A letter from the crew

Welcome to Team Red.

You found us early. Good. That means you’re the kind of person who shows up before the doors are fully hung.

Team Red Tools is brand new, and we’re building it the way you’d build out your rig: one shelf at a time, while it’s already on the job. Some tools still have placeholder pictures. A few features are still on the bench. Nothing’s broken. We’re just not done swinging the hammer.

Here’s what we’re about. We run red. We think the right tool at the right price shouldn’t take six tabs and a headache. And we think the people who use these tools every day deserve a place that’s theirs: to show off the rig, brag on the stack, settle the M18-vs-M12 argument, and earn some respect while they’re at it.

So it’s two things at once. A shop: every Milwaukee tool, every big store, side by side, no games. And a crew: Team Red Nation, where your garage, your loadouts, your stacks and your crew live, and where the community votes on what’s legit.

We’re independent. We’re fans, not Milwaukee. When you buy through a store link, the store may toss us a small commission. It never changes your price and never changes which store we call cheapest. That commission is how we pay our people and keep building this out. Nobody’s getting rich here. We’re giving it everything we’ve got.

Want to see what we’ve already built? Click here to find out.

Got an idea? Spotted something off? Tell us. We read everything. If your idea ships, you earn a digital Idea Maker trophy on your garage, with your name on it, for ultimate bragging rights.

This site was built by real builders, like you. We’re not some big company cranking out another site to sell you things. We came from the front lines. We’ve shopped for the tools we use every day. We know what it’s like to choose a side. And we wanted a place we could all share and build together. That’s what makes this different. It’s ours now. Let’s show them what we’ve got.

Start your garage. Bring your crew. Let’s build this thing.

Run Red,
The Team Red Team

Start your garage Enter the Nation Shop tools

Coming soon to the shop floor

On the bench right now. Some land next week, some take longer. Want something moved up? Vote for it.

  • Verified crewsReal companies, union locals, utilities and schools prove who they are with a work email at their own domain and get a Verified check and their official logo. Verified crews can require members to verify their work email too.
  • Share cardsOne tap turns a trophy, badge, stack, loadout, garage or review into an image made for Facebook, Instagram or a text.
  • Custom link previewsPaste a loadout, stack or garage link anywhere and it shows its own picture.
  • My statsMembers see how many people viewed, upvoted, copied and wish-listed their garage, loadouts and stacks. Counts only, never who.
  • Helpful reviews, sorted your wayVote reviews helpful and sort by most helpful, newest, rating or your trade.
  • Community moderationThree reports from established members hide something until it's reviewed; bad-faith reporters stop counting.
  • Block and muteMembers choose what they never want to see: everything from someone, or just their reviews or comments.
  • Follow membersFollow your crew and see their trophies, rigs and stacks in your feed.
  • Garage of the MonthPicked automatically by upvotes from established members, with a permanent trophy.
  • Price history chartsSee every tool’s price over time, so you know a real deal from a fake one.
  • Price WatchSet your price. We watch every store and hit you up when it drops.
  • Real photos on every toolOur own shots and Team Photos from members, replacing the placeholders.
  • Sign in with AppleOne tap for iPhone crews.

Just landed

  • PACKOUT Stack BuilderSnap together a PACKOUT stack on graph paper, true to size, and see height, weight and price before you buy. Earn badges, share it, save it.
  • Team LoadoutsMembers show off vans, trucks, trailers and shop walls with the exact tools in them. Upvote the best, overall and by tag.
  • Team StacksReal PACKOUT stacks with photos, linked to the Stack Builder so anyone can copy the exact build or add the pieces to a wish list.
  • Team GaragesRanked public garages, by trade and by tag.
  • BadgesEarned, community-voted and pick-your-own badges that show who you are and what you run.
  • Monthly trophies and trophy caseHold the #1 spot in your trade at month's end and the trophy is yours forever, on your garage's trophy shelf and ready to share.
  • Team Red Nation feedTrophies, titles, new rigs and tool drops as they happen, with reactions and discussion.
  • Member-controlled privacyOne master switch plus a switch for every part of your garage and every loadout and stack. Everything starts private. Simple on/off slider switches, grey when off and red when on.
  • Our own analytics, done rightWe learn what tool buyers want without selling anyone's data. Visitors are anonymous; members can see and delete their own history.
  • Fair votingOne vote per member per thing, no self-votes, and new accounts only count after 7 days.
  • CrewsYour company, union local, utility or shop crew on Team Red: a crew page, combined lineup, crew loadouts and stacks, and Top Crews rankings.
  • Comments and reactionsDiscussion on loadouts, stacks, garages and trophies, with up and down votes, collapse for buried comments, and quick reactions.
  • Stacks with real photosA photo of a real stack links to its Stack Builder plan: copy it, or add every piece to your wish list.
  • Member menuA round avatar in the corner takes members straight to their garage, loadouts, stacks, wish list and privacy settings.
  • Got suggestions? boardMembers post feature ideas, vote them up and search them. When an idea ships, its author earns a permanent Idea Maker trophy.
  • Crew pages and Crew NewsEvery crew gets its own page with avatar, cover photo, showcase, rank and trophies, plus a Crew News feed for members.
  • Two-step sign-inOptional authenticator-app codes for members; required for admins.