I had to give this thing 5 stars, just to respond to some of the unfavorable reviews. It is exactly what it says it is and what you're paying for: an inexpensive, light, portable low-security device. It has the security level of a decent cable-based bicycle lock. It comes with a lightweight but perfectly adequate 3-number dial-type combination lock with a TSA-approved key slot. The closing mechanism of the bag is simple and reliable. The lock is simple and reliable. The whole thing is about as idiot-proof as any similar device could be: set the combo on the lock; put your stuff (15" laptop fist with room to spare for passports, cables, wallets, cell phones, etc); pull the cable through the locking mechanism, using the steel beads to select a tightness of closure; flip the free end of the cable over some convenient fixed object; lock the lock. Presto. Your stuff is safe from casual thieves. To open, reverse the process. No fuss, no mess.
-Your stuff is not safe from anyone with time or tools. A $15 bolt cutter would defeat the device in seconds. A set of trauma shears would get you into the bag in 5 minutes. It's a fabric bag reinforced with bike-lock cable. It's not Fort Knox. To the reviewer who had $20,000 worth of stuff stolen, I can only say: don't put $20,000 worth of stuff in an 80 dollar fabric bag. That's not what this thing is for. It's to keep the housekeeper from pilfering your stuff or the casual snatch and grabber from snatching and grabbing.
-To the reviewer who couldn't figure out how to open a 3-digit combination lock and had to leave the bag locked to a pipe in a hotel in Mexico, a lock in which the user sets the comb by the usual mechanism of rotating the shank 90 degrees when open, pushing it down, and changing the default code of 0-0-0 to some other set of numbers, then closing lock, I can only ask whether they are safe to travel alone. Come on. Figure that stuff out before you leave home. The instructions are written at a 6th grade level. If you can read this review, or even if you can't read this review but can look at pictures, you can figure it out in 3 minutes.
-To the reviewer who couldn't figure out how to close the bag all the way and so could not secure their small valuables, even though when you use the inner, tighter, metal bead to close the bag the opening is smaller than a wedding ring (Yes, I'm sure. I put mine inside, closed the bag, turned it upside down and shook. No ring came out and my ring was still inside when I opened the bag.), I can only say that I wonder whether they can use a pair of scissors without inadvertently removing a digit or two. Not rocket science.
If you have an intact brain and want a quick way to get some basic security for your low-level valuables, this is for you. If you're brain dead or traveling with serious valuables, look elsewhere. One thing, though, if you have $20,000 worth of stuff you need to secure, I can't imagine what a portable safe would look like. It has to be light. Therefore it has to be vulnerable. Do the math.
Have a great trip, wherever you're going! This thing gave us piece of mind on a 2-week home-stay visit to Costa Rica... just let us know that the honest people would stay honest. That is, after all, what locks are for.
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Gave us a sense of security to walk out and snorkle in the water. Fit our glasses, 2 phones, money, wipes, sanitiser, ID, credit cards and keys with room to spare. Cable is long enough to find an umbrella, chair or tree to secure to. Plus i fed the cable through my bag handles so they couldn't easily walk off. I used climbing hooks and organized things in small bags to help me find things easier from just falling into the bottom. I read the reviews before purchasing about cutting into the bag. So here is my thought.. It would be pretty obvios. With the chain mesh and by placing items in a container or organized bags. I think it is a huge detourant and stl provides safety for your items. Flag i purchased this bag and would buy again. Lock worked very well and was easy to set. My rating is a 4.7 overall out of 5. Could use some clips or divider. Would be nice to be water proof. But i was able to by pass this with my own bag inside.
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