28Jan Pacsafe Anti-Theft BackPack and Bag Protector

8 Comments

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   Scott
   January 28th, 2013 at 8:25 am
   

   First of all, something tells me this wouldn’t stop anybody for any length of time if left unattended. However if I was standing next to it and shooting it is a good deterrant for a run-and-grab.

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   mojo43
   January 28th, 2013 at 8:54 am
   

   I agree. I have backpacked extensively and have always been looking for a solution. I thought about buying one of these, but to me it just screams I have something important in here.

   Unfortunately, I find that keeping the stuff that you don’t want to lose on you is the only good solution.

   I wish there was something better!

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   Anthony
   January 28th, 2013 at 8:57 am
   

   Yea, I’m not seeing the market for this either. If it’s a pro, they’ll carry snippers. If it’s an amateur, sure, they’ll bypass this “run & grab” but if it’s for a backpack, just keep the thing on your back, maybe?

   I can’t see when you’d have to leave your pack behind long enough to need this for security, but in a situation when it couldn’t easily just be snipped.

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   Bruce Philpott
   January 28th, 2013 at 10:21 am
   

   I have one of those Pacsafe cable bags, and love it. When I travel, I put a 4′ length of aircraft cable and a lock in my checked luggage. When I rent a car at my destination, I loop that cable around anything fixed to the inside of the trunk (a welded “thwart” or the gas filler neck) and lock my camera bag in the Packsafe (locking it to the cable). Yes, a determined enough burglar can cut the cable, but they’ll have to make a bit of a scene doing it. Thieves will go for the easy grabs before they’ll tackle my gear.

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   Emm
   January 28th, 2013 at 10:34 am
   

   @Bruce Philpott – Good point. When I would hike around Hawaii, the parked cars would get broken into. Normally it’s just things they can quickly grab and run off. If you have something locked down, it will certainly give you a fighting chance as they may not have the correct cable cutter at hand and won’t want to risk spending too much time around the area.

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   Martin
   January 28th, 2013 at 1:26 pm
   

   It reminds me of a submersible live bait cage we use for fishing …it’s just missing the float ring at the top.

   I wonder how well it would stand up against a good pair of scissors …or medium to large knife. I agree with comment #3 from Anthony,”…just keep the thing on your back”.

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   mojo43
   January 30th, 2013 at 7:59 am
   

   I just use one of these when I am walking through large crowds or I need to leave my backpack for a minute or two.I put it through my zipper tags. It’s just a deterrent, but much smaller, cheaper and more portable. The pacsafe is actually fairly heavy.

   http://zenbackpacking.net/BackpackSecurity.htm

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   mojo43
   January 30th, 2013 at 7:59 am
   

   Sorry I was referring to the cable lock (the first one in the link)

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