STANLEY Essential Rolling Workshop STST1-80151 Three-Tier Toolbox vs STANLEY Essential 50L Rolling Tool Chest STST1-80150

Pros

• + Splits into three modules that re-latch in any order, so one purchase covers the van, the site and the room you are working in
• + 51.9 litres published, the second-largest volume here, behind a telescopic handle and two 7in coated wheels
• + Metal rust-proof latches and a padlock eye rather than moulded plastic clips
• + 15,100 Amazon UK ratings at 4.6 stars, the largest owner base in this category by a distance

Cons

• − Stanley publishes a 20kg maximum load, which a bin full of power tools will find
• − No IP rating, gasket or sealed lid is published, so it is dry storage rather than weatherproof
• − Plastic hinges, where the STST1-80150 below uses metal ones

Pros

• + 30kg published maximum load, the highest of the three Stanley boxes here
• + Metal hinges as well as metal rust-proof latches, plus a padlock eye
• + 48 litres in one cavity with a removable internal tray and two lid organisers, sized for awkward single items rather than many small ones
• + Lightest rolling box here at 3.42kg empty, on 7in wheels behind a bi-material telescopic handle

Cons

• − Nothing detaches: no tote tray to carry into the room and no way to split the load
• − No IP rating, gasket or sealed lid published, so it is dry storage only
• − A single deep cavity swallows small tools unless you work at keeping the tray organised