Alan, my "ex" was manufactured by CLC, and I think it's called the "Big House" or something with "big" in it (I couldn't locate a model number on it). I purchased it, and a previous one something like it, at Home Depot. This bag as two zippered tool compartments on either side (no tool pouches inside), as well as several pouches on the ends and outer sides. It cost around $40, if memory serves. The new one is called "Pro Series," with "KR Tools" listed as manufacturer. I purchased it at Orchard Hardware. The new case has no pouches on the ends, and one series of fairly deep pocket on one side (the side opposite the one where the casters and extension handle are attached). It has several deep compartments inside. A problem I've had with a previous bag that had pouches inside was that I'd open the bag and find a pile of tools on the bottom that had fallen from their designated pouches. This bag seems to have overcome that problem by having deep enough pockets to keep them in place. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan McCoy" <amccoy@mail.ewu.edu> To: <caut@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 9:05 AM Subject: Re: [CAUT] The Ideal Tool Case Revisited > Hey Jeff, > > Would you mind reminding those of us with short memories the > make and model > of the dysfunctional case that you describe here and also the > new one with > wheels that you just found. > > Thanks. > > Alan "Every day is a brand-new, clean-slate day" McCoy > > >> From: Jeff Olson <jlolson@cal.net> >> Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>" >> <caut@ptg.org> >> Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 17:49:26 -0800 >> To: "College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>" >> <caut@ptg.org> >> Subject: [CAUT] The Ideal Tool Case Revisited >> >> Sigh. It was an intense but short-lived love, marred by >> frustration and >> misunderstanding, as all dysfunctional relationships are. >> >> Alas, my perfect tool case, with its copious, neatly zippered >> side tool >> compartments, and its many outside pouches, has fallen >> tragically short of my >> starry-eyed expectations. >> >> Problem # 1: lack of balance. Due to its tall height and >> narrow base, my >> ex-beloved had an annoying tendency to fall over, regardless >> of how >> assiduously I balanced tools on either side. >> >> Problem # 2: the outside pockets were rather shallow for my >> tuning wrenches >> and other tools I liked to have easily accessible. >> >> The sum of these two problems was the unfortunate tendency for >> the bag to fall >> over, *and* for tools to fly out. One the second day of our >> stormy >> relationship, the bag had fallen over in the back of my >> station wagon, >> generously dispensing tools throughout the car. It took me >> ten minutes to >> re-gather them, under the watchful eye of my customer, who for >> some >> unfathomable reason had appeared on his front porch to >> scrutinize my tool bag >> humiliation. >> >> Problem # 3: unzipping the side compartments to get at tools >> proved >> irritating, especially in combination wtih problem # 2, >> because tools attached >> to the outside of the side compartments resisted zippering >> (because of >> weight), and tended to clang injuriously on certain surfaces, >> like hardwood >> floors, for instance. >> >> Problem # 4: weight. Making use of the many tool pouches to >> any degree >> resulted in a 33 lb. bag, which tended to stretch one's >> shoulder painfully >> while wandering through apartment complexes, colleges, and >> churches. >> >> Anyhow, this sad story has a happy ending, because I purchased >> a tool bag >> today with rollers and extended handle (for easy transport, >> despite weight), >> and a much wider base (so it doesn't fall over), as well as >> much deeper >> pockets (so that if it does, the tools won't fly off as though >> launched from >> mini-cannons). >> >> So, yes, I'm in love again, knowing that finally I've found my >> true perfect >> tool case. For the moment, anyway. :-) >> >> Jeff O. > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >
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