<p>We don’t use table ties ourselves for luggage. I supposed you could always get a knife (plastic or metal) from your hotel when you get there, but we just use paperclips or small bits of wire to keep the zipper from accidentally opening. As it is, security doesn’t even bother to CLOSE THE ZIPPER sometimes, which is very irritating. So far, we haven’t lost things from their sloppiness, but it is upsetting!</p>
<p>I tend to put things in my jacket pockets already but don’t like them to have too much/large or I feel very bulky. My polartec vests also have zip pockets; most places I travel too are cool enough that it makes sense for me to wear vest and/or jacket.</p>
<p>By the way, Sierra Trading Post has some good prices for goretex and other jackets and products. My SIL has ordered from them several times; I’ve tried them once but wasn’t thrilled with the quality of the products I purchased, so I returned them (they were brands I hadn’t heard of). If you get name brands, their prices look good.</p>