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Having a rolling toolbox system makes it easier to haul your tools wherever you need them to begin working. One of the most popular systems comes from Milwaukee, which is one of the best-ranked power tool brands. If you’re a big fan of the highly reliable Milwaukee brand, you may want to pair their tools with the same brand of toolbox. However, are Milwaukee rolling tool boxes any good?  Milwaukee’s Packout Rolling Toolbox provides plenty of versatility, allowing you to stack other boxes over the rolling base unit and completely customize your setup. It includes metal-reinforced corners that ensure it can withstand the toughest job sites.

However, one of the key things to consider before buying Milwaukee Packout rolling tool boxes is the high cost. You can buy the Milwaukee Rolling Packout Tool Box for $139 to start, and then add other units to the stack to fit your needs for an additional cost. If that price is outside what you want to spend, an alternative option that offers many of the same benefits is the NAPA Mobile Tool Box ($98). Although saving some money with the NAPA version of this rolling box seems great, does it offer the same quality, durability, and versatility as the Milwaukee Packout System? Learn more about what you can expect from the NAPA Mobile Tool Box.

NAPA’s toolbox is easy to roll around the job site with its two wheels on the back. You’ll pull the telescopic handle away from the body so you can tilt the box back onto the two wheels and roll your tools easily. You can fit some larger tools in the bottom of the unit, which is almost 2 feet in length. You can then use the insert trays included inside the NAPA box to organize your smaller items. You could also remove the trays to give yourself more room for larger tools.

The case consists of sturdy materials, allowing people to stand on the lid with the toolbox closed as a makeshift step stool for your home or job site. The top of the lid even has a raised diamond pattern on it, providing extra traction when you’re standing on it.

NAPA makes a few other tool and storage case organizers that you could pair with the basic NAPA Mobile Toolbox. The extra cases aren’t perfectly sized to connect to the basic unit, but you can carry more than one case on the wheeled NAPA case if desired. The NAPA 30-Liter Container Box ($35) might be one of the best units to pair with the wheeled toolbox, as it measures 15 by 15 by 12.75 inches, allowing it to balance atop the base unit without hanging over the edge.

When compared to the Milwaukee Packout Toolbox System, you’ll definitely spend less for the starter NAPA Mobile Tool Box — almost $40 less — while also spending less on the other units that you want to add to the system. However, the Packout system’s design is significantly easier to stack than the NAPA option, as everything in the Packout system securely fits together. NAPA’s options don’t fit together.

The NAPA Mobile Tool Box isn’t quite as large as the basic Packout box, meaning you won’t be able to fit quite as many tools into the container. The NAPA unit measures 23.5 by 15 by 16.5 inches, while the Milwaukee Packout unit measures 25.6 by 18.6 by 22.1 inches. The NAPA option only has a 55-pound weight capacity, while the Packout system can support up to 250 pounds of weight.

Although the NAPA Mobile Tool Box has a telescopic handle that helps with rolling the box around the job site, its handle is not as useful as the Milwaukee design if you want to stack more boxes on the base unit. The wheels for the NAPA unit are on the narrow edge, and the handle pulls outward from the opposite narrow edge. The Packout’s wheels are on the wide edge of the unit, and the handle is on the opposite wide edge. The telescopic handle on the Milwaukee toolbox helps to corral the stacked boxes on top, making it easier to move them safely. The NAPA handle’s design cannot hold the stacked units in place.