G'day Bob, I think these are the type of lock you were referring to:
http://tinyurl.com/bnses Its a combination lock with a master key access. There was a guy on one of the morning breakfast shows yesterday talking about luggage security and he was recommending these locks. A few months ago I saw a small documentary about how French customs handled luggage inspections. There was one scene where a customs official pulled out a key ring about 10" in diameter jam-packed with keys. He went through them until he got the lock open. If the lock happened to be a combination type, that was even better, because they were easier to pick open <g> When he was done he repacked the bag and left a letter in the suitcase informing the owner that it had been inspected. Anyway I found it interesting. Dave S On 5/14/05, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > > > > I expect there will be occasions when I have to check the > > case, but I'm prepared to do that with a Pelican - there was > > no way I would be prepared to check a soft-sided LowePro camera bag. > > One of the reasons I bought my Pelican was so that I could put most of my > camera gear through the checked baggage. I haven't had any problems so far. > I use 2 of the Pelican 4-barrel combination locks to keep the bags closed. > > Even so, at Heathrow they always ask me to open the bag so that they can > inspect it before it disappears down the hatch. > > I also read earlier this week that in the US the authorities will now > destroy any lock so that they can open and inspect the baggage. This is > probably true everywhere, of course. The article which included this > information said that combination locks are available that the US > authorities can open easily without destroying them. The example given was a > Pacsafe 3-barrel lock. These look quite strong, but I don't know whether or > not they fit the Pelican case. > > I assume also that the master keys the authorities use are not going to > remain restricted to the authorities for terribly long... > > -- > Cheers, > Bob > > > >
