Can I Source The Ultimate DIY Tool Kit FOR JUST £50 From This Car Boot Sale?

[@melodoubt]

Am I mistaken or did two sheets of Shadow Foam at £27 :99 a pop cost more than the entire tool kit?

[@ojcrook1340]

I've got a challenge for you: put together a camping tool kit for under £60. Complete with mallet, peg puller, fishing tools, BBQ utensils, etc. Maybe take it on a camping weekend and see how you get on 😊😊

[@ShadowFoam]

Not a bad shout that, although might be a tad late in the year to do that and release it timely but defo add it to my list!

[@jamesr8318]

@@ShadowFoam could do a collab with kent survival for that video

[@ojcrook1340]

Never thought I'd get to a point in my life where I'd be watching bargain hunt voluntarily 😂 another great video

[@ShadowFoam]

You and me both! Never thought I’d get to a point my job was to do bargain hunt 😅

[@LaraAmelia7]

Tool content!!!! 😍😍😍

[@drpuggle9877]

as a sheffield resident its really nice to see the old school quality tools still going, its half the reason i got into engineering!

[@ShadowFoam]

I don’t think you’ll ever truly stop seeing them, something about their quality that will just keep getting passed on generation to generation

[@SeanBZA]

Hammer has that handle to put a set of nails in, then you can hit the edge and have a nail pull off the string, and then hit it into the wood. Used for framing when you need to do a lot of nails, but no air or power nailer around.

[@ShadowFoam]

Thanks for the info, that's really interesting!

[@madyottoyotto3055]

​@@ShadowFoamnever realised you was local lol Can't beat JD's but have to have a breakfast while you there

[@albertgibson-y8k]

Great You Tube video for the beginners.

[@camwinstone]

The “hand made knife” is a glazers tool for removing old putty. I got the exact same one 40 years ago when I was an apprentice.

[@icba4907]

Called a hacking knife in the gas industry, used for cleaning pitch off steel mains.

[@essexmirage]

I have a couple of these too, all the same exact design

[@Mr.E.us.69]

Glad to see people are aware of stolen power tools at car boot sales

[@ShadowFoam]

it's definitely something I want to bring more awareness to as the channel continues to grow!

[@NoisyBoy1990]

Make up a tool kit that fits in the spare wheel in the boot of the car, with all the essentials for basic repairs on the side of the road. Be a fun little challenge, provided you've got a car with a spare wheel to build it into!

[@patrick9402]

I have a Bosch tool case that I keep meaning to take to the dump as I no longer have the tool it came with. Thanks to your info I'll be breaking out my multi-tool to cut out the inside moulding. Thank you 👍

[@ShadowFoam]

Let me know how you get on with that Patrick, sounds a good project that!

[@MelaniePotton]

Watching this video has inspired me to sort out my tools. Then I’m going to get some of your foam and cases. It’s so much easier to do any job, when your tools are where you can find them, and when you can’t you end up buying again. Big Thank You for your inspiration.

[@courtneygubb2840]

I’ve been watching your videos for a few months now and love all the organising and tool shopping challenges! Now going back and watching your older videos x would love this tool box for my brother! X

[@Composites.Cymru34]

Best bargain was definitely the box! Have had a friend at the tip keeping an eye for them but these are perfect!!

[@Penster-Elle]

Not bad for £50.00. I've bought many of my wood-turning tools from car boot sales. You can save a fortune.

[@ShadowFoam]

Absolutely! What do you think the best bargain I got was?

[@BlackoutTribal]

@@ShadowFoamThe guy at the bargain shop giving you the extra dollar off was pretty sweet. Love it when vendors are caring like that.

[@stuartpercival9383]

I like the small set of insulated drivers in the wee pouch. As for something missing from the kit I would suggest some kind of marking implement - pencil, french chalk, crayon, scriber or a Sharpie/ marker pen...... Lol lump of coal. Keep up the good work guys 💪🏻

[@peternewman-bl2ws]

I love old tools, they are a different class and always try and get something unusual at a boot fair. Some nice finds there and thanks for the tip about the tool boxes I think that will be on the list.

[@davidwalker5966]

What a great idea for anyone on a tight budget and for anyone just setting up home never having a need for a toolkit before

[@mr.b.4048]

Clay Brand. First started my tool collection around 50 years ago, and I still have my Clay square shank flat head drivers from back then.

[@ShadowFoam]

definitely a tool that was made to last!

[@michaelwatson2931]

Love watching you make these tool kits up you never know what you need till you need it

[@therealbighairydave]

I've just become a homeowner - you've inspired me to park my Amazon shopping cart and try the car boots first!

[@danielpermien3082]

The hammer is a very nice one and is great in the hand. The sealant remover is one the tools you never have but need at some time as a homeowner 😊👍🏼 Love the videos 🇬🇱

[@Richdsils]

I think that grouter toll was one hell of a good find, A little hidden gem with added bonuses.

[@snellingjam1]

Car boots are great for cheap tools that are usually pretty good quality too..... Love the old style Stanley knife, last for years, still use my dad's one from the 60's!

[@RALLYxREP]

I love these challenges, a fantastic watch and the passion/enthusiasm for bargains and unique tools shines through.......can never have enough tools! Also love that these sorts of tools potentially get a second wind. As you said that'd serve someone well.

[@joefrisken6427]

Only just found your channel, and im really enjoying some of your content. I also think it is really cool how often you do giveaways. As a makita fan, those cases are a great find. Keep up the good work 👍

[@roadrageburleson]

Very nice kit for 50. I love how you used that Makita case. That was a brilliant use for that case.

[@fredjacques2979]

Good selection. The bargin is the grout tool. Most useful

[@ShadowFoam]

Great choice, hard to argue with you!

[@worstuserever]

Good to see what you can do on a tough budget, as many people have to make every penny count. Bearing in mind it will inevitably have limitations, this has most basics covered for common small home repair and decorating tasks. Keeping as near as possible to the cutthroat brief, I'd add a tenon saw and a "Manchester spanner" i e. rubber mallet. You could introduce minor electrical diagnostics and repair by adding a cheap multimeter, and a pipe cutter to get started on plumbing. I like that multi-purpose sealant tool. If it works, a one-stop accessory for all those functions will save so much rummaging around.

[@matt7blue1]

Some people are brand snobs but for a mixed bag it’s a great addition to anyone. Imagine getting that when u 1got your own house/flat. Looks a great tool box and all fits into a cupboard when you know where it all is. Should be a parent and child activity before they get their own place.

[@ShadowFoam]

Absolutely agree with you there!

[@TheExtremaz]

The cases was awesome! I bougt one red/black fuel case to fit some car detailing supplyes, like polisher, pads etc into.

[@nickisly6522]

This is great! My step father did something similar for me when I lost my husband. I actually still have it. Love the Makita idea and a major bargain. In terms of car boot bargain, that American style pick/ brick hammer is a steal.

[@davegreaves2412]

I think the trim cutter is defo the best tool purchased. Love the makita box, great idea.

[@FGUK1973]

I bought 4 MW Fuel interlocking tool casses for £30 and have used shadow foam in each of them. I have one full of my hammers, one for my jigsaw and blades. I even have 2 american 50 cal ammo boxes with an Angle Grinder in one and all my bolster chisels and club hammer in the other. They are brilliant. Got a Dewalt box that hold my B&D rotary sander with all its sanding disc too.

[@craigharrison57]

I love vintage hand tools. I need to find a local car boot to see what I can find. Thanks for the video :)

[@techlessman2162]

Loved the car boot visit, and those Makita boxes were a total bargain! But what I really really loved were that set of watch makers screwdrivers in the leather case, they were an amazing find. They looked like vintage Steadfast ones, but couldn't tell.

[@I_play_fs22]

This Is the way to do it! I have a car boot near me that also do auctions animals and machinery the tools there and spare parts are great for cheap

[@malcolmalty1604]

Love the budget tool kits, thought you did really well with this one. Looking forward to seeing the pink tool kit. been waiting ages for it to come out. i know snap on did a full range of pink tools. very expensive. may you do a tool kit for a boat. or a camping tool kit with a compass, stove and tin opener., and some way to charge a phone solar panel, lighter, and one of them pound flash light.

[@shaneparton1143]

The tool box for 2.50 is amazing I will have to try and get some for my tools keep up the great job keep them videos coming please

[@EmdadHoque-f1l]

IM JUST FOLLOWING YOUR TRIPS NOW AND WE ARE STARTING THIS FASTCAP METHODS THANK YOU FROM BANGLADESH

[@stevencleverly8426]

Great tip on the makita boxes just bought some on Ebay after watching this video, I would say the roofing Hammer was the best buy.

[@drporpoise9377]

This is the sort of content we need more of on KZbin! Well done fantastic video!

[@RowenaBliss-hu9tu]

You did amazing for £50, and I way you boxed it up with the foam in the box was excellent. I need to get hold of a couple of those Makita cases for my ever growing toolkit

[@9000_tegninger]

Love to rummage to fleamarkets, local skips and worksites for that golden find (y) Free or cheap, is the goodie

[@aidancallaghan5040]

Great little set for £50. Love the idea of the Makita cases, I might have to look into that

[@adrianskelton7399]

That's a great set! I'd be well happy with that for £50! I think I'd probably have to add a tape measure though, but that's just personal preference. Great watch as usual, thanks!

[@deniseshapiro7145]

❤ here in the states we go to garage sales. It's amazing the cool things you can get for very little money. You found some amazing stuff. ❤

[@johnscruby9134]

Love the budget tool kits, thought you did really well with this one. Look forward to seeing the next one.

[@dan_4127]

Combination square looks really good and the screw drivers are much better looking quality than you could get in your average new screwdriver set. Really impressed with everything you got for £50. You missed a trick in this video, you should have put your burger in shadow foam 😂😂 love the videos, keep up the good work. Maybe do a video of a budget toolkit made up from tools from Facebook marketplace?

[@andywilson3761]

Top video! Biggest bargain the Stanley for 50p! Essential tool

[@JackCarter-f9d]

Love a car boot sale, grabbed a few bargains over the years. Love the vid btw mate, need more videos like this.

[@sideshowb0b176]

Great selection of tools and a box for £50! Nicely done - I may be off car-booting then............

[@Inigo566]

My friend just moved into a new house and expressed interest in having a tool kit. She’s been curious about some of my tools, when I visited her once, I brought along an old-school tire pressure gauge to check her tires, which she thought was such a simple gadget but effective. When she asked what tool kit she should buy, I offered to put one together for her. She's really into recycling and prefers to have second-hand tools, and she specifically requested a tire pressure gauge. I ended up getting a budget-friendly Milwaukee toolbox, which seems like a perfect fit! Thanks for the inspiration, i'll be ordering some foam for the box soon, i do think she will need a small powered screwdriver , if you have any thoughts on that it would be good to hear

[@rachelmortimore3129]

Seen your channel for the first time - I’m a hobby wood worker - enjoyed following you around the car boot - I got a steptoes yard near me where I pick up cheap tools - I love a rummage - I recon you need to add a pencil to your kit to make it perfect

[@richardhall60]

Brilliant toolbox idea, and the sealant scraping tool is cool

[@chrisbarone3010]

Boot sale best place to go for tools, also up there getting 10mm spanner and sockets as their the ones that always seem to go missing

[@peterclarke3300]

Great video I actually found a couple of snap-on spanner’s, quite a while ago and the square was a good find especially, with it being a cast one and not the flimsy aluminium ones that are all over the place now 👍👍

[@1985mavrik]

Gotta be the case really adds the wow factor when fully put together great video need to order some foam and try this myself 👍

[@johnrevell6684]

It’s definitely amazing what you can find at car boots and on the local market

[@eddiebeck4757]

I love looking round tool shops that have everything, proper Aladdin’s cave.

[@ShadowFoam]

SDo do I, especially with a healthy mix of old and new tools!

[@007bondport]

Great £50 kit shows you don’t need to spend a fortune, to get a decent kit , also what a great tip for the storage boxes I’ve got a few Milwaukee ones that just sit there doing nothing so I’m going to give it a go and make a few sets that can be taken to and from work easily, Thanks Jonathan for another video.

[@benriley324]

Great video love these little challenges. Good tip on the makita boxes too will have to keep an eye out.

[@26conno]

Never thought to go to a car boot for tools. As a novice carpenter, i know ill be going there for anything i need now! 👍🏻

[@CraigNorton-o8m]

Shadow foam has given me the opportunity to combine my fathers, grandfathers and other families quality tools that ended up in messy boxes of junk! They now can be made up into sets of tools that means a lot and can be given to my children as well as nephews and nieces etc!! Endless possibilities for shadow foam and worth the price!!

[@richardsarcheryreviews]

As someone who's just starting to build a tool collection at 40 years old for different bits around the house I've found car boots and places like cash converter and cash generator are really good please especially for power tools

[@willbaker8884]

Why buy new when stolen tools are so much cheaper!

[@dolby5468]

That CEF screwdriver is Britool! Very nice find. Also in the thumb nail I can see a Huber shim spanner. That should have made it home!

[@stevey9110]

I have found many a good spanner at car boot. you did well for £50. The hammer or Square maybe best buy.

[@stephenbatterbee2065]

Great advice on the stolen tools. Great bargains found there! I think as a grab kit it’s super set. The square I think was great value.😊

[@jamesmacleod8388]

Moving soon and definitely need to put together a new house toolbox, so its really helpful to hear what you think the essentials are. My budget is a little different from yours though, starting with "What I can acquire through work"

[@Rich_photo77]

Awesome kit. Not sure how long those £6 spanners will last for but a great starter for someone. Great idea to also be aware of knocked off power tools

[@aaronfrater2357]

Love a good boot sale get some great stuff i got a router last time i was there for £5 boxed fully working was a crazy good deal

[@mihamaker]

I would say that particular kit or similar does not need shadow foam insert, at least not full one. Maybe one bottom layer for heavy tools and other tools just assorted on top of them. Maybe add thin wave foam on the lid to squeeze assorted tools.

[@franad14]

Love a car boot sale! Found some superb stuff there! 😊 Great budget tool kit! Best price was the Makita tool box I reckon! 😁

[@SimonSargent]

I didn’t know you could buy boxes like that, and it’s a good idea❤👍👍👍👍🙂🙂🙂😎😎😇

[@edinfreehold1847]

I would add a couple of 3" G Cramps, a 16-20" cross cut saw, a mastic gun and the most useful tool of all, a Mole wrench. Unlike everyone else, although I like the recycling of the Makita box, you can't leave it anywhere showing. I have had two car windows broken to nick Makita tools, both in the daytime !

[@crocket799]

Best for budget has got to be the Makita case. It would have been appropriate for a Makita SDS drill my son bought for my birthday.

[@78jcra1g]

Love the content and format of your videos, shows their are bargains to be had if you look. Noticed a set of stilsons I would have picked up. ❤

[@RikRik-x6z]

You got a great tool kit together there! 😀 I have built up a fairly decent wood working tool set from several carboot sales, my fave find being a wooden block plane and a nice old wooden mallet for just £3 for the pair. Both will be getting a light restoration in order to keep the patina. Perhaps a wood working tool challenge would make for a good vid!?!

[@DavidBakker]

The Makita case is a stand out star and I also really like the right angle/ruler thing (no idea what that’s called in English 😅), so I guess I really like the blue/teal colored items 😊

[@johnp-e9963]

5:26 That trim thing is used to cut UPVC window trims i.e. the pieces to hold the glass in. At least thats what my dad has one for. The one he has holds a stanley blade.

[@ShadowFoam]

Thanks for the info!

[@atdrum8060]

Great start for a basic hand tool kit, only things I would add would be a voltage detector, mastic gun, maybe some clamps, a general wood hand saw and a dead blow mallet otherwise not bad fro £50. Would be interesting to see what you could get for £150 or £200+ as if a new apprentice carpenter or electrician needed to start building their own collection of tools together

[@mikehewitt6484]

I’ve been buying stuff from the guy that refurbishes the tools for a few years now. I’m surprised how much the value of them has increased since before Covid. Good tools more than doubling in value. Really enjoying this channel. I think your shadow foam is a brilliant product. Like the toolbox tip too 👌🏻

[@spenny6222]

You've just given me an idea for a Christmas present for my daughter, who's just bought her first house that needs a bit of DIY TLC. I'll be looking out for the Pink tools video, too 👍

[@ShadowFoam]

October 18th will be a great date to see if we do a pink toolkit 👀

[@georgeevans1731]

Bought a starter pack a few years ago for my pelican tool box! Really good value for money ! Also love the video !

[@barrymelody4477]

Liked this one as it shows you don't need to spend a fortune to get started. I also took you tip and went to look in the discount range on ITS and ordered some DeWalt cases for £5 each absolute bargain. Great tip and also ordered some other stuff!!! Keep the videos going 👍.

[@stevegoodier1241]

Crackin' good kit for the price, I deal for a starter kit or somebody with limited storage space..An addition to the kit could be something to right with ie. Sharpie felt pen or carpenter's pencil.....Love lookin' around Whiteshaws as it's only 5 mins from home 😀

[@MrWjb55]

I think you did great, I feel you could have done with a sanding either paper or a sanding block and not a tool but a can of WD would complete it definitely think that any of the Stanley stuff was a great deal

[@Dazob66]

I feel like one of them car booty sellers with all the tools in my sheds that i,m never gonna use, gave me a great idea to put my own kits together to give to my grandsons for xmas using shadow foam of course ....cheers pal love your enthusiasm 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@ShadowFoam]

That sounds like a great idea! Let me know how you get on with that project!

[@NathanHayward1]

Watching these types of videos really makes me appreciate my first toolkit I inherited from my grandad more

[@FENCYCLIST]

That Makita box would make a great case for my collection of home bicycle m aintenance tools, great video

[@staceygillespie7227]

Now that $50 challenge would be hard to beat. You found and packed a boat load of tools in that case. I like how you repurposed the Makita case. Would like to see a prosumer kit done. Happy trails 🙏

[@RoyWCanada]

Hi Jonathan, you certainly created a great kit for £50.00. You also got some great deals as always. Best tool was the trim shears. Thanks see you on the next one.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@ShadowFoam]

until next week Roy! 👍

[@D_MO55]

Great and cheap way to get a good set of tools. Good to see you bringing awareness to tool theft and the link to car boots!!

[@ShadowFoam]

you bet! It's an issue I hope to talk about more on the channel going forward!

[@rickp783]

Great video - really good idea with the use of the old power tool box

[@DaveBloke-tg5wv]

That combination square looks good!

[@TheJame951]

One of those cases would be awsome to outfit with some shadowfoam. Some much needed organization

[@amangrewal4502]

Thats a great shopping and tool collection you have put together and revalued all the tools to their original price, hope to buy these shadowfoams soon. We are watching you from other side of the world - New Zealand 👍🏻

[@patrickberger41]

I think the hammer was a steal.. pretty cool for 50 bucks.. love your videos mate, keep it up

[@ianeveratt7273]

I think the calliper was a great addition, very useful

[@gordonfrew]

Nice touch modifying the Makita boxes - great idea.

[@1MartinWaite]

That grout removal tool is for silicon removal and then you can smooth it out with the different smoothing rubbers on the end of the tool handle.😊😊 the 5in 1 was your best buy without any doubt.😊😊😊 To me the only thank you never got was a wood saw but I never seen any so I’ll let you have that one.😂😂😂😂😂

[@duncanmcdowall90]

Great video, I think the stanley roofing hammer was the best buy.