I bought this set after using the Rigid for years. I like the canteliver unit and drawers. The canteliver unit, I removed the trays on the bottom, out a padding and the 2 drills , battery charger and batteries fir perfect with no moving !👍
Excellent review. I read it today 6/5/23 and was convinced. But a little voice hounded me to check it out one more time. A lot has changed in the year after your review. Here's what I found: 1. The other two rolling containers do NOT lock anymore. So they are not members of the Husky Connect system. 2. The smaller of these two is NOT available anymore. 3. The locking mechanism for the system (on the sides of the containers) are NOT metal. They are made of a metal colored plastic, although there is a metal clasp bar within. 4. The mid-size container in either of the two 3-piece introductory sets is NOT available as a single item for purchase. So I am re-evaluating. Again thanks.
Great review! Appreciate you going thru all the pieces. For the price it has A LOT to offer. There are also a lot of smaller containers that can be added for additional storage.
Thank you for stopping by, I have seen the smaller containers but those dont have the connect feature, however they are still a great value. My biggest gripe is, I would like to see the connect system expanded.
Great review. I have been using this system for special fx makeup work for quite a few years, and it hasn’t disappointed. I have all of the components (and in some cases like the totes and drawers, multiple of those) and appreciate how easy it is to customize the set up to the job. A small job may only need a couple of boxes, whereas in haunt season, I may be bringing everything from the studio (including air compressors and some other heavy supplies. I have dragged it through mud, dirt, rocks, gravel, grass, snow, rain, and you name it. The rolling bottom unit has held up well. A big plus for this unit is that it is smaller than some of the higher end pack outs, which makes it easier to get through doorways and halls. The size is perfect for individual units (in particular the drawers which I use for brushes) to sit on my workspace to help keep me organized. LIt is also easier to load into the back of the Jeep. I like the black color since it helps it blend into backstage or set areas, or for hiding in the corner of a haunt. I ldid buy the larger bottom unit, but don’t like using it as much with the other pieces. I modified two of the totes into one larger one (saw someone on YT had done that) to store bottles which were too large tall to stand upright in a single tote. Overall, no complaints.
PS, you can put drawers , then canteliver units on top, you now can open them with out unstacking, also a trick if they are locked together you can tilt to access the box below..👍
I agree with your assessment. I have all the Husky connect system pieces and like them a lot for their organization and good price. I also have the Dewalt Tough System 1.0 and 2.0 and have used it in my profession for I'd say 5 plus years. In comparison I like the smaller size and better organization capability of the Husky system and I use it as an all around tool box system like you would a metal tool box. I have several drawer units and the nice thing is I can unstack the units and reconfigure them if I need to transport the boxes or set up a smaller mobile box for some remote work. Imo the Husky system is better suited for the more fastidious worker that likes the organization but knows how to treat their tool boxes with reasonable care, and of course most of the units are not highly water resistant like Dewalts and Milwaukees systems. I use my Dewalt system for job site work when the boxes need to be exposed to the elements for long periods of time.
Thanks! I try to keep them as clean as possible, some people don’t, but I see them as an investment and want to get to most life out of them as possible.
Works for me too, lol. Want to pick up the pull out drawer and the rolling boxes next. Pretty much have the same tower (minus the drawers), and I top it with the cantilever
I like that husky stack organizer I wish my DeWalt tough system had that even a 2.0 the test system doesn't have that option or Milwaukee or Ridgid that's when unique feature I'm sure any of those companies could do it cuz this is made by the same company for them keter
I have and use this Husky connect system, my everyday every job kit consists of the open tote with the two drawer unit connected below. Today 9/7/22 I called Husky to find out if more items were in the works. Husky phone center is really Home Depot and they know nothing that isn't on their website. Was given the number to the actual vendor (manufacture) which is Keter. Called them and horrible customer service. Having used the Husky connect for several months now I'd really like to build out my work van with a complete Husky storage system however with no product support I can't justify spending a few hundred bucks on anymore of these Husky Connect products. I'm looking at the Dewalt Tstak and tough systems.
Does the rolling bottom unit go down steps? The Craftsman Tradestack was good with drawers, but the rolling unit gets stuck on stairs. Love the drawers. The Rigid drawes were toooo heavy for my taste.
I actually like the latch. The units have a form where they fit into each other. All the other manufactures forget , they have to come apart to carry up stairs 🥸
What is that small one in the between the two? I can't find that one for sale at all. It's not a 50gal, not a 25...The one where you can put an electrical cord in it.
I just bought 2 drawers, the cantilever organizer and the single organizer. Liking it. We don't have the crate in Canada :( Edit: I can't find it on amazon or eBay either
@@ParklanCustom have you found a solution for the 15gal box handle pushing out the far handle inserts. I think I have a solution, but only was brainstorming in store( spacing the handle side fittings out further from box with a spacer, preventing rear plug impact... Or just shaving handle length a touch)
I am very interested in this set. I am leaning towards the ridged or husky but I see that husky has the drawers you pointed out and more accessories. Yes the husky is cheaper but I think ima use it more and people won’t wanna steal it sense it is not a Milwaukee or dewalt
This thing are great for the price , don’t think will last in a new construction environment tho, im a service technician i use it when going in to apartments and don’t want to do 2/3 trips to the van , so don’t need se it that often really , thats why i refuse to pay 3 times more for a red one
Unfortunately I bought this after realizing they’re phasing the Connect system out for the Build out system. I can’t find the large rolling case anywhere.
i like that handle lift system. as well as not opening. the handle is also lifting the lower box,(as in weight) not just having it hang around on the bottom of the upper box. who sells that small of a generator? the output must be stupied small. like under 100 W. almost no amps. then the fumes, not very job fendly. nothing from el-cheapo tools, can be used in the same sentance with the word qualty.
@@ParklanCustom Keter making most of systems in main market: Keter making Packout for Milwaukee, Tough System for Dewalt, Gear system as own brand used by Ridgid and few others. Keter Connect used as Husky, Stack'n roll system.
@@ParklanCustom Yes, all these brands' toolboxes arrive in nearly identical cardboard overpacks (from a good neighborhood - Israel!) And you can see that at home Depot, stored at the top of the shelves.
Does the handle(from your experience) hold up to putting your open container and say your cantilever box on top and be able to pull without handle feeling like it wants to break?
@@ParklanCustom if we are talking about the main telescoping handle i have to say mine is very flimsy, the other 2 in the store were the same. once lightly loaded up with the base 3 section thing and the cantilever and 2 drawer section the whole damn thing crushes my hand between the tool box and handle. that the biggest thing im not happy about. the other things you mentioned i could live with for the price.
Ill bet that each and every one of these boxes that claim to be locking, have an EXPOSED hinge pin!! All you need is a hammer and a nail. Preferably a long nail. Tapping the long nail right behind the hinge pin. Ince freed some a pair of needle nose pliers and pull the pin out. NOT SO LOCKING IS IT?
Why would it be jarring to run a battery powered generator in that box? Battery powered generators don’t omit exhaust. Most people should have enough common sense not to run fuel powered generator in an enclosed area.
@@ParklanCustom have you not met people before? lol if there is a way to do something stupid and totally nonsensical, people will figure it out. theres a reason your hair dryer says to not use it in the bathtub or that gorilla glue is not for your hair.... products largely have to be engineered for the lowest common denominators usage. wed have invented time travel if we werent so busy stopping idiots from being idiots.
Dont compare cheap stuff to milwuakee or dewalt. Yeah husky could have all the feature that mil and dewalt have. But then it has to sell like mil or dewalt. 200.00 or 300.00. Dont expect a 80.00 modulure to be the same as 300.00 modolure.😁😁😁😁
The real reason why dewalt or Milwaukee is 3-time mores expensive, is not because the product is far more superior, it is because of the additional cost that has to be covered from aggressive marketing campaigns. Dewalt and Milwaukee are both owned by global conglomerates that are mostly concerned with margins not necessarily quality .don't get me wrong they do make good products, but their products are over priced and that's because of all the money that goes into their market campaigns.
@@ParklanCustom they not ovet price. If you buy a mil for one million and u use it hardcore for two millon years. And keeps going. Its not overprice. 😁😁😁
@@heckeepagan2012 You have of half true....yes they are much tough that this keter/husky boxes, but Dewalt and Milwaukee are made by Keter! Keter don't making heavy duty boxes by they own brand, they making them as Dewalt Tough or Packack.
@@KallenSC true. I have the pack out the 2.0 and husky. Im a roofer now im thinking next ryobi or rigid. But if keter would make them all like mil. Then they would sell them to these companies like the mil. Expensive!😁🇵🇷😁
I might give the Husky a try. If they made this with a better rolling unit, they have the best design. They Milwaukee is too bulky, and the latch system on it must be hard to stack and unstack when the units are full. You have to be able to unstack and stack easily when going up flights of stairs on a job , etc. I have the Rigid. They need a smaller 2 drawer unit. Their drawers are too heavy . They designed them to be the larger lower box instead of smaller middle box 🥸
I bought this set after using the Rigid for years. I like the canteliver unit and drawers. The canteliver unit, I removed the trays on the bottom, out a padding and the 2 drills , battery charger and batteries fir perfect with no moving !👍
I got the drawers and replaced the top organizer with the double stacked organizer. It is so slick, I love it.
Great idea!!
Excellent review. I read it today 6/5/23 and was convinced. But a little voice hounded me to check it out one more time. A lot has changed in the year after your review. Here's what I found:
1. The other two rolling containers do NOT lock anymore. So they are not members of the Husky Connect system.
2. The smaller of these two is NOT available anymore.
3. The locking mechanism for the system (on the sides of the containers) are NOT metal. They are made of a metal colored plastic, although there is a metal clasp bar within.
4. The mid-size container in either of the two 3-piece introductory sets is NOT available as a single item for purchase.
So I am re-evaluating. Again thanks.
That cool little hooking feature on the handle is called continual improvement. Husky better have such things after all their years in the industry.
I would love to see an update comparing this to Husky’s Build Out system.
I have a few of the Husky boxes and they have held up great. Really good value for the money.
Great review!
Appreciate you going thru all the pieces.
For the price it has A LOT to offer.
There are also a lot of smaller containers that can be added for additional storage.
Thank you for stopping by, I have seen the smaller containers but those dont have the connect feature, however they are still a great value. My biggest gripe is, I would like to see the connect system expanded.
Great review. I have been using this system for special fx makeup work for quite a few years, and it hasn’t disappointed. I have all of the components (and in some cases like the totes and drawers, multiple of those) and appreciate how easy it is to customize the set up to the job. A small job may only need a couple of boxes, whereas in haunt season, I may be bringing everything from the studio (including air compressors and some other heavy supplies. I have dragged it through mud, dirt, rocks, gravel, grass, snow, rain, and you name it. The rolling bottom unit has held up well. A big plus for this unit is that it is smaller than some of the higher end pack outs, which makes it easier to get through doorways and halls. The size is perfect for individual units (in particular the drawers which I use for brushes) to sit on my workspace to help keep me organized. LIt is also easier to load into the back of the Jeep. I like the black color since it helps it blend into backstage or set areas, or for hiding in the corner of a haunt. I ldid buy the larger bottom unit, but don’t like using it as much with the other pieces. I modified two of the totes into one larger one (saw someone on YT had done that) to store bottles which were too large tall to stand upright in a single tote. Overall, no complaints.
PS, you can put drawers , then canteliver units on top, you now can open them with out unstacking, also a trick if they are locked together you can tilt to access the box below..👍
Don’t know what you do for a living. Those hand tools look brand new. But, you did a great job breaking the system down for us. Thank you!
I'm a carpenter. Those are my personal tools. We have company-provided tools at work.
3:35... I JUST discover this box today. I'm heading straight to HD to pick one up! This storage line is Husky's best product!
i have a set and there wonderful,my friend uses his for cooking supplies for camping,very handy
I agree with your assessment. I have all the Husky connect system pieces and like them a lot for their organization and good price. I also have the Dewalt Tough System 1.0 and 2.0 and have used it in my profession for I'd say 5 plus years. In comparison I like the smaller size and better organization capability of the Husky system and I use it as an all around tool box system like you would a metal tool box. I have several drawer units and the nice thing is I can unstack the units and reconfigure them if I need to transport the boxes or set up a smaller mobile box for some remote work. Imo the Husky system is better suited for the more fastidious worker that likes the organization but knows how to treat their tool boxes with reasonable care, and of course most of the units are not highly water resistant like Dewalts and Milwaukees systems. I use my Dewalt system for job site work when the boxes need to be exposed to the elements for long periods of time.
I agree, I am that guy, take care of your gear and it won't fail you
Thanks, man. This helped immensely!
Those are some clean tools.
Thanks! I try to keep them as clean as possible, some people don’t, but I see them as an investment and want to get to most life out of them as possible.
Works for me too, lol. Want to pick up the pull out drawer and the rolling boxes next. Pretty much have the same tower (minus the drawers), and I top it with the cantilever
I have to give it to Huskey, This system has been very solid and a great value! The pull out drawers are awesome.
The price of the Husky system is hard to beat!
Where the built in measuring are located you can set a 2x4 on the flat to make your cut....
Thanks for sharing
your tools are so clean!
I try to keep them clean, however I do have many tools that had no hope of staying clean or being cleaned up.
I like that husky stack organizer I wish my DeWalt tough system had that even a 2.0 the test system doesn't have that option or Milwaukee or Ridgid that's when unique feature I'm sure any of those companies could do it cuz this is made by the same company for them keter
This is a rebrand of the Connect System made by Keter (and sold by other brands worldwide). I think you have all elements except the mobile platform.
I have and use this Husky connect system, my everyday every job kit consists of the open tote with the two drawer unit connected below.
Today 9/7/22 I called Husky to find out if more items were in the works. Husky phone center is really Home Depot and they know nothing that isn't on their website. Was given the number to the actual vendor (manufacture) which is Keter. Called them and horrible customer service. Having used the Husky connect for several months now I'd really like to build out my work van with a complete Husky storage system however with no product support I can't justify spending a few hundred bucks on anymore of these Husky Connect products. I'm looking at the Dewalt Tstak and tough systems.
Thanks for sharing your experience! People get just as much info from the comments. Your experience might help someone make a decision in the future.
Makita and husky. I love you man. We're brothers
this is my favorite comment of all time! lol 🤞😂
Does the rolling bottom unit go down steps? The Craftsman Tradestack was good with drawers, but the rolling unit gets stuck on stairs.
Love the drawers. The Rigid drawes were toooo heavy for my taste.
I actually like the latch. The units have a form where they fit into each other. All the other manufactures forget , they have to come apart to carry up stairs 🥸
What is that small one in the between the two? I can't find that one for sale at all. It's not a 50gal, not a 25...The one where you can put an electrical cord in it.
I just bought 2 drawers, the cantilever organizer and the single organizer. Liking it. We don't have the crate in Canada :(
Edit: I can't find it on amazon or eBay either
I have to say the crate is probably my 1st or 2nd favorite piece, I hate that they don’t offer that up north! That’s terrible!
@@ParklanCustom have you found a solution for the 15gal box handle pushing out the far handle inserts. I think I have a solution, but only was brainstorming in store( spacing the handle side fittings out further from box with a spacer, preventing rear plug impact... Or just shaving handle length a touch)
@@eminence55 I havent, but you probably could shave it down or just take the plugs out all together
I can't seem to find that "grab-n-go" unit on their sight?? Where's the tote?
I am very interested in this set. I am leaning towards the ridged or husky but I see that husky has the drawers you pointed out and more accessories. Yes the husky is cheaper but I think ima use it more and people won’t wanna steal it sense it is not a Milwaukee or dewalt
Lol, people will steal just about anything if they think they can get something out of it.
What did you decide on..my son just bought the rigid 2 days ago but I’m still on the fence of which to choose..
I have the husky the ridged is way better built and more weather proof
This thing are great for the price , don’t think will last in a new construction environment tho, im a service technician i use it when going in to apartments and don’t want to do 2/3 trips to the van , so don’t need se it that often really , thats why i refuse to pay 3 times more for a red one
I have the biggest rolling tote and the handle will come clean out of it from time to time.
I haven’t experienced that yet, have you checked to see if something was broke
Same here. Homie depot has replaced it twice so far...but for the price I'm not mad
Unfortunately I bought this after realizing they’re phasing the Connect system out for the Build out system. I can’t find the large rolling case anywhere.
How did you get dividers for both slide out drawers? I thought they only come with one set….🤷🏽
It comes with 6 total I believe, I used 3 for top drawer and 3 for bottom, you can break them into smaller pieces but I chose not to do that.
i like that handle lift system. as well as not opening. the handle is also lifting the lower box,(as in weight) not just having it hang around on the bottom of the upper box.
who sells that small of a generator? the output must be stupied small. like under 100 W. almost no amps. then the fumes, not very job fendly.
nothing from el-cheapo tools, can be used in the same sentance with the word qualty.
You can buy battery powered generators, we use them all the time at work. Milwaukee has an 18v generator that has 3600w/1800w continuous.
Orgin is Keter connect: and yes there is one more part of that system;)
I am not aware of anything else, I know there are the smaller boxes that husky has but those aren’t capable.
@@ParklanCustom Keter making most of systems in main market: Keter making Packout for Milwaukee, Tough System for Dewalt, Gear system as own brand used by Ridgid and few others. Keter Connect used as Husky, Stack'n roll system.
@@KallenSC oh wow, I didn’t know that!
@@ParklanCustom Yes, all these brands' toolboxes arrive in nearly identical cardboard overpacks (from a good neighborhood - Israel!) And you can see that at home Depot, stored at the top of the shelves.
Does the handle(from your experience) hold up to putting your open container and say your cantilever box on top and be able to pull without handle feeling like it wants to break?
That handles are very strong, They don't have any flex in them even with significant amounts of weight.
@@ParklanCustom thanks because i keep bouncing back and forth on which brand to get..
@@gebronthomasson6960 The Huskey connect system isnt a bad option. Im perfectly happy with my purchase of the system.
@@ParklanCustom if we are talking about the main telescoping handle i have to say mine is very flimsy, the other 2 in the store were the same. once lightly loaded up with the base 3 section thing and the cantilever and 2 drawer section the whole damn thing crushes my hand between the tool box and handle. that the biggest thing im not happy about. the other things you mentioned i could live with for the price.
They need to make a connect lunch box
Lol! That’s a great idea!!
Hardly looks used.
Most of it I use for storage
My tools don't look like that, I don't understand how all your tools look brand new.
Those are my home tools, I have dedicated work tools that stay on the truck.
Can you put a pad lock on them?
You sure can, but if someone really wanted to get in, they could, all a padlock would do, is keep an honest man honest, lol
WHERE? i have 5 different sections and the only place to put a lock is in the middle section of the 3 base sections that come with the roller.
cannot understand why the fuck just few of these box are availible in canada and not all of them
That sucks, that doesn’t make any sense, I wonder if it’s just your local HD?
Ill bet that each and every one of these boxes that claim to be locking, have an EXPOSED hinge pin!!
All you need is a hammer and a nail. Preferably a long nail. Tapping the long nail right behind the hinge pin. Ince freed some a pair of needle nose pliers and pull the pin out. NOT SO LOCKING IS IT?
On that note! Has anyone any idea on a retrofit to cover that hinge pin or to make it more secure?
Please share with me. Thanks!!
thanks not paying for the other manufacturers
The quality is no where near the “pack out”and neither is the price…
A bit jarring hearing the idea to run a generator inside that box with the lid shut. Might make a fun UA-cam tho
Why would it be jarring to run a battery powered generator in that box? Battery powered generators don’t omit exhaust. Most people should have enough common sense not to run fuel powered generator in an enclosed area.
@@ParklanCustom have you not met people before? lol if there is a way to do something stupid and totally nonsensical, people will figure it out. theres a reason your hair dryer says to not use it in the bathtub or that gorilla glue is not for your hair.... products largely have to be engineered for the lowest common denominators usage. wed have invented time travel if we werent so busy stopping idiots from being idiots.
Dont compare cheap stuff to milwuakee or dewalt. Yeah husky could have all the feature that mil and dewalt have. But then it has to sell like mil or dewalt. 200.00 or 300.00. Dont expect a 80.00 modulure to be the same as 300.00 modolure.😁😁😁😁
The real reason why dewalt or Milwaukee is 3-time mores expensive, is not because the product is far more superior, it is because of the additional cost that has to be covered from aggressive marketing campaigns. Dewalt and Milwaukee are both owned by global conglomerates that are mostly concerned with margins not necessarily quality .don't get me wrong they do make good products, but their products are over priced and that's because of all the money that goes into their market campaigns.
@@ParklanCustom they not ovet price. If you buy a mil for one million and u use it hardcore for two millon years. And keeps going. Its not overprice. 😁😁😁
@@heckeepagan2012 You have of half true....yes they are much tough that this keter/husky boxes, but Dewalt and Milwaukee are made by Keter! Keter don't making heavy duty boxes by they own brand, they making them as Dewalt Tough or Packack.
@@KallenSC true. I have the pack out the 2.0 and husky. Im a roofer now im thinking next ryobi or rigid. But if keter would make them all like mil. Then they would sell them to these companies like the mil. Expensive!😁🇵🇷😁
At the end of the day they are all made by Kter in Israel. The connect system have a lot of value for the money.
I might give the Husky a try.
If they made this with a better rolling unit, they have the best design. They Milwaukee is too bulky, and the latch system on it must be hard to stack and unstack when the units are full. You have to be able to unstack and stack easily when going up flights of stairs on a job , etc.
I have the Rigid. They need a smaller 2 drawer unit. Their drawers are too heavy . They designed them to be the larger lower box instead of smaller middle box 🥸
No locking ability