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How much loot is this woman carrying?
"Valuables? I don't have any valuables."After putting together my post on Five sexy ways to carry your valuables safely, I was contacted by the PortaPocket folks to give their discreet, put-anywhere pockets a try.
PortaPockets are made from lightweight, coated neoprene, making them comfortable and hygienic, as well as very slim. They are made to be worn on the ankle, calf, thigh, arm and waist, but you can fit them almost anywhere (not that there are a lot of other places) and adjust them to your ideal size. The pockets themselves can be either threaded or velcroed onto the straps, and their gentle padding makes them serve as protective cases for phones and other valuables -- even when you aren't wearing them.
So now, the test. I tried on four filled PortaPockets with two different outfits. Can you see them?
Gallery: How Much Loot is This Woman Carrying? - PortaPocket Test
The PortaPocket items I tested cost $12.95 to $23.95 per set and can be purchased here.
Filed under: Gear, Women's Travel
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kendra Kroll May 13th 2010 10:21AM
Love the Lara Croft/spy girl intrigue, Annie! ;-)
quick note...for photo #2, this is great to show how pocket laces onto the strap...one could continue to move the pocket to the left (to sit over the hump/widest part of the strap)...this can help give the pocket better vertical support while wearing. Of course, if desiring to wear more than one pocket on the same strap, the 2nd pocket would best be a belt-loop stype and could be worn on any area along the strap's length. :)
angela May 13th 2010 12:41PM
Is it comfortable wearing for the whole day though? Isn't carry a phone a little uncomfortable in the pockets?
Kendra Kroll May 13th 2010 7:17PM
actually I do it every day and have for 2+ years. So the answer at least for me is no, not uncomfortable at all. In fact, I feel naked without 'em! I generally wear my phone at my hip as I'm not a skirt/dress person too much, and most often wear a small pocket right above my calf under my yoga pants (or capris etc) for my credit card, ID, house key, cash, and lipbalm or tampon or whatever. I Almost all days I wear 2 of them, and occasionally will use a 3rd for my car key (as it's a bit bulky) or when I'm traveling, for a passport. Once you get the system down to whatever method works best for you, it's hard not to have them as it's really a convenience and you never have to worry where you put your valuables & the stuff you really need at any given time.
John C. Billingsley, Jr. May 14th 2010 9:17AM
Emagine going to the cash regrester and saying, just a minuite I need to pull my pants down to pay you.
maria May 14th 2010 1:53PM
They aren't new drug dealers have been using them for years.
Kendra Kroll May 17th 2010 11:19PM
it's actually quite unique in the mechanism for which the pockets detach and allow 2-hand functionality for you (the user/wearer) to retrieve things easily & conveniently without having to undress yourself. Plus, the fact that you can wear it on multiple parts of your body and switch out pocket sizes and interchange them gives much more flexibility and use to this product line than others. Sure there have been carrying cases that have been around for centuries....it's the high versatility and convenience of the PortaPocket system that we're highlighting here -- that's truly the special part
AJ May 14th 2010 2:19PM
Bet you have trouble going through the new scan type machines at the airport security gates. When the TSA security people see something like that in an unusual location, they are bound to stop you and pull you out of line to check each and every one of the pockets.
Kendra Kroll May 17th 2010 11:38PM
hi AJ - actually, I was just at the airport yesterday. You simply pull off the pockets and put them in the bin to go through the xray in those cases. no problem. the band/strap can be easily removed too if need be. If you are feeling that there is any concern with TSA folks, then simply take them your items off for the moment, just like you do with your other things. It won't be an issue. A moment or two of potential inconvenience to get through security doesn't extinguish the benefits you receive from having these along for your trip, regardless :)
AJ May 18th 2010 1:57PM
Thanks for the info. I remember a flight I took to Santa Maria, CA. When I tried to go through the x-ray machine, it kept beeping so I kept taking more and more things off. By the time they let me go through, I was down to my shorts and levis. Something about the settings being a little too strong or something. The people behind me were getting a little nervous and kept backing away, just in case. Heck, it is a small airport and the plane only help 13 people including the pilot and co-pilot. Who would want to waste time trying to do damage to a plane or airport that small?