I am touring across Asia next year and am looking for a touring lock. I use an Abus Steel-O-Chain for my daily riding needs. Its not all that heavy. I think right around 1.5 pounds. Not bad considering the security it brings with it. On the other hand, thats about half of what some of my ticket items like sleeping bag or pad weigh!

What lock do you use on tour, if any, and where do you tour? What kind of touring do you do? Its far more useful to know where you camp and the type of touring you do along with the kind of lock you use. I will be stealth camping the majority of the time so I would think that, if I have any stealth skill, I might not need such a big chain. On the other hand it could come in handy while in the larger cities or public campgrounds with lots of people.

A thing cable lock at my LBS weighed in at about 1.2 pounds. Cables can be but quickly and quietly while I sleep so for the extra 0.3 or so pounds its worth it? What do you think?