Rubbermaid Commercial Products BRUTE Tote Storage Container with Lid, 14-Gallon-included, Rugged/Reusable Boxes for Moving/Storing in Garage/Basement/Attic/Jobsite/Truck/Camping, Gray

Durable, well engineered, storage capacity is excellent, exactly what I was seeking

Old-school Sterlite enduser here, but unfortunately Sterlite doesn't make anything robust enough anymore so I've crossed over to the Rubbermaid Commercial BRUTE Totes: Medium 14-Gallons (56-Quart), and Large 20-Gallons (80-Quart) they come in nice neutral colors such as White, Gray, and Green. Both size Totes with Lids are stackable with each other. They're very heavy-duty, as they should be for the BRUTE name! The BRUTE Totes are food-grade safe, which is important. I like the White for the interior of the house, also with the White interior color you can see what your contents are in a darkly lit space. The Gray a perfect for the garage and tool storage. Rubbermaid also makes a Green color, which would be excellent for outdoor usage. I would also like to see a Clear-Frosted color as well in the BRUTE product color lineup so you could see the interior contents. But unfortunately, Rubbermaid does NOT market these products at all and they should because they're great. They are an older design, so I would like to see them more sleeker and more ergonomically re-designed, including the lids plastic snap-on mechanism could be re-designed to function better. Also would love to see additional sizes such as a Small, and perhaps different shapes. The sharp handles jet-out, so you can't put the storage bins next to each other sideways in a tight space. I could never find these tote bins at my local big box stores. They were always very hard to get.I highly recommend the Rubbermaid Commercial BRUTE Totes! But wish they were much more readily available to purchase. I don't always need a expensive case of 6 in the same size.NOTE: To Rubbermaid Commercial Division regarding the box with a case of 6, the top and bottom of the box should have interior cardboard bumpers to protect the box during shipment so the expensive storage bins don't arrive damaged.

I like that years after buying them they are still of the same quality. I don't like how heavy they are, but I think that's because I'm getting weaker as I get older. He turned 50 and things get heavier.I try and organize by color of tubs, depending on the type of packing I am doing, and it would be nice to have another color and often the only color available is gray.Recommending Brute tubs does come easy because they tend to wear out crack never. Mostlyafter you are tired of them and want something new just because period they don't wear out. I have yet to put them to the tests due to weather conditions I usually pack a waterproof stuff sack for the things that are critically important and the rest can get a little wet. I'm going to be in Colorado this summer and I will see how all of my Rubbermaid tubs in green, blue, and gray will respond to the freezing temperatures versus my desert storage unit and garage for a decade.From what I can tell so far they are pliable and semi rigid.

I like this container cause it's strong and easy to store items that you don't want laying around and the lid is automatically snapped locked also it's stackability is nice and firm not like many other containers that are stackable but weak and bulging.

UPDATE 2015-10-18 at 08:08After several months' use, I have discovered that these sides can and will crack if they're stacked full with heavy items. For example, I have large bins filled variously with paper (two full reams, blank notebooks, legal pads); computer and electronics items (small HDDs, wires and cables, etc.), and office supplies. I stacked three on top of each other and loaded them onto a hand truck. While going down the stairs with the totes on the hand truck (slight bounce), I discovered one of bins cracked on the side. This occurred on two separate occasions.The lids also may crack if the bins are filled and stacked more than three high.These remain a good product and generally better than the consumer tote Rubbermaid sells. And they will probably last without cracks if shelved and stacked less than 2 high or individually on shelves. But it is quite disappointing that these neither stack for long term storage as well as expected as the BRUTE label would imply, nor can travel on a hand truck without the possibility of cracking, also as the BRUTE label would imply.I have downgraded my initial review from 5 stars to 4 starsORIGINAL REVIEWThese plastic totes are MUCH sturdier than the consumer version sold in most retail stores. They stack very well (even when slightly overstuffed), resist orders, and even hold labels and stickers well, making the contents easy to identify without opening the lid. If you're in the business of using this type of plastic tote, I think this is worth the extra cost.My only complaint is that Amazon ships them in these huge boxes, whereby the tote is the only thing in the box. Since these seem harder to buy at retail than the consumer totes, buyers should know that if you purchase these in bulk, your place of receipt will be filled with huge boxes. Not a good look for the homestead.

I've always bought Rubbermaid storage tubs and after buying a few cheaper brands, I went back to Rubbermaid as the others cracked on me. I was looking for white to brighten up my basement storage area and realized white, is few and far between. These may be a bit expensive than most for storage but, the quality can't be beat. Picking them up is of ease with the handles also.

These are great bins. I previously used the gray versions of these that are larger, and they were awesome as well. I have used them for various tasks even including to move large amounts of water when I needed to transport something that had to stay wet in transport, and they held up well even to that stress. The plastic is thick and the lids stay on fairly securely though they are not watertight. These make great long-term storage and they're also a helpful way to move things from place to place.