Hi CastAway,<br><br>I don't like the Photon lanyard because of the breakaway device. It should come apart, then go back together, with a certain amount of force applied. Well, there is no obvious tab or protrusion that I could find on which any force could be applied. I tried simply pulling them apart, exerting all the force I could muster, and nothing happened. Maybe it's operator error, but these things should not require instructions.<br><br>My old lanyard isn't a bead chain, it's a wide-ish shoelace kind of thing. Not breakaway, but I'm still looking a good breakaway that doesn't need an instruction manual.<br><br>