I somehow missed this the first time around.
I have a double layer BUBM cable organiser pouch which holds:
- 4 x USB C - USB C cables
- 1 x USB A - USB C cable
- 1 x 3.5mm to 3.5mm Audio cable
- 1 x 20,000 ma battery with USB C and USB A ports
- 1 x Anker Multiport connector
- 1 x 3 in one charge station (Apple Watch, AirPods, and iPhone can all be slow charged from one USB C Connection
- 1 x Dell USB C multiport connector (includes VGA and Ehternet which occasionally comes in handy)
- USB C to Lightning and USB C to Micro USB adaptors
- 1 x 60w Minix charger with 3 x USB C and 1 x USB A ports, plus US, UK, and EU plugs
- 1 x HDMI Cable
- 1 x Portable Wifi Hotspot
This goes with me when Iām working away from the house and/or Iām going to be staying away home overnight. I have a small pack for my wife with the same 3 in one charge station, 2 x USB C to USB C cables which I throw in my bag when we travel together.
In my work bag I have a cheap dell USB A wired headset, an AirTag in an Elevation Labs 10 year battery case, a deodorant, a pencil case with pens, pencils, scissors, 6" ruler, various other bits and bobs, and a cutlery set, plus my Windows work laptop and Iāll usually add the reMarkable and potentially the iPad or MBA.
Iām always curious at the varying number of items in peopleās everyday carry / basic travel kit. Thatās a lot of USB cables of various varieties ā what devices are they for?
The USB-A to C and the USB-C to C are short cables for my Samsung T7 SSD. You never know what connection is going to be available on the laptop or desktop Iām going to be working on.
The female USB-A to USB-C cable - you may have an adapter that only has USB-A. Nowadays, I just have an A to C adapter and not a cable.
Edit on my earlier post in 2024: Iām not using paper notebooks anymore for scheduling, Iām simply using NotePlan for everything. A real revelation as I only wanted to write things down once. I never thought Iād be able to find a digital solution.
I also found that Bobās OMB is much more durable than MediCat and it doesnāt rely on Ventoy to boot. That means I can have multiple partitions, which is much more flexible.
Itās my Go pack for whenever I travel, so depending on the purpose of the trip I could take my Phone, iPad, MacBook, Work Laptop (Usually Iād only take 2 of the previous 3) Kindle, reMarkable 2, Switch, AirPods, AirPods Pro, Noise Cancelling Over ear headphones.
Especially for the 2 laptops, they need to be plugged into USB C to get a decent charge. for the 3 in 1 charge station, thatās only good for overnight charging, so if I need a quick charge, it needs to be either from the pug socket or via the Battery.
In the end, the vast majority of things these days use USB C so itās product to have them.
That makes sense. Iām slowly moving towards USB-C for everything but there are a few holdouts that I donāt see changing anytime soon. My standard electronics travel bag has one each of:
- USB-C to lightning
- USB-C to USB-C
- USB-A to micro-USB
- USB-A to toothbrush charger
Do you have good experience with any USB-C to micro-USB or lightning adapters? That might simplify my setup, and also be useful in the car my wife and I share as one of us has a USB-C 'phone and the other a lightning one.
If both devices support wireless charging Iād invest in that now rather than worrying about adaptors. Spoken as somebody who has a few C to lightning adaptors and has found some from each brand Iāve tried have eventually died.
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Yeah, I bought these:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07MYWT4GK?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2
Iāve now bought another set of each. I keep one of each on my personal desk, my work desk, and in my EDC. it allowed me to massively simplify my setup
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The Rolling Square looks pretty useful for traveling, Iāve yet to try one
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