Tool belts .....anyone a fan??

[Rpa07]

For the folks who find a tool belt tends to fall down, you can either add a harness, or a simple 1" wide web strap over one shoulder like the old military Sam Browne belts.

Or grow some hips to hold their belts up!

 

[Pete E]

Or grow some hips to hold their belts up!

Had hips and a waist when I was younger, but these days they seem to have "disappeared" !

 

[electric al]

I have a tool vest that I wear now and again - very useful when working up steps or ladders

 

[PEG]

I have a tool balaclava,and have fitted self-adhesive velcro patches,to all my tools...it frees the hands,and i can work in trunks...

My latest enhanced check,is a bit slow in arriving...

 

[HandySparks]

I'll occasionally use a toolbelt. Currently using the Toughbuilt system. Loads of different sizes of pouch to choose from. They clip on and off the belt as required so, for example, if you've finished drilling for a while, you can just unclip the drill holster with the drill in it and put it to one side for later.

ClipTech Tool Belts, Pouches & Bags - http://www.toughbuilt.com/cliptech/

 

[sparkdog]

Never used a tool belt, too much weight.

 

[stuarth]

I have never seen a kitchen fitter using a tool belt and if I did it make alarm bells go off, small spaces with clunky sharp tools bashing into the nice new cabinets normally makes the custard cross, I would use a tool belt only if working off a ladder.

 

[Squid]

I used to live in Earls Court and the Dominatrix in the flat below used to wear a tool belt, nice girl in the pub to chat to but I'll leave the rest to your imagination.........

I don't think the latex would have damaged any kitchen cabinets though......

 

[Pete999]

As title suggests , what’s everyone’s opinion on them?
May have to consider buying one as the company has supplied new ppe and although nice quality snickers trousers and tee shirts have been provided, the trousers have come without the flappy pockets as most of the lads have tool belts so didn’t want the extra pockets.
I’m not a fan of the tool belt but may consider buying one as having no flappy pockets to store screws, tools and the like while say doing 1st and 2nd fixing etc will become annoying to me I’m sure.

Oh and for the fans out there any recommendations?
Ta

No recommendations just a funny story, worked in Canada fo about 3 months, and we got most of our timber, electrics and tooling from either "The Home Depot" (B&Q) or a local
Indepentent wholesaler, most of the locals be they Sparks, Chippies or what ever sported the biggest tool belts I have ever seen, the best one was worn by a carpenter, and on one of the many pockets, were the words, I kid you not, "MAKE THE NAILS BLEED" only in the Americas. Oh we all had to get "Robertson Scewrdriver" they were square headed, best driver I ever used no slippage, brilliant bit of kit. Sorry for going off piste.

 

[Rpa07]

Used self tap Robinson head screws on commercial job and I agree, no slip, nice kit.

 

[telectrix]

was subbing to Initial (alarms) some years ago. i used up a small stock of them on installations. really pi$$ed off their in house "engineers" as they hadn't got the tools for them.

 

[MDJ]

You can keep your Volt stick in your top pocket.

 

[telectrix]

You can keep your Volt stick in your top pocket.

no room.i keep my dog there.

 

[pirate]

I do like a tool belt when up a ladder...keeps the Wagos and strippers handy, a Stanley knife to cut the silicone, and still room for 20 Rothmans and a lighter...
otherwise...I prefer to keep everything on the ground in a bag or box

 

[satori]

was considering snickers, but i don't like nuts.

Don't like nuts? Then why do you spend so much time here?

 

[Nobbin]

I do like a tool belt when up a ladder...keeps the Wagos and strippers handy, a Stanley knife to cut the silicone, and still room for 20 Rothmans and a lighter...
otherwise...I prefer to keep everything on the ground in a bag or box

I have room enough in my pockets and pouches for all my wago's and tools etc.
Before I go up a ladder or into a loft I take a few moments to consider exactly what tools I will need (and some contingencies) then empty my pockets and take just what I need.
I had a friend in the army some (many many) years back who was doing a resettlement course with some DIY firm and he bought a tool belt. In his first of a four week course he fell from a step ladder and scewered himself in the leg with a screwdriver in his belt. Never even considered a belt myself since.
Not saying the same can't happen with pockets and pouches, but I know for sure it can with a belt.

 

[fox eleven]

I am a regular try to reading post about tool bag, and I found a good tool belt. it is DEWALT DG5617 20-Pocket Pro Tool Belt, the bag's are very comfortable for our regular construction work and makes it easy.

I've had a lot of variety in demands for a tool bag. I'm HUGE on the organization, just makes life easier when you know where everything's supposed to be. That being said,

I have both the large and small version of this bag and LOVE them.

DEWALT DG5617 20-Pocket Pro Too. Belt

Basically, the small one is great for your basic tools and is easy and comfortable to actually carry around a lot. The large one doesn't seem THAT much bigger, but it really is, you can load that thing up so much that you are totally stocked with every tool you might need, but it's so heavy that it's ridiculous to carry. It's the ultimate T cart tool belt. Carries everything but has a very small footprint and requires minimal real estate.

The downside to those bags is weather resistance and the fact that all of your tools will fall out if you put them in a truck bed, or in a gang box and someone knocks them over. I'll eventually buy one that is better suited for my needs, which would solve the stuff falling out and weather resistance problems but at 4x the cost of a CLC, it will have to wait.

basically, you're gonna end up with a lot of bags in the end for various job circumstances. Where I lives it rains a lot, so if you're working outside, no kind of bag will do, and only a waterproof box will suffice, the clc belts I like so much are perfect for indoor and T cart use, but overall, the only thing I've seen that looks like it would perform in almost all situations is the veto pro Pac.

 

[Pete999]

useful to hang on the steps though when fixing lights. all tools and bits within hands reach.

Never really liked them unless you were doing a repetitive task, like fixing trunking etc, even then the got in the way.

 

[BruvDunk]

Odd occasion they are useful . Repetitive up ladder work . Majority of time never really bothered. Always ended up getting filled with crap.

 

[Dickymint]

I'm the same as many others on here, only use one when it I am up a leader or similar, where I need to keep both hands free and it helps to have a few things handy. I don't keep anything in it, I just take the few items I need from my tool box each time.