Lanyard question

On Fri, 7 May 2004, Conan The Librarian wrote:

BTW, I know I could just buy a lanyard in the first place, but I
like the idea of making my own and customizing it to my needs.

Ditch the lanyard. For minimalist fishing try something like

http://www.eaglecreek.com/40213.html

I don't like hanging stuff from my neck, like a vest for example.

Mu

Mu Young Lee wrote:
Conan The Librarian wrote:

BTW, I know I could just buy a lanyard in the first place, but I
like the idea of making my own and customizing it to my needs.

Ditch the lanyard. For minimalist fishing try something like

http://www.eaglecreek.com/40213.html

I don't like hanging stuff from my neck, like a vest for example.

You've gotta be kidding. A fanny pack is by far and away the most
inconvenient way to tote fishing stuff extant. With a vest or lanyard
all your tools have their own separate, easy to access locations.
With a fanny pack, everything's all jumbled up together and you end up
having to rummage through it like the woman in the checkout lane in
front of you digging through her purse in search of her checkbook.

--
Ken Fortenberry

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
...

A fanny pack is by far and away the most inconvenient way to tote fishing
stuff extant.

To each his own... I personally use both a lanyard and a fanny pack when
wade fishing. If in a drifter, I set the fanny pack down and just keep the
lanyard around my neck for easy access. Vests are hot in summer conditions
and generally too small if you are layered for winter fishing. With all the
pockets in a vest, half my time was spent trying to remember what pocket had
what!

YMMV,
JT

Jeff Taylor wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:

A fanny pack is by far and away the most inconvenient way ...

To each his own... I personally use both a lanyard and a fanny pack when
wade fishing. If in a drifter, I set the fanny pack down and just keep the
lanyard around my neck for easy access. Vests are hot in summer conditions
and generally too small if you are layered for winter fishing.

I use a mesh vest if I need to take a lot of stuff (hiking into the
backcountry), it's not any more uncomfortable than a small daypack
and I can carry about as much stuff. If I don't need to haul a bunch
of stuff (fishing next to the road) I use a lanyard.

With all the
pockets in a vest, half my time was spent trying to remember what pocket had
what!

Practice, practice, practice. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

Ken Fortenberry wrote in message . ..

You've gotta be kidding. A fanny pack is by far and away the most
inconvenient way to tote fishing stuff extant. With a vest or lanyard
all your tools have their own separate, easy to access locations.
With a fanny pack, everything's all jumbled up together and you end up
having to rummage through it like the woman in the checkout lane in
front of you digging through her purse in search of her checkbook.

This is exactly what I don't like about any of the pack
arrangements. Unless you have something with practically infinite
dividers and compartments, it's just a mess. And if you get something
with enough compartments and dividers, you're now talking about a
full-sized pack. :-}

If it came down to it, I'd prefer a little Army-surplus courier bag
I have. It can be slung over the shoulder and it has four internal
compartments plus two on the flap.

And missing from this discussion is the fact that a fanny pack is
not going to keep your gear dry (unless you follow Fortenberrys' First
Rule of Wading :-). A lanyard or vest keeps things up within easy
reach and dry (unless you are prone to taking a dunking).


Chuck Vance