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pI first picked up MasterLock’s A HREF=”http://www.masterlock.com/products/product_details.jsp?lockStyle=CombinationtypeOfEnvironment=IndoorslockUpValue=Low/Mediumcategory=MLCOM_BackpackLocksmodelNumber=MLCOM_PRODUCT_1548DCM#Specifications\” carabiner-style Backpack Locks/A, above, years ago in preparation for a backpacking trip across Europe. Lightweight, slim and unobtrusive, I had a couple of them hanging off the loop of my backpack, and I could quickly use them to shackle one thing to another; if I wanted to keep my camera out on a picturesque train trip but was dozing off and worried about lightfingers, I could affix my camera to a belt loop; at sidewalk cafes I could attach my day bag to a chair arm and not have to worry about snatch-‘n-grabs. And the design makes it easy to hook and unhook them, making my little security precautions quick afterthoughts rather than paranoid productions./p
pIn the years since MasterLock has been steadily releasing locks in creative form factors, like this A HREF=”http://www.masterlock.com/products/product_details.jsp?lockStyle=CombinationtypeOfEnvironment=IndoorslockUpValue=Low/Mediumcategory=MLCOM_BackpackLocksmodelNumber=MLCOM_PRODUCT_1554DCM#Specifications” sleeker, narrower version of the Backpack Lock/A:/p
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pThey’ve also got an A HREF=”http://www.masterlock.com/products/product_details.jsp?lockStyle=CombinationtypeOfEnvironment=IndoorslockUpValue=Low/Mediumcategory=MLCOM_ADALocksmodelNumber=MLCOM_PRODUCT_2076BLU#Specifications” ADA Lock/A, this one made to be easily grippable for those with manual difficulties. It also auto-scrambles upon locking, so the arthritic user doesn’t have to bother with grabbing and turning the thing any more than necessary:/p
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pTheir A HREF=”http://www.masterlock.com/search/?q=shrouded” shrouded series of locks/A, designed to keep bolt-cutters away, provide an interesting variety of industrial designs:/p
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pMasterLock is confident enough in their bad-ass A HREF=”http://www.masterlock.com/products/product_details.jsp?category=MLCOM_BikeLocksmodelNumber=MLCOM_PRODUCT_8200Dshowquiz=0″ Street Cuffs/A, designed to securely shackle bicycles, that these come with a $3,500 anti-theft guarantee:/p
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