Secure Travelling

mira4bai4

I recently picked up a brochure from a travelling and hiking store which had all of the security gear for safe travelling that I had been looking for for a while, shoulder traps with steel wire so they can't be cut, day packs with steel mesh so it can't be slashed, really great stuff from pacsafe.

Karma Queen

well, i started off with one of those backpack steel net things. it lasted one train journey. i found the thing to be completely impractical - it added quite a lot of weight to my backpack and moving around without getting caught on things was a nightmare. i sent it home as soon as i arrived at my first destination. a padlock and chain was as much security as i needed.

mira4bai4

True I am sure that the extra weight for the full mesh net could be a concern but then again no pack or a slashed pack would be a greater downer. Personally I like the idea of the travelsafe, stashsafe, carrysafe, etc accessories as I don't use a pack but a bloody great suitcase and a porter attached. Last time I travelled I used the big hard plastic cases, a bit of a hassle at times but pretty bullet proof.

Bytheway

Just relax, India is much more safer then the subway of New York, Paris or London.

phobal

Just protect your crap and don't be paranoid. When I was a bike courier, I would secure my bike by locking a U-Lock around the rear tire and the bike immobilizing it and leaving it against the wall. If someone wanted my bike BAD enough, they could just pick it up and run, but seeing the u-lock, they wouldn't bother. Same applies to a train. A locking device is a deterrent. Majority of these kinds of things are committed by oppourtunists more than people making a career out of it.