Stick all your cables and such in a zip lock bag. For one thing, it makes it FAR neater in what ever you're carrying and you can actually FIND stuff if you need to. And if for some reason someone asks you to take it out, it's one neat and tidy package.

I did this years ago working on a scientific research ship where we had a lot of cables to store. Stuck them in a bag and the bag in drawers and end of mess, end of tangles, end of pain.

Years back when my ship was docked in San Francisco, I found a lot of those around the pier. I snipped a set of them to get the wings only and taped them to my hardhat. Twas uniquely amusing and disgusting at the same time.