Originally Posted by
ne52
I only like the PacSafe as a deterrent in public where tampering with it would draw attention or send someone to an easier target. Behind closed doors, it probably actually draws attention to the bag. A lighter to the cord that cinches it shut renders it useless in seconds.
If you can't use the room safe, I would just lock the tablet inside your suitcase, inside the liner if you have one.
While you're correct about it potentially drawing attention, if I wind up goint with a Pacsafe bag, I'll do the same thing with it that I do with my laptop - lock it to a shelf in the bathroom or vanity area, and cover it with random stuff to make it less conspicuous.
And I don't see how a lighter will render a steel cable useless. Bolt cutters, certainly, but not a lighter.
What I was looking for when I posted this was something roughly equivalent to the steel locking cables we use for out laptops. They're not foolproof, but they deter the quick smash-and-grab hotel theives, and most of the housekeeper theives, which are the most common type of theives one encounters in hotels, at least in the US. I think it unlikely that either would carry bolt cutters.
The Pacsafe seems to fit the bill nicely. I'll keep my eyes open, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to wind up with a Pacsafe.