[EricH]

What is provided at the events: 1 table, 1 power drop, and somewhere between 8' by 8' and 10' by 10' of floor space. What you do with it is up to you.

Now, one idea is that you ship your pit in your crate. This is a good idea (it will be waiting for you) provided that your crate doesn't exceed the shipping weight limit.

What you need in a pit: Battery chargers (more than one to charge more than one battery), tools and tool storage, a "drop zone" for packs and such, though this could be in the stands with guards, robot space, and a power strip to distribute the power.

What I would recommend is: use one or two collapsible shelving units, in addition to the provided table, to help organize. Those are fairly light, although maybe a little awkward to carry. Ship in the crate, if possible.

Carry the tools in the toolbox, pre-organized. That way, you know where they are for quick reference.

When you get to competition, open the crate, remove the robot and pit items, and get the crate out of there (if you don't use it as a storage/work area). Set up the shelves and plug in the power strip. Organize to suit your team.

If you can't guess, my best tip is to ship the larger/more awkward pit items in the crate, so you don't have to carry them. If you can't, bring them with you and have a cart for them (the robot cart works).