Luggage Locks

A luggage lock is a small purchase that answers a narrow question: will this lock survive a checked bag journey without being cut off, and will it still open at the other end. TSA-accepted locks can be opened by screeners with a master key and relocked afterwards, which is the whole reason to buy one instead of a general padlock. Everything else is fit and habit: whether the shackle or cable threads through your zipper pulls, whether you want to remember a code or carry a key, and whether you need one lock or a pack that covers a whole family's bags.

The twelve locks below cover the honest split in the category. Forge dominates the combination end with a four-colour shackle set, a black cable set, a dual-opening six pack and a dimple-key pair. Master Lock brings the long-running cable combination lock, a shrouded keyed four pack and a wider-bodied two pack. SURE LOCK adds a purple cable pair with an inspection indicator, Lewis N. Clark adds a retractable cable lock and a long coated-cable lock, ZHEGE adds a four-digit cable lock for a single bag, and Travelon adds a brass keyed pair. Every pick is sold on Amazon, every ASIN is wired from two agreeing sources, and every image is the listing's own main photo, curl-verified and viewed for the exact variant.