I've had a toolbag to throw in the jeep and other cars for years. I had a bunch of sockets on rails with handles and stuff "organized" into the vertical pockets in the bag. Over time all the sockets "fell off" their rails and everything devolved into a pile in the bottom of the bag. I also didn't really have everything I'd need. I decided to start from scratch.
Last winter I picked up a Klein 65500Knect toolset and while it isn't perfect for everything in the garage it is kinda cool in its ability as a pass through socket to be both a ratcheting box end wrench of sorts and a normal socket. The tool has a good feel in the hand as well. It is quite slim as you can see here with a couple normal ratchets all with 19mm sockets.
As I started to think on this, I also saw that Klein have a 4 in 1 impact socket system. Kinda cool that I can have 24 sockets in 6 objects and they properly thought out the overlap between metric and SAE for the most part. They use a 3/8" drive. Combining this with a Milwaukee stubby M12 3/8 impact wrench and a breaker bar, I've got a pretty good range in a small space. And now with the box end covered by the ratchet, I can look at double open end wrenches and add more range in less space and weight. This is what I ended up with.
KNECT 3/8 and 1/4 essentials sets, a spare set of e-torx and torx bits and there are some metric hex sockets in there somewhere too. It also supports a couple european cars on road trips.
Duratec double open end wrenches in a roll up. They're quite thin, but have very good tool fit. Leather gloves advised with these if you're going to use much force.
Voltmeter, some spare wire and wire tools, and in the ziploc in bubble wrap spare mopar CPS and TPS. I also have a spare MAP, crank position cap and IAC.
And the surprisingly powerful M12 stubby with a 5.0 battery in the kit.
And the Quad Sockets which just live in the bag.
There are a other odds and ends in the bag like a 15" 3/8 breaker bar, 3/8 square impact to 1/4 hex impact driver adapter, nitrile gloves, 36mm socket, a hammer, punch, wire butt splices...
I intentionally put this toolset to the test before trusting it on the road. I used it almost exclusively to redo my dad's suspension and a bunch of other things on his LJR. It passed the test and the quad sockets functioned really well. More capability, lighter, more organized.
There are some things I'd like to see Klein add to the KNECT series, like an adapter from 3/8" square to KNECT adapter so I can drive those impact rated sockets directly off my 3/8" impact. And more extension options would be really handy.
Last winter I picked up a Klein 65500Knect toolset and while it isn't perfect for everything in the garage it is kinda cool in its ability as a pass through socket to be both a ratcheting box end wrench of sorts and a normal socket. The tool has a good feel in the hand as well. It is quite slim as you can see here with a couple normal ratchets all with 19mm sockets.
As I started to think on this, I also saw that Klein have a 4 in 1 impact socket system. Kinda cool that I can have 24 sockets in 6 objects and they properly thought out the overlap between metric and SAE for the most part. They use a 3/8" drive. Combining this with a Milwaukee stubby M12 3/8 impact wrench and a breaker bar, I've got a pretty good range in a small space. And now with the box end covered by the ratchet, I can look at double open end wrenches and add more range in less space and weight. This is what I ended up with.
KNECT 3/8 and 1/4 essentials sets, a spare set of e-torx and torx bits and there are some metric hex sockets in there somewhere too. It also supports a couple european cars on road trips.
Duratec double open end wrenches in a roll up. They're quite thin, but have very good tool fit. Leather gloves advised with these if you're going to use much force.
Voltmeter, some spare wire and wire tools, and in the ziploc in bubble wrap spare mopar CPS and TPS. I also have a spare MAP, crank position cap and IAC.
And the surprisingly powerful M12 stubby with a 5.0 battery in the kit.
And the Quad Sockets which just live in the bag.
There are a other odds and ends in the bag like a 15" 3/8 breaker bar, 3/8 square impact to 1/4 hex impact driver adapter, nitrile gloves, 36mm socket, a hammer, punch, wire butt splices...
I intentionally put this toolset to the test before trusting it on the road. I used it almost exclusively to redo my dad's suspension and a bunch of other things on his LJR. It passed the test and the quad sockets functioned really well. More capability, lighter, more organized.
There are some things I'd like to see Klein add to the KNECT series, like an adapter from 3/8" square to KNECT adapter so I can drive those impact rated sockets directly off my 3/8" impact. And more extension options would be really handy.
