In Reply to: Cable ties posted by Kgb on Tuesday, 10. July 2012 at 17:52 Bali Time:
Put a needle under the cable tie and it de-activates the ratchet. Pull the cable tie open and you are away. Try it. I take or buy a roll of gaffer tape in Bali at a hardware store. I know Zips can fail especially if the wife overloads the case. I go around the case in several places with the gaffer tape. Sign over the join in the tape and your onto your case. It will be difficult for them to match the signature in the tree places. I also do it on the way over