Indeed!
The Billingham Photo Packington has a waist strap as well as the
sizeable shoulder strap. It is very useful both as an anti-snatch
device and to take some of the weight of the bag.
Chris
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C M I Barker
Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
+44 (0)7092 251126
www.threeshoes.net
homepage.mac.com/zuiko
On 22 Feb 2007, at 10:40, Rodti MacLeary wrote:
> My (hardly foolproof) technique is to put my bag on the floor at my
> feet, nice and close to me, but also to rock back in my chair and
> toss the strap underneath it. In theory if anyone grabs it and
> tries to run the strap will catch on the leg of my chair and the
> potential thief will find themselves pulling a large, angry
> Scotsman along behind them.
>
> When walking in cities (Barcelona/Amsterdam anyone?) I make a point
> of holding tight onto a part of my bag other than the strap, as
> thieves often cut the strap when they snatch bags.
>
> Also as someone mentioned previously I try not to look like a
> tourist. When everyone else is wearing t-shirts and shorts I'll be
> wearing a proper shirt (sometimes a jumper too) and trousers.
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