well, at the risk of sounding unprofessional and girly and all,
I will share MY secret of keeping chisels sharp, sandpaper flat, screws unrusty,
and my trusty first aid supplies sorted and intact   (they get used quite a bit
;) )

now don't laugh!
rubbermaid brand kitchen keeper containers from the grocery store....
commonly, but incorrectly, known as tupperware   ;)
they come in every size and configuration imaginable, are relatively cheap when
bought on sale in mass quantities or at the odd lots store, have tight
waterproof lids, are heavy duty but yet disposable,
stay flexible from freezer to microwa.., oops, dead of winter to boiler room,
keep damp things damp and dry things dry,
can be labelled with a sharpie marker  (another indispensible item BTW)
AND you can see what's in them....
I pack them upside down in milk crates, the crates being categorized by
contents...

the plumbing crates, the toilet partition crates, the window and storm door
hardware crate, the in general can't live without these fasteners crate, the
sandpaper-wood putty-foam paintbrush-caulking crate, the electrical
stuff-telephone stuff crate, the mini-office-in-the-back-of-the-truck crate,
etc....

and all those little left-over or salvaged parts from the jobs, interesting one
of a kind doo-dads from ancient plumbing fixtures or window hardware, whatever,
go into these boxes....
I've been amazed at how often I've needed some obscure little widget, and had
one in a rubbermaid kitchen keeper in a crate ....
I won't claim the right crate is always on the truck though  ;)
I do have to run back to the house on a pretty regular basis  ;)

the guys used to make fun of my containers, but nobody laughs too much any more
;)
since I was the only one at a job recently with sharp, rust-free chisels, and
uncurly sandpaper  ;)

HISTOPRESTO RELEVANCY STATEMENT:  it is conceivable that in the next century,
the society for commercial archaeology will unearth the remains of my truck
buried in a septic cave-in at a trailer park that's being excavated for
restoration and re-creation of twentieth century day-to-day life..... and my
tools and obscure mobile home and toilet partition parts will be there,
perfectly preserved in plastic, for posterity to study and display!  IF ONLY
they'd had these things at Colonial Williamsburg, well, we can only wish....

deb

ps...  they're also good for putting stuff like cell phones in, in case your
boat gets swamped or something  ;)
they float if they're not packed toooo heavy...
and I guess in a pinch, you could even use them to bail....   ;)
I keep a dry teeshirt/socks/windbreaker in one when I go camping,
batteries/bulbs/compass/candle/matches in one when I go caving, well, you get
the idea  ;)
my ashes will probably be interred in one, if my kid doesn't sell them by the
pinch for rain-making purposes in drought stricken areas   ;)





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