Lanyard or Fob?

Lanyard or No Lanyard?

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znapschatz said:
:thumbsup: Thanks for pointing this out. I hadn't thought about it, but now that you bring it up, you are right.
I use a fob on some of my knives. In most cases, the fob helps me draw the knife out of a sheath or pouch, and is usually orange, a color more easily spotted if dropped amongst foliage or other natural environments, and I do use a lanyard on my machete. Formerly, I would attach lanyards on knives I would use while up on a ladder or suchlike, but eventually decided that if it slips, I would rather the knife fall away than have it hanging on me out of control. Actually, neither has happened to me yet. :oops::eek::rolleyes:
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Which bring me to my point of view, everyone I the thread who is pro "lanyard/choil/fob" whatever the hell you want to call them are just coming up with the worst case scenarios as to why said lanyard is helpful. Me? My career is neither easy nor abusive on my knives. Sure sometimes I'm on a 12 ft ladder stripping wires in j box, is there a possibility that my knife could slip out of my hand and come crashing down toward the earth? I guess. But when I really think about it the only reason that would ever happen is if I got lit up and in that case I'd be falling off the ladder WITH the knife so I'd thing it would be best for my knife to be off my person instead of attached to my wrist? But hey..that's just my take on things.

Furthermore I can agree 10000% on using a lanyard on a machete as your walking through brush or whatever it may be out in the wild as your making long slicing/hacking motions there MAY be a chance something goes wrong. But then against this just reminds me of the scenario of Nintendos Wii and their controllers flying into their customers Tv's because they didn't use the attached "lanyard or fob" I hope someone knows what I'm talking about :D
 
Aquaholicc said:
But then against this just reminds me of the scenario of Nintendos Wii and their controllers flying into their customers Tv's because they didn't use the attached "lanyard or fob" I hope someone knows what I'm talking about :D
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Except that when your Wii controller flies out of your hand and knocks somebody in the head, they are fine. When the same happens with a machete, they aren't.

That is why you use a lanyard when chopping.
 
marcinek said:
Except that when your Wii controller flies out of your hand and knocks somebody in the head, they are fine. When the same happens with a machete, they aren't.

That is why you use a lanyard when chopping.
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Maybe the way you play Wii.
 
halden.doerge said:
Maybe the way you play Wii.
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Well...anything in my hands is a deadly weapon..can't really talk about it.

My point, though, is that, if one is out in the woods alone and their chopper goes flying out of their hands...nobody gets hurt. The lanyard might even be more dangerous in that situation.
 
Aquaholicc said:
Glad to know there is diversity on this topic. This thread wasn't meant to bash one or another just simply trying to get some knowledge and understanding about "lanyards/fobs" and how they have either proven functional or a nuisance to you guys. Thanks for the replies.
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Oh come now, you know this thread was started in hopes of creating a full blown fob-related meltdown resulting in at least one banning. :D
 
Mecha said:
Oh come now, you know this thread was started in hopes of creating a full blown fob-related meltdown resulting in at least one banning. :D
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God damn it sir, you read me like a book. But let’s just keep that between you and I, okay?
 
Depends. I usually leave the Lanyards on my CRKs.

Other than that on my very small knives I often add a lanyard as something extra to hold on to. For examp le my small Spartan Enyo has a lanyard.

Also there are functional lanyards like those which wrap around your wrist.
 
On a knife I use in the great outdoors that is a color that blends into the environment I tie a paracord fob/lanyard of a bright color in case I drop it this makes it much easier to find. Also it always ensures you have a length of paracord with you which can be invaluable in a survival situations. A good example is my OD Grip.


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I didn't vote, because my answer is yes/no. In general, I don't use a lanyard or a fob for edc. However, I put a pinky lanyard on chopping knives, and a small fob on knives during the winter time (so I can pull them out of my pocket with thick gloves on). However, my new edc, a Small Sebenza 21 still has its stock fob and bead and I like it quite a lot.
 
I tie a short 2" paracord fob on my ECD to use to pull the knife from my pocket. I tie a lanyard with a 5" opening on any knife I take aloft, and slip my hand through it and draw up the bead for retention.
 
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I fall firmly in the Pro-Fob group. Looking at my knives I see only one fixed blade, and a couple vintage slip joints that don't sport tails...so that makes three Manx knives out of thirty or so. I don't use pocket clips so my fobs are useful to me in how I carry a knife. Free in pocket. With a fob, the knife gets correctly oriented in my hand as I pull it out of my pocket.

I am so pro fob that I have actually modded a couple knives to use them. Drilled holes in Spyderco Sage 2, and created a small loop of Ti wire to hook a fob to a Spyderco Chaparral. (Chaparral has a wire clip, I made a titanium loop that sticks toward the back of the knife that fits in the wire clip slots.)

At one time I owned and collected Chris Reeve knives, I never could bring myself to purchase a Mnandi due to the lack of a fob attachment point. (The Chris Reeve knives have all been gifted/sold.)

Grizz
 
gdwtvb said:
I fall firmly in the Pro-Fob group. Looking at my knives I see only one fixed blade, and a couple vintage slip joints that don't sport tails...so that makes three Manx knives out of thirty or so. I don't use pocket clips so my fobs are useful to me in how I carry a knife. Free in pocket. With a fob, the knife gets correctly oriented in my hand as I pull it out of my pocket.

I am so pro fob that I have actually modded a couple knives to use them. Drilled holes in Spyderco Sage 2, and created a small loop of Ti wire to hook a fob to a Spyderco Chaparral. (Chaparral has a wire clip, I made a titanium loop that sticks toward the back of the knife that fits in the wire clip slots.)

At one time I owned and collected Chris Reeve knives, I never could bring myself to purchase a Mnandi due to the lack of a fob attachment point. (The Chris Reeve knives have all been gifted/sold.)

Grizz
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Man you must really enjoy fobs/lanyards if you're willing to go to these lengths!

r redden said:
On a knife I use in the great outdoors that is a color that blends into the environment I tie a paracord fob/lanyard of a bright color in case I drop it this makes it much easier to find. Also it always ensures you have a length of paracord with you which can be invaluable in a survival situations. A good example is my OD Grip.


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I can understand the "survival aspect" of this debate but then its a fact of "Hey I'm going camping! Better attach a "fob" to my knife just in case anything goes wrong and I need some cord!" Then the second I return to "civilization I'm taking that f^*ing thing off!:D
 
A lanyard such as a cobra weave or tail or whatever as a grip extender is fine if you feel you need it. But when I think of a lanyard I think of a loop attaching the blade to yourself somehow, which I don't really ever want. I want to be able to drop or let go of my knife if I need to for whatever reason. The idea of a shaving-sharp blade dangling around my wrist makes me cringe.
I feel the same with machetes. If I'm going to swing hard enough to lose it (which means one is probably being too aggressive. If you're tired: slow down) then I'd rather just lose it and not have it flailing around my arm. I think the way most bushcrafters keep thier large knives/machetes sharp, bumping your leg or arm would open you up pretty deep and quick. When the need arises to swing with boyish enthusiasm, just don't swing in the direction of other people. My dad taught me that at a young age splitting cord wood.

My .02. YMMV.
 
As dumb as lanyards are and how I bashed them earlier... I was rooting through my toolbox for some electrical connectors and I found something that I hate to admit would make a perfect lanyard. Something my sister made 15+ years ago, gold-skull bead and all.

I will rope it onto my Zaan when the scales come back from cerakote and we will see if I can keep it on for more than a day.

To further my point earlier... please note that it was made by a girl ;)
 
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