Plano - 2-3730-05 23730-05 Prolatch

I have never had a problem with Plano items. The plastic is thick enough to be durable and used.

This compact storage solution is ideal for organizing small tools and hardware components. Its compact size allows for easy integration into any toolbox. The exceptional quality of the case ensures durability and longevity, making it a cost-effective investment for professional use.

I'm using these to store electronic components, and they work great for it. Over stand up plastic drawers (such as the Akro-Mils units), these have the advantage of being able to see everything through the lid (or, failing that, opening up the lid) as opposed to having to open every single drawer one at a time. If you're more organized than me, the drawers may work for you. These also have the advantage of being able to be transported easily without losing parts, and there's no risk of the lid jamming from shifted contents. The drawers, on the other hand...Being able to latch the lid is very handy, as these can be turned in any orientation without worrying about the lid coming open. Also, note that this particular model of Plano storage container does not have any sort of carrying handle, but this is not an issue for me. There are other models by Plano that do have a handle, however, if you need it.One feature that really attracted me to these drawers are the resizable compartments. Note that the four long horizontal dividers are fixed, but there are dividers that go in between the long ones to make various sized storage compartments.A con with this feature is that the dividers come attached to each other. I cut the plastic in between them (after snapping them apart) with angle cutters, but the tiny amount of leftover plastic warped the long dividers when inserted. This results in the lid not closing. I had to go through and painstakingly remove every bit of excess plastic with a pocket knife so that the short dividers would not push outward on the long, fixed dividers. This took about 3 hours to do all of them for all four boxes. Luckily, it's a one-time deal.Another problem I noticed is that the fixed dividers are slightly warped if none of the removable dividers are inserted. This also makes the outside of the container slightly warped, making it difficult to close the lid. As I am using all of the removable dividers provided, this isn't a problem for me, but it's something to note.Besides these two cons (and the first one is only after first receiving it...after carefully trimming excess plastic from the removable dividers, it's not an issue anymore), these Plano storage boxes are great for storing small items, and the adjustable dividers are very handy for providing various sized storage compartments.

Plano has several 3700 series boxes, that can be confusing. While these are the base models, and are great for most uses, the variations between them can be frustrating.Ordering these can be difficult, in that I ordered the 4-pack twice in less than 6 weeks, and got TWO different variants of the 3700 (4 of one type in the first order, 4 of the other in the next).Note that the "from the manufacturer" statistics for the boxes only give the length and depth - which are common to all versions - but the front to back "width" is actually different, as are the number of potential partitions. The "up to 24" is based on the number of dividers provided (20) in both boxes, but one (the one with the weaker latch) actually has about twice the number of possible partitions (over 40). And that's the one pictured in the official pictures on the Amazon page.There's at least 3 different latching systems used across their line of 3700-size boxes.* The lowest quality ones have a tendency to pop off after constant use, as they are basically held on by friction and being molded around the lid plastic.* The middle-type are more durable and tend to hold better, but also tend to cost more.* The third common type is on their line that is basically made to seal a box close to watertight, and involves side clamps and gaskets.* There's also a new, 4th line (Edge) that are even more expensive, but the construction bears little resemblance to the others.(There was even an older line which used latches molded with the lids, that you can find occasionally in tackle boxes from the 1990s, and is still used on some of their very small boxes).The attached photos show the types I own.Top: molded-in 1990s style latch.Middle: the cheaper latch, found on the boxes with the greater number of divider positions,Bottom (gold): the more sturdy latch type (pictured are the latches of a 3750 Stowaway, but my second order of the 3700 4-pack had these latches in blue)Your colors may differ (Even Plano's own site shows both these latches in Yellow, Blue, Maroon and other colors, across different boxes).The cheap (blue) latch boxes are externally just under 9 inches from front to back across the lid, between 8.5-8.75 inches (with partitions) on the inside, with two areas less than that around the latches, that cannot have partitions. These are the ones with over 40 possible partitions, and may be a discontinued model.The mid-range latch boxes are a little over 9 inches externally, internally the contents area is about .25 to 0.5 inches smaller than the other(though with the areas behind the laches capable of partitioning). As a result, the dividers are slightly different sizes between types (and won't necessarily fit. They also have slots for only 24 possible partitions (twice the size of the smallest partitions of the other - or even the top two rows of a 3750 - see later)There's also a thinner 3700-based box (3701), and deeper 3700-based boxes (3730/3731/3780), which is fine for use on a shelf, but the thin one will rattle around in a rack-based 3700 carry system, and the deep one won't fit most of them. However, both work fine in the bag-based carry systems. The deep boxes tend to work best for bottles (paint, fishing plugs, etc), spools and photo slides.Lastly, most 3700 carry systems seem to ship with the 3750 boxes these days, not the base 3700s. The 3750s only have two regular rows (capable of 11 partitions up to 12 areas per row), and a double-wide row in front (that has its own partitions and only 5 slots to turn that area into 6 spaces). The 3700s have the four mostly-identical rows (see the notes about the ability to partition by the latches on the cheap-latch ones). I actually bought these to REPLACE 3750s in a couple Stowaway carry cases, because I have far more things that I can fit into small/medium compartments that would rattle around and break if I tried to carry them in the front half of a 3750.