I have Rains tote backpack (https://www.nl.rains.com/products/tote-backpack?variant=20287918669888)
And I am thinking to use it for light travelling. However it only has single zipper and i want to lock the zipper. Can anybody suggest an idea to lock the bag?
Pins will not work because the material of the bag.
I sewed a small finding to the corner of my bag. Then I used a small locking s-biner to secure the finding to the zipper pull.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/m3am3rfmfgy3hpb/Security_ring.jpg?dl=0
Terminally hip, that pack. If the zipper pulls were longer, you could thread them together through a locking gate carabiner. Not secure but tamper resistant.
https://imgur.com/gallery/8U9W92e
If you want higher and far more reliable levels of purposely designed security features on a pack or shoulder bag, look at offerings from PacSafe.
@Bogiesan - Saw the comments on the photo and I have to agree. As a climber I could easily and quickly open the lock on the carabiner, one handed. Plus as full size carabiner is really expensive and heavy!!!!
@Cindy H, thank you for the idea. That might work. But im not sure if I can sew it. Do you probably has any idea to attach the ring?
@bogiesan
I know this bag is not the best for travelling. But what i mean with travelling is just between cities and not to the mountains :). But anyway, thank you very much for you idea!
I just use a overhand stitch to attach the ring to the bag. You can either attach it to the bag material or to the cloth part near the end of the zipper.
BTW, I found the ring finding at Michaels. JoAnne also has them. Technically they are “8mm closed jump rings”
It’s a 5 minute project to sew the ring in place.
You can do it with other bags too, using larger rings as security rings.
