This is seriously the most insightful comment in the entire thread.  Stop trying to secure your checked luggage!  Just don&#x27;t check things at all, or at least don&#x27;t check things that are valuable.  I travel pretty often (sometimes 2+ week trips), and I haven&#x27;t checked a bag (valuable or otherwise) in nearly 10 years.<p>If you need to transport something valuable that you can&#x27;t carry on, ship it instead, overnight if necessary.  No, that may not be cheap, but if you&#x27;re that concerned with security, it&#x27;s probably worth it.<p>(Not that FedEx&#x2F;UPS&#x2F;etc. don&#x27;t come with their own problems, but I&#x27;ve found them to be pretty reliable over time, <i>and</i> you can insure the item in question.)