Originally Posted by
breny
Zip ties are a PIA to remove if they're applied properly. Nail scissors do work but it takes time.
Cable or wire cutters work great. Voice of experience here, we used these in the Navy and at the power plant for zip ties, and I use still them for peace-bonding prop weapons when I go to cons (or swapping holsters, that sort of thing, where I have to DE-peacebond the props). Better by far than any scissors or nail clippers ^.
Originally Posted by
breny
I really like the idea of double zip ties.
A thief is looking for quick and easy entry into a bag. It's just like a house. You can't make your house theft-proof but you can provide deterrents.
There's no way to make your checked bag completely safe. However, you can make the thief look for that "unlocked door" instead of your "deadbolted door with a security light."
That's about all the TSA lock is good for - I bought one from Target a little while back, and I literally thought the thing was going to come apart in my hand straight out of the package. Doesn't seem like much of a deterrent to me.