Travel Cords are Tangled

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Travel Cords are Tangled
Lome, Togo West Africa
Monday, June 11, 2007
Andy of HoboTraveler.com

I have many electrical cords in my backpack, they become entangle and knotted, I search for simplicity.

I use one long extension cord, and I make all other cords short.

I have a 14-gauge special made extension cord that is lightweight but about 3 meters long, it will go across the room of most hotel rooms. A common problem is an electrical plug is high on the wall and I want to keep my electronics on the floor or lower.

I continually worry that I will put the computer on a shelf, then will trip over the cord pulling the computer off the shelf and destroying it. If possible, I sit electronics on the floor or in the middle of a bed.



Before I cut this great Sony AA Battery Charger cord off, Sony gave me enough cord to reach a high plug on the wall.



This is after I splice the cord; I am learning I need duct tape to cover the electrical tape. Normal electrical tape starts to separate in hot tropical areas. It is possible, I believe to just use duct tape, however difficult to find or purchase in the under-developed countries.

This uses less space and weight less. This is also a great way to change the male plug when a plug breaks or burns up.

Travel Cords are Tangled

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  • Craig | travelvice.com said on Monday June 11th, 2007 08:42:00 AM
  • Yes, there is a cable the size of Texas (that's exactly the same type as yours here), used to connect to the battery charger for my Nikon camera. I have been wondering what to do with it, if anything. This is a possible solution. My photography mentor told me to use it as a belt. heheThis looks more promising (for me, at least).


  • robmeyer said on Monday June 11th, 2007 09:43:00 PM
  • That is pretty clever, I never thought of doing anything like that. My cords definitely drive me crazy!


  • Andy HoboTraveler.com said on Tuesday June 12th, 2007 03:38:00 AM
  • One reader was saying there are many adapters needed, I only use one, it is for the extension cord, then afterwards all the other USA type plugs work fine.


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