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Old Aug 13, 2015 | 12:48 pm
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Pup7
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
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[QUOTE=burbuja0512;25264856] My rollaboard is expandable, so I'll then check it on the way back sometimes. When I do, I'll only include the clothing I wore on the trip. I intentionally don't fold it and just stuff it in there. I hope that this would deter a would-be thief, but I'm probably just fooling myself. [QUOTE]

You might be surprised. It's not clothes in a bag, but I started tying a (originally clean and brand new) tube sock to the handle of my otherwise nondescript checked bag. I have seen more than one person reach for my bag, then drop it like a hot potato the second they see the sock (which of course now is grubby from traveling). I don't know if they really think it's a used sock or not, but it seems to work - so your dirty clothes might do the trick!
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