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==== Theft ==== | ==== Theft ==== | ||
[[File:Money belt.jpeg|thumb|A money belt can be used to hold cash, some medicines and identity papers | | [[File:Money belt.jpeg|thumb|A money belt can be used to hold cash, some medicines and identity papers | left]] | ||
It may be that you share transport or are walking with people you do not know. Items like cash and identity papers can become targets for theft in such circumstances. Similarly, an exposed knife can be taken from a pocket on worn backpack and used as a weapon. For these reasons, it is important that cash, knives, medicines and identity papers are not sitting in available exposed pockets and so easily accessed by someone that wants them. | It may be that you share transport or are walking with people you do not know. Items like cash and identity papers can become targets for theft in such circumstances. Similarly, an exposed knife can be taken from a pocket on worn backpack and used as a weapon. For these reasons, it is important that cash, knives, medicines and identity papers are not sitting in available exposed pockets and so easily accessed by someone that wants them. | ||
Another contingency to consider is that the whole back is stolen. For this reason critical items like identity papers, cash and medicines can be best stored on the body itself, rather than inside the backpack. A water resistant 'money belt' that sits under clothing can mitigate for such a situation. | Another contingency to consider is that the whole back is stolen. For this reason critical items like identity papers, cash and medicines can be best stored on the body itself, rather than inside the backpack. A water resistant 'money belt' that sits under clothing can mitigate for such a situation. | ||
==== Case example: family of 3 ==== | ==== Case example: family of 3 ==== | ||