Life Pro Tips

What? Just put em in a bag, dude...

You can also just slide the zip ties backwards onto an intact zip tie. The lock will not engage backwards. That way when you’ve used the stored ties you still have one to use.

I just use one to wrap the rest

Well this is brilliant.

Another zip tie tip - they are reusable if you cut the right end off when removing one. Might be obvious to others, but took me years to figure out somehow.

Just don't cut the end attached to the head of the zip tie. Cut the tail right before it enters the zip-tie-hole, release it, and you just made a new but shorter zip tie

I think every man goes through a zip-tie everything phase. They're great.

I've dramatically reduced my zip-tie reliance with a few other cable management thingies which are also great.

Firstly this type of silicone cable tie:

They can be used just like a zip tie, just wrapped around a some cable strands to make a bunch. You can also use them on things like charging cords which are regularly folded up and taken out. You use the end with the loop and knob to wrap around a single cable strand, and just leave it there so it's always in place. Then you fold up the cable and wrap the longer loop around a couple of times and then hook it on the knob.

Secondly this spiral wrap stuff:

I've found this to be much more versatile for things like PCs with monitors and lots of cables. You can just re-wrap if you need to add or remove a cable which you can't really do with zip ties.

I know zip ties can be used for more than mere cable management. I also know they're still the best thing for the job in many cases.

Grab a handful of zip ties.

Take one zip tie, wrap it around the bundle and tighten, but don't overtighten.

The end. Exponentially faster than whatever the hell this post is.

I applaud your use of your free time. Ignore the haters.

Task avoidance at its finest.

This is amazing, you can easily count them too which you can’t do in a bag.

I cut the corner of the bag they came in so I can shake one loose at a time.

I didn't know how you'd have so many loose.

lol, I love lemmy.
OP comes up with something half-assed clever that piques interest (at the very least), and they get dragged....

... and then turn that strip of zip ties into an Ultimate Warrior costume!…

/s but also don’t…or your dad may need to cut you out of it using tin snips because you pulled them to tight…hypothetically

Thank you for the tip and also the beautiful picture.

If they're in a fine bag, I learned to snip the bag halfway down. Just an inch or less. You then grab one from the middle and pull it out like a tissue while there's very little chance of them falling out. They'd have to be yanked by some tool to escape. To clarify, cut the folded edge of the bag, like |_-| where the minus is