Elevation Lab Vault Strap Compact holder ZDNET's key takeaways A tough Airtag holder that's designed for attaching to fabric and webbing
The holder is constructed from fiber-reinforced polymer and designed to be water- and dust-resistant
The holder is also a great way to conceal a tag, thanks to its discreet, low-profile design. View now at Amazon
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My Pacsafe bag has definitely earned my respect by foiling pickpockets and keeping my gear safe as I traveled about Spain last year. But there was one bit that I wasn't happy with, and that was how I'd attached an AirTag to it. It was just too obvious, and an obvious AirTag is an AirTag that's easy to remove or disable.
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Thanks to Elevation Lab and the Vault Strap Compact holder, I've now changed that!
Despite knowing I was headed to Spain for an extended period for well over a year, some of my prep ended up being a bit last-minute. I last-minute decided to take the Pacsafe Vibe 325 bag, and I last-minute decided to attach an AirTag to it using an Elevation Lab Secure AirTag Wire Cable holder. I figured that since the strap was cut-resistant, it would work.
The old AirTag holder worked, but it wasn't discreet. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
And while it worked fine for that trip, I felt that the AirTag was just too visible. Not only was the holder dangling, but it also showed the white AirTag inside. An AirTag that can be seen becomes a target for destruction or removal by force. It's better to hide the tag.
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