Mobile tool facility

A method of retrieving an item from a mobile tool facility, the method comprising:

• entering a controlled access area of a container configured to be moved to a plurality of locations and having an interior to store a plurality of items;
• entering user access information to a portal system positioned in and rigidly couple with a bottom surface of the container;
• in response to access being granted to a user:
• entering the interior of the container through the portal system to retrieve at least one item of the plurality of items;
• exiting the interior of the container through the portal system with the at least one item;
• and
• automatically reading data from an RFID data tag associated with the at least one item and associating the at least one item with the user by the portal system.

A method of returning an item to a mobile tool facility, the method comprising:

• entering a controlled access area of a container configured to be moved to a plurality of locations and having an interior to store a plurality of items;
• entering user access information to a portal system positioned in and rigidly couple with a bottom surface of the container;
• in response to access being granted to a user:
• entering the interior of the container through the portal system to return at least one item of the plurality of items;
• at the portal system, automatically reading data from an RFID data tag associated with the at least one item and disassociating the at least one item from the user by the portal system;
• and
• exiting the interior of the container through the portal system.