I can throw my cordless drill and my cordless battery operated screwdriver in that middle section, along with odd shaped things like a speed square, etc. ,which pretty much completes 90% of my needs for mobility. And as many tools that I currently have in this thing, I have used very few of the copious number of additional pockets on the inside rim of the bag. So it could easily accommodate quite a few more tools. As it is pictured in the attached, it is heavy, but easy to carry with the central handle which has a rigid bar inside of the canvas sleeve. There is also shoulder strap which I don't use. Easier to lug this kind of weight around, in hand, off the my side. Not to mention this thing is built rock solid with heavy duty materials and stitching.Buy this rig. You will not be disappointed in any way. I can't think of thing to improve it and I certainly can't find this kind of carry capacity in any of the big box stores (looked at HD, Lowes, Menards, Harbor Freight, as well as a lot online and no one comes close to the value capacity of this one).

As another reviewer noted, this holds everything necessary for low-voltage work. The (smaller, square) electrician's tool bag would probably have worked but would not have had any room to spare once I crammed everything in there. I decided to try this bag and am quite pleased. It took me a while to figure out which pockets fit which tools best, but by the end all the tools from my similar-sized tool box had were loaded into this bag and I had several pockets left over for new/extra tools as well as plenty of space in the main compartment for adding job-specific parts and tools. It was a little smaller overall (narrower) than I expected, but that is great because it doesn't eat up a ton of space in my car. Any larger and it would be awkward to carry with the shoulder strap, so they really got the size of this bag just right.Quality of materials and construction seems to be VERY good, but only time will tell. One exception - the clips for the shoulder strap are cheap. They do not swivel and are spring clip instead of sliding pin clip, which is harder to disconnect and will scratch up the loops if removed frequently. A minor annoyance, but the rest of the bag is so nice...What could be improved?Parts/screw organizer tray is too small, but far better than nothing. It is cheaply made, and the dividers are very loose. I used a drop of hot glue on the bottom edge to secure them in place. Probably will get replaced with the largest one I can cram into that pocket, once I find time to do some shopping.The smaller electrician's bag has a larger organizer hidden in the bottom of the bag. Using that design on this bag would make it the mercedes of tool bags. Ditch the side organizer but keep the big pocket, and add two 7" x 11" organizers underneath the bag, allowing for a center support to keep the bottom stable. I'm sure that would increase the price a bit, but I'd gladly pay another $10 for that feature. Instead, I will have to carry a secondary screw case in the main compartment, which eats up tool storage.On one end of a long side are 6 very small pockets that are 3 wide and 2 deep. I am not sure what tools would fit these pockets well, except possibly regular-sized screwdrivers or pens/pencils/markers? I have a ratcheting driver that takes hex bits (stored elsewhere) so tried putting my small screwdrivers or pick-set in there but that didn't work because the handles were too close to the bag and to each other. I ended up flattening the rear pocket and stuffing 2 each into the front pockets. Either slightly larger or much larger pockets here would be more helpful and not limit my choices.

Very great quality and so many slots for tools. I have 9 rental houses and wanted something to hold all my tools with easy access. I like I have everything with me to fix so I don't need to make multiple trips.