Just bought a $5.00 Workforce tool box at Home Depot and trying to make a list of basic tools I need (Remember I am Fe

[BCam]

Maybe not the answer to the specific question (there have been some great suggestions above), but the following has gotten me through life at home, camping, in the car and 27 years of building sets for TV and Films:

A Good Swiss Army Knife
http://www.swissknivesexpress.com/swisarswisre1.html

A Maglite AA battery flashlight
http://www.maglite.com/product.asp?psc=2AACELL&pt=R

An EMT belt clip pouch
http://www.baproducts.com/raine.htm

These items and duct tape will get you through 90% of anything.

Bonus: Add a Leatherman tool and you're good to go!