Have you ever looked through your cupboards and found many random cables you forgot existed? Here’s where I put my hand up. After finding Ethernet cables, old headphone chargers, bike light chargers, and more, here’s what I decided to keep.
1 My Apple Watch and iPhone Chargers
The main reason why I have spare Apple Watch and iPhone/iPad chargers is because I bought a wireless 3-in-1 charger in early 2024. However, I do not like this on holiday; besides consuming significant space in my bag, I’d also prefer not to risk breaking it.
I don’t really use my Apple Watch and iPhone chargers in my everyday life, but they do come in useful when I travel. For example, I went on a month-long trip through Sweden and Finland over the summer and am quite happy that I didn’t take my wireless charger (though I admittedly was happy to start using it again when I returned home).
I’m sure that I’ll need to get rid of the iPhone/iPad charger in the future, since Apple has begun changing the charging ports on both devices to USB-C (which could massively improve iPhones). When I upgrade my devices, I’ll get rid of the old cable and just use the new one I get in the box for my travel charger instead.
2 The Spare Computer Charger
The spare computer charger is from my girlfriend’s old MacBook, which no longer works. While it would have been easy to throw it out, I think keeping it was a much better idea. Since 90% of my writing and photography work is done on a computer (the only exception being when I’m actually out and taking pictures), having a charger handy at all times is essential.
Since my computer is only a few years old at the time of writing, I would hope that nothing happens to the charger in the near future. But at the same, being prepared is a good idea. I’m actually thinking of buying a separate MacBook wall charger, too, for when I travel outside of countries that use USB Type C (I visit the UK and the US a lot due to having family in both countries, for example).
3 My Bike Light Chargers
To be honest, I forgot about these during the summer. June and early July are very bright in Copenhagen (where I live), so I never need to use my bike lights around those months. But since I cycle year-round, and it’s *very* dark in the winter, I naturally need lights. Rechargeable ones were a logical choice.
My bike light chargers have a slightly different tip than many of my other chargers, so I can pretty much only use them with those lights. If this weren’t the case, I’d probably use a general-purpose charger to save clutter.
If you have a spare weekend afternoon, it’s definitely worth checking your cupboards to see if you have any spare cables. You’ll probably be surprised, and you’ll likely find some that you can throw out to save space.
