A tool carrier, comprising: an outer carrier comprising a flexible material and having a main container portion and a cover portion, the main container portion and the cover portion forming a storage space, the cover portion being movable between open and closed positions, a zipper that enables the cover portion to be releasably secured in the closed position, the outer carrier comprising a pair of shoulder straps to facilitate carrying of the outer carrier; and an inner tool carrier constructed and arranged to form a divider within the storage space of the outer carrier and to be removed from the outer carrier, the inner tool carrier comprising a base portion and a plurality of exposed compartments formed on the base portion, and a carrying handle formed on an upper portion of the inner tool carrier to enable the inner tool carrier to be transported separately from the outer carrier, the base portion having sufficient rigidity to be self supporting in an upstanding configuration when the inner tool carrier is in the outer carrier to enable the inner tool carrier to support tools within the compartments without collapsing, characterised in that the outer carrier comprises an outer carrier base portion comprising a rigid or semi-rigid structure, the outer carrier base portion is constructed and arranged to enable the outer carrier to be self-supported in an upright configuration when placed on a horizontal surface, and wherein when the outer carrier is in the upright configuration and the cover portion is in the open position, the inner tool carrier is exposed, and is in the upstanding configuration in the outer carrier base portion and is constructed and arranged to facilitate access to the compartments on both sides thereof. an outer carrier comprising a flexible material and having a main container portion and a cover portion, the main container portion and the cover portion forming a storage space, the cover portion being movable between open and closed positions, a zipper that enables the cover portion to be releasably secured in the closed position, the outer carrier comprising a pair of shoulder straps to facilitate carrying of the outer carrier; and an inner tool carrier constructed and arranged to form a divider within the storage space of the outer carrier and to be removed from the outer carrier, the inner tool carrier comprising a base portion and a plurality of exposed compartments formed on the base portion, and a carrying handle formed on an upper portion of the inner tool carrier to enable the inner tool carrier to be transported separately from the outer carrier, the base portion having sufficient rigidity to be self supporting in an upstanding configuration when the inner tool carrier is in the outer carrier to enable the inner tool carrier to support tools within the compartments without collapsing, characterised in that the outer carrier comprises an outer carrier base portion comprising a rigid or semi-rigid structure, the outer carrier base portion is constructed and arranged to enable the outer carrier to be self-supported in an upright configuration when placed on a horizontal surface, and wherein when the outer carrier is in the upright configuration and the cover portion is in the open position, the inner tool carrier is exposed, and is in the upstanding configuration in the outer carrier base portion and is constructed and arranged to facilitate access to the compartments on both sides thereof.