They're serious when they say cables; this set consists of two separate jumper cables, one black and one red. This set seems entirely adequate for my occasional car; the cables roll into a small bundle, the clamps seem OK and the price is right. I have a better set of cables (longer, heavy gauge, better clamps) in my daily driver as I seem to find a use for them several times a year (Coleman Cable 08760 20-Feet Heavy-Duty Auto Battery Booster Cables with Parrot Jaw Clamps, 4-Gauge).