<p>After reading all the comments on the Traveler’s Beware thread, I began to wonder if I should buy my dh a scottsevest jacket for our up coming trip to Ireland. What do you folks think? Is one more water resistent than another? My dh’s birthday is coming up soon and maybe this would be a good thing for him to have. I also thought of getting a security bag for me from ebags. I am not sure if I am being practical or paranoid. Many of you travel more than I do, so what do you think?</p>
<p>Google lockabye bags. My sister bought one after seeing a blurb on a local travel show and lives it. Stylish, slash proof and can be locked (to furniture, your closet rod etc). I think it can be locked closed as well to foil pick pockets.</p>
<p>I personally like having a money/valuable belt worn under my clothing that holds my passport and credit cards and other valuables. I can put cash for the day and other things I would be OK losing in a purse or daypack or in vest pockets that zip shut.</p>
<p>I have not purchased a ScottVest or similar, but do have several vests that have zippered pockets and inner pockets as well. Since I’m often cold, it seems like a great idea to have such vests anyway. Have found the number of pockets in the ScottVest to be bewildering and overwhelming.</p>
<p>I like to have pants that have deep pockets and zippers as well, preferably made of nylon so they launder well and dry quickly. They can be worn over thermals for additional warmth.</p>
<p>I like cross body bags when I have purses, as it helps reduce the weight and stress. Have gotten H to use the money belt under his clothing for valuables as well. The thieves stopped hassling him and left him alone after he stopped carrying a wallet in his pants pocket in Europe. Unfortunately, I can’t prevent him from wearing his wallet in his pants pocket the rest of the time. </p>
<p>I have never trusted or used hotel safes. We keep credit cards on our person or in inner pockets of clothing we wear, especially when jet lagged and/or traveling. Same with electronics. Chargers aren’t as crucial to us and will keep them in a daypack carried aboard the plane. They can be replaced fairly easily if needed.</p>
<p>Try this:</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/product_wizard.shtml[/url]”>https://www.scottevest.com/v3_store/product_wizard.shtml</a></p>
<p>I found a very cute cross-body handbag on markdown last year at the local AAA office. It is manufactured by [Pacsafe</a> Anti-Theft Bags & Travel Security Products | Home Page](<a href=“http://pacsafe.com/]Pacsafe”>http://pacsafe.com/) and has a bunch of theft-resistant features. I use it as my everyday bag not for security, but just because it is the right size.</p>
<p>Anything like the Scottevest jackets for men who need tall sizes?</p>
<p>I’ve always worn a moneybelt under my clothing to keep money, passport, credit cards, plane and train tickets safe. I wouldn’t consider traveling without one. Means my travel purse (which for the last ten years has been a canvas cross-body made by Overland Equipment) holds a water bottle, map, sunglasses, sunscreen, a bit of local currency, and an umbrella, and its loss would not be major. When my daughter spent the summer traveling in Europe, she too used a moneybelt, but chose a zip-top bag that looked like a shopping tote rather than a purse.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the information. I am going to take some time and look through it all. We do use a moneybelt but I was thinking of all our other stuff (Ipad, camera, etc) that could be vulnerable. Thanks again, I feel a little more knowledgeable about what is out there.</p>
<p>The bags on the Overland equipment site look attractive to me: [Overland</a> Equipment | Home](<a href=“http://www.overlandequipment.com/]Overland”>http://www.overlandequipment.com/)</p>