Master Lock 4688D TSA Accepted Cable Luggage Lock in Assorted Colors, 1-Pack
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Master Lock 4688D TSA Accepted Cable Luggage Lock in Assorted Colors, 1-Pack
Customer Review: Great little TSA-accepted lock for your SporTube ski luggage
Summary: 5 Stars
I have an older SporTube for protecting my skis when vacationing, and it originally came with a non-TSA lock with a long shackle. The holes in the Tube, where the shackle of the lock is inserted, are too long for most TSA-accepted locks.
The last time I traveled with the Tube, it was opened by a crack TSA person who did not take the time to properly re-lock it, and I found the two pieces of the SporTube at the Denver airport baggage claim with my skis jutting out of the bottom piece (thank God I had warpped them in my ski bibs before inserting them into the Tub).
This lock has a flexible shackle that will easily pass through the holes on the tube, and even the stupidest TSA person should be able to figure it out and re-lock my skis.
NOTE: SporTube sells their own version of this lock for $19.95 on their website, so this is a REAL bargain!
Customer Review: One of the best TSA approved luggage locks
Summary: 5 Stars
I've purchased a number of different TSA approved locks over the years, always looking for combination locks since I tend to lose keys.
Being able to set your own combination is a must for someone with short term memory loss like myself.
Since the U.S. has been outsourcing it's manufacturing, name brands rarely mean anything anymore. My try with Samsonite, Swiss Army, & Travel Pro branded locks produced subpar performance and setting your own combination is a crapshoot at best.
Setting your combination with this lock is easy. The wired cable is much easier to work with than the solid metal U shaped lock.
I've used these locks on five different trips with no problems. I've given them as Christmas presents to friends who travel and all have had great success with this lock.
I highly recommend.
Customer Review: not at all what I expected!
Summary: 2 Stars
I needed a small lock to match up with a footlocker I had, so I purchased the Master Lock 4688D TSA Accepted Cable Luggage Lock. Well, first off, the lock is extremely small and light-duty. The cable is more like the stem of an apple, about that thickness.It's covered with plastic, which adds some thickness to the cable, but no strength. Secondly, the self-setting combination numbers are so small, and the line-up marks for the numbers are so small, that it is very difficult to find your number (from 1-10), and then even more difficult to line the number up with the mark on the slim side-face of the lock. This lock is made for airline luggage, and might even be considered 'use once, dispose of'. It's not stout enough for my footlocker, even though it was matched up with my footlocker online during the ordering process.Customer Review: Will keep the honest people out
Summary: 4 Stars
These locks are a bit light duty in my opinion, but then again, hard core thieves are going to get through about any lock you put on a suitcase. These can be opened by the TSA, if needed, without damage to the lock, as opposed to non TSA approved locks which they reserve the right to destroy. The purpose of these, in my usage of them, at least, is to keep some baggage handler, porter, or other looky-loo from the temptation of opening a suitcase just to see if there might be something worth owning in it. As one locksmith I knew used to say of minimal locks: they keep the honest people out. On some suitcases, depending upon the type of closure they have, these may also keep the suitcase from coming open if the latches, zipper, whatever, fails.Customer Review: Excellent Purchase
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this lock over the Christmas holiday due to me getting a Wii for Christmas and needing to carry it home in my luggage. I was nervous that someone would steal the game from my luggage if I didnt have a lock. To my surprise I came across this TSA approved lock that gave me the security I needed to lock my things away but also allowed them access to my luggage should they need to inspect it. Turns out, they did have to go through my things and were able to do so without busting my personal lock. Highly recommended for a frequent airline traveler to secure your things. Will be ordering more of these for each of my bags.