Back when we were in Milwaukee for the namesake tool brand’s 2024 Pipeline media event, we came upon the setup process for a nighttime street festival.
I always find it interesting to see all of the types of storage products that everyone uses for very different needs and tasks.
They had a lot of trunks and flight cases, all on their own wheels – presumably lighting kits – and also a couple of larger cargo cases.
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We also spotted Milwaukee Packout products – a rolling cart and organizer are shown here, and they might have been more. There was also a lone tote box, maybe 27 gallons or a little larger.
I’ve been seeing a lot more Milwaukee Packout products in the wild.
There was a rolling cart nearby, with a Husky tool bag clipped to a side rail.
It’s not clear what the Milwaukee M18 cordless worklight was for, but they had one, along with a rolling cart for the tote boxes.
As a side note, for as much as we complain about the price of modular tool boxes, flight cases, road boxes, and similar such as the ones shown above, typically cost so much more.
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Robert
While in the wild, just be careful you are not bitten by the Packout bug.
Stuart
Packout works wonderfully for my needs – I ordered more on the 31st.
frampton
Me too. They always get me with the buy more-save more promo.
Daniel
The buy more save more promo got me this year too.
Daniel
Quality gear cost money. Buy once cry one!
Packout is amazing for my use!
Like you said Stuart, other high quality storage cases come at premium prices too.
Norm
We have a pumpkin carving festival near me. Multiple artists use pack out for their gear!
Big Richard
The Night Market on Wisconsin Ave?
Stuart
Yep, near the 3rd street Market Hall.
Sean
Our boy scout troop used to use large Rubbermaid totes for “patrol boxes” which held a stove, pots, pans, utensils, dish soap, etc. We are converting then slowly to rolling packout boxes. One boy can move the box, as opposed to the two the old ones needed.
Jim Felt
Back in my long ago R&R concert promoter daze about all I saw and used in travel use was Anvil Cases and equivalents made of black wrapped PlyCore with galvanized steel corners and components.
And even here today in your photo they’ve barely been replaced with composite cases.
The Milwaukee and Ridgid shop/tool cases I personally use now aren’t quite as customizable and subsequently as efficient but they sure are swell. And cheaper. (I didn’t mention the European plastic cases simply because I don’t find them as useful in my use)…
Kilroy
It’s definitely interesting seeing what type of gear mobile vendors use.
The food trucks I see that run generators usually use the super quiet Honda generators, often at a distance (of 20 or 30 feet) from the food truck if possible.
Eric
Late to the party here, but the packout kit was probably someone’s personal tools and equipment. In the past it was generally carried in Pelican cases, but I have been seeing more and more Packout and other tool brand stuff being used.
The Husky bag was likely for any small parts, tools and hardware needed to put together whatever lives on the cart. It’s all about having everything right there and ready to go so no one wastes time looking for it. And it’s also much more likely to end up getting put back at the end of the night and not walking off in someones pocket. Something that happens on a pretty regular basis in the industry.
And the light is mostly likely for work lighting to help with tearing things down at the end of the night. At some point in the process your left with just the street lights and whatever headlights, worklights, and flashlights you have with you.