Comments on: How to Keep Your Backpack Safe

By: Ripi

Ripi — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:37:37 +0000

“I put my wallet and camera at the very bottom of my backpack. Then I pile the following on top of them: a bottle of water…. Trust me, it’s virtually impregnable.”

Not so. A friend who did that had his bag slashed from the bottom of his backpack. His camera and wallet fell out and was snatched away.

I think if his wallet was kept in a small bag hung inside the backpack he wouldn’t have lost it that way.

By: Anyameten

Anyameten — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:04:04 +0000

Nice article!I do enjoy the way you have framed this concern.

By: Stacy Loughney

Stacy Loughney — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:59:16 +0000

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By: madr

madr — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:14:57 +0000

“Locking my backpack zipper closed with a carabiner ”

Good idea but I think binder rings will work better than carabiners. Carabiners can be opened with one hand with little force. Binder rings (new) are stiff to open, requires both hands and a bit of force to pull them apart. That makes the pickpocket more noticeable by you and others around you.

By: Jamie Pearson

Jamie Pearson — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:07:35 +0000

Hi Mike,

Actually I was going for Latin, and the reference was “Et tu, Brute?”. But I’d be the first to admit that’s a little obscure on a travel blog.

Jamie

By: mike

mike — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:50:33 +0000

“et tu?” should actually be “et toi?” in correct french, or if you were going for spanish, it would be “y tu?”. :D

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By: NCV

NCV — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:00:57 +0000

Be careful about storing your valuables on the bottom. My friend’s grandmother had her pocket book slashed from the bottom – (yes, while she was wearing it on her arm to the side/front. Never even aware it happened) Unfortunately for the would-be low-life thief, she didn’t carry anything more valuable than her hairbrush and favorite lipstick! But had her “valuables” been on the bottom, that would’ve been the first thing they got . . . just a thought . . . .

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