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Tool box should make tools wear slower (IMHO)

Noticed that a tool box costs a lot more than a big bag, but holds the same amount of stuff.  It doesn't pay to buy a tool box that limits what you can store in it.  The benefit of a toolbox should be that tools stored in a tool box should wear out at a slower rate than if in a bag.  

Posted 19 months ago by Krampus Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • +1 for this idea.  I love my red toolbox, but it is pointless really except to look at!
    Posted 19 months ago by Cassandria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • took me a while to save up for a toolbox and what's it's purpose?  Other than the big bag it does nothing special so +1 and a bit for this idea..... it's got to be worth something
    Posted 15 months ago by Arctic Fox Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 to this idea!
    Posted 15 months ago by Draron Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I agree that the toolbox needs a fix. Either owning / using it has a buff OR it has more slots. If not that, then it should be the reverse, where it costs less (like the other specialty boxes). I'd also be okay with lower-cost "bags", one for Kitchen Tools (blender, shaker, etc), one for Mining / Earth Moving Tools (pick, shovel, etc), and one for General Tools (bubble tuner, etc).
    Posted 14 months ago by ✦ SHI∇IΔΠ ✦ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1, right now it's just an overpriced bag
    Posted 14 months ago by djbeema Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    I wasted the extra money before finding out that it was the same size as the big bag. I'd love to see some extra benefit.
    Posted 14 months ago by Ogg Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 toolbox with a functionality!
    Posted 14 months ago by Dee Sub Wun Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 !
    Posted 14 months ago by Lazy Cubimal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Or perhaps using a toolbox means a given tool, properly stored, won't degrade below x%.
    Posted 14 months ago by TK-855 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • In terms of improving toolboxes, I'd prefer a higher capacity toolbox (something big enough to contain one of every tool) over one that reduces wear/increases resistance. Reducing wear/increasing resistance feels like it would be unfair to people who've put time into learning the tinkering skills.
    Posted 14 months ago by juv3nal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Juv3nal: Works for me. As it is, my toolbox is full ... but I have a bag half-packed with kitchen stuff.
    Posted 14 months ago by TK-855 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1

    Thought I was getting something nifty with the toolbox, or maybe working towards an eventual "one of every kind of bag" badge, but alas... nothing special except it cost me more money.  Not that I don't love my toolbox--16 slots of pure tinkering awesome.  But it would be nice if it had a real purpose.
    Posted 14 months ago by Ren_tara, BatQueen Subscriber! | Permalink