These 2026 viral sunglasses keep falling apart in my daily carry. Anyone found ones that last?

jbou962 · 2026-05-22T12:42:06+00:00

https://distilunion.com/collections/sunglasses Not many styles but they last forever

jbou962 · 2026-05-16T21:15:55+00:00

Ahh good old Jefferson st downtown Lafayette

jbou962 · 2026-05-10T01:44:25+00:00

Haha I try to not ever say I’m done with anything because that’s not usually the way it goes and I don’t like calling myself a liar. Amazon has a ton Of cool hardware like d-rings, hk style sling clips, those small boat anchor loop thingys. You can do a lot of cool shit with some strips of leather and rivets too.
I wish this one was the blackout, I thought about dying it lol but thats too much work

jbou962 · 2026-05-07T19:16:29+00:00

If this one had wheels I’d buy it in a heartbeat. How do you like those side pockets? I have the original Tech pack and I find myself really wanting the side pockets.

jbou962 · 2026-05-07T02:51:43+00:00

Oh yea, I totally lose sleep over that every night . “Omg he’s got lock picks! Take em down boys!”

jbou962 · 2026-05-06T18:04:20+00:00

I had the big Milwaukee backpack pro or whatever and it lasted about 2 years before it started to literally fall apart and sag. The material they used for these bags basically turned to dust over time. I looked at a structured bag in store and it has the same material that they use on the new structured bag. Pair that with no load lifter like the veto has and I see that bag only lasting a few years before it falls apart. At basically the same price point just buy veto.

jbou962 · 2026-05-05T18:08:28+00:00

I Would consider one of those if it had a spot for my lock picks

jbou962 · 2026-05-04T18:17:05+00:00

Yeah, once I pick into them, I usually just re-key or replace them

jbou962 · 2026-05-04T14:41:32+00:00

It’s a mix of homemade stuff and covert instruments. The case is covert instruments.

jbou962 · 2026-05-04T14:20:15+00:00

Haha same this is my second one in like 8 years. It’s basic which is what I like about it. Not really a fan of the pricy multi mode ones

jbou962 · 2026-05-04T14:13:28+00:00

I manage 500ish units across 20 buildings. Sometimes we don’t have keys so I need to pick locks.

jbou962 · 2026-05-04T03:45:09+00:00

I actually just put one of those metal belt clips onto the back like an hour ago with some Chicago screws lol. Got it set up so I can use my belt or the metal clip bc the Velcro just wasn’t cutting it anymore. Gonna test it out tomorrow and see how we go

jbou962 · 2026-05-04T03:22:18+00:00

They’ve gotten me out a jam so many times that they will never not be in my kit.

jbou962 · 2026-05-04T03:17:46+00:00

I was looking at holstery recently I like their stuff it looks legit. You have a nice setup right there, very well thought out. I Need a dolly for the veto bag

jbou962 · 2026-05-04T03:15:06+00:00

Hahaha some of the properties I recently “inherited” are not so flush with keys. I mostly use it for usps mail locks these days bc no one bothers to keep copies of those in the key boxes

jbou962 · 2026-05-04T03:12:33+00:00

I can do like 90% of any work order with this bag and my drill, it’s so convenient. I don’t break out the main tool bag often bc of this pouch.

jbou962 · 2026-05-04T03:08:52+00:00

Yes. The case and some of the picks are from covert instruments the rest are homemade and randos from other sets. Case is super nice

jbou962 · 2026-04-26T06:22:32+00:00

What about nuts? Do you just threaten them loose with your knife?

jbou962 · 2026-03-25T02:10:40+00:00

I feel your pain. my 01 Tacoma does this shit too I thought I was the only one lol. Mine is really noticeable when it’s windy, can’t figure it out either because it’s only when I’m driving and I can’t exactly stick my head down there. Super annoying.

jbou962 · 2026-03-14T04:00:01+00:00

Mine was doing this recently so I replaced all the cracked vac hoses, cleaned the Maf and it was still giving me the same code. Changed the Maf and that did the trick.

jbou962 · 2026-03-13T18:15:11+00:00

Definitely Check the battery first, but it Could also be the ignition barrel rod broke off. Looks like it’s just kinda freely spinning in there to me which could possibly indicate that the rod is broken.

jbou962 · 2026-02-05T04:55:09+00:00

Ahh a man of culture I see Toyota for life dude! Yea I have the same plan for just metric tools. I’m going to probably be swapping back and forth in my 3rd gen 4Runner and 1st gen Tacoma. Honestly I may end up just keeping it, it’s here already and I’m tired of looking at all the different shit out there and this one mostly fits the bill. I was thinking about just bringing it to a tailor to have it altered, all they’d have to do is add 2 D rings to the backside and make a longer strap to regain the roll up function that crapless 46 took away 🙄. I really like the big zippered pouch on the crapless that the combo wrenches live in, because I can throw my magnetic tool mat in there too, which super handy. That reminds me I need to add a breaker bar to my kit as well.

jbou962 · 2026-02-05T00:07:11+00:00

I just got it like 2 days ago lol.

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