How do you feel about lanyards?

I love lanyards on deep carry folders, large fixed blades, and on my SwissChamp. For folders and MTs, it's about ease of access. For big fixed blades, it's about not losing the knife in extreme situations.

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Jaytaylor said:
There is a distinction between practical lanyards and decorative lanyards.

I use lanyards on fixed blades up to larger choppers - just a piece of paracord long enough for a thumb lanyard. This adds a few practical uses but the main advantage is safety.

I only use a wrist lanyard on a Para2 used for short bush walks. The main advantage is that I don't drop & lose the knife.

I've tried to dabble with the shorter beaded type on Hinderer XMs, the metal beads tend to whack into the knife causing nicks and scratches and sometimes gets in the way.

On smaller folders a short lanyard does add more grip where the handle does not fill the palm, a short lanyard effectively adds more grip real estate to the back of the knife.

Overall I'm not a fan of decorative lanyards, they tend to remind me of a child's bracelet full of beads and trinkets and those silly lanyard attached to cells phones popularised by Japanese girls.
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Demo, ranyardo wa totemo kawaii desu...

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Come on, look into its eyes. It just wants to love you.
 
Only if the knife comes with one.

however I did get a crk lanyard (crimson?) I must say its nice.

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but I dont have any on large fixed knives.
 
after I learned how to do the Chris Reeve style knot, I have loved them. Used to never have one till about 9 months ago, now all my knives have one.

I find it makes finding my pocket knife easier, and makes a good "extension" when using a smaller knife to "chop" in the woods if I need to do something improvisational like that.
 
i don't use them and don't feel a need to. i understand they serve a purpose for anyone that uses them but they look like something to fancify the knife.
 
I have a lanyard on one of my flashlights. It is carried in pocket and the lanyard, wrapped around my belt when not using, allows for easy withdraw. I also have one on my cellphone for drop protection, I wrap it around my hand while in use. I hate dropping cellphones!

On knives, since I prefer tip down carry, a lanyard is useless. I also tend to carry large handled and bladed folders, so again, a lanyard is useless. Where do you put it while the knife is in your pocket tip down????

No thanks to lanyards on knives.
 
I don't exactly know why they're useful on small pocket knives...but that hasn't stopped me from adding some.
 
Really short ones are handy for getting g a solid but quick grip on the knife without it being obtrusive in any way.
 
The only time I view lanyards as particularly useful is on knives I might carry in the woods versus a regular EDC where the knife does not have a pouch or sheath. Pocket space is at a premium and I don't want more used up on useless furniture. If you view them as sort of an art form, then I can understand that.
 
Locutus D'Borg said:
Very useful on non-clip small knives, that are worn in the watch pocket of levi's, etc.

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Very classy looking. Great looking knife.
I usually put an orange fob on whatever folder I take hunting. Other than that I haven't used one anywhere else in a while.
 
Dont like them on folders they get in the way. Use them on big fixed blades for chopping.
 
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