TomS
Traveller
6 comments
Posted 15 years ago
Hey,
What is the best way to protect your rucksack in the nighttrains. I will travel alone, so if I sleep nobody will look after my bag.
Are their any methods to protect it??
I don't know if it matters, but I will take these nighttrains: Utrecht-Basel, Basel-Rome, Rome-Munchen. The others trains are over days, so that doesn't matter. Then I can look after my bag for myself :((
Have a nice evening :P
Tom
SiDUDe
Traveller
752 comments
if your in a couchette you will be able to lock the compartment from the inside. Get talking to whoever else is in the compartment to try and get to know them a bit. Put valubles under your pillow. I never used a lock or anything, it makes it look like you have something to steal.
TomS
Traveller
6 comments
Yes, that's true..
And depending on your couchette-mates you decide what to do? I mean, if they sound like they steal everything they can as soon as you sleep then you will take other measures, I guess??
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
when using a sleeping car I do it the same way like SiDUDe. on normal seated coaches, I use a little light weight bicycle locker. never got stolen anything. and the important things in such a case is in my socks or shoes... yeah ... it tastes well then! :o
TomS
Traveller
6 comments
Allright then!
Thanx a lot, both of you:)
Let's go interrailing in summer 2009:D
hogerl
Traveller
6 comments
Hi :)
What about my valuables during a stay in the city?? Is it necessary to take all the valueables whith me while visiting a city (especially in the evening ) or is it possible to leave some of them (for example the ticket, camera, some money...) in the hostel. Of course it depends on the hostel and wheter there is a possiblity to lock the stuff there or not. But would you say its good to lock the railticket in the hostellockers?... Cause i don't want to carry all the important stuff when i'm drunken....^^...or always look after the ticket while sightseeing...???
Thx XD
SiDUDe
Traveller
752 comments
Most hostels have lockers
hedgehogs123
Traveller
113 comments
Ian my partner is insisting we get a 'pacsafe' (for those who don't know, a wire mesh 'bag' and locking device that prevents stealing and slashing of rucksacks) but they are quite expensive so I hope it will be worth it and not attract more attention to our bags :| Still I suppose better safe than sorry!
SiDUDe
Traveller
752 comments
You can either go that route, or go the other way completly and get a cheap bag, not lock it at all an make it look like there is nothing worth stealing. Locking it away makes it obvious there is something valuable inside.
Pacsafes are a waste of money imo
kaban
Traveller
4 comments
hi,
i'll travel one night with CNL in germany. i reserved recklining seat it and now i'm wondering whether it is safe or not to travel like that, because i'll have my big backpack with me and i don't want anyone to steal it :) . do u know any ways to protect my property in this case ? (i'll travel from first untill last train station of that route)
Thanks
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Generally I'd regard traveling with CNL as safe. In the CNL sleeperettes the luggage racks are in the middle of the coach and the seats are facing them so you can always check if someone tries to steal something from your backpack.
If you're entering the train at its origin station you can put the backpack at the end of the luggage rack so that one had to remove the luggage first in order to get to your backpack.
Keep personal belongings with you (pass, money, ticket etc). :)