In normal EDC I don't like a lanyard on my mini-Rittergrip because it looks goofy and gets in the way in my way.

When out camping I almost ALWAYS add a lanyard to either the mini-Rittergrip or the fullsize one. I use a length of orange paracord from countycom.com - long enough for the knife to not quite hit the ground if dropped. I run one end through the lanyard hole and tie a figure-8 knot on one end, and then tie a small bowline just large enough to slip the knife through on the other end, and then use that to loop through a beltloop. When the knife is pocketed I just stuff the lanyard in my front pocket. At first I need to keep an eye on the figure-8 knot to make sure it doesn't come undone with constant hand-brushings across the pocket area. That might be fixed by putting the knot on the "inside".

I don't lanyard my fixed-Rittergrip, BUT if I were in a survival situation - a real one - that would be one of the first things I'd do. Last thing I would want is to loose my knife.