Timbuk2’s Tool Shed Bag is a great on-the-go tool roll for mountain biking and other hobbies and activities that call for a portable tool kit. The Tool Shed is made from a durable waterproof and grease-resistant fabric that folds easily. When unfolded, the tool shed lays flat for each access to tools. A strong strap and anodized aluminum buckle help secure the tool roll when it’s folded up and stowed away.
The Tool Shed is available at many outdoor gear retails for about $35. Right now (Aug 17 2010) it looks to be $28.90 via Amazon, with free shipping.
Timbuk2 Tool Shed via Amazon
Product Info via Timbuk2 (link is currently broken)
I’m going to be honest – I really, really want one of these Tool Sheds Bags. But, when I visualize how I would load it up with the tools I often take when biking, I get the feeling that it would be a bit too bulky for my liking. It would make for an excellent portable tool kit, but when size isn’t an issue I use a Bucket Boss tool roll.
Mike Finneran says
Bought and returned. It is much larger than it looks in the picture and not very versatile. Only two pockets offer any flexibility in size. The others are hard sown and have no give or wiggle room at all. Add any bulk to the pack and it become difficult to impossible to fold into thirds as shown.
This would only be appropriate for extreme small/minimal amount of gear and that limitation makes it superfluous because Tools Shed will be bigger and heavy than what it actually contains.
Stuart says
Since the Tool Shed was too big/inflexible for your use, what have you been using instead?
zorg says
> Since the Tool Shed was too big/inflexible for your use, what have you been
≥ using instead?
Nothing really. I just buy stuff, return it, and complain. Mostly I like to complain. One good trick I’ve found is to figure out what something costs and yell at people for charging twice what it’s worth, no matter how much it costs.
You may think I’m a different person than the one above because I post under a different name, but trust me, I am all over the Interwebz with different names.