Just a quick note- paracord has a much higher tensile strength than the human neck does. You may or may not prefer another material. Just something to consider.
What about neckties, long hair or rings on fingers? At least an EDC necklace is usually tucked inside your shirt and out of harm's way. I'm not trying to single you out Barbarian but every few months someone creates a thread about EDC necklaces and someone always slams them as being life threatening (without mentioning neckties or long hair).
It's easy enough to use a break free knot for neck carry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=864FSx_cTYQPersonally, I don't think the overhand knot in the above video is strong enough and I use a nail knot instead but basically the same overall principle as shown in the video.
Here's a link to the nail knot.
http://www.animatedknots.com/nailknot/index.php?Categ=fishing&LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg You imply breakaways are unnecessary, and then you provide two solutions (?). I just prefer to say breakaways are necessary. It's a personal decision if someone wants to take the chance to strangle themselves with a lanyard, a necktie, hair or whatever. However, it's fact that it's possible to strangle yourself with a lanyard or a necktie. Hair is a new one. Do you know any accidental instances? Anyway, I'm bald. So, this doesn't concern me personally.
My bigger concern is getting in an altercation with someone, and they obtain control over my head and body by using my lanyard or necktie. There's the common case on TV where a little woman is mad at a large man, and is able to take control over the man's whole body by yanking the man's necktie. So, I can make a breakaway to eliminate that risk on a lanyard. I just take a chance with a necktie.
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