sawsong

right,

want to sort myself out a 5m lanyard

not seeing many of these ready done, so I thought id put one together myself.

so 5m of half inch rope... can anyone suggest a fairly stiff one? (comparable to others)

now, what to do about its termination? I would like to have an eye on the end whether spliced or stitched and have a snaphook on the end.

Now i realise I could have the rope spliced around the eye of the snaphook, but if i were to buy a ready spliced length of rope, could I use a PPE certified maillon to connect the two?

a 5m new england split tail that would be ideal for the job costs nearly 30 quid, making by my reckoning the splice about 20 of those.

ive no problem with tying the rope onto the snaphook but I personally think it looks a bit untidy and cluttered. Id prefer to keep my climbing and positioning systems as 'clean' and simple as possible.

whether I adjust with prusik or a grab is as yet undecided but not as important.

all input greatfully received

Jim