Best tool bags and belts for a first year apprentice
The right choice depends entirely on your specific work environment, leaving first and second-year apprentices struggling to pick a single setup. New construction generally requires a full tool belt and an open tote, while commercial service and breakdowns demand a small, lightweight sling bag.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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Best tool bags and belts for a first year apprentice
- 1Placing a smaller soft bag inside a larger hard toolbox.Did this help you?
- 2Using a modular system that allows smaller pouches to attach to a larger main bag.Did this help you?
- 3Buying trade-specific bags imported from other regions.Did this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“New first year apprentice here just looking for recommendations for tool belts for new construction and open tote tool bags if you guys have any?”source ↗
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