US marine’s TikTok hack for keeping hotel room safe goes viral

Robin, a former marine and TikTok user in the US known for his viral life-hack videos, has produced a new clip showing three innovative ways to stay safe in a hotel room.

He claims that the only things needed for the techniques are a belt, a glass and a shower curtain rail that can be used to lock the door in a “triangular method”.

In the new video, Robin – who has 3.5 million followers on his handle @Dutchintheusa across social media – starts by covering the door knob with a belt, looping the belt through the door lock’s chain link and then back down on the knob, saying this makes it harder to pick the lock or even remove the lock from the link.