Lanyard ideas

Mr_Brushcutter · Oct 11, 2005

Hi

Looking for a nice simple lanyard that won't cost me too much since i'm quite new to the game. Currently i use a piece of 3 strand nylon with ~10.5mm 2m long with a prussic loop to give it some degree of adjustability. Its conneted to two mongoose karabiners.

I was thinking of getting a length of xtc fire with a spliced eye which would go in a karabiner and then threading the other end through a captive eye karabiner and tying a blakes hitch on the tale so the lanyard could be adjusted. What do you think good idea or pants? any other surgestions?

Thanks

Andy

Bermie · Oct 11, 2005

For a do it yourself option:
12' length of braided climbing line: double fishermans on one end to hold a karabiner, then at the other end a distel hitch (around the braided) onto another krab, with a stopper knot in the end of the braided to stop it coming through the distel. Clip in a micro pulley behind the distel and voila, a home made, adjustable lanyard!!

Advantage of a distel as the friction hitch, its a closed hitch, ie the ends are tied off onto the krab so it can't work loose like a blakes might, and it does not load up and jam like a prussik can, with the micro pulley it is adjustable with one hand.

Gumneck · Oct 11, 2005

What does pants mean as you have used it in your question? I've looked it up and the closest I could find to match in your question is "to long eagerly".

Anyway, I use a wire core with aluminum snaps on the ends. It was shipped with a prussic loop but I find that is next to impossible to adjust after it gets a little pine pitch on it. I'm looking at a different adjustment now, maybe a short length of 1/2" with a loop on one for a biner and tie to the lanyard with a blakes.

Mr_Brushcutter · Oct 11, 2005

How you tie a Distiel? Could you use a VT? which also leads to the question how to tie a VT?

puwer · Oct 11, 2005

http://www.mytreelessons.com

Try here for your knots

Mr_Brushcutter · Oct 11, 2005

gumneck said:
What does pants mean as you have used it in your question? I've looked it up and the closest I could find to match in your question is "to long eagerly".

Anyway, I use a wire core with aluminum snaps on the ends. It was shipped with a prussic loop but I find that is next to impossible to adjust after it gets a little pine pitch on it. I'm looking at a different adjustment now, maybe a short length of 1/2" with a loop on one for a biner and tie to the lanyard with a blakes.

Pants means crap or rubbish its a brit thing. I'd like wire core except its a bit expensive over here. We can get away with double locking snaps for secodary achors here. Although i like triple locking, which limits me to karbiners rather than snaps.