Lanyard problem

[Mark Bolam]

Thanks mate, I'll have a look at Johns setup at Capel and may take you up on that, but you haven't sold it very well!

 

Did you ever hear back on that crane job on that big Duggie?

[stampy]

Nah, apparently their boiler blew up, and the hefty bill that followed took precedence over a few needles in their swimming pool. Makes sense in January I suppose...

[Mark Bolam]

I know the feeling. NOT!

 

Bed for me, catch you soon mate.

[BenR]

It's cool, until the little loop of rope that comes out of the bag and goes to your side D gets caught on something, like it will EVERY 5 MINUTES, and then you've got to stuff your really long lanyard back into the tiny aperture of the bag.

 

I do the same sort of thing, but my bag is a rock climbing chalk bag that has a draw string on top. I stuff the lanyard in but tie a slipknot that goes in the bag too. The drawstring and the slip knot inside stop the excess being pulled out. If I need more line, just loosen the drawstring and the pulley pulls the slipknot out.

 

Can re-stuff it really quickly by winding the excess in a figure of 8 pattern round my thumb and pinky.

[BenR]

It's cool, until the little loop of rope that comes out of the bag and goes to your side D gets caught on something, like it will EVERY 5 MINUTES, and then you've got to stuff your really long lanyard back into the tiny aperture of the bag.

 

I do the same sort of thing, but my bag is a rock climbing chalk bag that has a draw string on top. I stuff the lanyard in but tie a slipknot that goes in the bag too. The drawstring and the slip knot inside stop the excess being pulled out. If I need more line, just loosen the drawstring and the pulley pulls the slipknot out.

 

Can re-stuff it really quickly by winding the excess in a figure of 8 pattern round my thumb and pinky. I also spliced the other end of my blaze lanyard (after milking it) so I dont need a stopper knot as the friction hitch jams on it. No jamming in crotches:biggrin:

[John Shutler]

I had 10m of 10mm sirius in a silver bull bag. It's cool, until the little loop of rope that comes out of the bag and goes to your side D gets caught on something, like it will EVERY 5 MINUTES, and then you've got to stuff your really long lanyard back into the tiny aperture of the bag. Haha, I'm getting angry just thinking about it. Gone back to a shorter lanyard, and the joys of the stopper knot geting caught on the bottom of the sawpod.

 

The bag's just collecting dust at the mo, you're welcome to it if you want to try it out?

 

small krab beside the bag and a slip knot cliped into it means the rest of your lanyard stays in the bag

[High Scale]

I use a silver bull bag, it's my second and both have blown out the stitching which I have now replaced with whipping twine, we are having some made up now, tougher material/stitching, genuine velcro etc, just for something to do.

[skyhuck]

I tried the small bag, but the top part with draw string ripped off after a few months.

 

Now I hangman's coil half of it, hang that from a spare crab hanging on my side D. I then pull half of whats left through my grillon (sp), so I only have two short loops hanging down and a short strop for every day use that I can uncoil and lengthen as required.

 

I would love a retractable one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[High Scale]

Adapt a seat belt holder from a car is what we've talked about in the past.

[skyhuck]

Adapt a seat belt holder from a car is what we've talked about in the past.

 

Yes I think I'll give it a go, I like the idea of the cord recoil off a Hoover, that was mentioned on another thread.