I would recommend taking tools out of the cardboard boxes, and keep them boxes elsewhere. Cardboard retains moisture, not exactly friendly with metal stuffs.
As i dance around the single figure/double figure mark with my collection and they are all users i tend to select them on a daily basis so i use a simple valet tray to store my EDC I don't have many torches or pens as i have selected what works for me and what does not and kept and discarded accordingly. I keep meaning to with the Leatherman. I was harsh not long back and realised that any smaller than Juice is not for me and neither is anything larger than a Blast. So thats the area i tend to inhabit. Anyway, storage/accessibility my way! I can see that advantage of plastic storage for larger collections which need to be preserved but my is comparatively tiny and i like wood so they live in my wooden valet tray protecting my vinyl!