Getting the utility from utility kilts!

[Unimoose]

As I am still rather new here I am guessing that this is the best spot to post this thread, if not please let me know as it's been determined I'm capable of following simple instruction. I've gotten a bit of a building bug over the last couple years and have found out that it's much more comfortable to do it while kilted!

I built a couple cedar cooler stands, the cooler is 52 quart with a plumbed drain and stands about 3 feet high. No more bending over to dig out your favorite beverage. Plus you don't need to ask the guy sitting on the cooler to move out of the way to get something. The bottle opener and cap catch were a must!
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I also put together a couple benches, this one has a mesh bottom that we are now using to store our hose and other gardening supplies.
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[Unimoose]

I should also point out that my preferred "work" clothing is a utility kilt. I started wearing one a few months back and am shocked by how comfortable it is!



This is the latest project, I started with a design for an Adirondack chair which I then configured into a bench with a cooler. The bottle caps are caught by 7 rare earth magnets sunk into the board from behind to a depth of 1/8th of an inch from the surface. It's for my daughter and son in law who have twin 2 year old boys, the idea of one of them falling into a traditional cap catch was enough to cause me to find an alternative. In the front view picture you can see a few bits and screws stuck to the boards by the magnets.

[ThistleDown]

Nice work, Unimoose. I assume the shed behind the bench is your work, too.

[Tarheel]

I found a huge difference in comfort after wearing my tool belt (containing screws, nails, measuring tape, pencils, etc.) over my kilt as opposed to over my jeans. I only use the kilt pockets for wallet, cigarettes and lighter and other personal items when I work dressed that way. I often work at different sites and must keep many things on my person that a work shop would naturally have at hand. Tool bags or buckets take care of the larger tools (drills, saws, hammers, levels, etc.)

Look like fun projects you have shown.

[Unimoose]

Nice work, Unimoose. I assume the shed behind the bench is your work, too.

Thank you, I did build the shed as well. It's in need of another coating of stain and waterseal, I built it in 2009, but I've always enjoyed building stuff more than I have maintaining it!

I found a huge difference in comfort after wearing my tool belt (containing screws, nails, measuring tape, pencils, etc.) over my kilt as opposed to over my jeans. I only use the kilt pockets for wallet, cigarettes and lighter and other personal items when I work dressed that way. I often work at different sites and must keep many things on my person that a work shop would naturally have at hand. Tool bags or buckets take care of the larger tools (drills, saws, hammers, levels, etc.)

Look like fun projects you have shown.

Thanks. I am fortunate that my work site is in my backyard, everything I need is within 6 feet of where I am working. The navy blue kilt is from UT Kilts and has front and rear pockets which make it pretty practical. I will have to give the toolbelt a shot though It always seems I have set something down somewhere and have to spend several minutes trying to find it. Thankfully I keep 3 tape measures and 4 - 5 pencils within that 6 feet so it is rarely those.

[tripleblessed]

I've always enjoyed building stuff more than I have maintaining it!

YES! ME TOO

It always seems I have set something down somewhere and have to spend several minutes trying to find it.

When I owned a stage lighting business, my employees were muchly amused by the fact that I could sit down in an open
space on the floor, nothing within ten feet of me but three or four tools and a couple of instruments to repair, and within
three minutes I would not be be able to find at least one of the tools.