Don't Let Anyone Take Away Your Big Box of Cables

Re:Don't Let Anyone Take Away Your Big Box of Cables by andix on Friday September 11, 2026 @10:34AM (#49659169)

Transparent ziplock bags changed my cable organization significantly. I also put a lot of accessories into them. Preferably together with a small note about what it is for, or with the manual of the device it belongs to.

Storing stuff in individual boxes takes up too much space. The transparent bags can just go into a box and it's easy to just browse through. Nothing gets entangled.

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Re:Don't Let Anyone Take Away Your Big Box of Cables by cma on Friday September 11, 2026 @12:33PM (#49661203)

They make giant ones too for bigger stuff. I think Adam Savage has a video about them for grouping unfinished project parts together.

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Re:Don't Let Anyone Take Away Your Big Box of Cables by booty on Friday September 11, 2026 @02:03PM (#49662644)

I didn't see his video, but after many years I finally figured that out independently and felt like a fool for it taking so long to realize. That's a real game changer.

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Re:Don't Let Anyone Take Away Your Big Box of Cables by andix on Friday September 11, 2026 @01:21PM (#49661963)

I usually just get them from IKEA. They have different sizes from 0.4l to 6l.

I try not to overfill them if possible, much easier to see what's inside.

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