Oh, my aching sides! I've thought of using them for odds and ends, like homemade charcoal and hickory chunks (pecan wood smokes well too) or outside tools when we moved and kids yard toys. Never thought of something as personal as a tote. Like that potato chip bag recycled for purses, blew my mind. This is absolutely the best item you have posted yet and the comments makes Steve Martin Comedy look weak. Love you guys. Blessings, Ruth