Milwaukee Packout

Milwaukee PACKOUT is a modular tool box system: every box, organizer, tote, crate and rack in the range shares one interlocking interface, so a stack built from any combination of them locks together and moves as a single unit. That is the whole idea, and it is why crews who start with one tool box tend to end up with a wall of them. Shelving Inc stocks the system in depth, from the rolling tool box at the base of a stack to the small parts organizers at the top.

The boxes carry the weight. The rolling tool box takes 9-inch all-terrain wheels and a telescoping handle, so a loaded stack rolls across gravel, curbs and stairs instead of being carried; the rolling tool chest and rolling drawer tool box do the same job with drawers instead of a single cavity. Above them, the XL, large and compact tool boxes stack in whatever order the job needs, and the 2-drawer and 3-drawer boxes suit hand tools that should not be tipped into a pile. Tool cases with customizable foam inserts hold meters and instruments that need to arrive intact.

Organizers handle everything small. The standard, deep, compact and low-profile organizers all take removable bins behind a clear impact-resistant lid, so connectors, lugs, fasteners and bits are visible without opening three boxes to find one. Structured totes, crates and the PACKOUT backpack cover what gets carried by hand rather than rolled, and tool trays and dividers organize the inside of a box that would otherwise become a bucket.

Mounting turns the system into fixed storage. Wall plates, racking kits, tool racks and compact shelves fix boxes and organizers to a van wall or a shop bay, M12 and M18 battery racks keep packs visible and charged, and the customizable work top turns a stack into a bench at the point of work. PACKOUT-compatible tools — the M18 vacuum, fan, speaker and debris separator — mount to the same interface, so they travel in the stack rather than beside it.

Weather seals keep dust and rain out, the shells are impact resistant, and every component is rated to the same system load, which is what lets a stack be built without thinking about it. If you are starting from nothing, begin with a rolling tool box and add upward; if you already have a stack, everything here will lock onto it.