Thanks for watching! Links below, more in the description! - P.I.T. Mini Toolbox: amzn.to/4elZw09 - HF Mini Toolbox: www.harborfreight.com/mini-steel-toolbox-red-72438.html - Snap-On Mini Toolbox: shop.snapon.com/categories/Micro-Boxes/875448
I think the HF box is going to sell like hot cakes lol. They’re cheaper than them too lol! They’re on sale for Black Friday for $9.98. They are perfect gift ideas for those on a budget.
FYI... Kobolt is coming out with a bottom box soon. The Pitt not only has a bottom box already but for a little while they had them available with a small set of tools. Have seen that offered lately so I do know what the status is on that in the future. Great review. 👍
Harbor freight has been stepping their game up about as fast as the big brands have been stepping theirs down. I'm definitely going to pick up one or three of those when I see them
They really have been. Most of my HF tools are not power tools but I couldn't be happier with the value I've gotten from them - hydraulic press, shop crane, tool carts, etc.
@@ShopHumor the Hercules electric ratchets are the best for the price. I have 3 of the 4. The one I dont have is a Matco. My Matco is very nice, and spins faster than the Hercules, but does not have as much torque. But you can buy all 4 Herc ratchets with batteries, and chargers for less than 2 of any other name brand offerings. The Herc 1/2 high torque has also impressed me.
@@ShopHumor hercules impact, hammer drill with like 2 batteries and charger i bought for around 200 for literal industiral work. co workers laughed and so did i when it kept up with milwaulkee and dewalt, used em for around 3 months till i got a milwaulkee bundle and i keep them in my old toolbag as backups. they fr work great
fun fact: made in vietnam products are oftentimes just made in china to dodge certain taxes. theyll make them in china, send them to vietnam where theyll slap on the snapon logo, then ship it to the us
@@ShopHumoryep same with many of the products from Mexico. Amazon has massive warehouses in Mexico where the store Chinese products to import across the boarder as Mexican. Started right after the trump tariffs (maintained by the Biden admin). Raw Steel and aluminum is the same deal. It’s being imported in from other nations for the same reason.
@jorgetorres9643 Losers open with: Fun Fact To be honest Not gonna lie. They are not being sent to Vietnam for decal application. Prove your position with a citation.
Isn't this with all brands these days? They put a premium price because they know that people who buy their tools got the money. Just buy the tools from the brand that are known to be good and don't bother on getting their entire collection, this is true even for makita these days, the cordless garbage they release is insane.
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Excellent review. The Harbor Freight mini tool boxes were flying off the shelves the first day they were released. Corporate told all the Harbor Freight stores to hold them till black Friday. They were shocked at how fast they sold out on the first day. Hopefully they come out with a bottom drawer tool box for their mini tool box.
Thanks for the compliment and taking the time to comment! Yeah, I got mine the same week they first came out and then I heard all the complaints about them getting pulled off the shelves. The fact is that even for full price they’re a great value, and at the $10 sale price they’re a steal. I also hope they come out with a bottom chest and I hope they come out with their full color line to at least match their other offerings in the larger tool carts. I suspect they will, given the massive popularity, but time will tell.
@@ShopHumor Problem i ran into is they can never keep the stuff in stock, ive been waiting over a month to get the Gordon Multitool (a gift for a friend as i have one), and even with the limit of 2 per customer on the boxes they were sold fast. Although it seems in some areas people are scalping the boxes and selling them at a 3-4x markup, and they have been doing that to a lot of the harbor freight meme tools (the cool cheap toys that you find at HF that everyone wants). Oh well i was told next shipment date so i will be there when it opens that day. BTW i do have the Kobalt, while not great, at the time when the HF box didnt exist the $20 at Lowes was not bad and i think i got it on sale as well, but when i get the HF one im giving the Kobalt to a friend lol (which right now contains a HF Icon Drop Knife, and a few other cheap trinkets lol
To be fair, you can physically check out anything from a tool truck before buying it. With that said...anyone buying a novelty like this knows they are only paying for the name and dont care. The Miwaukee fan boys are the worst, God bless-em' lol.
Instant subscribe, superb content. Channels like this are absolute gems. Your extra effort in contacting Snapon and politely but persistently requesting clarification about the warranty was especially commendable.
It's a mystery lol. They're so good for so much stuff though. I'd bet most people regardless of their interest or hobbies could find a way to fill one up. Doesn't take much!
Snap on tools have zero warranty too, unless you have a dealer which i don't as I'm not currently in a garage. When i break a Halfords Advanced tool i take it to the shop and they replace immediately. I have phone my local snap on dealer 5 times about a few tools i need to warranty and he isn't interested because I'm not spending hundreds on the truck.
Crazy isn't it? I was really surprised they didn't even include a warranty for that price. No premium features & no warranty, for only 3 times the price lmao
Alternatively, get ahold of whatever shop is local to you and ask when their snappy dealer comes by, and meet him there. Again, not ideal, but definitely better than having a broken tool in the drawer.
Halfords Advanced stuff is amazing value. Had a couple of failures and replaced in store instantly. Not sure what the North American equivalent is though. Another interesting point warranty NA vs ROW, or at least Europe. A one year warranty is mandatory in many places.
I found this review incredible. Your attention to detail and thorough explanations of everything is what I want in a review channel. You were constantly to the point and it never felt like it was trying to stretch the video to hit a specific time frame. I hope you do more of these in the future!
Thank you so much Peter. I truly appreciate the kind words and encouragement. I'm relatively new to UA-cam, just started a few months ago, so still trying to get it all figured out. Thanks!
I see one issue with the entire door construction of the Pit and Snap-On: If i need something from one of the drawers, i always need to open up the top cover as well. Yeah, it's only a minor inconvinience, but those are storage boxes. They serve one purpose: To store stuff until you need to access it. And on that front, a minor inconvinience just doesn't stack up
FYI the 3M logo on the paper covering one side of the feet is for the adhesive, unless 3M is molded into the rubber, the actual feet could be from anywhere.
@@drw1926 reality. The adhesive is what's sourced from 3M. It isn't like the rubber feet of a mini toolbox is really going to be a high-wear part, though. You just want to make sure they don't fall off. (Not that there aren't good adhesives from other sources as well. Without the branding, though, you have no idea what you're getting, so it's a bit of a crap shoot. It could be fine, it could be crap. Heck, it could be either depending on which batch of feet you get with the 'same' box.)
I have one of those Kobalt boxes, it's attached under my router table to hold bits. Mine doesn't have the magnets behind the drawers, but that makes no difference, it's not tipping over. $20 is perfect for this, $150+ is insane. HF didn't have any at the time, that was the first place I went looking. I simply removed the lid by driving out the hinge pin, cut a piece of wood to fit into the upper tray, and screwed it to the toolbox and the underside of the router table. I think I will add another one too to hold all the tools to change bits and whatnot.
Sounds like some cool mods you did to yours. Would love to see it, but I think I can picture it pretty well from your description. After doing this video I have too many tiny toolboxes and I might just do the same mod you did to my Kobalt!
Found a seriously underrated channel. Love the unbiased review ,really goes to show that any company with a good reputation can ruin it just as easy by making a product with a premium price but not anything to justify the “premium” price.
@ShopHumor No Problem Man! When i see a youtuber putting in hard work i gotta appreciate the work y’know? Especially when its a new youtuber love it when they start off strong.
Following a works van when the back door quickly flipped open and shut but just enough time for a small tool to fall out and bounce along the road. Popped a u-turn on my motorbike to find a lovely small Snap-on ratchet screwdriver which was none the worse for wear after its fall. That was twenty odd years ago and it still performs flawlessly.........
I don't use a lot of tools, my job doesn't require them nor am I very handy around the house to keep more than a few basics, but I decided to watch this video because Snap-On and Harbor Freight are the names that I recognize the easiest, and i found your video fairly even, you covered points that I wouldn't have noticed being a layman and I liked that you went as far as to email Snap-On to get more information.
A facebook group that i'm a part of became obsessed with the KOBALT boxes 😂 I was gifted a black one, and it's okay. I bought the lime green one myself as part of a theme project. They both sit full of small flashlights and box cutters. None of these extra features mentioned mean anything to me and I have no desire or need to buy anymore, but the one with magnets, that's a nice touch.
@@ShopHumor This is honestly why I avoid reading user reviews. Someone'll buy a fish tank, and complain that it did not hold up his pants as well as the belt it was supposed to replace.
great review! > the HF box's drawer slides are a big plus -- most of the video shots where you're opening or closing a drawer we see side-to-side wobble > at 3:17 you show a fantastic use for these mini cabs: storing your collection of spare 100 dollar bills!
Lmao. Thank you for the compliment. My collection of one spare bill that, as of the writing of this comment, no longer exists. Been buying a few new tools to review coming up at the start of the year and man that stuff gets expensive quick
I've been trying to find a HF one for 4 months now. You can only get them in store and they are always sold out. Doesn't matter how good it is if you cannot get one.
@@quagmiller I always thought they were dumb and were never in stock anyway. But a family member asked for something to keep her Dremel attachments in. The next time I was in they happened to be in stock so I got the 2 limit. Unfortunately they only had black, I'm sure she would have liked blue or red better, but she says she loves it.
I hadn't thought of purchasing any of these boxes for any reason but I was drawn to your review nonetheless. THANK-YOU for an excellent video where I can't find any fault with the video and audio presentation and editing. No crappy AI voice was probably the best of all! I'm thinking I might just buy the Harbor Freight box just for the price & quality and then find a use for it!
Great review…glad I ran across your channel. Hey, I bought four of the Harbor Freight mini tool boxes on Black Friday for $10 each. Will give as Christmas presents. They are sweet and the ball bearing slides blew me away. I also have their Icon full size roller chest with a stainless steel top with a hutch mounted on top…two end cabinets with drawers and two storage cabinets on top. Awesome tool system…less than 17% the cost of SnapOn with a lifetime warranty. They are actually heavier than the similar SnapOn cabinets which mean better build and quality. The drawer weight capacity is higher than SnapOn. Harbor Freight has their foot on SnapOn’s throat and they will not let up. No SnapOn for me…ever!!
Man I am sooo jealous of your Icon full size roller lol. What a fantastic box that must be. Also, those boxes are going to make great gifts. Well done! Thank you for leaving the comment, I enjoyed it.
1:50 Thanks for the conversion chart. I'm probably the only American who can not wrap their head around inches. Eyeballing/measuring in cm is just so much easier 😅
Great content, love a good honest review, and this one was well put together being both thorough and to the point with no filler. I’m currently looking to outfit a work trailer with some kind of storage system for irrigation parts and have been looking at everything from DIY wood shelves to large metal toolboxes to plastic storage drawers as options.
That’s cuz you missed the point. But it has many use cases. What, did you think people where purchasing it for their entire wrench and socket sets, or as their primary box? Clearly not.
@@ChrisS-oo6fl I can't imagine anybody buying those little pieces of junk for anything other than "My first tool box" for a kid, as I said earlier. HF got it right, pricing it at $20.
It looks like a good gag gift if you have money to blow. “Got you a snapon tool box, merry xmas” a home hobby would feel like I’d need multiples of them.
I can remember in the 90's, working a tire/mechanic shop. I was a teenager working on the tire side, so I needed no tools. Th mechanics both had Snap-on, both still paying them off years later. Both would have 2-3 items ever couple week for warranty. For the price they paid, the tools shouldn't have "failed" or needed warranty work that much.
Snap on came out with mini tool boxes years ago when tool boxes were red and only red. They made those for the dealers to be able to show new colors, they were never intended to be sold but they kind of caught on. I got my first one in the early '90s. It's cranberry and my dealer gave it to me.
I'm either very busy being handy or too lazy to put things away, but I keep about 100 small tools scattered around my computer desk in various open cans, plastic trays or just laying around my desk, even on top of my laptop. Yep, I'm picking up 4 of those Hardly Bright toolboxes on my next trip. I've been there 3 times helping a friend with his youthgroup recently and never noticed these. Thanks for the heads up, I never realized how much I need these.
You're welcome. I think you'll find that they'll suit your needs perfectly. Maybe call ahead before you go because I've had quite a few comments from people saying they're sold out (but others from HF employees saying they're getting more in stock occasionally). Very popular item it seems like.
Just wanted to say I just came across your channel awesome content by the way . Wanted to say I own several kobalt tools and boxes slash containers I have never seen that kind of build quality with kobalt ill have to check out some of there newer stuff to see were they have gone. I will definitely recommend your channel to friends and co-workers working men like us love non biased reviews keep it up.
Thanks so much for the positive and encouraging comment. You know it wasn’t really that the Kobalt was awful, it’s just that the Harbor Freight model offers more and costs less. The Harbor Freight is a brand new offering so it’s possible that Kobalt will update their toolbox to try to compete perhaps?
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Excellent review mate. These are perfect for a guy like me, Computers/Parts etc. My only option here are cheap plastic dollar store drawer boxes, they stack but thats the best aspect of them. A few of these would be a wonderful investment for my studio/workspace. Thanks for taking the time. Cheers. P.S. you gained a sub.
Nice review my wife saw the us general box just before black Friday for $10 at harbor freight she bought 2 for her sewing room. Great for all kinds of little sewing stuff that gets lost in bigger drawers
What an eye-opener! I have no need at present for such a small box, but appreciate the time and effort you have put in. I have to wonder if Lowe's or Home Depot have such items and how they stand in this?
The Kobalt box is actually from Lowes. There are other mini toolboxes around - I know Menards has one too - but as far as I know the Harbor Freight is the winner for features / price / value.
One of the best comparison videos I have seen in a long time. Snap on has been going down hill for a long time and Harbor Freight has been going no where but Up. Now thanks to you, everyone will know the truth. Liked and subscribed Great job sir..
Great comparison! I've had the HF big red 40 whatever inch tool box in my garage for over 10 years. Apart from needing to grease the drawer slides, it's been fantastic. Same for the tool cart. If I needed a micro toolbox I'd grab theirs. No clue what I'd put in it though. Maybe I'll get one for my 3d printer tools and replacement parts
As of writing, you can get a 4 drawer service cart at harbor freight for 150 with inside track, so for the same price, or 30 dollars more if buying a membership at the same time as the cart, than the snap on you can get a full size took cart
Thank you so much for the comment, I appreciate you taking the time to leave one! Hope you manage to find these when you go to HF. I know they've been running out of stock.
I bought one of the snap-on three-door boxes back in either 1994 or 1995. The price of that time was nearly $100 it still had no warranty and was made in China. But I really liked it and almost 30 years later I was looking for another one. I found the Pitt on Amazon and bought one. Comparing my 90's vintage snap-on, it was identical. So much so that I actually think that somehow Pitt got hold of the original tooling. I have no proof of this, but the original snap-on has the same fit and finish faults that you pointed out on the pitt. I wound up buying two of the pitt 5 drawer cabinets. Including a blue one to match my snap-on. The color match was excellent. So it appears that snap-on has improved their quality control with the Vietnamese product. But the Pitt is just 1990s Snap-on. The lack of warranty doesn't really surprise me because it was always sold as a novelty product, not a tool.
@@ShopHumor I like them. It would have been nice if there were a lip around the top to capture the 3 drawer, but it really isn't needed. I use one of them for parts and tooling for my 3D printer. And I use the other for tooling for my sherline lathe.
Sounds perfect for that. I’m using one for my CNC mill speciality tooling, one for the lathe specialty tooling, and one for pocket knives. But one for the 3D printer stuff sounds good too.
If you are looking to specifically store drill bits, taps etc..... Consider small drawer units specifically made for them... I bought two VEVOR (I know, I know) Drill bit cabinets. They were 59.00 each.... I use one for HSS, the other for Cobalt. I cannot use drill indexes, because who the heck has only one of each size drill to keep track of ? The Vevor has metal dividers, and is labeled in 1/64th increments. They also have models for taps. The 3 drawer units are only slightly larger than these impulse sale boxes that have popped up this past year, the drawers are all on glides, like the Harbor freight model, and if you do not want anyone to know you are a closet VEVOR user...... they took care of that.... the thick urethane logo falls off the box...... ( bad adhesive ) The use for these small general toolboxes are similar to that of a wooden machinists' chest. to protect sensitive and small items that would get kicked around in the 63" wide full size tool box. Calipers, metal rules, pencil sharpener, marking instruments, protractors.... it makes sense for all the precise tools to be in their own place. Great Video !
I've had the snap on box shown in black for over 10 years. I have the smaller top box and the larger lower box, that was available atleast back then. I used them on my work desk for year until I brought them home and use them to store nic-nacs and pens and such. They are still in like new condition just dusty.
I had two of these and used one at work for storing frequently used endmills. The second one was for my calculator, notepad, pens and storing my phone and keys.
Thanks for the vid. Can the PIT logo plate be removed ? ( no holes ) I'd expect it to be just double sided tape from the fact that it's not level on the tool box.
Yeah I think it's just stuck on there. No signs of a fastener, and it feels like it would just peel up with a little pressure. Probably why its crooked, lmao.
I grabbed an ifixit copy tool kit from harbor freight last year for $23 vs the $90 from ifixit. The quality is completely identical and similarly comes with a lifetime warranty. I was going to get an ifixit one, but they pissed me off saying a sale was coming for black Friday. Only for them to raise the price then cross it off to the exact same price it was before the sale.
just got 2 u.s. general boxes for 9.99 each and already loving them, drill bit, allen key/hex/star and other bits holder the 2nd box holds all my little needle files and small picks and other assorted things.
I personally find the many toolbox great to hold precision tools for electronics or hobbyist or your tools for 3D printers and other small tools that you might want to keep around your desktop. It said that the harbor freight one does not have a bottom attachment that could be sold separately, but that could be something that could be fixed by sending emails to the company that makes it, and see if they could create an add on feature.
Thank you so much! I hope you can find one. I've seen a few posts saying they've been getting more stock in lately, so hopefully they'll be available soon.
Picked two of the Harbor Freight models up a couple of weeks ago. They make great back corner drawers for my standing desk. They even double as speaker stands.
@@ShopHumor A Flexispot E7. It has one of the best height ranges and feature sets I could find for home use without paying a huge premium for little more. And a 15 year warranty is long enough. It's great for in the house and I've been finding that I've been using it as a workbench more and more. Thinking about picking up an Uplift 4 leg v2 commercial base for the workshop. It looks like it's the most stable one I can find and with a 500+lb lifting capacity it should lift almost everything I get up to these days.
Bought two of these to give as birthday gifts to my buddies and I decided to wait until the Black Friday sale to get my own which was a huge mistake. Every store in my area sold out the first day and you had people waiting before opening to grab one. Guess I'll have to wait several weeks for the hype to die down.
Yeah, they're really popular. I guess that happens when you make something that is actually well built, with premium features, and then sell it for a more than affordable price. I was planning on buying a couple more during the black Friday sale as well but I'm just waiting until they restock.
Disappointing. Hard to justify the value when there is so much more competition that is comparable quality for a lot less money and the same lifetime warranty.
Currently on Harbor Freight's website these are sold out. I've been of the mind for a long time that most of Snap On is just brand hype, my Dad has Craftsman tools he bought at Sears in the 90s that still work just fine, my grandfather had tools he also bought at Sears in the 70s that he used until he died earlier this year. On the rare occaision they broke one they swapped them out no questions asked. Kobalt and Craftsman have the same lifetime warranty on most of their tools that Snap On does, I asked a Snap On dealer one time why I should go with his tools when their competitors were cheaper and had the same warranty, he said you'd never need to use the Snap On warranty. He said that while he was at the trade school I was attending so he could replace sockets and screw drivers that were damaged and covered under warranty.
Sorry about your Grandpa. That's hard, I've been there myself. You know as far as that lifetime warranty goes, you're exactly right. Craftsman tools had it forever, and there are just a lot of companies these days offering comparable quality tools to Snap-On, that also come with a lifetime warranty, and cost a small fraction of the price. Much better value.
I bought 2 of the Kobalt ones on Black Friday for $12 each. I was going to get the Harbor freight ones for $10 but Lowes is much closer to home. I got one for me for small tools and one for my wife, in lavender color, for her crafts stuff.
@@ShopHumor I don't open and close them a lot, so the differences in drawer slides with the Kobalt is not a problem. I thought about getting the U.S General from Harbor Freight but the store was much further away than Lowes. My wife likes the color choices with the Kobalt.
Yeah, for sure about the color choices. The Kobalt is a fine box, and at the $12 price it's a steal. The drawer slides are great as long as they hold up, but it's something that you ever have to worry about failing on yours.
Thank you for your honesty. The tool market is not what it was 20+ years ago. Snap-On seems to offer less and less for their steep and climbing prices compared to their competition. Meanwhile "discount" and "knockoff" brands like Harbor Frieght keep putting up quality that far exceeds anyone's expectations. This illustrates that point better than any of the many other similar comparisons I've seen over the years. With bespoke low volume hand tool companies growing in popularity on the high end, and companies like Milwaukee now making performance matching hand tools for the mass market... Snap-On better adapt or they're gonna be in trouble very soon.
@ they sell versions with tools included. But I paid the equivalent to ~89usd for box only. Still much pricier than the us general, but we have “island away from everyone” tax in New Zealand haha.
The Harbour Freight toolbox fits in the tray where the fuel tank used to sit behind the seat in my 1954 3100 pickup.. It'll hold a 1/2, 9/16, sparkplug wrench, pliers AND screwdrivers for MOST emergency needs...
The HF boxes are ridiculously nice for the price. Only issue is the drawer opening not being as extended as it should be. Hope they make them in more colors soon.
My mother in law bought me one of the Harbor Freight boxes and I absolutely love it. It works perfect for my Allen Wrenches, Digital Calipers, Electric Screwdriver and my rotatory tools and bits. I'm a Motorcycle Mechanic and I'm a bargain hunter when it comes to tools and tool boxes, I want the best tool I can get for the minimum amount of my money. My Big tool box is a 52" x 26" Husky box that is normally $500, I bought from Home Depot I paid $198 for, why? The cardboard box it came in was ripped and the left side of box had 2 1-1 1/2" scratches on it, Guess what... That's where I put my paper towel holder, The towel holder literrally covers up the scratches, On top of that I have a 26" x20" tool box that my sister in laws husband just happened to find at the after Christmas sale at Wal-mart for $25 and it's surprisingly better than you think it would be I mean not putting a buch of heavy stuff in it but it I have my screwdrivers, t-handle allens, T-handle stars and battery operated tools in it, I Have just as much tool storage as the other tech has in his gigantic snap on tool box, I have $250 in mine and he's paying $50 a week for next 784 years for his...........I have a mix bag of tools too, some are from Harbor Freight, some are from Northern Tools, some are from other places. We use Allen and Star sockets ALOT, I bought the Klutch brand from Northen Tools, and he bought his from Snap-on, and he likes mine better than he does his, I spent 50 bucks for the entire set, Allen and Star heads for like 50 bucks, he paid like 300 hundred for his. The only "name brand" tools I have is my Torque Wrenches, and they were free, I got them with my school voucher when I graduated from MMI and my socket set, they are Craftsman, they were the $600 but I paid $54 after taxes at a Store Closing sell at Sears while I was in school.
Great comment. A good tool is one that will do the job you need it to do, at a price you can afford! I appreciate you taking the time to leave such a good comment, thank you!
@@ShopHumor Yep, They have people convinced that they have to have Snap-On or Cornwell or what ever brand they are pushing. when it's not true at all, The Master tech at work has a toolbox that's 90% full of Harbor Freight tools, why? because he bought them when he first started under the thinking of "buy cheap" and upgrade when they break and they just haven't broke......
I agree with you... Why would you pay so much from Snap-On tiny box other than the brand name and just like Festool or Cryobi (Ryobi), why the lime green color? I don't really like that color per se. But I don't see the value over the Harbor Freight for something like that. I have my tool chests made by Craftsman before it got sold out... err... off, to some company that cheapened the quality. Glad I have some nice stuff, it will last me a lifetime and then some.
Well I can say one thing about the color... you won't ever lose it lmao. I like my red - I have a red rolling tool cabinet, but I don't hate the bright colors really. Just not my first choice. I'm sure your vintage craftsman boxes will last forever. My favorite tap and die set is actually a craftsman that's from the early 70s and it works perfect
@@ShopHumor You and I both know what old-school quality tools are all about. As far as the color scheme... That Lime green is so obnoxious that it makes it practically theft-proof, and if it is stolen, they did you a favor LOL
"Colonoscopies for everyone!!!" Brad Pitt in the movie "12 Monkeys". It seems oddly appropriate for this video. Excellent video that earned my subscription.
You're welcome! I really like them for small tools that tend to get lost in big drawers, but they're absolutely not for everyone. I appreciate the comment :)
Those harbor freight ones are hard to find right now! Harbor freight is completely sold out and people on Amazon and eBay want at least $50 for them! Hopefully they will get more in stock after the holidays
thorough, to the point and awesome! when you write dual dimension use parentheses for the other measure standard not an equal sign. example: 4.25in (10.8 cm). The equal sign is an odd read [4.25in=10.8cm]
Thanks for the feedback. Trying to include the metric dimensions for the folks whose countries known how to count to ten, but I'll improve the formatting. Thanks again.
I'm happy that harbor freight is finally getting their praise over the past few years. I've had their drill and reciprocating saw for a year or now, and it's just as good if not better than some brands for $20 less
I have the bottom chest for the P.I.T. Tool box ,so does my son . Also Santa Clause the better half ,is getting us the bottom tool chest for the Kolbart ones ,if you can still find them. I do a lot of modeling and miniatures so I use them to store alot of speciality drill bits ,flat bottom bits , photo etch stencils etc .
Great review video! Thanks for posting it. I do not own any Snap-on Products and as a (home mechanic) NEVER will. they have some quality items but for most people's needs they are WAY overpriced.
Thank you so much for the compliment. I’m just an at home workshop guy so value is my driving force behind my purchasing decisions, but I wanted to make this video because I was curious about the extreme price difference and the popularity of the mini toolboxes these days, I thought it would be fun to make.
Thanks for watching! Links below, more in the description!
- P.I.T. Mini Toolbox: amzn.to/4elZw09
- HF Mini Toolbox: www.harborfreight.com/mini-steel-toolbox-red-72438.html
- Snap-On Mini Toolbox: shop.snapon.com/categories/Micro-Boxes/875448
I think the HF box is going to sell like hot cakes lol. They’re cheaper than them too lol! They’re on sale for Black Friday for $9.98. They are perfect gift ideas for those on a budget.
@@willhutton1516 crazy how cheap they are, they’re such a good value. Very well built for what they cost.
Excellent review my guy, your in depth analysis does not go unnoticed!! Subbed
FYI...
Kobolt is coming out with a bottom box soon.
The Pitt not only has a bottom box already but for a little while they had them available with a small set of tools. Have seen that offered lately so I do know what the status is on that in the future.
Great review. 👍
@@kings3411 thank you so much!
Harbor freight has been stepping their game up about as fast as the big brands have been stepping theirs down.
I'm definitely going to pick up one or three of those when I see them
They really have been. Most of my HF tools are not power tools but I couldn't be happier with the value I've gotten from them - hydraulic press, shop crane, tool carts, etc.
@@ShopHumor the Hercules electric ratchets are the best for the price. I have 3 of the 4. The one I dont have is a Matco. My Matco is very nice, and spins faster than the Hercules, but does not have as much torque. But you can buy all 4 Herc ratchets with batteries, and chargers for less than 2 of any other name brand offerings. The Herc 1/2 high torque has also impressed me.
@@ShopHumor hercules impact, hammer drill with like 2 batteries and charger i bought for around 200 for literal industiral work. co workers laughed and so did i when it kept up with milwaulkee and dewalt, used em for around 3 months till i got a milwaulkee bundle and i keep them in my old toolbag as backups. they fr work great
The warranty is the biggest thing.
@@dj2slicc that’s awesome
fun fact: made in vietnam products are oftentimes just made in china to dodge certain taxes. theyll make them in china, send them to vietnam where theyll slap on the snapon logo, then ship it to the us
I didn’t know that… I wonder if that happened here
@@ShopHumoryep same with many of the products from Mexico. Amazon has massive warehouses in Mexico where the store Chinese products to import across the boarder as Mexican. Started right after the trump tariffs (maintained by the Biden admin). Raw Steel and aluminum is the same deal. It’s being imported in from other nations for the same reason.
@jorgetorres9643 Losers open with:
Fun Fact
To be honest
Not gonna lie.
They are not being sent to Vietnam for decal application. Prove your position with a citation.
@@ChrisS-oo6fl A president does not create tariffs.
@@I_Am_Your_ProblemWait until Jan P2025
$150 bucks for THAT??Damn SnapOn,have you no shame?
Crazy, right? They ought to be embarrassed
No
well idiotic sycophants are the ones who will buy snap on branded toilet paper and claim it wipes their ass the best!
Daylight robbery. A disgusting practice.
Isn't this with all brands these days? They put a premium price because they know that people who buy their tools got the money. Just buy the tools from the brand that are known to be good and don't bother on getting their entire collection, this is true even for makita these days, the cordless garbage they release is insane.
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Thank you lol :) I appreciate you taking the time to comment
Thank goodness you approve
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Excellent review. The Harbor Freight mini tool boxes were flying off the shelves the first day they were released. Corporate told all the Harbor Freight stores to hold them till black Friday. They were shocked at how fast they sold out on the first day. Hopefully they come out with a bottom drawer tool box for their mini tool box.
Thanks for the compliment and taking the time to comment! Yeah, I got mine the same week they first came out and then I heard all the complaints about them getting pulled off the shelves. The fact is that even for full price they’re a great value, and at the $10
sale price they’re a steal.
I also hope they come out with a bottom chest and I hope they come out with their full color line to at least match their other offerings in the larger tool carts.
I suspect they will, given the massive popularity, but time will tell.
@@ShopHumor Problem i ran into is they can never keep the stuff in stock, ive been waiting over a month to get the Gordon Multitool (a gift for a friend as i have one), and even with the limit of 2 per customer on the boxes they were sold fast. Although it seems in some areas people are scalping the boxes and selling them at a 3-4x markup, and they have been doing that to a lot of the harbor freight meme tools (the cool cheap toys that you find at HF that everyone wants). Oh well i was told next shipment date so i will be there when it opens that day.
BTW i do have the Kobalt, while not great, at the time when the HF box didnt exist the $20 at Lowes was not bad and i think i got it on sale as well, but when i get the HF one im giving the Kobalt to a friend lol (which right now contains a HF Icon Drop Knife, and a few other cheap trinkets lol
theyve upped the price already it seems. im seeing it priced at 18 now
I got two harbor minis for $10 each and they match my other boxes.
And that's why physical stores are important. You can check each brand's product before they can scam you.
Lmao, always better to see it coming than get taken by surprise
To be fair, you can physically check out anything from a tool truck before buying it. With that said...anyone buying a novelty like this knows they are only paying for the name and dont care. The Miwaukee fan boys are the worst, God bless-em' lol.
@@Douglas1ro Snapon fan boys are the worst.
@@RVthereyet25 I will meet you half way...Someone shilling for any brand is the worst.
I really don't understand why people buy at shops like Amazon instead of going to a local store.
Amazon is an awful company.
Instant subscribe, superb content. Channels like this are absolute gems.
Your extra effort in contacting Snapon and politely but persistently requesting clarification about the warranty was especially commendable.
Thank you so much. I truly appreciate the compliment and that you took the time to comment. It means a lot!
Suddenly i NEED a mini tool box
IDK why.
It's a mystery lol. They're so good for so much stuff though. I'd bet most people regardless of their interest or hobbies could find a way to fill one up. Doesn't take much!
Because they're cute lol
You should get a Snap On, I hear they’re great
I know what you mean. Never did black Friday before but I was standing in line at Harbor Freight on Friday to pick up 2. Using one for my edc
@ worth it. They’re so good
Snap on tools have zero warranty too, unless you have a dealer which i don't as I'm not currently in a garage. When i break a Halfords Advanced tool i take it to the shop and they replace immediately. I have phone my local snap on dealer 5 times about a few tools i need to warranty and he isn't interested because I'm not spending hundreds on the truck.
Crazy isn't it? I was really surprised they didn't even include a warranty for that price. No premium features & no warranty, for only 3 times the price lmao
Alternatively, get ahold of whatever shop is local to you and ask when their snappy dealer comes by, and meet him there.
Again, not ideal, but definitely better than having a broken tool in the drawer.
Halfords Advanced are actually really good tools in my experience.
Halfords Advanced stuff is amazing value. Had a couple of failures and replaced in store instantly. Not sure what the North American equivalent is though. Another interesting point warranty NA vs ROW, or at least Europe. A one year warranty is mandatory in many places.
@@rtechlab6254 Wish we had your consumer protection laws over here in the States.
I found this review incredible. Your attention to detail and thorough explanations of everything is what I want in a review channel. You were constantly to the point and it never felt like it was trying to stretch the video to hit a specific time frame. I hope you do more of these in the future!
Thank you so much Peter. I truly appreciate the kind words and encouragement. I'm relatively new to UA-cam, just started a few months ago, so still trying to get it all figured out. Thanks!
I see one issue with the entire door construction of the Pit and Snap-On:
If i need something from one of the drawers, i always need to open up the top cover as well. Yeah, it's only a minor inconvinience, but those are storage boxes. They serve one purpose: To store stuff until you need to access it. And on that front, a minor inconvinience just doesn't stack up
It's purely an aesthetic / style choice. Definitely a trade off - and one that I agree with you, doesn't seem worth it.
FYI the 3M logo on the paper covering one side of the feet is for the adhesive, unless 3M is molded into the rubber, the actual feet could be from anywhere.
Good catch, thanks!
Nonsense. What are you basing that on?
Could be fake 3m as well.
@@drw1926 reality. The adhesive is what's sourced from 3M. It isn't like the rubber feet of a mini toolbox is really going to be a high-wear part, though. You just want to make sure they don't fall off. (Not that there aren't good adhesives from other sources as well. Without the branding, though, you have no idea what you're getting, so it's a bit of a crap shoot. It could be fine, it could be crap. Heck, it could be either depending on which batch of feet you get with the 'same' box.)
I have one of those Kobalt boxes, it's attached under my router table to hold bits. Mine doesn't have the magnets behind the drawers, but that makes no difference, it's not tipping over. $20 is perfect for this, $150+ is insane. HF didn't have any at the time, that was the first place I went looking.
I simply removed the lid by driving out the hinge pin, cut a piece of wood to fit into the upper tray, and screwed it to the toolbox and the underside of the router table. I think I will add another one too to hold all the tools to change bits and whatnot.
Sounds like some cool mods you did to yours. Would love to see it, but I think I can picture it pretty well from your description. After doing this video I have too many tiny toolboxes and I might just do the same mod you did to my Kobalt!
Great video, love it when people just do real talk about quality instead of simping for corporations or advertisers.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate the kind words and that you took the time to comment.
Pretty clear to me , the us general wins it hands down , better quality , better value and better features !
Not available.
It's definitely the winner for pure value and actually the build quality seems to be the best too
Now if it wasn't as rare as a three-headed unicorn to find.
Found a seriously underrated channel. Love the unbiased review ,really goes to show that any company with a good reputation can ruin it just as easy by making a product with a premium price but not anything to justify the “premium” price.
Thank you so much! I appreciate the encouragement. Very new to UA-cam so still getting it figured out. Thanks for commenting, and I agree.
@ShopHumor No Problem Man! When i see a youtuber putting in hard work i gotta appreciate the work y’know? Especially when its a new youtuber love it when they start off strong.
I hope the US General box goes back in stock. Having a EDC tool box sounds so fun.
I'm sure they will. The $10 black Friday sale price is crazy. Even for full retail they're an incredible deal..
I kinda need something like this. 🎉
I heard Feb was when they were thinking they'd be available.
Keep checking your local Harbor Freight. I work at one, and we're getting them in about 20 at a time.
@@MrTelephos Awesome, thanks for the tip!
Following a works van when the back door quickly flipped open and shut but just enough time for a small tool to fall out and bounce along the road.
Popped a u-turn on my motorbike to find a lovely small Snap-on ratchet screwdriver which was none the worse for wear after its fall.
That was twenty odd years ago and it still performs flawlessly.........
That's fantastic. Good story, good find, nothing better than free lol
My Harbor Freight mini was made in Cambodia. Was thinking about the P.I.T. as well, glad I saw your review first.
Thanks for commenting! Hope you like your HF mini. I love mine :)
I don't use a lot of tools, my job doesn't require them nor am I very handy around the house to keep more than a few basics, but I decided to watch this video because Snap-On and Harbor Freight are the names that I recognize the easiest, and i found your video fairly even, you covered points that I wouldn't have noticed being a layman and I liked that you went as far as to email Snap-On to get more information.
An extra point for the Kobalt because they have a bottom chest available. You can also keep on stacking the bottom chests as high as you want 👍
Good tip thanks for letting me know!
So one could stack garbage endlessly?
ABSOLUTELY loved this video. Certainly didn't feel like it was 8 minutes! Laughed my butt off, too. VERY well done, dude!. Subbed.
A facebook group that i'm a part of became obsessed with the KOBALT boxes 😂
I was gifted a black one, and it's okay. I bought the lime green one myself as part of a theme project. They both sit full of small flashlights and box cutters.
None of these extra features mentioned mean anything to me and I have no desire or need to buy anymore, but the one with magnets, that's a nice touch.
What kinda group? Just curious if you don't mind sharing!
@ShopHumor
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Just picked up the harbor freight box for all my compact impact sockets and extensions and mini ratchets, fits a surprising amount.
It's actually a freaking awesome little toolbox. I got mine before the black Friday sale so I paid $15 but I plan to buy some more eventually.
Those reviews from people buying mini toolboxes and then complaining about them being small - LMAO
Lmao that got me too
Happens all the time if you read Amazon reviews.
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"Now if he doesn't know the difference between feet and inches is not my problem."
"But you're not as confused as Nigel."
@@ShopHumor This is honestly why I avoid reading user reviews. Someone'll buy a fish tank, and complain that it did not hold up his pants as well as the belt it was supposed to replace.
great review!
> the HF box's drawer slides are a big plus -- most of the video shots where you're opening or closing a drawer we see side-to-side wobble
> at 3:17 you show a fantastic use for these mini cabs: storing your collection of spare 100 dollar bills!
Lmao. Thank you for the compliment. My collection of one spare bill that, as of the writing of this comment, no longer exists. Been buying a few new tools to review coming up at the start of the year and man that stuff gets expensive quick
Nicely done! GREAT video!
Thank you, and thanks for taking the time to comment!
I appreciate your review. Straightforward and honest without any gimmicks or annoying music.
Thank you so much. I appreciate your comment!
I've been trying to find a HF one for 4 months now. You can only get them in store and they are always sold out. Doesn't matter how good it is if you cannot get one.
Update....Lady let me buy 3 today. Says new colors are dropping this week.
Saw your update. That's awesome. Glad she hooked you up and DAMN new colors will go crazy if true.
@@quagmiller I always thought they were dumb and were never in stock anyway. But a family member asked for something to keep her Dremel attachments in. The next time I was in they happened to be in stock so I got the 2 limit. Unfortunately they only had black, I'm sure she would have liked blue or red better, but she says she loves it.
I hadn't thought of purchasing any of these boxes for any reason but I was drawn to your review nonetheless. THANK-YOU for an excellent video where I can't find any fault with the video and audio presentation and editing. No crappy AI voice was probably the best of all!
I'm thinking I might just buy the Harbor Freight box just for the price & quality and then find a use for it!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the compliment more than I can say :)
I picked up 2 US General mini boxes with coupon for 10/ea. Sold out quickly. Great buy
Fantastic value at $10 each. They're a great value at full price, but $10 is ridiculously good
Great review…glad I ran across your channel.
Hey, I bought four of the Harbor Freight mini tool boxes on Black Friday for $10 each. Will give as Christmas presents. They are sweet and the ball bearing slides blew me away.
I also have their Icon full size roller chest with a stainless steel top with a hutch mounted on top…two end cabinets with drawers and two storage cabinets on top. Awesome tool system…less than 17% the cost of SnapOn with a lifetime warranty. They are actually heavier than the similar SnapOn cabinets which mean better build and quality. The drawer weight capacity is higher than SnapOn.
Harbor Freight has their foot on SnapOn’s throat and they will not let up.
No SnapOn for me…ever!!
Man I am sooo jealous of your Icon full size roller lol. What a fantastic box that must be. Also, those boxes are going to make great gifts. Well done! Thank you for leaving the comment, I enjoyed it.
@ Thank you! It is a sweet tool system. Subbed and can’t wait for more content from you. Merry Christmas! Cheers…
Merry Christmas to you too!
1:50 Thanks for the conversion chart. I'm probably the only American who can not wrap their head around inches. Eyeballing/measuring in cm is just so much easier 😅
You're welcome! I'm trying to get better about including the conversions. Wish we used metric too but alas, it is what it is. Thanks for commenting.
I love how he translate sizes and weights to worldwide language instead of U.S Only measurements, awesome!
Thanks! Ive been trying to remember to include the conversions - I missed a few in my first couple videos but have been getting better at it.
Great content, love a good honest review, and this one was well put together being both thorough and to the point with no filler. I’m currently looking to outfit a work trailer with some kind of storage system for irrigation parts and have been looking at everything from DIY wood shelves to large metal toolboxes to plastic storage drawers as options.
Thanks for the kind words. I truly appreciate it!
seems like a kid's toy, to be honest.
They're great for little tools, hobby stuff, etc.
That’s cuz you missed the point. But it has many use cases. What, did you think people where purchasing it for their entire wrench and socket sets, or as their primary box? Clearly not.
@@ChrisS-oo6fl I can't imagine anybody buying those little pieces of junk for anything other than "My first tool box" for a kid, as I said earlier. HF got it right, pricing it at $20.
It looks like a good gag gift if you have money to blow. “Got you a snapon tool box, merry xmas” a home hobby would feel like I’d need multiples of them.
I could see something like that for Tig torch parts, plasma cutter parts, that kind of stuff.
I can remember in the 90's, working a tire/mechanic shop. I was a teenager working on the tire side, so I needed no tools.
Th mechanics both had Snap-on, both still paying them off years later. Both would have 2-3 items ever couple week for warranty.
For the price they paid, the tools shouldn't have "failed" or needed warranty work that much.
Snap on came out with mini tool boxes years ago when tool boxes were red and only red. They made those for the dealers to be able to show new colors, they were never intended to be sold but they kind of caught on. I got my first one in the early '90s. It's cranberry and my dealer gave it to me.
I'm either very busy being handy or too lazy to put things away, but I keep about 100 small tools scattered around my computer desk in various open cans, plastic trays or just laying around my desk, even on top of my laptop. Yep, I'm picking up 4 of those Hardly Bright toolboxes on my next trip. I've been there 3 times helping a friend with his youthgroup recently and never noticed these. Thanks for the heads up, I never realized how much I need these.
Wait, my son-in-law and daughter are neat as pins, but I think they will like the cuteness of these boxes! Cheap Chanukah gift, sure to bring a smile!
You're welcome. I think you'll find that they'll suit your needs perfectly. Maybe call ahead before you go because I've had quite a few comments from people saying they're sold out (but others from HF employees saying they're getting more in stock occasionally). Very popular item it seems like.
Just wanted to say I just came across your channel awesome content by the way . Wanted to say I own several kobalt tools and boxes slash containers I have never seen that kind of build quality with kobalt ill have to check out some of there newer stuff to see were they have gone. I will definitely recommend your channel to friends and co-workers working men like us love non biased reviews keep it up.
Thanks so much for the positive and encouraging comment. You know it wasn’t really that the Kobalt was awful, it’s just that the Harbor Freight model offers more and costs less. The Harbor Freight is a brand new offering so it’s possible that Kobalt will update their toolbox to try to compete perhaps?
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Excellent review mate. These are perfect for a guy like me, Computers/Parts etc. My only option here are cheap plastic dollar store drawer boxes, they stack but thats the best aspect of them. A few of these would be a wonderful investment for my studio/workspace. Thanks for taking the time. Cheers.
P.S. you gained a sub.
Thank you so much! I truly appreciate the comment, the subscription, and the compliment. Thank you!
@@ShopHumor Merry Xmas to you and yours.
Nice review my wife saw the us general box just before black Friday for $10 at harbor freight she bought 2 for her sewing room. Great for all kinds of little sewing stuff that gets lost in bigger drawers
Thanks for the compliment. Your wife is right - they're perfect for little things like sewing supplies and craft stuff.
I have come to know my wife is always right😂
Lmao, an important life lesson isn't it
What an eye-opener! I have no need at present for such a small box, but appreciate the time and effort you have put in. I have to wonder if Lowe's or Home Depot have such items and how they stand in this?
The Kobalt box is actually from Lowes. There are other mini toolboxes around - I know Menards has one too - but as far as I know the Harbor Freight is the winner for features / price / value.
One of the best comparison videos I have seen in a long time. Snap on has been going down hill for a long time and Harbor Freight has been going no where but Up. Now thanks to you, everyone will know the truth. Liked and subscribed Great job sir..
Thank you so much for the compliment and for watching. I truly appreciate it.
Like others, it's my first time seeing this channel but there's a reason this video has so many views. Nice job! Subscribed!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the compliment and that you took the time to leave a comment. :)
Great comparison! I've had the HF big red 40 whatever inch tool box in my garage for over 10 years. Apart from needing to grease the drawer slides, it's been fantastic. Same for the tool cart. If I needed a micro toolbox I'd grab theirs. No clue what I'd put in it though. Maybe I'll get one for my 3d printer tools and replacement parts
I've had the red Harbor Freight 42 inch tool chest for over 10 years too! It's been a workhorse for me.
As of writing, you can get a 4 drawer service cart at harbor freight for 150 with inside track, so for the same price, or 30 dollars more if buying a membership at the same time as the cart, than the snap on you can get a full size took cart
That's wild. Such a good deal. I really get a lot of value out of my ITC membership.
Great review! Covered all the important points and showed the difference.
Thank you, and thanks for taking the time to comment!
Husky in Canadian home Depot made a tiny single drawer tool box for 20$, even smaller than the snapon and pit and still features roller drawer slides
Crazy that the cheap brands can include features that the premium ones can’t, and do it for a lot less money
What a GREAT review! Thank you. Subscribed for more!!! Thanks again.
Headed to HF tomorrow to find 1 or 2 of these.
Thank you so much for the comment, I appreciate you taking the time to leave one! Hope you manage to find these when you go to HF. I know they've been running out of stock.
I bought one of the snap-on three-door boxes back in either 1994 or 1995. The price of that time was nearly $100 it still had no warranty and was made in China. But I really liked it and almost 30 years later I was looking for another one. I found the Pitt on Amazon and bought one. Comparing my 90's vintage snap-on, it was identical. So much so that I actually think that somehow Pitt got hold of the original tooling. I have no proof of this, but the original snap-on has the same fit and finish faults that you pointed out on the pitt. I wound up buying two of the pitt 5 drawer cabinets. Including a blue one to match my snap-on. The color match was excellent. So it appears that snap-on has improved their quality control with the Vietnamese product. But the Pitt is just 1990s Snap-on. The lack of warranty doesn't really surprise me because it was always sold as a novelty product, not a tool.
How do you like the 5 drawer chest? I think I might get one for the PIT.
@@ShopHumor I like them. It would have been nice if there were a lip around the top to capture the 3 drawer, but it really isn't needed. I use one of them for parts and tooling for my 3D printer. And I use the other for tooling for my sherline lathe.
Sounds perfect for that. I’m using one for my CNC mill speciality tooling, one for the lathe specialty tooling, and one for pocket knives. But one for the 3D printer stuff sounds good too.
If you are looking to specifically store drill bits, taps etc..... Consider small drawer units specifically made for them... I bought two VEVOR (I know, I know) Drill bit cabinets. They were 59.00 each.... I use one for HSS, the other for Cobalt. I cannot use drill indexes, because who the heck has only one of each size drill to keep track of ? The Vevor has metal dividers, and is labeled in 1/64th increments. They also have models for taps.
The 3 drawer units are only slightly larger than these impulse sale boxes that have popped up this past year, the drawers are all on glides, like the Harbor freight model, and if you do not want anyone to know you are a closet VEVOR user...... they took care of that.... the thick urethane logo falls off the box...... ( bad adhesive )
The use for these small general toolboxes are similar to that of a wooden machinists' chest. to protect sensitive and small items that would get kicked around in the 63" wide full size tool box.
Calipers, metal rules, pencil sharpener, marking instruments, protractors.... it makes sense for all the precise tools to be in their own place.
Great Video !
I've had the snap on box shown in black for over 10 years. I have the smaller top box and the larger lower box, that was available atleast back then. I used them on my work desk for year until I brought them home and use them to store nic-nacs and pens and such. They are still in like new condition just dusty.
I had two of these and used one at work for storing frequently used endmills. The second one was for my calculator, notepad, pens and storing my phone and keys.
Perfect use for both
Excellent review. Objective comparisons with competing products. I'm checking out more of your videos now.
Thank you! I'm still pretty new to UA-cam so I don't have many videos out there yet. Still trying to figure it all out. I appreciate the compliment!
Thanks for the vid. Can the PIT logo plate be removed ? ( no holes )
I'd expect it to be just double sided tape from the fact that it's not level on the tool box.
Yeah I think it's just stuck on there. No signs of a fastener, and it feels like it would just peel up with a little pressure. Probably why its crooked, lmao.
I grabbed an ifixit copy tool kit from harbor freight last year for $23 vs the $90 from ifixit. The quality is completely identical and similarly comes with a lifetime warranty. I was going to get an ifixit one, but they pissed me off saying a sale was coming for black Friday. Only for them to raise the price then cross it off to the exact same price it was before the sale.
That's such a shady practice (raising a price before a sale). I hate that. How do you like the tool kit you ended up getting?
The UA-cam algorithm does it again. 10/10 review! Thank you so much. This was very useful and helpful.
Thank you so much! I appreciate the comment and the compliment. Made my day!
just got 2 u.s. general boxes for 9.99 each and already loving them, drill bit, allen key/hex/star and other bits holder the 2nd box holds all my little needle files and small picks and other assorted things.
Small files and picks are a great thing to store in them
I personally find the many toolbox great to hold precision tools for electronics or hobbyist or your tools for 3D printers and other small tools that you might want to keep around your desktop. It said that the harbor freight one does not have a bottom attachment that could be sold separately, but that could be something that could be fixed by sending emails to the company that makes it, and see if they could create an add on feature.
Lowes has bottom chest for their's this year if you can still find them . Better half ordered a few back in October for Christmas for us .
Great use for them for sure. Anyone who has a hobby that has small parts or tools or collectibles. A bottom chest would be nice.
100%! Great video. Now I want a harbor freight mini tool box!
Thank you so much! I hope you can find one. I've seen a few posts saying they've been getting more stock in lately, so hopefully they'll be available soon.
Picked two of the Harbor Freight models up a couple of weeks ago. They make great back corner drawers for my standing desk. They even double as speaker stands.
What type of standing desk do you have? Pretty great for desk storage for sure.
@@ShopHumor A Flexispot E7. It has one of the best height ranges and feature sets I could find for home use without paying a huge premium for little more. And a 15 year warranty is long enough. It's great for in the house and I've been finding that I've been using it as a workbench more and more. Thinking about picking up an Uplift 4 leg v2 commercial base for the workshop. It looks like it's the most stable one I can find and with a 500+lb lifting capacity it should lift almost everything I get up to these days.
Thanks for letting me know. I've looked at Flexispot myself a few times.
I love the vibes and humour. This feels like PROJECT FARM before that channel blew up and is in the growth phase
Hey thank you so much for the compliment. I appreciate it!
I didnt know these exist. I have boxes in the garage for my work tools but I'd love this for my art and stationary stuff on my desk.
They're actually fantastic for desk stuff and art stuff both. Completely agree.
Bought two of these to give as birthday gifts to my buddies and I decided to wait until the Black Friday sale to get my own which was a huge mistake. Every store in my area sold out the first day and you had people waiting before opening to grab one. Guess I'll have to wait several weeks for the hype to die down.
Yeah, they're really popular. I guess that happens when you make something that is actually well built, with premium features, and then sell it for a more than affordable price. I was planning on buying a couple more during the black Friday sale as well but I'm just waiting until they restock.
Might be buying a Harber Freight mini tool box for my night stand.
Going through that many condoms? You're my HERO buddy.
Not a bad idea.
I work as a mechanic for the USGovt. All of the old tools in our boxes are Snap on. Almost no replacement tools are snap on anymore.
Disappointing. Hard to justify the value when there is so much more competition that is comparable quality for a lot less money and the same lifetime warranty.
The Members Mark from Sams Club (and available on Amazon) for $20 comes with some basic tools. I would like to see the others do that as well.
That's not a bad idea at all
excellent review.!!! ❤ from Australia. subbed!!!!
Thank you so much!
Awesome review… loving your channel
Thank you so much. I appreciate the encouragement! Trying to get UA-cam figured out :)
wow a damn good review Thanks for the video
Thank you! I appreciate the compliment.
Currently on Harbor Freight's website these are sold out.
I've been of the mind for a long time that most of Snap On is just brand hype, my Dad has Craftsman tools he bought at Sears in the 90s that still work just fine, my grandfather had tools he also bought at Sears in the 70s that he used until he died earlier this year. On the rare occaision they broke one they swapped them out no questions asked. Kobalt and Craftsman have the same lifetime warranty on most of their tools that Snap On does, I asked a Snap On dealer one time why I should go with his tools when their competitors were cheaper and had the same warranty, he said you'd never need to use the Snap On warranty. He said that while he was at the trade school I was attending so he could replace sockets and screw drivers that were damaged and covered under warranty.
Sorry about your Grandpa. That's hard, I've been there myself. You know as far as that lifetime warranty goes, you're exactly right. Craftsman tools had it forever, and there are just a lot of companies these days offering comparable quality tools to Snap-On, that also come with a lifetime warranty, and cost a small fraction of the price. Much better value.
I bought 2 of the Kobalt ones on Black Friday for $12 each. I was going to get the Harbor freight ones for $10 but Lowes is much closer to home. I got one for me for small tools and one for my wife, in lavender color, for her crafts stuff.
How do you like yours?
@@ShopHumor I don't open and close them a lot, so the differences in drawer slides with the Kobalt is not a problem. I thought about getting the U.S General from Harbor Freight but the store was much further away than Lowes. My wife likes the color choices with the Kobalt.
Yeah, for sure about the color choices. The Kobalt is a fine box, and at the $12 price it's a steal. The drawer slides are great as long as they hold up, but it's something that you ever have to worry about failing on yours.
Thank you for your honesty. The tool market is not what it was 20+ years ago. Snap-On seems to offer less and less for their steep and climbing prices compared to their competition. Meanwhile "discount" and "knockoff" brands like Harbor Frieght keep putting up quality that far exceeds anyone's expectations. This illustrates that point better than any of the many other similar comparisons I've seen over the years. With bespoke low volume hand tool companies growing in popularity on the high end, and companies like Milwaukee now making performance matching hand tools for the mass market... Snap-On better adapt or they're gonna be in trouble very soon.
You're welcome. Thank you for the comment and taking the time to leave it. I appreciate it.
Do you guys have Teng Tools in the US? I have, and love my Teng mini tool box. I use it as a large pencil case for my desk
I haven't seen them before but I just looked. They look good! Some pretty expensive options
@ they sell versions with tools included. But I paid the equivalent to ~89usd for box only. Still much pricier than the us general, but we have “island away from everyone” tax in New Zealand haha.
I'll try to get my hands on one at some point. They look solid and they do distribute them here. Thanks for the tip :)
Excellent review👍👍 I did not know about the PIT one.
Thanks for watching, commenting, and for the compliment! I appreciate it :)
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Thank you so much! Still very new to this UA-cam thing but working on figuring it out. I appreciate it!
The Harbour Freight toolbox fits in the tray where the fuel tank used to sit behind the seat in my 1954 3100 pickup.. It'll hold a 1/2, 9/16, sparkplug wrench, pliers AND screwdrivers for MOST emergency needs...
NICE! I bet that's an awesome pickup.
The HF boxes are ridiculously nice for the price. Only issue is the drawer opening not being as extended as it should be. Hope they make them in more colors soon.
I hope so too. I have to think they will soon given the popularity.
The Torin version of these has a nice single, deeper drawer, premium drawer slides and the lid opens to just over 90 degrees.
I haven't seen that one, gonna take a look now.. thanks for the tip!
These would be handy for working on computers or similar tech with small screws and other tiny parts require tiny tools.
They’re perfect for that!
My mother in law bought me one of the Harbor Freight boxes and I absolutely love it. It works perfect for my Allen Wrenches, Digital Calipers, Electric Screwdriver and my rotatory tools and bits. I'm a Motorcycle Mechanic and I'm a bargain hunter when it comes to tools and tool boxes, I want the best tool I can get for the minimum amount of my money. My Big tool box is a 52" x 26" Husky box that is normally $500, I bought from Home Depot I paid $198 for, why? The cardboard box it came in was ripped and the left side of box had 2 1-1 1/2" scratches on it, Guess what... That's where I put my paper towel holder, The towel holder literrally covers up the scratches, On top of that I have a 26" x20" tool box that my sister in laws husband just happened to find at the after Christmas sale at Wal-mart for $25 and it's surprisingly better than you think it would be I mean not putting a buch of heavy stuff in it but it I have my screwdrivers, t-handle allens, T-handle stars and battery operated tools in it, I Have just as much tool storage as the other tech has in his gigantic snap on tool box, I have $250 in mine and he's paying $50 a week for next 784 years for his...........I have a mix bag of tools too, some are from Harbor Freight, some are from Northern Tools, some are from other places. We use Allen and Star sockets ALOT, I bought the Klutch brand from Northen Tools, and he bought his from Snap-on, and he likes mine better than he does his, I spent 50 bucks for the entire set, Allen and Star heads for like 50 bucks, he paid like 300 hundred for his. The only "name brand" tools I have is my Torque Wrenches, and they were free, I got them with my school voucher when I graduated from MMI and my socket set, they are Craftsman, they were the $600 but I paid $54 after taxes at a Store Closing sell at Sears while I was in school.
Great comment. A good tool is one that will do the job you need it to do, at a price you can afford! I appreciate you taking the time to leave such a good comment, thank you!
@@ShopHumor Yep, They have people convinced that they have to have Snap-On or Cornwell or what ever brand they are pushing. when it's not true at all, The Master tech at work has a toolbox that's 90% full of Harbor Freight tools, why? because he bought them when he first started under the thinking of "buy cheap" and upgrade when they break and they just haven't broke......
I agree with you... Why would you pay so much from Snap-On tiny box other than the brand name and just like Festool or Cryobi (Ryobi), why the lime green color? I don't really like that color per se. But I don't see the value over the Harbor Freight for something like that. I have my tool chests made by Craftsman before it got sold out... err... off, to some company that cheapened the quality. Glad I have some nice stuff, it will last me a lifetime and then some.
Well I can say one thing about the color... you won't ever lose it lmao. I like my red - I have a red rolling tool cabinet, but I don't hate the bright colors really. Just not my first choice. I'm sure your vintage craftsman boxes will last forever. My favorite tap and die set is actually a craftsman that's from the early 70s and it works perfect
@@ShopHumor You and I both know what old-school quality tools are all about. As far as the color scheme... That Lime green is so obnoxious that it makes it practically theft-proof, and if it is stolen, they did you a favor LOL
Lmao
Had not seen the HF box. Buying 4! When they come back in stock!
Hopefully soon now that Christmas demand should be done!
"Colonoscopies for everyone!!!" Brad Pitt in the movie "12 Monkeys". It seems oddly appropriate for this video. Excellent video that earned my subscription.
Thanks! Good info! They're CUTE as all get-out, but not useful enough for my workshop!
You're welcome! I really like them for small tools that tend to get lost in big drawers, but they're absolutely not for everyone. I appreciate the comment :)
You have a new subscriber, excellent video quality and very informative. Will definitely be sharing this with the boys.🎉
Thanks man! I really appreciate the compliment. I've only been doing UA-cam for a few months so still trying to get it figured out.
Great review! New subscriber here…
@@kkrankie Thank you!!
Great vid.
Thank you!
Good Review!
Thank you!
Great review! Gona pick up a HF box for
I don’t know but I’m getting it.
Thanks, and thanks for leaving a comment, I appreciate it! I hope you get one and you'll have to let me know what you end up using it for.
Those harbor freight ones are hard to find right now! Harbor freight is completely sold out and people on Amazon and eBay want at least $50 for them!
Hopefully they will get more in stock after the holidays
Crazy that people are scalping these. Hopefully more get stocked soon.
thorough, to the point and awesome! when you write dual dimension use parentheses for the other measure standard not an equal sign. example: 4.25in (10.8 cm). The equal sign is an odd read [4.25in=10.8cm]
Thanks for the feedback. Trying to include the metric dimensions for the folks whose countries known how to count to ten, but I'll improve the formatting. Thanks again.
Tried getting one on BLAACK friday sale for 9.99 sold out fast, supposed to have more this week hoping get one SATURDAY 14th.
Let's hope so. $9.99 is a ridiculously good deal but honestly they're a great deal even at full price.
I'm happy that harbor freight is finally getting their praise over the past few years. I've had their drill and reciprocating saw for a year or now, and it's just as good if not better than some brands for $20 less
They really are getting pretty good.
I have the bottom chest for the P.I.T. Tool box ,so does my son . Also Santa Clause the better half ,is getting us the bottom tool chest for the Kolbart ones ,if you can still find them. I do a lot of modeling and miniatures so I use them to store alot of speciality drill bits ,flat bottom bits , photo etch stencils etc .
How do you like the bottom chests?
Northern tool has a mini toolbox as well called strongway it only comes in blue and very similar to the kobalt but only has one drawer
Thanks for the tip, do you know if it’s built any better than the kobalt or about the same?
@ShopHumor same quality as kobalt it's cheaper $15
Great review video! Thanks for posting it. I do not own any Snap-on Products and as a (home mechanic) NEVER will. they have some quality items but for most people's needs they are WAY overpriced.
Thank you so much for the compliment. I’m just an at home workshop guy so value is my driving force behind my purchasing decisions, but I wanted to make this video because I was curious about the extreme price difference and the popularity of the mini toolboxes these days, I thought it would be fun to make.
This was so good. Gonna hit Harbor Freight this weekend :)
Thanks! Good luck, I hope you find one.