genck and duluth tool bags

[ben the surveyor]

Tom, thanks for the follow-up on the Big House bag from Duluth.
I've been eying them obsessively since the original thread and trying to 
decide between it and the slightly smaller Jail House.

Could you comment briefly on the quality of construction, design 
shortcomings or successes, expected durability, etc.?

For anyone undecided about these things, I note Duluth Trading is having 
a sale through 10/1 wherein you can enter catalog code "T27WE39AP" to 
get 20% off all purchases of $50 or more. Might just be enough to get me 
off the fence.

-bp




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> On 9/26/07, Tom Sivak <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>   I have used a Genck Ultimate case for about ten years now, and I thought I'd never switch.  It wasn't perfect, but it did meet my basic needs, and even if things did spill out into each other's little compartments, I did basically know where everything was.
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>   Then I read here on the list about Duluth Trading Co and their Big House tool bag, so I went to the website and checked it out: 
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>   http://www.duluthtrading.com/search/searchresults/97251.aspx?feature=Product_1
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>   At $64.50, certainly cheaper than a Genck...
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>   So, after arguing with myself for a couple of months,  I went ahead and bought it,  It arrived last week.  It took another week before I had the courage to empty out the old Genck and load up the Duluth.  Wasn't sure if I'd like it, and inertia is a powerful force...
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>   Wow.
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>   I can't believe how much room there is in there, how many pockets there are, and how well everything I have fits in there.  I can even put my Verituner in one side and have it all in one (albeit heavy) bag!  And now, tools aren't rubbing against each other, ruining their wooden handles, etc.
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>   The way it's designed, there's a place for everything, and nothing falls out of its pocket and spills out into anything else. It all stays where you put it!  
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>   I will be lost for awhile, searching for a tool, not sure where I put it, but eventually, this is going to improve my life.  Really, it's all so visible, all the tools right there in front of your eyes, not piled on top of one another in a little compartment...it really won't take long at all to adapt to this.
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> One bit of advice, should anyone else consider the same move...the Big House bag is almost too big.  I might try the Jailhouse.  It's almost the same price, so I went for the bigger bag, but I actually have a couple of dozen pockets that are empty in this new bag!  I guess I'll find things to put in there...  The one drawback is that the bag itself is heavier than the Genck.  Putting my Verituner in there makes it even heavier, but I'm really up for just one bag.  
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