Milwaukee Packout - Worth it

[RDB85]

I’ve been weighing up the idea of a Milwaukee Packout as a Storage Solution. I’ve had a fair amount of bags and they have been okay but then they become too heavy.

The Klein Rolling Tool bag solved the issue but it wasn’t very organised. Also a little bulky to be wheeled in and out of properties when fitting Intruder Alarms and CCTV.

I then thought about the Packout with the Drawers and then

https://www.powertoolworld.co.uk/milwaukee-packout-large-tool-box-4932464079?gclid=Cj0KCQjwxMmhBhDJARIsANFGOSuE8IXjhS9wkUPJgGpNIjGdKr6ZmAw0f1coOxbfwibOnN46ja2hWM4aAkyWEALw_wcB

As a main tool box with my most used tools in. As I find tool bags are too heavy.

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[nicebutdim]

Packouts have been discussed ad nauseam in numerous threads you've posted on the subject of tool storage. I'm not sure there's anything can be added at this stage.

If weight is an issue with bags, I can't imagine why you'd want to consider using heavy boxes in their stead.

 

[RDB85]

Packouts have been discussed ad nauseam in numerous threads you've posted on the subject of tool storage. I'm not sure there's anything can be added at this stage.

If weight is an issue with bags, I can't imagine why you'd want to consider using heavy boxes in their stead.

Fair enough. The issue I have is that as our company is only small, you tend to work with people on jobs which may mean going in one van. If I load my m12 gear, screw box and then tools. I need something that can hold the majority of tools I use. Then I may need to take drill bits, data testers and tools which means the bag becomes heavy very quickly.

There is also the issue of fitting it inside a Berlingo as they only have limited space.

 

[nicebutdim]

Dimensions of all Packout boxes are published on Milwaukee website. I wouldn't expect many bags to have a larger footprint.

 

[RDB85]

Dimensions of all Packout boxes are published on Milwaukee website. I wouldn't expect many bags to have a larger footprint.

Most don’t. I suppose it’s finding that one bag or box that suits my needs.

 

[Dustydazzler]

A lot of kitchen fitters , bathroom fitters I do work for use Pack-out systems but then they need to bring an arsenal of power tools into the house.
As a domestic sparks I really don't the same issue.

 

[RDB85]

There is this from Stanley:

STANLEY® FATMAX® Pro-Stack™ Storage System | STANLEY® Tools UK

Our PRO-STACK™ storage system built for work, and designed to work for you. Build a versatile and convenient storage solution that's bespoke to you and your trade.

www.stanleytools.co.uk

Very similar to the Dewalt Tstak.

 

[Dustydazzler]

One of the kitchen fitters I do work for has the Makita MacPac which looks nice

Makita MAKPAC 4 Piece Case Set with TR00000001 Trolley | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Makita MAKPAC 4 Piece Case Set with TR00000001 Trolley at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[RDB85]

Any other possible options?

 

[timhoward]

Other than the main tool bag for hand tools and MFT (camera case), I'm a TSTAK person.
I keep a series of numbered boxes and 4 organiser trays. One day I'll add the drawers as I want to try them out.
Longer drill bits go in two different lengths of carpet tube (no expense spared here!).
Battery SDS, Mains SDS, wall chaser, cordless vac, big vac and cable rods are the main things that don't live in the boxes.

The organiser trays go everywhere with me, and boxes 1 and 2 do. The rest depends on the job. The house-bashing box is on wheels as it has the heaviest stuff in. Boxes 5 and 6 are generally kept empty for materials for the forthcoming job(s)

 

[Vortigern]

I just bought the special offer Milwaukee from screwfix, the trolley and the big box and one slim one for 219 squids. Then I bought one more slim one and two trays. It is perfect. It has revolutionised tool carrying as I can move all I need in one trip to site instead of carrying loads of boxes and screws and cllips and drills and hand tools...you get the idea. They are really nice and roomy with sealed tops so nothing falls out and everything stays in place in the boxes. It has a number of trays and compartments in the slim box which I find perfect for all the dooburrys I carry. So I would say it was an excellent purchase that really enhances my tool movement. Oh and yeh, I have milwaukee tools.

 

[RDB85]

I just bought the special offer Milwaukee from screwfix, the trolley and the big box and one slim one for 219 squids. Then I bought one more slim one and two trays. It is perfect. It has revolutionised tool carrying as I can move all I need in one trip to site instead of carrying loads of boxes and screws and cllips and drills and hand tools...you get the idea. They are really nice and roomy with sealed tops so nothing falls out and everything stays in place in the boxes. It has a number of trays and compartments in the slim box which I find perfect for all the dooburrys I carry. So I would say it was an excellent purchase that really enhances my tool movement. Oh and yeh, I have milwaukee tools.

I’ve looked at this:

Milwaukee 4932479957 Packout 3pc Starter Set - PowerToolMate

www.powertoolmate.co.uk

The drawers seem handy.

 

[nicebutdim]

I’ve looked at this:

Milwaukee 4932479957 Packout 3pc Starter Set - PowerToolMate

www.powertoolmate.co.uk

The drawers seem handy.

I looked at drawers and they're roomier than I expected, but sacrifice some space in order to provide better organisation. 2 and 3 drawer boxes are the same physical size as the trolley and a bit larger than I want to accommodate at this point in time.

Horses for courses.

 

[Lister1987]

I looked at drawers and they're roomier than I expected, but sacrifice some space in order to provide better organisation. 2 and 3 drawer boxes are the same physical size as the trolley and a bit larger than I want to accommodate at this point in time.

Horses for courses.

They need to come out with a wheeled drawer (2 or 3) option instead of the standard wheeled box option.

 

[David Prosser]

You can get a Pack Out trolley, like a sack truck with pack out fitting on the base to put the draw unit on.

 

[DPG]

On a similar theme, the other guy in Liverpool has dropped the price of his trolley to £180 if anyone is interested.

 

[MJPD29]

On a similar theme, the other guy in Liverpool has dropped the price of his trolley to £180 if anyone is interested.

Wonder will he have a pack out for sale next week?

 

[Dustydazzler]

Must be losing money hand over fist on all these pack-out sets

 

[Jim_e_Jib]

Must be losing money hand over fist on all these pack-out sets

Half-inched to sell on eBay, based on the recommendation of a group of seasoned electricians?

 

[Dustydazzler]

Half-inched to sell on eBay, based on the recommendation of a group of seasoned electricians?

Or just keeps buying the wrong thing , selling it and buying something else instead

 

[RDB85]

Someone suggested this

Rolling Tool Bag, Tradesman Pro Tool Bag on Wheels with High Clearance, Portable Tool Box up to 250 Pounds Klein Tools 55473RTB https://amzn.eu/d/fJvwUz5

I’ve had one in the past. It’s well made. Nice wheels on it so goes up stairs etc. the one thing that let it down was the hinges on the two clasps. They aren’t that strong and could easily be bent or damaged. You can’t get spares. I’ve asked Klein U.K. directly. It’s got some pockets in the middle for hand tools and the front pocket. It’s not that organised if you need something that’s in the bottom.

The problem is, with working for a small company we tend to work with other Engineers. So there is limited room in the vans. Which are Berlingo. So you have limited space. Ideally I would take my M12 kit, screw box and my Tool Bag. The Tool Bag only fits so much. As I like to be prepared. Not rely on people to have this and that.

It’s finding a storage solution that would work.

 

[timhoward]

The problem is, with working for a small company we tend to work with other Engineers. So there is limited room in the vans. Which are Berlingo. So you have limited space. Ideally I would take my M12 kit, screw box and my Tool Bag. The Tool Bag only fits so much. As I like to be prepared. Not rely on people to have this and that.

I think you have the right idea with a stackable system, mainly to maximise every square inch of space in the van and use the vertical space. You could consider having one box with less commonly used tools to free up space in your tool bag, make that the bottom box in the van, then have your power tools in the top box.

Stacking systems (whoever makes them) are great but unless it's a really large job or parking is a very long way away you rarely want to be carting all the boxes to the the work site. Shifting more than 3 or 4 in one go becomes a bit unwieldly anyway!

By the way, I'm certainly not claiming it is the same quality as the pack-out - but this is a silly price at the moment: (£79.99)

https://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/dewalt-tstak-3-in-1-rolling-workshop/507jy

There's also the Toughsystem of course....currently about £100 cheaper than the pack-out.

 

[RDB85]

I think you have the right idea with a stackable system, mainly to maximise every square inch of space in the van and use the vertical space. You could consider having one box with less commonly used tools to free up space in your tool bag, make that the bottom box in the van, then have your power tools in the top box.

Stacking systems (whoever makes them) are great but unless it's a really large job or parking is a very long way away you rarely want to be carting all the boxes to the the work site. Shifting more than 3 or 4 in one go becomes a bit unwieldly anyway!

By the way, I'm certainly not claiming it is the same quality as the pack-out - but this is a silly price at the moment: (£79.99)

https://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/dewalt-tstak-3-in-1-rolling-workshop/507jy

There's also the Toughsystem of course....currently about £100 cheaper than the pack-out.

Thanks for that Tim. I agree that it can be a pain carting several boxes. Hence why I was thinking about getting another Klein Tools bag. But then. I had the idea of a Milwaukee Packout Trolley

Milwaukee PACKOUT Mobile Toolbox | Toolstation

Designed to enable interchange and interlock of a wide assortment of PACKOUT™ boxes, crates, drawers, organisers, and work surfaces. Can even be used with an adaptor for heavy duty tool boxes. Fully customisable, with over 100 ways to stack a PACKOUT™. " Milwaukee PACKOUT™ has...

www.toolstation.com

I know you can get this:

Milwaukee PACKOUT Storage System | Toolstation

Designed to provide users with the ability to interchange and interlock a wide assortment of PACKOUT™ boxes, crates, drawers, organisers, and work surfaces. Can even be used with an adaptor for heavy duty tool boxes. Fully customisable - there are over 100 ways to stack a PACKOUT™. "...

www.toolstation.com

 

[RDB85]

There is also this:

STANLEY FATMAX PROSTACK™ Storage System Trolley | Wickes.co.uk

STANLEY FATMAX PROSTACK™ Storage System Trolley

www.wickes.co.uk

I could probably fit what I need in this:

Stanley FatMax Pro-Stack Bundle Deep Box & Organiser | Toolstation

Stanley Pro-Stack Combo contains the Deep Box with Organiser Top and High Capacity Organiser for easy access to fixings and small tools. - Aluminium top carry handle for ultimate durability and with the added ability to top stack on this box with side stacking latches - Metal pin side...

www.toolstation.com

As I’m looking at what I could get as an alternative to the Packout.

 

[RDB85]

The Stanley Fatmax Pro is the old TStak system from Dewalt. They’ve made the clasps a little stronger when inter locking them.

Someone I know has one of these for sale at £50:

Rolling Tool Bag, Water Resistant Tool Storage Organizer Rolls on Rugged 15-cm Wheels, 24 Pockets, Load Tested to 90 kg, Klein Tools 55452RTB,Black/Orange https://amzn.eu/d/djozmJE

It’s in excellent condition. No damage to it whatsoever.

 

[RDB85]

Stanley Fatmax Pro:

Stanley FatMax Pro-Stack Trolley | Toolstation

Compact and lightweight trolley ideal for transport to and from the job site. It's folding aluminium handle means it takes up minimal space when not in use and with a 100kg load capacity this Pro-Stack trolley gives you more than enough capacity to carry a number of Pro-Stack modules at the same...

www.toolstation.com

Stanley FatMax Pro-Stack Bundle Deep Box & Organiser | Toolstation

Stanley Pro-Stack Combo contains the Deep Box with Organiser Top and High Capacity Organiser for easy access to fixings and small tools. - Aluminium top carry handle for ultimate durability and with the added ability to top stack on this box with side stacking latches - Metal pin side...

www.toolstation.com

Stanley FatMax Pro-Stack Deep Drawer | Toolstation

Can be used for organisation of fixings and accessories. The covered and removable cups allow for convenient access to the required fixings. The Pro-Stack storage system has been designed to carry and transport Pro-Stack modules, giving the option of connecting and customising multiple units...

www.toolstation.com

Stanley FatMax Pro-Stack Shallow Drawers | Toolstation

Can be used for organisation of small parts and accessories. The removable dividers allow for configuration of the drawers to your needs. The Pro-Stack storage system has been designed to carry and transport Pro-Stack modules, giving the option of connecting and customising multiple units...

www.toolstation.com

 

[timhoward]

All I know is that I used to be able to buy Stanley FatMax and TSTAK and they fitted together. The last Stanley organiser tray I got from Screwfix was different and didn't clip onto TSTAK. Maybe the "Pro" is the bit I was lacking....

 

[RDB85]

All I know is that I used to be able to buy Stanley FatMax and TSTAK and they fitted together. The last Stanley organiser tray I got from Screwfix was different and didn't clip onto TSTAK. Maybe the "Pro" is the bit I was lacking....

For me the trolley on its own is quite good. Plus you can fold it. As the Packout you have the main box that has the wheels and handle on it. Which means you always have to have that box. I’m just trying options as the Packout is probably the best on the market. Plus I’ve got Milwaukee Power Tools. It’s the cost of the box with the drawers unit it’s expensive.