Cocoon organizers FTW

I bounce between bags / a briefcase (e.g., Timbuk2 Control messenger bag or Spirit or Track II backpacks; various tomtoc bags; a black leather Kenneth Cole backpack I got as a gift a few years back). I found myself buying, or poised to buy, duplicate cables and other accessories, and then realized how silly that was. But constantly unloading/loading all the miscellany was a pain in the ass. Enter Cocoon organizers.

Small Cocoon with tablet accessories

I have a Cocoon CPG4BK GRID-IT!® Accessory Organizer - xSmall 7" x 5" (Black) for my tablets (an old iPad Pro 9.7 in a ZAGG Rugged Book Pro keyboard case with an Apple Pencil 1, and an iPad 9th Generation in a protective case also with an Apple Pencil 1), that fits perfectly in the front pocket of my tomtoc 11 inch Tablet Sleeve Bag. It’s carrying:

• An Anker 20,000 mAh battery pack Zendure X5 (waiting on a warranty replacement) 15,000 mAh power bank with 45W output power
  
• Insignia Lightning Wired Earbud Headphones (NS-HPLTNG23) (picked up cheap to watch NFL playoffs at Disneyland, kept for a quick and dirty video conference solution)
• A short USB C to Lightning cable to recharge an iPad
• A short USB C to USB C cable with a USB A adapter to recharge the Pencil and other devices (Actually, now that I’m using the Anker battery pack, I’m using the built-in USB-C cable, which delivers up to 65W. When I remember that cable is there, that is. D’oh!)
  
• In the back pocket:
• A USB C to USB Micro B adapter to recharge the Zagg keyboard
• An Apple USB-C to Pencil (1st Generation) Adapter so I can recharge the pencil without having it sticking awkwardly out of the iPad (it's Lightning female to connect to the pencil and USB C female to connect to a charging cable)

Then, for the MacBooks in my rotation, I have a Cocoon CPG10GY GRID-IT!® Accessory Organizer - Medium 12" x 8" (High-Rise Gray), which fits perfectly in the front pocket of my tomtoc 360 Protective Laptop Shoulder Bag for 14-inch MacBook Pro M3/M2/M1 Pro/Max A2992 A2918 A2779, 13-inch MacBook Air/Pro

Medium Cocoon with MacBook accessories

It’s loaded with:

• The impressive capacity Anker 347 (PowerCore 40K), with 148 Wh and 30W USB-C charging.
• A Logitech Pebble i345 mouse.
• Apple AirPods (2nd Generation).
• A 30W USB C PD travel charger (Anker 312).
• A Baseus USB C to USB C PD cable with wattage display.
  
• The USB A to USB C cable the Anker came with.
• A short USB A to Lightning cable to recharge, e.g., an iPhone.
• A short USB A to USB Micro B cable to recharge, e.g., the EBL 1.5V LiIon AA battery in the mouse.
• (I should add a MagSafe 3 charging cable...)
• In the back pocket: A small mousepad (that I need to swap for a smaller mousepad).

 

Small mousepad in back pocket of Cocoon organizer