Milwaukee Packout System?

[451Mopar]

Anyone using the Milwaukee Packout System? Thoughts, likes, dislikes?

I am looking at it to organize my electrical tools, connector, wires and such.

 

[71RRHI]

Have you looked at the price of the Milwaukee Packout? They are not cheap.

 

[Pecos Bill]

Love the heck out of it. I get tons of compliments, and it really speeds up the job, on the condition you take everything with you on the first or second trip.

The radio is a blast to have. I call it the party box. Coworkers love it.

The faults are:

It's expensive: it's a pain having to stack and unstack to get to all your tools and materials; it's very easy to overload your boxes; makes your tools easier to steal; coworkers will call you obcessed if you have too many.

Recommendation: Wait till the holidays to buy.

 

[451Mopar]

Thanks, I was interested in how the stacking / unstacking works out in real use?
I see the basic rolling 3 piece setup is around $300.
Might have to check prices in a day for the Amazon big deal days?

 

[70 sublime]

My son is in the house construction work and we got him started in the pack out boxes one Christmas a few years ago
He uses them all the time
Just grab whatever set of boxes he needs for the days job and good to go
Also never leaves home with out the Milwaukaee radio

 

[FU64RY]

I did buy the whole system - the radio last year and have barely used it. Most of the power tools that are in the stack have never been used.
It would be great if I were going out to job sites.
I continually go to my 3 shop tool boxes for what ever I need at home.
So if you are going to job sites it would be great.

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

I have the two wheel cart with 4 sections of drawers. I load it in and out of my van very day always over loaded. 3 years on the job love it!

 

[Pecos Bill]

Thanks, I was interested in how the stacking / unstacking works out in real use?
I see the basic rolling 3 piece setup is around $300.
Might have to check prices in a day for the Amazon big deal days?

My boxes are in the cab of my truck, or inside my place, and in order of most important on top. Don't always need the full stack, and don't always need all the boxes in the truck. I only carry what I need, thus I'm always carrying the least amount of boxes.

When I get to the jobsite, I uncover the base box, rolling drawer or rolling box first, then upon removal, just stack the boxes on top, in reverse order of importance, then the top only accessories, and roll into the site. Spread out the boxes when on site. The pain of the system is when I'm doing a small project that doesn't require all my tools, and I need something on the bottom of the stack when it's loaded in the truck. I have to basically unload the truck to get to that particular box.

Also, if you work in a questionable area, or with questionable people, you may want to invest in locks and cables to secure everything for when you walk out of sight of your tools.

 

[Budnicks]

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great 'expensive tools', great organization for it
vast amounts of options to add, & mobility
most of Milwaukee stuff isn't made in the USA anymore either,
mostly all foreign sourced/made in China now (check it out, it's an easy search)
if you care about that ?

some don't or won't give a crap

It has good ratings, reviews
& I suspect some bots doing the rating/reviewing too
but the stuff I've seen is nice
also heavy tools
If I was still in the facility management business,
I'd probably own a few too, I was a tool junky
not big on made in China at all, so I'd be reserved on purchases
&
I have a lot of the older Milwaukee tools, the USA made stuff,
I would take in to a project, piled on a hand truck, easy moving, in their metal cases
& most all still works after 30-40 years

the cordless stuff is nice for convenances
PITA with all the batteries crap, but seem to be decent tools

I haven't purchased much of the new foreign/outsourced made stuff
since I've retired, no need I have more tools then I can ever use already...
I can't comment on them but have used a few, they seem to be well made...
I just don't like the where they come from part...
I'm a pretty staunch pro-buy American, so you can see...

doesn't mean they are bad

do your due diligence, try them check them out
see it in action, see how heavy & pricing etc., then decide, before you buy
good luck

 

[Pecos Bill]

Packout is made in Isreal, by the same manufacturer as several other plastic tool boxes