Hello, I will be backpacking for about 5 months, in a range of nicer areas to slightly sketchier areas. I just wanted to know from others' experiences-is it better to bring a lock for your pack or does that just attract trouble? I dont want carry every valuable on me every time I leave the hostel!
Reply to this Hi Alissa,
I always take a couple with me (combination not key). Look for hostels which have lockers in the dorms (you'll need to provide the lock probably) or ask about a hostel safe.
Hope that helps.
* Anything you can't bear to lose, leave at home!
Reply to this I always assumed that if someone really wants in your bag, they just have to cut it open, so locks don't do much I imagine.
Reply to this They could discourage an opportunist. On the other hand, some argue that having a lock on your pack advertises that you have something of value in there.
Either way, I use one.
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