Lanyard Yes or No

[Flying Turtle]

I put short "finger" lanyards on all my small lights. These I'll make from paracord, shoelaces, or rawhide. They give me something to hold on to or put a couple fingers through, and a loop to hang up the light.

Geoff

 

[Lou Minescence]

Lanyards, yes. Small lights around my neck with a breakaway installed. Larger coat pocket size lights tethered to my wrist.

 

[kosPap]

I use this style but with a twist...I loop the lanyard the other way around my hand. It makes for a good "atctical" application.

I also made the lanyard out of thin bungee cord, since it affords two advantages. Being on the tight side it keeps the light on and being elastic elongates and makes room for your hand to slip through if the light/lanyard is caught into something.
An added bonus is that it does not have to be a high strength one. Proper lanyards should always have a break-away feature, so strength of the cord is not that important.

Last, Sub_umbra is that a flashlight of a martial arts implement?

 

[Sub_Umbra]

...Last, Sub_umbra is that a flashlight of a martial arts implement?

It's just an old Tektite twistie dive light. 3AA. I bought them from CCrane at least ten years ago (before I found cpf)

I still have a couple of them in blue and one in green in the storm kit. They are still great lights for emergencies even though they are long in the tooth.

This method is great for a very wide range of tools when performing both nautical or aerial tasks. The tools in question are on the one hand :D very secure and yet you may 'opt out' in a heartbeat at any time. Also with this method you are much less likely to lose your Surefire and your right hand with it in the same misadventure.

Actually there are some martial implications to that method of wrist lanyard use. They are defensive in nature. If you talk to old, career, beat cops you'll find many of them use (or used) the same 'lanyard wrap' (or a slight variation) with nightsticks, saps and anything else with a lanyard or strap that they may wade into a crowd attached to. Having thought about it, they know how very easy it is to pull someone off balance and keep him there if he is using a lanyard in such a manner that he could not let go even if he wanted to.

 

[LE6920]

When diving, yes. Use a carabiner on them too. Most other times no, as usually the risk of getting caught on something outweighs the benefit.

 

[LGT]

I've always carried my lights in the pocket. For what I use them for, dropping one wouldn't result to any more then a small blemish from falling onto cement or any other hard surface. Doesn't really bother me when they pick up a few "battle scars."

 

[fyrstormer]

I don't use lanyards, but not for any practical reason. I just don't like having the extra bits to keep track of. I suppose I might be more pro-lanyard if I didn't insist on all my large lights having pocket clips.

 

[Double_A]

I use lanyards for all single AAA cell lights, so they don't get dropped. They can hang and illuminate the area around my feet.

 

[jh333233]

Almost all of the newest lights come with a Lanyard.
Who uses them on a regular basis ?
I received my Klarus XT 2C and 1C today and these are the first lights I have actually used the included lanyard.

Depends on how do you use the light, if you work with it, i suggest you to have a lanyard, if not, it isnt bad to have the lanyard ring on the tailcap in case you need it in a sudden

 

[Limey Johnson]

never in a million years would I have believed someone would not want to alter the "looks" of a flashlight by using or not using an accessory.

Id'a said...C'mon guys...they are FLASHLIGHTS, meant to be used!!

But then, I saw the light! (pun intended).

There are some fine looking lights available today. I LOVE the way my TK15 looks.
I snagged some nite-ize cord, and made my own wrap.
I use it, and I'm sure it will save my light one day!

 

[Duraflametree]

I use the lanyards on the lights I carry. Some lights I have spend most of their time in a headband, so I leave it off (those lanyards itch after a while)

 

[NoFair]

Only when dropping means loosing it or it dropping and damaging other persons/items. In other words mostly when sailing and working on deck at night.

Never have a lanyard on in normal use

 

[RBWNY]

Nope. Never used one. Only belt clips for me.

 

[davidt1]

I tried using lanyards on my flashlights about 4 weeks ago, as an experiment. Now I can't stop using them, but not for the same reasons mentioned in this thread. A lanyard makes a flashlight ten times more versatile than without one.

 

[Jash]

Nope, lanyards get in the way when using a light. As others have said, there are times a lanyard is useful, like on a boat or caving, but I rarely do those things anymore.

Mostly it's walking the dog or around the house and yard.

 

[Cataract]

I don't normally use lanyards, especially that my light most often goes in and out of the holster dozens of times per hour. I do plan on using lanyards the day I start trekking, though... I wouldn't want to see my light go down the hill 2 days before I do.

 

[foldinghunter]

I'd use a lanyard (or fob) if for no other reason than practicing my mad skills of boondog.... uhhh.... survival knot tying! :whistle:

 

[cland72]

I don't normally use them, but I keep them on the lights in case I need to. When hiking at night, the last thing you want to do is drop your light and not be able to find it in the dark, or using your light to look over the side of a bridge and risk the light slipping out of your hand, into the water below...

 

[Bogie]

I always use a lanyard but not to my wrist, as a pocket carrier I use it back to a belt loop SF lanyards and the little hook included make that a easy way to retain my lights but keep them detachable.

 

[Rocky1927]

I have an Ill Gear on my new Surefire Fury and a Nikon retractable on my edc L1 Lumamax. Never cared for lanyards until I lost my first L1. Then I saw the light.