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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