VETO PRO PAC TECH-MCT Tool Bag (Original)

I’m a Casino/Hotel Tech with over 1,600 rooms so I’m doing basically doing all types of work like Plumbing, Electrical, Hvac, Tile work. I needed a little bit of a bigger bag for the space & after of searching & searching I found this bag online & I said let’s try it out so a month later after buying it I say it’s a good bag for storage & space & it has a good tough build to it.

After reviewing many different tool bags the Veto Pro Pac MTC Blackout was the obvious choice for my needs. This is an honest review and purchased with my own money. I'm a nursery maintenance lead that performs HVAC and electrical wiring installation and repairs, plumbing repairs and installation, and carpentry. I have to carry a variety of tools for all the different jobs on the property and the Veto bag is small enough to carry with the included shoulder strap or the integrated carrying handle. When completely loaded out it became quite heavy so I purchased a Milwalkee foldable hand cart to move it from job to job. The Veto Pro Pac has highly organizeable removable inner tool holder panels that are held in place with velcro. I have a plumbing panel, an electrical panel, and a laptop panel depending on what job I'm doing I remove a panel and replace it with the appropriate tools already installed in the panel, what a time saver and organizer. This Veto Pro Pac isn't cheap but I looked at it as an investment, this is a top quality product that has made my job more rewarding by having all my tools organized and ready for the next job. When I look in the bag I can tell if there is a tool missing before I move to the next task, no more lost tools. Is this bag over engineered, yes but the quality and durability is well worth the purschase price. I highly recommend this for HVAC and electricians needing a tool bag that will endure the test of time.

Great tool bag. I work in construction and had to buy a new tool bag every year. Got tired of buying the poorly designed, flimsy ones at my big box store. And they were not the cheap. Finally came across these, as my plumber had one and it caught my eye.I really like this tote. It is rugged, tough and fits in my service truck right where I need it. All my everyday tools are exactly where I can get to them easily. The price is well worth it.

This bag is smaller than I was expecting but is super well made. It fit all my essential tools and had some extra room left over. Layout is pretty good (time will tell) also the panel system is neat. The only negative I could really notice was the Velcro pouch on the outside makes it a little difficult to bend the big flap down. I think it may get easier with use though. Thanks!

Awsome

No tool bags can even compare. I was hesitant for a long time about buying this tool bag and I don’t regret it one bit. Disappointed that they’re manufactured in China but I can’t argue with the quality of materials and durability. Better than most American made products. The layout is amazing and so much can fit in such a small bag. 10/10 worth the money, especially with a 5 year warranty.

I have used this bag daily for about six months. Overall I am very satisfied with the bag but would make some 'improvements' specific to my trade which is an electrician. Full disclosure; I did not purchase the bag. It was supplied by my employer at my request. Bloody nice of them pay for such an expensive bag.First up a word about Veto and their vertical storage bags. The concept is valid and beyond useful in the trade. It is not new though. Go to the website of Parat and look at their leather tool cases. These have been made for years and use the vertical storage technique though not as thoroughly as Veto. The Vetos are made of super heavy duty nylon and have been well described by other reviewers so I will stick to features.The zippered up sides of the Veto are what makes it work. It keeps things from flopping out of the pockets too much. There are of course several closed top Veto bags out there and they all have their place. This one is the first one I have handled that actually seems designed to accomodate the longer shaft screw and nut drivers used in commercial and industrial electrical and HVAC trades. And it brings me to the one great gripe I have about the product line. The pocket widths and relation to the height of the tools it holds vs height of bag. The pockets are so wide you have to jam two to four tools in them to keep the flop to a minimum. As you will see this is not ideal for certain tools. The MCT addresses some of this.All of the Vetos have back row pockets that are so wide if you put your long shaft drivers in them they flop all over the place. I always load mine with tallest tools in back and taper down with shorter tools in the pockets in front of those. While the MCT is certainly capable of holding an 8 inch shaft driver, the photos I include will show you the issues I have with the 'flop' part. Picky I know but when you do electrical work you need to keep your tools clean and relatively nick free. Multiple tools knocking around against one another leads to extra wear and in the case of my insulated tools is a big NO NO. You don't compromise your insulated/1000v rated tools with grime or damage.So here is my solution. Make the back row pockets about 9 inches deep. Make each one wide enough to hold up to say, a 1/2 inch nutdriver. Taper the top one inch or so of the pocket out just wide enough to allow the narrow part of the handle to rest in it. The width of the main handle part would not go further into the pocket so even short three and four inch shaft drivers could live on that row without fear of them falling too far down the pockets and being a pain to retrieve.The inside of the bags would likely need to be about 16 inches tall to do this but the MCT is just over 14 inches now and is not unwieldy. Then make the row of pockets in front of them the same way except wide enough for one pair of pliers like linesman, needle nose, water pump, crimp pliers or diagonal cutters per pocket. Make them about 7 inches deep and then you could fit ninety five percent of trades pliers in those pockets. Again, on both sides of the bag so as to keep regular tools on one side and the insulated ones on the other. After that you could arrange the lower pockets more like they already have them.Now back to the features to hand. I for one wish Veto would do away with the little 'bit pockets' on the front of the lower main tools pockets. They are nearly useless and I keep bits in an assortment box anyway. This would give just a bit more room at the bottom for bit boxes, files, or a small level to lay across the bottom.The 'back' side of the bag has some larger pockets for meters and similar in front of the narrower pockets like on the other side of the bag. I keep a Fluke T-5 in there but a bigger meter would fit. I also think a Milwaukee M12 or Bosch 12v driver would fit nicely in the right side of the bag there as well since there is a space there seemingly made for such use. You will see my lockout/tagout kit there in the photos.Overall a very well made bag with a much better layout to me than some of the bigger models. I use it for daily carry in my maintenance work. It is about as big and heavy as I want for shoulder carry. You could easily overload it if not careful. Would I buy one myself? Yes. If 170 dollars is too stiff a price, look at the MC model. Shorter for sure and does not have as many pockets and it most certainly will not hold and 8 inch shaft driver upright but it is just under 100 dollars and is a good compromise. Particularly if you do no need the long shaft screwdrivers daily like I do.

I use this bag everyday. It can hold up a lot of tools pretty well, sturdy and spacious.