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C A S Q U A R T E R L Y W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 47 Cart with a Husky brand tool chest mounted on the bottom shelf. The chest was a perfect fit for the cart and, until I go for a full custom-built support cart, tool chests are a great way to incorporate drawers without spending as much on rack-mounted drawers from brands like Mid-Atlantic. I added the top half shelf for added workspace. It's come in handy, as I quickly filled up my drawers and still had gear without a home, so I use plastic containers (usually from The Container Store) that I affix Velcro to and then mount the containers in places that are easy to access, but off the main workspace. "I've got all my wireless transmitter clips, as well as spare thumbscrews and Allen keys in the case on the left-side panel of the upper shelf. My label maker is Velcro'd underneath that same upper shelf, and I keep all my go-to mic accessories (super stick, overcovers, RM-11s, Joe's Sticky, lav bullet, etc.) in that large tackle box container up top. Because everything is Velcro'd in place, my utility can grab the box and quickly head to set without needing to fish around in any drawers. I also have a container just for fresh batteries on the main work shelf. This keeps them close at hand and saves time, negating the need to pull out the box from the drawer or deal with any packaging." One of the more difficult to organize portions of our packages is the lavaliere microphone accessories kit. There is such a variety of small items to keep track of and keep accessible. I really love what Amanda has put together here; it's portable and powerful: MIC ACCESSORIES: "The contents change depending on who my utility is for each show I'm on. I let each utility put their go-to items in there and change up the arrangement for what works for them. We've found it to be very convenient just having one main thing to grab that contains all the possible mounts, tapes, etc., when you're asked to wire away from the cart or tweak a wire out on set."af Lavalieres and accessories are dumped onto a work- bench for a reference photo. Magliner Mini Cart Mic Accessories THE CONTAINER STORE The Container Store is a heavenly place for someone looking to organize anything. It doesn't have to be crazy-expensive either. There is a giant range of container brands and styles that work for anyone. The main challenge when putting together my lavaliere accessory drawer was how to fit every little bit in a two-space Middle Atlantic drawer. The second challenge is needing to do this, basically, from memory. As this was setting myself up for failure, I dumped out all of my lavalieres and accessories onto my workbench and took a reference photo. I headed to The Container Store and started browsing. This is what I meant by opening a can of worms. One container led to one idea, and evolved. Then a different container kit reset my trajectory all over again until I landed on this: Stackable blocks to organize tape, wind protection, mic pack