new to the trade and spending some personal money to upgrade my tool kit, what are some tools you wouldn't exactly call necessary that you've found to be convenient and glad you own?

A good toolbag, whatever your preference is. Love my Veto ProPac, had it a few years and have had absolutely no problems and I am not nice to that thing. Bummed around with all sorts of other bags but once I finally upgraded to a nice toolbag, I'll never go back. I prefer the backpack style but they have more typical style bags.

Multitool. I like my Gerber MP1 MRO. I've had Leathermans and they're okay but, to me, lack a ton of features that I use a lot. MP1 MRO has 1/4" drive screwdriver, all the tools are exterior accessible and the plier jaws are spring loaded which makes it more convenient for one handed use.

Same vein as the multitool, a good flashlight. I carry an ArmyTek Wizard Pro every day. Bright, magnetic base, good belt/pocket clip, battery lasts a long time.

Good pants. I pretty much exclusively wear 5.11 TacLites for the extra little pockets on the upper thigh for my knife, marker, pen/pencil, flashlight and the double knees are a must for me. I can't even count how many pairs of pants I've thrown away after wearing through the knees and having them rip to shreds. I work a decent amount of residential and occasionally do flooring work so your mileage may vary as far as time spent kneeling down.

Malco reversible 1/4 + 5/16 hex drivers and quick connect handles. A stubby and a long with their own handles made my life so much easier than having standard hex drivers.

12v screwdriver type drill like the Milwaukee 2401-20. Throw it in the toolbag, save yer wrists from all the twists and don't have to bust out a real drill for opening up cabinets, plus it fits in a lot of places other drivers don't.

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