OK, so you wouldn't be here reading this if you didn't want a legitimate safety product and not just a rope with clips right? You are probably new to tool lanyards and want to see what the entry lanyards offer. Well this is a fantastic lanyard for a very affordable price! PROSWhen I first got my hands on the squids lanyard proper, (the bungee rope part) the high quality is immediately apparent. The lanyard has a very thick bungee cord core which is protected by a heavy gauge weaved nylon sleeve. The eye-loops, which connect to the clips, are redundantly stitched. Observations aside, this product has been 3rd party certified to have a factor of 2 safety rating! Which means that even though the product is rated for 10lb tools, it suffered no major damage while testing it with 20lbs. So the lanyard was tested with a 20lb weight at level height and extended height and performed 10 drops and reported no observable damage! An additional gem I found was, when you look closely and hold the lanyard up to the light, there is reflective threading in the protective sleeve, wow. Great for those night workers!CONSOK, so for the clips, I was not all that impressed but this is the budget 10lb version so budget clips come with the territory. These aluminum clips remind me of the one's I've used for my car keys, which typically fall apart every couple of years of continuous use. As I won't be using this product every day, the clips should last at least a few years.Besides the possible short longevity of the clips, my other concern is only an ergonomic one, so not a huge deal but, the clips have dual barrel pins, one used as a hinge and the other for a clasp (to improve the clip capacity) and if not constructed perfectly, the ends of the barrels protrude a little which can feel uncomfortable on bare fingers or could catch on clothing or other lanyards. Additionally, there is a notch where the clasp forms, and the notch tends to catch when taking things off and on.THOUGHTS AND WISHESThis particular lanyard comes in either yellow or back, but I wish it also came in orange as many job sites require prefer orange over yellow.Also I would actually have like the lanyard to be a foot shorter. I'm a tall guy and even with my arms fully extended, it felt like there was too much lanyard sag to deal with (I have the regular 6ft one, not the extended lanyard).Check out my full review + pics + video on wordpress here: www.civilgear.wordpress.com [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]
