Snickers workwear makes several open compartment tool backpacks that offer quick access to tools and supplies. Lots of contractors like to use 5 gallon buckets with tool organizer accessories, and these Snickers Flexi Tool Bags are meant to improve upon that experience.
You can wear them on your back, carry them by the large handle, or place it down anywhere.
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These bags can be a hands-free alternative to tool buckets, and more convenient alternative to enclosed tool bags.
There are 3 sizes: 15L, 19L, and 23L.
Features include:
- Padded back and shoulder straps
- Foldable rubber-clad aluminium handle that locks in an upright position for steady carrying
- Durable tool loops and compartments, including a dedicated cordless drill holder, and an easy-access multi-purpose pocket with protective flap
- Hard-wearing EVA base reduces the risk of leaving marks on the floor and prevents the tool bag from sliding around in your vehicle
- Elastic cords inside for easy tool storage and quick access to spirit levels, long drill bits, and longer tools
If you really want one of these Snickers Flexi tool bags, you’ll probably have to order it from the UK or Europe. I haven’t seen any place that carries them in the USA.
Amazon UK can ship them to USA addresses.
Price: £137 with VAT, £114 w/o VAT for USA buyers, + ~£21 shipping, for ~£135 or ~$192 total including USA shipping, for the 19L size.
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I like the utilitarian design, and think that a lot of folks would find benefit in a carryable open backpack tool bag like this. But $200 to get one of these shipped to USA addresses seems a little high. Then again, if you use it every day and it lasts for years, that would be $200 well spent.
It’s ~$162 for just the bag, and ~$30 for shipping. Maybe we’ll see better pricing if the brand decides to sell them in the USA directly, via Amazon or elsewhere.
Farid
I can see the utility of this, especially if youoften have to climb ladders to get where you need to work. It’ll also free up up your hands to carry materials that you may need. What I see missing is some sort flip-over softcover, perhaps with snaps to lock in place. that will prevent some tools from falling out during transportation. It’ll also help keep dust and debris from falling in.
Stuart
They make a separate dust cover that looks to work in the same way as a shower cap.
adam
As a longtime backpack user, from school days and beyond, I am dismayed to see no reinforcement or bolstering on the shoulder straps for the expense. It’s a crucial detail that separates the Milwaukee version from the pack for the straps ability to not separate from the pack.
David
It has been a little while since I worked in the construction trades, but if you showed up at a job with a $200 replacement for a 5 gallon bucket with straps I think you would have received some snickers. I had to google the brand to see if this was an April Fools story.
I guess there is probably some niche where this thing justifies the cost but I’m having a hard time seeing it. To each his own.
Stuart
There are some places where a bucket just isn’t practical, such as industrial settings where there are tight passages or stairways.
fred
Sort of like buying a Brooks tool bag for your kids bike:
http://www.amazon.com/Brooks-Saddles-D-Shaped-Tool-Honey/dp/B000OUDIDC/
Yadda
Not so much. I have no doubt there are people that will see this and say “Finally!”. I’m not that person.
Nate 818
I love my klein tool backpack. The AWP one I used to use is decent. They are super useful if you do service work. Organization in general equals sanity. I love this website.
JoeM
…Umm… I can see the utility of the Bucket, and the Convenience of the Backpack… I can see where it could be the ideal tool carrier for the job… I can think of at least 10 people in my life who would, indeed, exclaim “I NEED THAT!”… But at least 8 of those are for Fishing Equipment, not Tools…
…I’m having trouble with the PRICE… I’m Canadian, so… We’re talking a $250 Bucket with Straps… And, no matter the niche, no matter how many people I know would use it… They’d use it if it was $20-$50 AT MOST… $250 would make them (AND MYSELF) afraid to damage, lose, or even scratch it, in case it has to be replaced.
What’s with the Stupid-Expensive tools all of a sudden? There’s EXPENSIVE, like a Table Saw, or a Drill Press, or a Saw of some sort, where the Expense is about sheer materials used… But a BUCKET? What the hell is going on?
Larson
Agreed, I remember seeing a Husky backpack 5 or 6 years ago and thinking what a great idea it was. Maybe Klein has had theirs longer I just didn’t know about it as a non professional? Seems like it took until the last couple years for them to really take off, hard to have that high a price when everyone is going along those lines.
Bill Weismuller
Not at that price.
matt
I like it. Hopefully they will find their way to the U.S. With some slight mods like the above posters mentioned, as well as a cheaper price and a familiar brand name, they should do well in the US.