Neck lanyard - my secure & safe solution

Shooter, very nice setup. Thanks for sharing.


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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Fasteer, I'm going to try this tonight for a rig I'm working on for my wife. Great idea. Thanks.
 
I personally have never liked wearing anything around my neck but that looks like a good design for thoses who do. Great job!
 
Good method!

In the past for these types of things I've just melted the cord ends and threaded them together with some high test fishing line with a fisherman's knot.




On the other hand, if it wasn't a neck snapping hanging couldn't one just use the knife ;)
 
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I like to wear my Izula around the neck with paracord tied in a double fishermans knot. Definately a choking factor, never really thought about it. I keep it tucked under my shirt, so it would be pretty tough for it to catch on something and choke me.
 
Very ingenuitive, I'll keep that in mind next time I try out a neck knife.:thumbup:
 
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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Sounds like a good idea! I'm gonna give it a try. :thumbup:
 
Use a hangman's knot, so if you do get hung you'll get it done right!

Seriously though, has anyone tried using a hangman's knot as a slipknot? You'd have to overlap the two ends, then tie the knot with one of them. The other loose end would only be held in place by the coiled rope of the knot. The more knots you put the more friction on the rope, allowing for you to customize the amount of force needed to have it break free.
 
sircantaloupe said:
To make a pretty seamless breakaway in paracord, I just melt both ends thoroughly and press them together while they cool. You have to make sure to make only a weak bond doing this, it will take practice. A strong bond can defeat the purpose. When you find one that works for you, just trim and sand down the rough bits around the bond area and you've got a loop of paracord with a built in breakaway.
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I will have to try this out.


I think I might also try out some shrink wrap for electrical cord as well.

I am always looking for new ways to carry.
 
In the Army we used to put our dogtag chains (ball chain) through a gutted 550 cord sleeve - this was to increase comfort and tactical silence (we used to silence the tags, too).

The point is that you could do similar and achieve a break-away without the chain against your skin. If you were concerned with having enough break-away, segment the 500 cord into 4" or 6" lengths. - here's another account of it (was trying to find a pic) http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?p=66291
 
I thought my Nikon Superzoom was failsafe on a neck lanyard until it... failed as I was trotting across the street downtown Boise, its fatassed lens landing barrel first on the crosswalk... I personally think that hanging things loosely around your neck is a very precarious choice. When you move it'll be constantly bouncing around, attracting attention and trying to get snagged on you and all your surroundings. I can't think of another carry position I dislike more than hanging your knife around your neck, especially for bushcraft.
 
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.

All these threads about break away neck lanyards, anyone know what the statistics are of finding someone dead in the woods hanging from their neck knife?
 
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.

All these threads about break away neck lanyards, anyone know what the statistics are of finding someone dead in the woods hanging from their neck knife?
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probably none, but how many people at the end of the day grab for their lightweight handy neck knife isn't there, as it's hanging from a branch three miles back... I move fast, and that damn thing would be bouncing all over God's creation scaring away every living thing within a mile of me and whether or not it's actually secure would give me a very insecure feeling about the whole ordeal. Every time I bend over to snap a picture of a lizard or pick up a cool rock that thing would be dangling in whatever I'm trying to work on. I'm not sure if they make tacticool tie clips, but if I carried a knife on my neck, I'd need one. I've tried it on numberous occasions with all sizes of knives and lanyards and I have yet to find a way to carry a knife around my neck that was in any way better than just strapping it to my belt. But that's just my opinion, just trying to present some sensible bushcrafting techniques that work for me.
 
I generally tuck mine under my jacket or between my shirt and undershirt. I don't know how the heck I would get it caught on a limb, lift it off my neck and walk away without it.
 
depends, if you shirt is untucked i think it is fairly fast. i can draw mine fairly easily when it is under my shirt. although it looks a bit conspicuous :D ;)
 
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