10+ Gadgets and Gears that can Help Keep your Travel Essentials and Valuables from Thieves

When you prepare for a trip abroad, you shouldn’t stop at packing and learning local regulations. While it’s nice to hope that everything will go well, you also need to think about the worst case scenario – the possibility of getting mugged. There is a chance that you will lose your phone, hotel key, travel documents, credit cards and cash. What should you do in such case?

Make a list of people and agencies you can and should contact if you encounter problems overseas. You can do this after booking in one of the Best Western Hotels London weeks or months before your trip. Aside from that, you also need to take some handy gadgets and gears that can help you hide your travel essentials and valuables from thieves. Some of them are the following:

1.   Trench Coat

A trench coat is more than just a fashion find. It is also a convenient way to keep your phone, travel documents, cards and cash. In addition, you can put items like bottled drink, book, notebook and pens here.

2.   Travel Scarf

If it’s not that cold, wearing a trench coat may be a bit too much. In this case, you can wear a travel scarf. This is a specialized scarf because it has a hidden pocket where you can stash a small, waterproof pouch. In this pouch, you can put your passport, credit cards and extra cash.

3.   Flip-flop Safe

This is an option for beach-goers. You can hide your hotel key, cards and cash inside the thick heels of this footwear.

4.   Neck Wallet/Pouch

You can wear this under or over your shirt, whichever you think is safer and more comfortable. This accessory may not always be the best addition to your travel fashion, though.

  

5.   Money Belt

A money belt looks and operates like a typical belt. What keeps it apart from typical ones is a zipped pocket. You can stash some cash therein.

6.   Money Socks, Undergarment Wallet and Pocket Undergarment

Money socks and pocket undergarments are waterproof wearables equipped with pockets where you can hide a small phone, cards and cash. An undergarment wallet, on the other hand, is something you can attach to your undergarments and hide from public view.

7.   Lotion Safe and Coke Safe

You can outsmart a pickpocketer by fooling him with a fake product bottle. A lotion safe and coke safe look real but their contents are actually valuables.

8.   Book Safe

A book safe never goes out of style. You can bring it wherever you go or leave it in your hotel.

9.   Power Plug Safe

A power plug safe works like a book safe. From the outside, it looks like a real power plug but here’s the twist: it has a small compartment for some cash.

10.       Hair Styling Gadget Safe

Some rollers and styling brushes these days have built-in safe where you can hide some small items. You can also create a makeshift safe with these items.

Aside from the aforementioned gadgets and gears, it also pays to invest in a luggage with advanced built-in security features. You can also buy anti-theft straps and Bluetooth trackers to ensure that your luggage is safe. If you’re staying in one of the budget hotels near Wembley Stadium, or anywhere in London, then make sure that your room is also highly secure.