Fanny pack security.
For a little security on a single-zipper fannypack, use a paperclip to fasten the zipper tab to a rubber band.
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Looks like a much better idea than not having any catch at all. However, having just looked over some of your posts about slashing bags, I worry that it is too easy to cut the rubber band and then proceed as per usual.
Perhaps a cable-tie would be better? They are very tough to cut, I doubt it would be practical to cut them surreptitiously. Unlike the rubber band, the cable-tie doesn’t have any give to assist you undoing the paperclip, but it can still be done by sucking in your gut and pulling in the belt half an inch.
11 Apr 2010 at 3:53 am
Good idea, Roger. The point of my suggestion is to make it a fraction more difficult to open those waist pouches (or any bag, for that matter). The thieves who open zippers under a shield of some sort (newspaper, cardboard, a baby, a map) don’t use knives, blades, or scissors. Those who use knives and scissors don’t bother with a shield. Maybe it’s “one prop per thief?” Anyway, anything that slows down the opening of a zipper, that is unexpected, that can’t be easily undone blindly by someone other than you, is an extra layer of security and little bother to the user.
11 Apr 2010 at 10:18 am