I have a fairly extensive toolkit in my car, allowing me to fix most fixable issues on the road, and allowing me to handle a breakdown or involontary off-road experience in the winter. It currently fills two tool bags, which I don't really want in the trunk of the car.

So, I'm looking for some nice storage solution. I've searched, and found some nice boxes, but they were for the Silverado. Links:

Du-Ha Underseat Storage, Du Ha Truck Storage Cases, DuHa Underseat Gun Storage Cases for Trucks
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So, two questions:

Would either of these fit into my 2001 Suburban, with second row bucket seats and ordinary straight sofa third row seats?

Anyone with other suggestions or experience on the subject?

Bonus question:

Any people with cool toolkits in their car?

My kit (from memory, probably forgot something, and probably got some tool names wrong):

* Set of screwdrivers.
* Large, medium, small adjustable wrench.
* Hammer.
* Crowbar. Sometimes, after a fenderbender, things need some firm adjustments...
* Multi tool plier (Gerber Diesel, iirc).
* Needle nose pliers.
* Blunt nose combination pliers.
* Adjustable pliers.
* Heat shrink tube.
* Electrical tape.
* Vulcanizing tape.
* Two flashlights with spare batteries.
* Knife.
* Small axe (to cut some branches if I get stuck in the snow).
* Lighter.
* Spare lights.
* Spare fuses.
* Press on cable connectors with pliers to shrink them.
* Steel wire. Very useful for keeping things together.
* Tool mat. Nice to have a surface to put stuff on. Very annoying to lose that important tiny part if you have a problem in the night...
* Blankets. Nice in the winter, or if hauling something dirty, like our dog.
* Warm gloves and work gloves.
* Warm jacket and headwear.
* In the winter, good boots. You don't want to have to dig out the car from a ditch with deep wet snow without proper shoes.
* Heating candles. If the car breaks down at -40 Celsius, that will give you a day or so.
* Thin rope. For securing cargo.
* Strong rope. Once you are off the road, an ordinary towing line is usually too short to be of any use.
* Cheap electrical multimeter.
* Tape measure.
* Calipers.
* Large and small file.
* Small emergency shovel.
* Wire saw.
* Extra leash for the dog. Sometimes I forget to bring a leash.
* Collapsible water bowl for the dog.
* Simple medkit.
* Extra pair of glasses.
* Nylon straps.
* "Dentist's mirror". Sometimes it's difficult to see what you are doing.
* Reflex vest.
* Pencils (always work, unlike ink) and notepad.
* List of important phone numbers.
* Jumper Cables.

See why I need a storage solution?

 

No, they wouldn't fit because of the different construction of the middle row.

I have a large generic foot locker-sized plastic box that I keep in my rear cargo area. It holds all my emergency stuff and tools. Weighs about 60 lbs when filled. It's on non-skid material, so it doesn't slide around.

 

Like intheburbs , I too use a medium size hard plastic foot locker type container that I keep some basics like a 400 watt inverter, bottled water, blanket, a couple of MRE's, road atlas and also a cloth tool bag that contains a hard case socket set, small air compressor, flares, bungees , bike cable and lock, extra receiver pin lock, several feet of rope and guerrilla tape.
When I need the space I remove the foot locker and keep only the basic cloth bag with socket set and compressor, bungees cable and locks...

its pouring rain right now , but Ill too try and post a few pictures of what I have when I can...

Don't forget that space for the spare battery under the hood is a great place for a battery box for tool storage...

 

This won't relive any space but I use a hard (plyboard) cover the back of my cargo area, and stack/put my "junk" under it. It mounts where the soft cover used to be, from the detents in the side panels, and has two legs to prop it up.
That lets my tools and stuff be covered/hidden, and a shelve where I can shove groceries or dogs in, and not have to deal with an irregular surface.
I can leave the third row seat back, up or down.

 

I should also add that the area for the jack storage is pretty handy but not as convenient, I do keep jumper cables, gloves, a spare quart of oil and a windbreaker stuffed in that area....

 

Also, I should mention a couple Towels.
With a 60# Female Labrador (who thinks the Passenger Seat was put there for her) are very important about twice a year.