Some how or another we ended up with a gnarly mess of cords/chargers for all our electrical devices.Two cell phones, (and of course they take different chargers), GPS, MP3 player, MP3 dock, tablet, tablet keyboard, camera, laptop, hot spot, and Lord knows what other chargeable device she'll decide we NEED.How do you carry this mess of cords and devices so that you can easily tell which charger goes with which device. I was thinking of color coding each device along with their respective charging unit. That seems too complicated. Now I'm contemplating a separate bag/pouch for each device and their charges. (MP3 for example has 3+, Power port, AC, & USB, plus phono jacks for RV plug in usage) and then putting all pouches together in a larger tote or whatever.Any thought/ideas? Other than leaving half this behind, how do you handle your cords?

Your idea of separate bags for each item, then one container for them all seems reasonable. JMO

My trailer ended up with two areas where I have the charger ports for all of these devices. I have a 600WATT PSW INVERTER than runs off my battery system that has two 120VAC ports for extension cords.I run one cord to the home entertainment area and the other cord to the bedroom area.These two 120VAC locations are always HOT being supplied by the always ON inverter setup.I use multiple tap receptacles on the ends of thee two extension cords and all you see here is a 8 tap 120VAC Electrical connection on the back of the table top.This is where all of my emergency operated devices are powered up...Roy Ken

BTPO1 wrote:Your idea of separate bags for each item, then one container for them all seems reasonable. JMOX2. Clear plastic sandwich bags are great for this. I also use my trusty blue painters tape to make tag on each cord and write what the cord is for on the blue tape.

I carry all my cords in one duffle-bag / gym bag style, including extra household extension cords. As our cords are always with our devices, it's not too much of a problem keeping them separate and identified. But we keep separate cords in the camper for our cell phones, and they are plugged in beside the bed and never move. My bag has about everything else, including coax cable for our Dish Tailgater, and shorter coax cable lengths also. It's a mess. Fortunately, it's not an overwhelming mess, as we can still identify all the power cords and what they go to.However, it does make me think about leaving all that stuff at home from time to time. But ... if I couldn't access RV.net a zillion times a day, I'd probably have massive withdraw symptons and melt to a puddle of goo! So, I guess I need all this electronic mumble-jumble after all.

Have you tried a label maker? Label each device and the cable that goes with it. Brother makes a P-touch label maker that will take several sizes of labels.

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ewarnerusa
Nomad
Apr 14, 2015
I have actually found that there seems to be more standardization now than before. All of our phones and kindles charge via micro USB cables. Some other random gadgets charge with mini USB cables. Regardless of mini or micro, they all plug into a standard 5V USB outlet.

So I just use this,

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OHE8AOI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I leave it plugged into a TT 12V plug. Devices usually come with the mini or micro USB cable, so I just leave one or two plugged into this and hook up devices to the other ends when they need charging.
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sljkansas
Explorer
Apr 14, 2015
Have you tried a label maker? Label each device and the cable that goes with it. Brother makes a P-touch label maker that will take several sizes of labels.
DutchmenSport
Explorer
Apr 14, 2015
I carry all my cords in one duffle-bag / gym bag style, including extra household extension cords. As our cords are always with our devices, it's not too much of a problem keeping them separate and identified. But we keep separate cords in the camper for our cell phones, and they are plugged in beside the bed and never move.

My bag has about everything else, including coax cable for our Dish Tailgater, and shorter coax cable lengths also. It's a mess. Fortunately, it's not an overwhelming mess, as we can still identify all the power cords and what they go to.

However, it does make me think about leaving all that stuff at home from time to time. But ... if I couldn't access RV.net a zillion times a day, I'd probably have massive withdraw symptons and melt to a puddle of goo! So, I guess I need all this electronic mumble-jumble after all.
Tiger4x4RV
Nomad
Apr 14, 2015
BTPO1 wrote:
Your idea of separate bags for each item, then one container for them all seems reasonable. JMO

X2. Clear plastic sandwich bags are great for this. I also use my trusty blue painters tape to make tag on each cord and write what the cord is for on the blue tape.
RoyB
Explorer II
Apr 14, 2015
My trailer ended up with two areas where I have the charger ports for all of these devices. I have a 600WATT PSW INVERTER than runs off my battery system that has two 120VAC ports for extension cords.

I run one cord to the home entertainment area and the other cord to the bedroom area.

These two 120VAC locations are always HOT being supplied by the always ON inverter setup.

I use multiple tap receptacles on the ends of thee two extension cords and all you see here is a 8 tap 120VAC Electrical connection on the back of the table top.

This is where all of my emergency operated devices are powered up...

Roy Ken
BTPO1
Explorer
Apr 14, 2015
Your idea of separate bags for each item, then one container for them all seems reasonable. JMO

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