![]() ![]() Deem everything in your checked-in as expendable and make contingency plans in advance for the case when something of it gets lost (or delayed, another headache with a similar solution). Take all valuables and items not easily replaced in carry-on luggage.If one is missing, this is additional confirmation that your bag was opened.) You need to remember exactly how many you provided, additionally you could provide all different colors. Provide some extra cable ties topmost inside each bag (for the convenience of the TSA when they deem it worth their trouble to reseal your luggage.As a bonus, you can detect if it has been opened.) "Lock" luggage using cable ties (contributes to the "nothing valuable here" look, can be easily opened by the TSA if needed, but discourages quick/surreptitious (opportunistic) pilfering. ![]() I also like the fact that it is more flexible packing-wise than the hard clamshell-type luggage. Use inexpensive/scruffy-looking luggage (it attracts less attention as possibly containing valuables.) My favorite and preferred is a chinese mass-produced black non-label nylon fabric with zipper sport bag with a hard floor and wheels on the back edge - it has traveled all over Europe and to the US as well as locally.The protocol I and her family (as well as many of her clients) follow with luggage is the following: I have traveled to the US only once under the TSA regime, but have a US-based travel agent friend that travels in and out more often. ![]() Too many non-TSA people can also open them (besides possible criminal minds at the TSA). They are not secure and do not serve the purpose (any more) that you would traditionally expect from a lock. Not a solution for the current problem, but for future reference it may be good to keep in mind: As others have pointed out, TSA-compliant locks are a joke and a waste of money. ![]()
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