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Military-grade mobile tool storage solution

By Rain Noe - December 17, 2010

in Object Culture

After drooling yesterday over Henry O. Studley's ultimate tool cabinet from 1890, we began casting about to see if anyone had improved upon Studley's work in the past 100-something years. We still haven't found anything that comes close in terms of classic craftsmanship, though we did find this noteworthy and unabashedly modern tool storage solution.

The U.S. Army commissioned a heavy-duty toolbox from case manufacturer Pelican, and the result was the 0450 Mobile Tool Chest.

As you'd expect from a military-grade object holding very valuable kit, the 0450 is rugged and waterproof; it's also rollable, stackable, and features nice touches like nifty butterfly latches and a lid that opens and stays level so you can use it as worksurface, as you can see in the video below.

There's no price listed for the 0450 on Pelican's website--you're supposed to contact them for a quote--but internet elves suggest it costs around US $550, which is actually lower than we thought it would be. It's no Studley, but these days, what is?

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James Nicholas

9 years ago

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These are the guys that started this modular design for MIL purposes. www.kippertool.com They dont make the tools themselves, but they put the best possible tools in one box for any requirement.
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22 Blades

13 years ago

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Big Toolboxes: Great in theory until you try to lift them (yes, it has wheels but eventually you have to lift it sometime). Cool box though...
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