"AZ Nomad" wrote in message
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On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 17:03:15 -0500, LVTravel wrote:

I don't use the luggage locks to keep the thieves out but to keep the
clothes in. Any lock is only a temporary deterrent to keep an honest
person
honest. I have seen many pieces of luggage with the zippers down and
clothes viewable to God and country because the zippers unzipped in
transit.
I have also seen hardsided luggage wide open since the latches weren't
locked (pre 9-11.).

Any lock you put on a bag checked at the airport may be snipped by the TSA
and
no lock will protect any bag not made of iron and as heavy as a safe.

I just use cable ties so that I can know if somebody has been rummaging
around
in my bag and if I need to check for theft by baggage handlers, the TSA,
etc.

Even the "made of iron" and being a safe doesn't keep those willing enough
out.

Used to use cable ties all the time before 9-11 and a few years later until
the TSA locks were introduced. Now use the locks and will occasionally
apply breakable seals on the zippers also. Didn't do it the trip to the
cruise.