Lanyard beads

[The Frightful]

Do lanyard beads have a practical use I am unaware of or simply an adornment?

 

[Mesquite]

People do use them for pace counting but tbh I'd say the majority are worn as adornment

 

[Wander]

Could do.
For example, they might be used as pace beads. Or something else.
Or they could just be adornments.

Have you got a picture of one that's causing you to scratch your head?
Might be able to give a better answer that way.

 

[TeeDee]

I use some ranger beads on my Grayl Waterpress if I'm out for a while - keep a tab on how much cycles of the filter I've used then keep a log at home to update.

 

[The Frightful]

Could do.
For example, they might be used as pace beads. Or something else.
Or they could just be adornments.

Have you got a picture of one that's causing you to scratch your head?
Might be able to give a better answer that way.

Nothing specific, just sprang to mind whilst putting a new lanyard on my tramontina

 

[Ozmundo]

I had have made pace counters using plain pony beads, I don’t ready like the black commercial paracord ones. Probably due to my snobbery!

I’ve used beads as stoppers on a small accessory cord loop. Works okay.

A row as a handle on a small bag. This uses less cord than a woven/paracord grip.
Can be quicker to make if the beads are loose on the cord but I don’t like this effect. Snug on the cord is better but much more fiddling about to thread each bead.

 

[TeeDee]

These guys do some - they are not massively GITD , but they do provide a tight enough grip.

GITD Friction Lanyard – Ranger beads config - Jacobite Solutions

GITD Friction Lanyard XL with 10x GITD beads that can be used as ranger beads.

jacobitesolutions.com

 

[MrEd]

I use them, but not on a knife, I use them for pacing - I use 9 beads on the lower bit and 4 beads on the top seperated by a knot. Lower beads are 100m and upper beads 1000m - i havE it attached to my compass lanyard. My stride varies per terrain but it gives a good indicator of distance travelled tbh

 

[Kadushu]

I generally hate lanyards on knives but I put a short one on my Mayflower because it was quite a tight sheath and there's not much handle to grip. The bead is mostly decorative.

 

[bigbear]

Yup, invaluable for pacing. A must have for any serious nav.

 

[SaraR]

"Decorative" beads also add a bit of structure and protect the cords, so can be added for those reasonstoo, as well as to provide a bit more to grip around.

 

[The Frightful]

Thank you guys, my curiosity is satisfied once again from the non AI hive mind

 

[Kav]

‘Prayer Beads’ are a common tool in many religious traditions. When my memory of a knot suffers a senior moment, reach for an item left at home, extract a ferro rod gone feral; I thumb the beads on my knife scabbard and mumble the universal cosmic ( brought on by comic planning) supplications all traditions share, Oh Sh**!