Along with having tamper-proof zippers and a slash-proof case and shoulder straps, it comes with a metal clip, or for higher security, a combination lock, that allows owners to loop the strap around a secure fixture, like a chair or bus seat, and then fasten it tightly.Product Review of P^cubed Pick-Pocket Proof Pants (say that 10 times fast!)Ī few weeks ago, after writing about the time we nearly got pick-pocketed in Egypt, we were contacted by the people at Clothing Arts with a request to test out its Pick-Pocket Proof Pants. The bag opens flat, giving security a clear view for the airport screening so you don’t have to remove it from the case. Traumatized by that event, I no longer feel comfortable even loading my laptop onto a tray to go through security stations, but there is now a product out that might alleviate my worries: Scansafe’s laptop bag, which fits most standard 15-inch devices ($89.95, The laptop bag is Travel Sentry Approved, so it is approved by major airport security systems worldwide. Neither my friend nor I ever saw our laptops again. Ninety-seven percent of the laptops lost are never recovered. In my case, because of the split second I turned to tend to my children, I became another F.B.I. It wasn’t the price of our aperitifs that had her in shock, but the realization that the well-dressed couple that had briefly sat down beside us had left with her briefcase. I watched her face grow pale as the bill arrived. Years earlier I had witnessed my friend go through the same ordeal at a cafe in Paris. It is made of organic cotton with a bit of spandex for stretch. “Not having my purse is one less thing to worry about in an unfamiliar city. “I don’t only wear it when I go to the hotel gym to work out, but also when I go out for a quick dinner,” she said. MacGregor admitted.īeyond the purse, however, she also recommended the Sprigs Phone Banjees ($16.50, a wrist wallet that can hold a cell phone, cash, credit card and a house key while you exercise or travel. “I now carry the purse every day just because it is so convenient for finding things, as well as so sturdy,” Ms. Additionally, zippers fasten to clips, making it impossible for even nimble fingers to pull them back, as well as a variety of pockets for storing everything from electronic devices to keys. MacGregor of the stylish black purse, which has a variety of safety features.ĭesigned to look contemporary, one would never know the shoulder strap, bottom and side panels, all hide a built-in, lightweight, stainless-steel wire mesh that prevents bag slashers from slicing through and running off with your wallet, camera, or iPad (the purse can fit a 13-inch laptop). “I bought it before I went on a trip to the Middle East, where I knew I would be shopping in crowded souks,” said Ms. Gay MacGregor, a businesswoman who travels at least once a month for work and recreation swears by her City Safe 200 bag ($79.99), made by Pacsafe (an industry leader in anti-theft and security travel gear. “We know women don’t want a lot of pockets around the hips,” he said, explaining that all his pants (his company makes shorts and even business pants) have the same security as wearing multiple money belts. Rapp, who hopes to introduce his first women’s line by next spring. (“I think of these pants as urban wear meets outerwear, because they are aesthetically designed but also durable,” said Mr. It took him a few more years of traveling and two years of development to introduce P^Cubed, which has shown up in such popular outdoor stores as Orvis and Paragon, as well as in travel catalogs like Magellan’s, in the past year. “Losing my wallet would have been a disaster as we were traveling to Cambodia and Vietnam for a further four months,” Mr. Rapp’s travel companion warning him of a hand reaching for his bulging back pocket, he would have been another victim of petty crime. He did have a near-miss in 2007 in Xian, China, at the Bell Towers there, where narrow, overcrowded walkways make tourists easy targets for thieves. A few years later, near Westminster Abbey in London, two girls “accidentally” bumped into my mother, as well as her large purse, apologizing to us profusely as they walked away with her wallet.Īdam Rapp, the creator of P^Cubed, Pick Pocket Proof Pants, came up with the idea for theft-resistant garments without having ever been pickpocketed himself. It was in Los Angeles on Hollywood Boulevard, where the thief managed to undo my backpack, grab my wallet and never even touch the arm of my husband draped around my shoulder. I have been pick-pocketed only once in my extensive traveling life.

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