For DIY - this is also a placeholder.
I've never had a proper tool bag before. As a home DIYer I've just had loose tools on shelves in the garage. I finally got fed up of running up and down stairs to get the next tool I needed on a job. This thing is great. I can fit most things in and I have a few other tools to add - like some scissors to stop borrowing the kitchen ones. I may even get a shorter, wider one for longer tools that are less frequently used.
Let's see your tool bags and setup.
My current but constantly evolving tool bag setup lol
Looks great. Nice and tidy and purposeful. How do you find that style of bag? Is opening and closing it a faff?
I like that style.
Your idea of separate bags is what I do. I have a "round the house" bag similar to yours - hammer, multi screwdriver, impact driver, screw assortment, level, peed square, different pliers, drill bits, etc.
Then task-specific bags that are add-ons to the main bag. Like an electrical bag with connectors, crimpers, strippers, meter, etc.
Harbor Freight now has a great bag for $10, with a bunch of pockets.
I have a bunch of more 'delicate' tools, things like precision micro screw drivers, watch repair kit, network cabling tools, loads of small fasteners, washers, micrometer and a bunch of small stuff I use for guitar servicing and maintenance. Then there's larger bits that are used less often like sealant, chisels, wire brushes, mallets, large packs of screws.
I'll have to see what's out there, but I can see another 2 bags of different types being added.
Exactly.
For the longest time I've had job-specific tool boxes, often with duplicate basic tools in them. So a jigsaw box would have a speed square, pencils, tape measure, etc, and those things would be in other boxes.
It's worth the extra few $ for the basic things to be there. Same with precision screwdriver sets - one in my house bag, but also in my phone repair kit, one in the electronics kits, etc.