Each outlet becomes a little more valuable during the holidays. Here's a gadget that can help with the fight: A half-foot long extension cord. I found one at The Home Depot for $5.

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Of course, it’s on our best extension cord guide, so you’ll appreciate the 6, 9, and 15-foot length options available on 16 AWG cable that rotates to fit in different spaces easier.

For example, my 50-foot, 12-gauge outdoor extension cord has a limit of 1,875 watts. I could run dozens of strands of LED Christmas lights (at 40 watts a pop) with this cord or a single miter saw ...

The unit tested here is a 16-foot-long extension cord weighing over 21 pounds. That’s unnecessarily heavy and owners would have to lug it around. The final design is shorter and lighter.