Got something similar at Hofer1) last year. Green nylon on a black rubber base shaped like a trough. Which means it can sit in wet dirt without toppling or the inside getting wet. Also, the ‘Gladstone’ format is very practical.
Actually, I bought two. One is used for tools, one is used as a briefcase. Which is sort of like a toolbag anyway, come to think about it.
1) Austrian branch of Aldi Süd. There is no escaping them. Resistance is futile.
That does look pretty beefy. Here’s mine for size comparison and works great for my art supplies, i don’t have my pencil set in there and WACOM tablet in it right now though but there’s a lot of room in there… just doesn’t look like it with all my sketchbooks in the way. Canvas and leather bottom are heavy duty, if this bag wasn’t so hard to find i’d buy the Large version too.
That’s part of the reasons I mention Tom Bihn bags. They’re made in Seattle and aren’t cheap, but they’re awesome. These look good too, no doubt about it, but the price still seems like a bit of a markup because of Mythbusters fame.
One interesting feature of Savage’s bag is that it is supposed to be machine washable. I don’t think this is true for most toolbags.
Sort of derail question: Everyday carry photos are cool.
But.
Is this a pornographic photo shoot for people who like to imply having a gun?
If not, what kind of dudes (come on, it’s us dudes) are these a photo shoot for?
Shoulder strap for the win!
‘Makers’ will make their own anyway, won’t they?
Totally but it’s still not out of the ordinary for a non-professional to just want to buy something that they’ve been recommended works for their needs. Adam’s bag looks good and is likely worth the money, but squarely out of the hands of his main demographic.
The materials and the fact that it’s made in the US is a reason for the cost, and he’s not in the business of setting up high volume manufacturing for bags so i truly do get the cost. I just think it sucks it’s anywhere near affordable, still hoping there will be plans. If so i could finagle my mom or friends that are savvy with sewing to help make one 
It’s a pretty sturdy strap, kind of wish it was padded but wouldn’t be hard to add a removable pad to it.
How large is the one you posted. I would presume it’s not the kind of bag you’d want to carry at the shoulder.
It is like the OLD karate belt system - where you just had a white belt you never washed and it became black only with time and experience.
I carry a Tom Bihn Empire Builder to work every day. It is, as you say, awesome.
Another good source for US-made luggage is Red Oxx.
I’m not sure that I would take an expensive white canvas bag full of real tools to a work site, any more than I would wear an expensive white linen suit to a Sicilian buffet.
My tools which are used around the house, under the car, and at the camp site ride in these:
My Tom Bihn slingback is 12 years old, been repaired by them for free (the zipper became disconnected) and still is going super strong (except for the zipper). But I like the Red Oxx bags! Those look cool too!
Those look pretty beefy and durable, for carrying art supplies it’s not my jam look-wise but for its intended use for proper tools i wouldn’t be as concerned over the look of it. Reminds me that i need to get a real tool bag for my tools. I got a set of stuff a few years ago and the included bag is awful. It’s just not high on my priority list right now.
The Veto XXL-F is huge, 25½" long by 9½" wide by 17" high (12" if you can fold the handle down, which is pretty difficult until the bag’s been broken in for a few years).
It’s divided in half lengthwise; one side has 54 pockets (which aren’t truly optimal for my tools, but I make it work) and the other is a single compartment. Because it’s so ginormous you can use the single compartment side as a saw till, or a home for multiple drivers or drills, or for wrecking bars and levels. I use it to hold a chalkline, 24" bolt cutters, a big old hoof rasp, a 24" stabila, an adjustable frame hacksaw, two or three hammers, mallets and wrecking bars, (there are hammer rings on the outside of the bag, but I don’t use them for hammers very often) and a couple of steel squares, including a full size rafter square which sticks out of the top cutout. Oh, and a pair of wrench rolls, so roughly 50 combination wrenches. It’s not full! EDIT: Also a Fluke T5-600 ammeter.
I could probably fill it with fancy steel to the point where I couldn’t lift it without the (wide, padded) shoulder strap. Even with just the tools I do keep in it, it’d be pretty unmanageable going through doors without that strap.
@lolipop_jones, I carried Bucket Boss’s original Contractor’s Briefcase for years (until I wore out the strap attachment points) as a combination laptop & tool bag. It wasn’t as sturdy as the stuff Veto makes, but had better pocket layout, and was a perfect fit for anyone whose daily carry includes both a laptop and a soldering iron. I have been less happy with their wrench rolls, but honestly wrench rolls should always be homemade anyway.
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