Lanyard Solution

Here is a Lanyard solution I put together for roving small waters and using in the float tube. I wanted something off my chest and neck in the tubes and a setup that could be carried or swapped out for more than one application. The result was $3.00, plus an hour of effort. I use it clipped to the D-ring on my tubes, and either through my belt or clipped to a belt loop with a small snaplink. I swap out the knife for a small compartment box when the situation dictates.

20' of continuous, uncut or spliced cord.

It has proven to be functional.

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I like it!!! One thing that I added to mine was an empty plastic film canister. I drilled a hole in the bottom of the canister and threaded to cord through and tied a knot so that the canister stays in place at the end of the lanyard. Then, I made an X-shaped slit in the lid of the canister and snapped it back on the canister. Whenever I have pieces of old tippet material, I poke them through the X and they stay put in the canister until I empty it every few trips.

Jim Smith

I like it! A great add.

If you came up with that design you ought to market it. Very cool.

Very nice.

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Originally Posted by lastchance

If you came up with that design you ought to market it. Very cool.

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Yeah, I got to thinking about how to keep it simple (continuous cord) and it just worked itself out. I'll have to do a couple more prototypes. :)

Great minds think alike ;-). I got tired of stuff hanging around my neck and getting tangled with line or tippet using a conventional lanyard. So I made something similar which I attach to my lumbar pack or a smaller chest pack. Mine is a little simpler with a cord loop on one end (for attachment to a D ring) and a lobster clip on the other. Mine is intended for horizontal use swith both ends attached to the pack.


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How best to carry and organize gear seems to be a matter of personal preference and style. There is lots of paracord instructional material on the web and the options in terms of colors, styles, sizes attachment clips, etc. is almost endless. So get a hank of paracord and some clips and make something that works for you.

John, I like it a lot.

After using mine a bit, I will probably build another with half as much loop for the belt area, and as suggested, replace the button knot at the bottom with a tippet container. Hmmmmmm???? I'm thinking blue cord with black hardware.