Pit on Wheels!

[DonRotolo]

Team 1676 used a Craftsman rolling tool box (the $100 black plastic one with a work surface on top) to store tools, and the plastic bin boxes to store materials. We also had a pit table (on wheels) which we used to store stuff like buttons, safety gear, and some less-used tools, plus to put the robot on while working on it.

The key to having this system work was that everyone knew where everything went - tools and materials - since we were using that system right from the start of the build season. We're a little obsessive about putting tools back where they belong immediately, and the bin boxes (thank goodness they are different colors!) all had their specialties. Red is electrical, black is mechanical, for example.

Bigger is not better: As Quantum Giant said, make sure it will fit through a 30" wide doorway, and also fit into a bus' luggage area.

Don