Wierd...

[DGhost]

Ok.. so I was at the store yesterday, and I happened to see a lock that looked like it would fit perfectly on one of my duffel bags. anyways... closer inspection showed it was not a normal lock...

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what good is a lock that other people can unlock? i am a bit bothered by this whole little movement...

[Wombat]

It's better than nothing, because it requires prospective theives to acquire the master keys. Not impossible, but an extra obstacle. Not all of those thieve luggage carriers will have one. Plus, unlocking will take extra time.

[DGhost]

call me old fashioned, but I'd rather just put a hardened steel lock on my bag.

[cjolley]

We have used those.
They work just fine.
But, fairly frequently the TSA people can't find the master they need close at hand and snip them off anyway.

[cjolley]

call me old fashioned, but I'd rather just put a hardened steel lock on my bag.

PS What is the point of putting a hardened steel lock on a duffel bag?
Or any normal bag, for that matter?

[DGhost]

PS What is the point of putting a hardened steel lock on a duffel bag?
Or any normal bag, for that matter?

if their going to open my ****ing bag, their are going to have to ****ing work at it.

[cjolley]

if their going to open my ****ing bag, their are going to have to ****ing work at it.

No they won't work on it.
If they feel like it, they will open it with a box knife and leave your zoot lock in place.

[DGhost]

No they won't work on it.
If they feel like it, they will open it with a box knife and leave your zoot lock in place.

they still have to try to cut the lock off first

[Jon P. Inghram]

Simple solution to that problem, just get a Kevlar bag.

[cjolley]

they still have to try to cut the lock off first

Why?
They see a lot of locks.
They will know at a glance whether to bother with the lock it's self at all.

Simple solution to that problem, just get a Kevlar bag.

Even simpler solution.
Use cheap bags and cheap locks, and then don't worry about it.

[KvHagedorn]

Yeah.. a real thief won't bother looking in your 30yo samsonite bag with a cheap lock.. they'll go for that luxury leather statement piece over there, and rip into that instead.

[DGhost]

kevlar cloth isn't stab/cut resistant...

[Jon P. Inghram]

Ok, a Dyneema bag, that better?

[High_Jumbllama]

I just used a cheap lock and left just my clothes in the suitcase. Anything in there while of some value wouldn't hurt me too much. Everthing of importance goes in a carry on bag. If they break the lock so what. Now if they just asked for the combination on a form or something, it wouldn't be so bad either. Security would know it but the crappy baggage handlers would not.

[VJ]

A friend once came back from the US to Belgium. Upon arriving home, he opened his suitcase (was locked) and found a note. The note said his bag was opened for security checks, AND the airport/airline/customs/security are NOT responsible for loss of goods (!) or damage to either goods or the suitcase.

Personally, I think this is serious invasion of privacy, and a step in the wrong direction.

I mean, I understand they need to do security checks, and I don't mind my luggage is checked, but why can't they just page me to come and open it?
At least that way I can see that nothing is taken (or accidently lost) or damaged (accidently or on purpose).
i.e. in the main trainstation in Milan, if you give you suitcase to the luggage depot, they ask you to open it so that they can check the contents (and probabely to see if it is your luggage or not).


Jörg