Was in a dollar store recently and saw this. For a dollar, I figured I’d give it a try.
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Break-Away Necklace
I guess it’s important to have some kind of a break-away if you wear something around your neck. Even though I’m not ashamed to state that I’m a bit of a safety ninny, I have worn a neck knife for years on just a piece of 2mm cord. I guess on some level I have a problem with weak points. But I do realize that it is probably a good idea. I’ve looked at some of the little plastic break-away hardware, and wasn’t so impressed with it. It came undone too easily for my liking.
Was in a dollar store recently and saw this. For a dollar, I figured I’d give it a try.
Will all dollar stores have this? I have no idea. Are these super popular and available everywhere? I have no idea. Are they available in longer than 18" lengths? I have no idea.
Don’t know if there is a proper name for this kind of closure. I call it Ball and Loop.
Now, 18" makes it a choker on me. A choker with a break-away to avoid choking, but a choker nonetheless. I guess these are marketed towards 8 year old girls, not burly adults who carry knives around their necks. Thought of getting a second one to lengthen it, but that would then add two weak points.
So far so good. Mind you, three days of wearing it isn’t that much of a test. Although I have worn it while I slept, and if all that tossing and turning I do hasn’t ripped it loose, that’s a hopeful sign. I can see this being problematic if you carried a knife that required you to really yank on the handle to get it out of the sheath. But what I carry has been fine so far.
Was in a dollar store recently and saw this. For a dollar, I figured I’d give it a try.
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Hmmmm. What kind of rubber is it? It looks like the kind that will stick to anything. That would kind of creep me out. Granted I'd freak out if I tried to wear it as I cannot stand anything that tight around my neck. *shudder* I do have a coaches whistle with a break-away gizmo on the back of it. Right now I have my work ID's hooked to it--but I think I might try to get one set up for my ESEE Izula. (Great knife. Oh yes.)
ReplyDeleteIt’s silicone. Not ideal, but I figure I would give it a try.
ReplyDeleteI don’t know how heavy that Izula is (never had the chance to handle one) but I find there is a real tipping point with neck knives - the lighter the better.