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 | Locks on Bags
Posted on 30th November 2006 by rtwtips |
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| Small padlocks on every zip of your pack will deter the casual street pickpocket, if not the more determined thieves. |
| Love Thy Passport
Posted on 30th November 2006 by rtwtips |
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| Keep your passport on you at all times, ideally in a zipped security pouch around your waist (under your clothes), in a zipped pocket of your clothing, or in a padlocked daypack. Not only is it good sense to have your eye on it, it is also a legal requirement in some countries. |
| Divide (and Conquer Thieves)
Posted on 30th November 2006 by rtwtips |
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| Don't carry all your financial eggs in one basket. Keep your wallet/purse with your ATM card and money ideally in a zipped pocket on your person, or in a zipped, locked daypack. If you are bringing a credit card, keep it separate, such as in a zipped security pouch worn on your person. Keep an "emergency" stash of money (US dollars are probably the best choice) deep in your backpack rolled up in an old 35mm film canister. If you are travelling in a cash society or off the beaten track and need to draw out large sums of money, divide it up into stashes in a similar manner to spread the risk. |
| Take a Dummy With You
Posted on 30th November 2006 by rtwtips |
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| If like me you are paranoid/savvy because you've been mugged before, consider making up and carrying a "dummy wallet" filled with some money, an old credit card, and some old IDs to pad it out (e.g. an expired student ID, library card, etc). In the unlikely event of being mugged, you can hand it over without having to lose your real wallet... |