I used to have a bag I carried but the straps broke, for the second time so I started using a carpenter's belt but the pruners kept working their way out when I was bending over so much. After I lost them I started keeping my grasshopper with me and putting the second pruner inside the seat but it's a pain. I admit I have a bad habit of just setting them down on the ground/weeds as I work but I have been trying to be super careful. The oiled rag is a great idea. I always think I'm going to put sand and oil in a 5 gallon bucket to clean/oil my shovel, fork, whatever, but I still haven't done it.