Pacsafe 55L Backpack and Bag Protector

Pacsafe has expanded their product line thoughtfully over the past several years, owing much to the consistent sales of their first product--the eponymous PacSafe. This ingeniously designed wire mesh cover encases your backpack or duffel, then with a simple cinch of the lock cable, allows you to loop it around any immobile object--I've personally used trees, street signs, benches, and most importantly train compartment fixtures. The material and workmanship on every component is top-notch, well worth the price point. While nothing can absolutely foil theft, this company understands that most crime is committed due to motive and opportunity; if you make the opportunity much smaller, you reduce your risk exponentially. A bag protected with a steel cable mesh secured with a bullet-proof padlock simply says, in a loud voice, "MOVE ALONG TO EASIER PREY" to the would-be thief. I've traveled all over SE Asia, Europe and Northern Africa with this as well as the PacSafe backback and hipsack, and am proud to say I've not even had an attempt made on my belongings (while having lost more than one bag in years past before I wised up to these). For some the weight may be an issue; it is nearly 2 pounds of dead weight to lug around. To this I reply: shave ounces elsewhere, where it makes more sense--pack lighter, lightweight rain gear, toiletries, accessories, etc., because the protection this affords is worth every penny and pound. As a side note, aside from urban theft-deterrence, the PacSafe also makes itself useful in many other scenarios--I've used it as a bear-bag while hiking on the Appalachian Trail, as a frame for mosquito netting in the forests of West Bengal, and as a great conversation starter in New York City.

Used this product to lock up a camera bag while traveling in Asia. I suppose someone could cut the cables with the right tools, but it was a handy way to secure valuables in my guest houses and felt somewhat more comfortable than just leaving them unsecured. Maids don't seem to carry cable cutters.

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Convenient to use but it has one major flaw. The apetures are just too big to keep all but the biggest items from getting taken out of the bag. You either have to have another big bag inside your outer shell with your wallet and smaller items inside or you have to get a little padlock to put on your exterior zippers IF you have a bag with a two zipper pouch. With one pouch it just doesn't work. I will continue to use it until the next version comes along.

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The gaps in the mesh allow something with a diameter of 8.5cm (3 1/3 inch) to pass through, camera lenses, camera bodies, mp3 players and mobile phones will pass straight through.

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I have a wonderful Vespa scooter and bought a new full face helmet. I did not realize, however with a better helmet, I had no place to put it. It wouldn't fit under the seat or on one of the helmet hooks. So I bought this. It works like a charm. I can set my helmet on the back rack and lock into place with the bag protector and expect it to be there when I get back.