Tom Nakashima wrote:

Looks like there's a mistake on the parachute cord in the photo.
I've used a similar lanyard from Orvis that I got as a gift on two different
occasions, and both times I managed to tangle. Some anglers swear by them,
just don't work for me.

FWIW, living where it's too hot for a vest much of the year, I've
played around with making my own lanyards quite a bit. The best
solution I found was to buy the hollow, stretchy "craft lace", and braid
four strands of it together. This provides more stiffness than just
using para cord, so the lanyard tends to hang away from your body a bit
and tangle less.

I used wooden beads for spacers, and large swivel snaps for tool
holders. I played around with various methods of quick release
attachments, but wasn't really happy until I found some "cord locs" that
were the right size to hold the lanyard ends in a friction fit but
release when they are tugged sharply.

As Larry stated, you want something to attach the lanyard to your
clothing so it doesn't swing out into your way every time you lean over.
I used a mini carabiner on mine.

The best part about them, IMHO, besides being cool, is that they
force you to travel light.


Chuck Vance (and that's also the *worst part about them)