Rick Steves Silk Money Belt, Natural
- Made from comfortable spun silk
- This sturdy, ultra-light under-the-pants money belt is your best guarantee against pickpocket theft
- Features a main zippered compartment and 2 other easy access compartments
- Soft elastic strap adjusts to your body
- Strong buckle makes it easy to clip on and off
Product DescriptionKeeping your valuables hidden close to your body is your best defense from pickpockets. Rick Steves Silk Money Belt is made of comfortable spun silk and features a moisture barrier liner for ultimate comfort. . . . More >>
I wore the Rick Steves Silk Money Belt while traveling in Nepal, unfortunately while I was trekking on foot, I was stopped by mountain bandits. Since most of them are very smart and exhibiting knowledge, they searched me and I had to remove all my clothes, whereas they discovered the Rick Steves Silk Money Belt.
So, it doesn’t always work.
In cases like that, you’re better off trying to “hide” money by sewing double pockets into dirty old socks or befouled underpants and using brown or red paint to simulate a “mess” to keep bandits away from snooping any closer. I also hid my money in an old tree bark inside a plastic jug where I kept a poisonous snake I found, bandits stopped me a few times but didn’t dare to bother the poisonous snake.
In India I had a local taxidermist (Taxidermy is the art of mounting or reproducing dead animals for display or for other sources of study) clean and stuff a dead rat I had found and he made me a dead rat “wallet” in which I hid my money. It worked very well until it was stolen by a hungry, feral cat.
Or you can read Papillon to see where French penal colony prisoners hid their money.
The Rick Steves Silk Money Belt is really for the tourist, but it doesn’t always work, especially if you are naked, as is the custom in hot tropic climates.
Papillon
Rating: 1 / 5
This money belt appears to be made well and all, but I just didn’t feel a need for it in my travels. It spent the whole time in my backpack. I traveled to London, Paris, around Germany, Vienna, Prague, and in Morroco. Not once did I feel the need for security to use this money belt. For women, I think that as long as you take a good purse you will be fine. I took a purse that could be across my body and then it had all zippered compartments and a flap that went over the compartments on the front and velcroed.
Rating: 4 / 5
I have not had an opportunity to use this belt traveling yet, but I did try it on and am excited to use it. The strap feels very comfortable, fabric is very soft and I feel I should be able to put a lot of items in it without much problem. I was unexpectedly surprised to find out that there is a clear piece of plastic in it, so that when I sweat, the items will not get wet. Looking forward to using it. . . . .
Rating: 4 / 5
I will be using it shortly. It did take very long to recieve (over a week).
Rating: 4 / 5
Nothing.
This was a piece of garbage. A money belt that releases every time it is stretched? Unfortunately I bought it from Amazon just before leaving for Asia. They did not respond to my email indicating that the item was faulty, and seem to be hiding behind the fact that their time period had elapsed. Well sorry, I was in Bhutan.
Don’t buy from Amazon unless you know you will have the extra time in your life to deal with it when they send you stool for product.
Rating: 1 / 5