"Conan The Librarian" wrote in message
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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)

I haven't tried a clip to the shirt method yet, might be worth a try.
thanks for the info on the homemade lanyard version.
-tom