Best janitor-housekeeping carts according to redditors

This is one of those youtube influenced marketing things. For a home hobby detailer, the "cart" is their driveway or a cabinet in the garage, stack a few free five gallon buckets in the work space. Towels, sponges and applicator pads can go inside. Spray bottles can hang off the outside rim. But selling a system is far more profitable, it gets customers to buy products and services they might not otherwise buy.

If you consider this adam's detail cart. Each shelf is only rated for 44lbs. On the other hand something like this rubbermaid cart which gets battle tested by janitors, warehouses, etc and has accessories for tool and bottle caddies.

There is value in having one of these carts for full time detailers so they have all the equipment they need right next to them for labor efficiency. For the home hobbist or low volume this bottle caddy might be better.

Eventually you can get the rubbermaid service cart and this caddy can sit on the top shelf.

As for how a cart is organized, what chemicals, towels and pads you keep on it is dictated by the type of services you most frequently do. Our system is glass cleaner & APC bottles hang off the lip of the cart, tire dressing bottles in a caddy, the applicator brushes in a tray. Dirty towels on the top shelf as well, when a detailer finishes a car they take the dirty towels to washers. Washers clean and fold the towels.

Wax, interior dressing and leather conditioner on middle shelf in individual 16 oz squeeze bottles. Bottom shelf is for 1 gal bottles of the glass cleaner, interior dressing. Wax and leather get kept in the store room where customers can't steal it.

Clean towels are on a separate rack

Get the Cadillac of tool bags and you will not regret it -- Veto Propac XL

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009K77K?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B00009K77K&linkCode=xm2&tag=vrefid-20

I'm a year in already on mine and there isn't so much as a snag in the fabric. It is dirty as as hell though!

I've been using this bag for 5 years and it still looks great. And I work in a paper mill so my tools are seeing some serious abuse.

https://www.amazon.com/VETO-PRO-PAC-OT-XL-Tool/dp/B000VKSAQK/ref=sr_1_11?keywords=VETO+PRO+PAC&qid=1558902780&s=gateway&sr=8-11

I haven't tried it yet but I have been looking at getting the Klein Tradesman Pro Tech Bag. I have also heard good things about the Veto Pro Pac XLT Laptop-Tool Bag but it is way more than I need.

Veto Pro Pac XLT http://amzn.to/1RFqKAp - I got this a few months and I love it. There are zippers to close up the tool pockets; no more dropped tools! There's a center laptop pocket, but I use it for my GoPro, tripod and accessories. Easy to handle. Wasn't too expensive. Hard bottom. The whole thing feels durable. Also, the shoulder strap has a clip to hold itself to the handle for easy storage.

Perfect bag for me.

Here's more tools I use: http://festoolownersgroup.com/other-tools-accessories/my-everyday-gear/

Edit: Sorry. Didn't notice you wanted to wear your bag. For that I use Björnkläder pants from http://facelineinc.com/index.php?cPath=35. Enjoy!

I have been thinking about the same thing lately. I brew on a three keg DIY stand that sits outside under a large BBQ cover. The rest of my stuff sits in the garage, including the fermenter. I normally brew in the backyard (where all the fun happens, swimming pool, BBQ, tunes, outdoor dining area to hang out during the mash, etc.) and found myself constantly going back and forth to the garage for stuff.

I am actually in the process of creating a spreadsheet listing every bit of homebrewing equipment, and trying to figure out how to categorize it. I am playing with the idea of storing equipment in crates/bins by process: starter, mill, mash, sparge, boil, chill, ferment, keg/bottles, sanitation/cleaning chemicals, tools/instruments, etc. It works somewhat, but some of the equipment is shared across processes, like hoses and pumps, so that stuff usually ends up in it's own crate or place. It does help, but it is not perfected yet. And I mostly use plastic milk crates, but smaller bits go into those plastic compartment organizing boxes, then into the crate. Buckets work well too. Tools and instruments go into a large plastic tool box. And some stuff just stays on the stand, or stored in the keggles, like chiller coils, large spoons, kettle/mash tun parts, etc.

At some point, I am going to invest in a service utility cart like this. That way I can store my crates on/in it, and wheel it around during brew day, as well as have a good portable flat working surface. I'm thinking the hook accessory would be great for hoses too.

The ideal scenario would be if I could keep everything in the same place, but alas, I can't run large propane burners in the garage they way it is currently set up.

EDIT: Fixed link to bigger cart.

I think you were picturing a different Veto bag than me - I'm talking about their Open-Top series of totes. And the copy-cat Milwaukees - they are plenty open just like the Husky, but its going to cost a fraction of those.

[are you think something like this?] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VKSAQK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_D3X9AbRSWPZQM)

I wasn't aware stackable toolboxes like those existed to be honest. However, I'm wondering if your father may better make use of a variety of different kinds of toolboxes/toolbags that would better fit his assortment. I've had a few dozen toolboxes that are great and all but there's really no sense of organization in a lot of the lower portion of those boxes. They're just that, a large box.

Now I don't know what you're looking to spend... but the very next (and likely last) toolbag I anticipate purchasing will be a Veto Pro Pac: http://www.amazon.com/Veto-Pro-Pac-XLT-Laptop-Tool/dp/B006B6IZT0/. You'll get loads of organization to further divide and compartmentalize stuff. Not to mention it'd be a heck of a lot easier to see and remember where particular items are located amongst a couple of bags which may be why he keeps them separated now?

If you ever decide to splurge on a bag get a Veto Pro Pac Tech-LC it really is a great bag for electricians. The tech-LC version has nice wide pockets on the back where you can fit meters, toners, p-touch labelers ect.

Veto Pro Pac TECH-LC Tool Bag https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008AK1ZHE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_j2tSDbXZJ4NFG

Edit: and also look into fluke stuff they really make amazing tools for low voltage work! Like this:

Fluke Networks 11291000 Pro-Tool Kit IS40 with Punch Down Tool https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E5VB04/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Y9tSDb3RX2TZV