Fannypacks vs. day bags
May 26th, 2010, 02:02 PM
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Neat video on pickpockets.
As to the discussion, to each his own. You have to figure outwhat is most important to you. If being comfortable and having the security of having your belongings strapped to your stomach is what you value most go for it.
Personally I use small bags with adjustable straps. I either wear them as a cross body bag or as a shoulder bag. The key is not to pack them with everything. A lightly packed small bag is comfortable worn crossbody all day. There is no need to take it off.
I do flip the bag so the zipper is next to me rather than on the outside. I have taken a small carbiner clip and used it as a zipper lock before also.
Lastly for my luggage, I avoid black. No one would ever remember a thief carrying off a black wheeled suitcase. They might noticed however carrying a hot pink bag with a palmetto and a crown.
As to the discussion, to each his own. You have to figure outwhat is most important to you. If being comfortable and having the security of having your belongings strapped to your stomach is what you value most go for it.
Personally I use small bags with adjustable straps. I either wear them as a cross body bag or as a shoulder bag. The key is not to pack them with everything. A lightly packed small bag is comfortable worn crossbody all day. There is no need to take it off.
I do flip the bag so the zipper is next to me rather than on the outside. I have taken a small carbiner clip and used it as a zipper lock before also.
Lastly for my luggage, I avoid black. No one would ever remember a thief carrying off a black wheeled suitcase. They might noticed however carrying a hot pink bag with a palmetto and a crown.
May 27th, 2010, 05:54 AM
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"That bag looks like a first-aid kit that you would find behind the rented shoes at a bowling alley."
Right. As I said, it comes in more subdued colors. And what I mostly worry about when I travel is making the right fashion statement. Get a life. I'm Canadian, we don't grok Keds, btw.
(By the way, as for Sportsacs, they are fine, but mostly they come in garish florals that I just can't abide.)
Right. As I said, it comes in more subdued colors. And what I mostly worry about when I travel is making the right fashion statement. Get a life. I'm Canadian, we don't grok Keds, btw.
(By the way, as for Sportsacs, they are fine, but mostly they come in garish florals that I just can't abide.)
May 27th, 2010, 06:35 AM
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>I'm Canadian, we don't grok Keds, btw<
Well, if you are Canadian you will be sporting hiking boots, along with your backpack with maple leaf applique, on the Rue du Bac.
Not all Canadians are fashion disasters. At least you people have Ambrose Price.
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Well, if you are Canadian you will be sporting hiking boots, along with your backpack with maple leaf applique, on the Rue du Bac.
Not all Canadians are fashion disasters. At least you people have Ambrose Price.
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May 27th, 2010, 06:54 AM
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I did that in the 70's (the flagged backpack). Not now, although I sometimes wear a (discreet gold) maple leaf pin. And I haven't owned a pair of hiking boots since the 80's.
But I'm sure you would consider me a fashion disaster, no doubt. After all, I wore Ecco sandals around Manhattan--the horror! But at almost 62, I get to wear what I like.
But I'm sure you would consider me a fashion disaster, no doubt. After all, I wore Ecco sandals around Manhattan--the horror! But at almost 62, I get to wear what I like.
May 28th, 2010, 05:29 PM
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It's easy to get excited about a trip and believe that now you need all of this crap that they put out for traveling.
It's silly and it's a rip off. If your going to buy a new bag to take on vacation, get one that you'll enjoy at home. Better yet, just take the purse you wear at home.
Unless you need a suitcase or tote, stay away from the travel section in the stores.
There is nothing you'll need there.
Buy decent bottles from a backpacking store and decant your own tolietries. The only thing you can't fill your own is toothpaste.
It's silly and it's a rip off. If your going to buy a new bag to take on vacation, get one that you'll enjoy at home. Better yet, just take the purse you wear at home.
Unless you need a suitcase or tote, stay away from the travel section in the stores.
There is nothing you'll need there.
Buy decent bottles from a backpacking store and decant your own tolietries. The only thing you can't fill your own is toothpaste.
May 28th, 2010, 06:36 PM
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I agree. All those gidgets and gadgets in the travel section are a waste of money and stuff you do not need. Well maybe a decent luggage tag if you don't have one. I prefer to use what I use at home, it's tried and true and what I'm used to.
May 28th, 2010, 07:09 PM
#114
Longchamp and LV make a small bag on a belt that
you can fit a small camera and cash but also carry a regular bag for other needs.
As far as getting your bag cut from you. It never happened to me in Paris but it did to me in Boston, on the way home from a VERY late party.
you can fit a small camera and cash but also carry a regular bag for other needs.
As far as getting your bag cut from you. It never happened to me in Paris but it did to me in Boston, on the way home from a VERY late party.
May 28th, 2010, 08:05 PM
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No, I always refill small plastic containers I've labeled myself. That's perfectly OK. I take my shampoo, conditioner, body wash, etc. in 1 oz. containers in the 1 Qt. ziplock in a carry-on.
May 28th, 2010, 09:18 PM
#117
you can put any container in your checked luggage, in your shoes, to save space so there is no problem. Take only what is absolutely necessary in your carry on, at least to Europe.
Also, I wonder were the myth if you are Canadian, it makes a difference? I remember some Americans following into that trap, putting Canadian flag patches on their back packs or pins a few years ago, and I see that myth still persists.
Also, I wonder were the myth if you are Canadian, it makes a difference? I remember some Americans following into that trap, putting Canadian flag patches on their back packs or pins a few years ago, and I see that myth still persists.
May 29th, 2010, 04:21 AM
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<<I thought that the good ole TSA didn't approve of re-filled bottles. Don't they have to be in their own containers?>>
No, the only liquid restriction is the size. You might be thinking of prescription medications. I've read that they should be in the original containers, but am not sure if it's a TSA rule.
No, the only liquid restriction is the size. You might be thinking of prescription medications. I've read that they should be in the original containers, but am not sure if it's a TSA rule.
May 29th, 2010, 07:45 AM
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I've always been told that for prescriptions you do NOT have to have them in the original container, but you do need to have the prescription label. You can ask at your pharmacy and they'll print another label for you to put on/in the container of pills.
For example, a person on three prescripions might get all of the labels from the pharmacist, roll them up and put them in a bottle and then put all three types of pills in the same bottle. Or put the pills in a small ziplock and put the label on the ziplock. I've put a prescription on a tiny jar of pills instead of a big brown bottle.
I can't find anything for sure on the TSA's website but I would think that as long as you can provide the prescription <b>label</b> for the medications that they wouldn't care about what container they were in.
For example, a person on three prescripions might get all of the labels from the pharmacist, roll them up and put them in a bottle and then put all three types of pills in the same bottle. Or put the pills in a small ziplock and put the label on the ziplock. I've put a prescription on a tiny jar of pills instead of a big brown bottle.
I can't find anything for sure on the TSA's website but I would think that as long as you can provide the prescription <b>label</b> for the medications that they wouldn't care about what container they were in.
