Neck lanyard - my secure & safe solution

yeah i only neck carry mine around my house, so i dont run into any problems, when i go out and about i use my belt sheath. :thumbup:
 
jvthor said:
Ugh, January? how many pages deep was this one?
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Oh no! The world is going to end because someone bumped a valuable thread that should be in a sticky(IMO)!!!!!
We're all going to die!!!!

I suppose you would rather someone made a thread entitled "breakaway neck lanyard" so you can complain that they didnt search.

PayetteRucker said:
here ya go
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Who said "accessing your knife fast and easily"? You did, no one else.

Adaman04 said "easy to take off and on", that has nothing to do with pulling the knife out.
Accessing a knife and taking it off fast and easily are two different things...

You can take your knife off without accessing it. Simply take the necklace off.


What a fantastic thread. Thanks for the pics and explanation. This is on my to-do list.
 
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using that particular emoticon is generally looked down upon in this forum.

thanks.
 
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If you don't want to have a break-away lanyard, I'd think another potential solution would be to attach a knife to the lanyard. This way you could cut it and escape.
 
PayetteRucker said:
accessing your knife under your shirt is fast and easy?
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when i had a necker, getting to it under my shirt was almost as fast as getting to my gun, which is also under my shirt.

but it's obviously not as fast as getting to something that's carried openly.
 
I wear my Izula on my neck most days or front pocket. On my neck all the time while in the woods and fishing.

I always read that people suggest to NOT wear it on your neck. They say you could get it caught on a tree and choke. Most others say if you are attacked the attacker could use it to choke you. I don't really see any of these situations ever happening.

Most tree's around here don't attack people and most people don't attack someone and try to grab a string around their neck.

I think some people live in a fantasy world. I did nightclub security for a long time in huge venues. We used to have small flash light on lanyards around our neck. As well as cords for ear pieces to a walkie-talkie on our belt. We did a lot of hands on removals and most ended up in a confrontation. I never once had anyone reach for the cords and try to choke me.

Although this one time in band camp, I was swarmed by ninjas all trying to chock me out with the strap to my tuba. It was terrible. ,:p
 
I carry my Izula around my neck on a leather cord knotted in fisherman loops. That way, after it is around my neck, I can pull the ends of the fisherman loops and shorten the cord until it is just where I want it. It stays there until I pull each side of the cord to make it longer and take it off. It doesn't slip. And I don't worry about choking. The method here looks great, but not for me.
 
adaman04 said:
Payette, a small knife like an Izula that is very lightweight can be very handy around the neck. Don't have to dig through pockets searching for it and is easy to take off and on. You were hanging something heavy around your neck, which I agree I don't care for either.

An Izula on a neck lanyard with a firesteel, whistle and a micro light weighs next to nothing and is a great way to care a backup mini kit that just increases your chances of having what you need when you need it.
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Great minds think alike. I just bought the Izula and will wear it with a firesteel, whistle and microlight which was always around my neck when hiking in the woods.
 
I like the lanyard design from the original post! Great modification to the Paracord.....

It is definately worth a 2nd thought before putting any "noose" around your neck. Break-away of some sort is definately needed (even if it simply pull the knife out and cut).

I don't think anyone plans on getting hung by their neck lanyard but hey, it can and does happen.

The electrician that was working in our building a couple of years ago didn't plan on pulling his ring finger off, but that is what happened when he "hopped" off the ladder and his wedding ring got caught! The finger was re-attached but he no longer wears his ring to work.

Just my .02!

Nathanial4
 
fasteer said:
I've used shrink-wrap (for 12v electrical wiring) to make a breakaway on paracord.
About 1/2" is all you need - more than that is tough to pull apart.
Nnice thing about it is the smooth connection, no knots or lumps.
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I did that but I dropped a knife once when a struggling daughter hit the lanyard when the horsey ride was over.
I now do something similar except I pass each end of the paracord through the heat shrink. I then tie a simple knot in each end, then shrink the tubing.
I tried various lengths of heat shrink until I found the length that provided enough strength but snapped as well.
 
rockspyder said:
I carry my Izula around my neck on a leather cord knotted in fisherman loops. That way, after it is around my neck, I can pull the ends of the fisherman loops and shorten the cord until it is just where I want it. It stays there until I pull each side of the cord to make it longer and take it off. It doesn't slip. And I don't worry about choking. The method here looks great, but not for me.
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I can do this with my heat shrink method as well
 
amon said:
I wear my Izula on my neck most days or front pocket. On my neck all the time while in the woods and fishing.

I always read that people suggest to NOT wear it on your neck. They say you could get it caught on a tree and choke. Most others say if you are attacked the attacker could use it to choke you. I don't really see any of these situations ever happening.

Most tree's around here don't attack people and most people don't attack someone and try to grab a string around their neck.

I think some people live in a fantasy world. I did nightclub security for a long time in huge venues. We used to have small flash light on lanyards around our neck. As well as cords for ear pieces to a walkie-talkie on our belt. We did a lot of hands on removals and most ended up in a confrontation. I never once had anyone reach for the cords and try to choke me.

Although this one time in band camp, I was swarmed by ninjas all trying to chock me out with the strap to my tuba. It was terrible. ,:p
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My youngest brother had a scar around part of his neck for a few years that came from a cord around his neck that caught on a branch when he jumped out of a tree.
Luckily for him the cord broke, however he was not wearing a shirt that day so I don't know it would have made a difference.

He told his buddies that the rope burn was caused by his 2 older brothers trying to string him up in a tree. ;)
 
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