Travel Tip: Use Zip Ties to Lock Your Luggage


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Lifehacker’s latest travel tip suggests using zip ties to lock your luggage to avoid having expensive travel locks destroyed by the TSA:

Ever flown and locked your luggage only to land and see that your lock was cut off?

Instead of using locks try using zip ties. It’s a quick way to secure your checked baggage from being opened by random people and if your bags get searched losing a few zip ties won’t put a damper on your day. You can also keep a few zip ties in your carry on for the return trip. An added layer of protection is to buy neon-colored ties so you can tell if they were replaced since they aren’t that common.

Simple and clever.

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  2. The only issue we’ve had with using zip ties is finding scissors/knife to cut them once we’ve retrieved them from baggage claim.
    Use brightly colored ties too, if you have black bags.

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