Paracord neck safety

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I want to use paracord to make a necklace / lanyard a neck knife. I'm concerned about the safety aspect of having something around my neck that's not a breakaway design. Are there breakaway fasteners that I can order or a knot that will release under extreme tension?

Any thoughts?

Thanks!
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ziptie, and leave the ends unknotted. there are clasps you can get too. i've seen shrink tubing used as well.

i don't really worry about it though.
 
You can use a stopper knot (step 1 under "Double Fisherman's" here) to tie the cord. If you tie the knot on only one end of the paracord you can easily grab the knot and pull it off of the other end. It also allows you to adjust the length.
 
I've made attachments using plastic beads that break and release the cord. I'd say at roughly 30#...YMMV.

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Got a similar thing on this one, but I don't have a closeup right now.
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Just overlap the plain paracord ends by an inch ,then tie one or two wraps around it with regular sewing thread. In a last resort it breaks with a sharp pull.
 
I end up putting my little one on my shoulders a lot and I lost a Spyderco Swick last weekend with the method where you use the shrink Heat Shrink tubing on the paracord.

It works fine, except when you are putting up and taking down a toddler while hiking.

I will just be tying it in the future.

YMMV.
 
i use a basic cord lock like you can get off of most backpack zipper pulls. not sure if it's toddler proof though.
 
I made a break-away collar using a rubber 'O' ring from a scuba tank. Strong enough to withstand a lot of pull, but will break at about 75lbs.


Stitchawl
 
ArchieFunker said:
I second gutted paracord with a ball chain inside. That stuff will break with a sharp tug.
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I am looking for a breakaway lanyard to use with a neck knife (currently a Buck Hartsook Ultralight). Investigation of 550 paracord gives me a breaking strength of 550 pounds for the intact paracord. The 550 pounds comes from the combined tensile strength of the 7 inner strands at 35 pounds each or 245 pounds breaking strength plus 305 pounds breaking strength for the sheath alone (http://blog.survival-pax.com/2010/11/550-paracord-multiple-utility-cordage.html?m=1). I would think that 305 pounds breaking strength would cause serious injury or worse if a neck knife lanyard made just of the sheath were to get hung up while around my neck. The addition of a beaded dog tag chain would of course increase the force necessary to cause the lanyard to breakaway. How have you altered this "sheath-alone" or "sheath and chain" lanyard to make it safe to wear ? Or, is there a safer alternative for a neck knife lanyard?

Thanks,
Greg
 
Safest carry is still a beaded chain. USA made chain is more consistent. A Hartsook is so light and discrete, I wouldn't handicap it with 550 paracord.
 
I think they're saying gut the paracord and remove, then thread the break-away chain through the casing so the only thing that would need to break is the chain the paracord sheath would only be a covering and wouldn't be bound together in a loop so it would not need to break
 
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There are a # of ways to make necker cordage made of paracord breakaway.
Paracord breakaway barrel connectors available at places like the ones at outdoorbunker.com (haven't shopped there before, found it on a search to give an example)
Magnetic clasps available at art/craft stores like Hobby Lobby or Joann that have necklace making materials.
 
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