This clever trick will make your next holiday so much safer
Did you know that, on average, almost 20 Australians are robbed overseas every week? And that number doesn’t even include passport theft – around 2,600 of these are pinched every year. Europe is the most common destination for thieves, with Italy, France, Spain, Germany and the UK on the list, as well as the USA and Mexico.
With all that in mind, it makes sense to take some extra precautions to protect your belongings when you’re travelling. Thieves can make short work of a zipped up backpack or handbag and so many tourists carry money belts that they know to look out for them. If you’re looking for a better solution, try a clever secret pocket. It’s a simple extra pocket that you make and sew onto the inside waistband of your pants that can hold a few things like your passport, cash and credit cards. If it’s done properly, you can’t see it from the outside and because it’s a unique addition to regular clothes, pickpockets won’t even suspect it.
Start with a plan, sturdy fabric and cut a piece large enough to be folded into a square or rectangle big enough for your items. Sew the sides together to form a pocket, leaving one side of the opening around two inches longer than the other. Line this extra flap up with the seam of your pants on the inside and sew it directly into the seam from the outside. Try to use thread that is the same colour so you won’t notice it.
And that’s it! Too easy. Add these neat little pockets to a few pairs of your travelling pants and feel confident that no one will know your little secret.
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