BearTOOLS New Black Screw Lock Safety Lanyard 3 Foot Tough Tether, Captive Eye Carabiner, Adjustable Loop End, Ultra-Durable, Premium Quality Materials for Scaffold Construction 3 Pack (0933S)

Durable, holds rool well. I work in live data centers, keeps tools from falling, human error, onto live computers,servers when working on a man lift.

Just ok

The usage of this product is pretty standard, it stops injury or damage resulting from an unsecured tool falling from a height. I trust this is fully up to the task after messing around with it and my cheapo 12v drill and my dewalt combi 18v with a 4AH battery for a while on the ground. The 8kg maximum will cover almost all portable tools that DIYers and enthusiasts will be using at heights.The correct way to secure this onto a tool is to essentially form a choke-hitch knot by looping the carabiner end through the elasticated end and then tighten the plastic cord stopper against the choke-hitch while drawing the elastic out a bit.Also this should go without saying but dont secure this to a belt loop on a normal pair of jeans or something, it's likely to rip it out if you drop a tool even half-way close to the rated capacity of this tether. You’ll need to grab a safety tool belt and anchor it correctly or there really is no point as this setup is only as good as the weakest link.The main issue with this in my opinion is the pricing as this is expensive for a single unit, and the multi-packs don't really improve the value by much. So if you need to fit out a bunch of tools it can get expensive pretty quickly. If you don't already have an appropriate anchor point on a pouch or belt available this can also add additional costs.With that said though the tether does provide peace of mind and can quite literally save a life so if you need a tether rated up to 8kg then I believe this is one of the only brands on amazon rated as such. You can of course move the tethers around but this could get old real quick having to undo and redo it multiple times per job.At this cost per tether though I would expect the quality and fit and finish to be indicative of the cost and the carabiner on the tether showed a bunch of scratches right out of the plastic packaging. It won't affect the use and it will certainly get more damaged with use but I thought I should mention it.Ultimately it does the job it sets out to do, so if you need some decent tool tethers on short notice then these are an option.

Working at heights on ladders or small platforms has always had its issues, you never seem to have the right tool or simply cannot carry enough – especially when it comes to needing hand tools and power tools. Yes, a tool belt soles some issues but I think this BearTOOLS Lanyard completes the picture.The BearTOOLS lanyard arrived in a cellophane wrap, with a small card containing a QR code (for warranty, bonus checklist and discounts etc, and a user manual! This particular lanyard is rated at 8KG, it is approximately 31” when not extended and I measured 64.5” fully extended – plenty of room there for manoeuvring for use with the tool safely attached. The lanyard feels very durable, with a nylon webbing as the main body, a screw lock carabiner at one end to fasten to the user, ladder or scaffolding – or shift between them - depending on circumstances and the multi-strand elastic with the sliding press-lock cord stopper.Using it is very simple, attach the tool required by placing it into the elastic loop and deploy the press lock to move the cord stopper up to the tool – on releasing the press-lock the tool is secured in the lanyard and you then secure it to whatever you wish – perhaps yourself to climb a ladder but then you may detach and secure to something else – possibilities! In my case affixing a new security light at a height meant UI used it to secure a portable drill, and meant I had all of the tools and bits and pieces I needed on one trip instead of climbing up and down the ladder multiple times.I’m very happy with this BearTOOLS lanyard, I feel it serves a useful purpose and will be used for a good number of tasks where I am working at heights and need to secure tools whilst using them, and as a bonus, they don't get lost!

review for Bear TOOLS Black Screw Lock with Lanyard===========================================It's not often something as simple as a piece of elastic string that got me so excited. I wish I had seen something like this sooner. It's a thick bungee type cord wrapped in nylon webbing, with a loop at one end, and a metal carabiner at the end.It's very simple to use - you wrap one end around your belt and attach the carabiner and also attach the other end with the loop to your tool (obviously with an appropriate knot), and tighten with the cord stopper.I initially found the elastic is a bit too long, but this makes it easier to wrap it around the tool and finish off with an extra knot taking up all the slack and extra string and also ensuring the tool only drops down as much as you want it to and making it a lot more secure.I tested this out with my old battered but trusty old drill and I can't believe how secure it feels. I was so excited I even took pics of the tool in my slippers - I would never normally dream of dangling my drill over my exposed toes! :-)This bit of string would have saved quite a few knocks my old drill has taken over the years, yes, it's fairly expensive for a bit of string, but well worth the money!

I have to admit I cringe every time Mr Fixit uses his chain saw. More than any other tool, this one fills me with dread, so when this came along I grabbed the opportunity to test it. However, before attaching it to his chainsaw he tested it on a less lethal weapon – an old electric drill destined for the scrapheap. Perfect for testing purposes.First he attached it to the belt loop on his jeans, which was okay for a smallish drill, but for anything heavier or more powerful he suggest wearing a proper tool belt and attaching the lanyard to that, which is much stronger. So, having done that, and tried a couple of experimental drops, he felt confident enough to attach the chainsaw.A couple of trees needed wayward limbs removing before the onset of winter, so off went Mr F with chainsaw attached to lanyard. I'm relieved to say it was a success. He was able to use the saw without it tangling in the lanyard, and being able to switch it off and keep it tethered is certainly less of a bother than the use way of attaching it to a rope and hauling it up and down, or having the next-door neighbour in to help him.It is well made and sturdy enough for the job, but expensive for just the one.

This is actually designed for use at height where you attach one end to your tools like a drill for example and the other to you, your ladder or scaffolding so that if you drop it doesn't go hurtling to earth and break or worst still cause injury to anyone below. This is a brilliant idea as you can have one for each tool like a hammer as another example.I also found another use for mine to actually secure bins to each other and to a wall ( I have bought more since). We get really high winds where I live as we back onto farmland so the wind just wips up at speed. I have found in the past full wheelie bins across my back garden and even seen them take flight which isn't safe to deal with when windy but I have found these cords strong enough to weave through the handles firstly and then secure to the house resulting in my bins staying put and hardly moving an inch.