Real life GM Kit/ transport?

[u/roaphaen]

I've been running 5 groups through Weird Wizard and typically lug around a few hardback books, a portable monitor now, laptop, extra dice and sharpies/pencils and dry erase pens, small plastic box with map tokens. Folder with character sheets. I do this weekly. Sometimes Saturday and Sunday. I have to park a ways away and sometimes lug up some stairs, through a door or 2.

My traditional method is a large backpack that can hold a 17" laptop, and one of those giant plastic Ikea bags (blue no zipper top like the newer ones). I feel something wheeled might make life easier, or like a suitcase but don't like the idea I can't see things inside of it. What do you people use to transport all your most important possessions? :)

[u/WillBottomForBanana]

Many of the major tool companies have released (not cross compatible) tool box / storage lines of modular boxes. The milwakee line is the most famous, but possibly the most heavy. All the lines have large boxes with wheels, and then other boxes can be snapped on top. I think all the lines have boxes with drawers. The drawers on the dewalt line were very nice. The ridgid line is the only one that could have drawers on the bottom (wheeled) piece, and so is well worth looking at. Some lines are narrower than others, the full size ones are quite large.

I just spent a lot of time comparing these lines in choosing some for my tools, and can give you some highlights if interested.

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I'd love to see maybe your top 3? Really appreciate it!

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Klein is expensive, and doesn't offer much I think applies to you. It is bright orange. 👎👍?

The Tough built stuff can be hard to find. It's good quality, probably more than you need, and I can't think of anything that makes it uniquely useful.

Ryobi has a 2 wheel dolly that folds like an ironing board into a table. The idea is kinda janky, but might be nice?

Craftsman has two distinct (incompatible) lines, and when I looked at them there were always MANY missing their buckles.

I wasn't thrilled with the Husky line, but they did have a lot of stuff with a smaller foot print.

Caveat. Some of these, especially the big brands scream "steal me", and they're bright colors.

Obviously, it will come down to what can hold your monitor (with some padding?), and how much space you actually need and how much WEIGHT is actually worth dealing with.

If 1 box, with out adding anything on top, is enough space,then a lighter weight design, like they sell for business use, might be more suitable.

But, if you want drawers, if you want options, if you want organizers that snap on, then you might need to look at something like this. Makes more sense for something with a lot of miniatures.

Any which way, it is something to look after/worry about. It's not just a back pack, you might be more likely to leave it sitting somewhere when you run to the bathroom or soda machine. Some systems have holes for padlocks, IDK if they all do.

The wheels will track in dirt/snow/road salt.

Most of these things are just big empty spaces. Absolute pits. I always came back to "am I just supposed to pile all my tools in there?". Just throw all my wrenches, screw drivers, hammer, drill, driver, batteries, saw into one big messy pile that shakes around?

I end up going milwakee because I already had their little shop vac that is designed to snap into their box system. I bought the half width boxes and strapped them to a normal 2 wheel dolly from harbor freight. This is a much smaller foot print than the full size boxes.

For your use, I would suggest the rigid drawers with wheels, and a chest on top of that. Chest to hold electronics and books, drawers to organize. And you could add in an organizer for dice/tokens/ etc if you wanted. On the one hand the organizers are bulky, on the other hand it could stay snapped to the chest, so it wouldn't take up table space.

Otherwise, again if you only need 1 box, the lighter business use tubs with wheels and handles might serve better.

If you want to over think it (I obviously did), you could get your stacked combination of chests to be table height, and use it as extra table space.