PFD tool attachments.

What is the best way to attach tools (radios/knives/...) to a PFD that does not compromise the PFD materials?

What kind of PFD do you have?  I have used zip ties to attach stuff to PFD before but most of the stuff I have seems to already have a place because of all the pockets, leash tabs, and lanyard attachment points provided on most kayak fishing PFD's nowadays. 

What kind of PFD do you have?  I have used zip ties to attach stuff to PFD before but most of the stuff I have seems to already have a place because of all the pockets, leash tabs, and lanyard attachment points provided on most kayak fishing PFD's nowadays.

+1 on zip ties. Cheap, strong, and readily available.


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What kind of PFD do you have?  I have used zip ties to attach stuff to PFD before but most of the stuff I have seems to already have a place because of all the pockets, leash tabs, and lanyard attachment points provided on most kayak fishing PFD's nowadays.

http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product.asp?pfid=2150

Oh yeah, you've got plenty of options.  Either use the lanyard that comes with your tools, or fashion one up out of small chord that is about 2 to 3 feet long.  Use a cow hitch to attach the lanyards to any attachment point on your PFD you like so that the tools can be stowed in a pocket when not in use. 

Cow hitch:

Oh yeah, you've got plenty of options.  Either use the lanyard that comes with your tools, or fashion one up out of small chord that is about 2 to 3 feet long.  Use a cow hitch to attach the lanyards to any attachment point on your PFD you like so that the tools can be stowed in a pocket when not in use. 

Cow hitch:

Nice, ty

Cow hitch and hog rings! Love this place.  Now, do you know what a Monkey Fist is?

Oh yeah, you've got plenty of options.  Either use the lanyard that comes with your tools, or fashion one up out of small chord that is about 2 to 3 feet long.  Use a cow hitch to attach the lanyards to any attachment point on your PFD you like so that the tools can be stowed in a pocket when not in use. 

Cow hitch:

I ordered a http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/servlet/the-1223/Standard-Horizon-HX300-VHF/Detail with the package. it has a clip but clips are great on land, how do I dummy secure this to the pfd?

Cow hitch and hog rings! Love this place.  Now, do you know what a Monkey Fist is?

old school knot, did it once in SF mountaineering.

Cow hitch and hog rings! Love this place.  Now, do you know what a Monkey Fist is?

A knot that involved wrapping a line three or more times on two different planes in order to create a tight mass at the end of a line used for heaving.

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Cow hitch and hog rings! Love this place.  Now, do you know what a Monkey Fist is?

Not only do I know what that is, I used to make them all the time for heaving lines while in the Navy.   

I ordered a http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/servlet/the-1223/Standard-Horizon-HX300-VHF/Detail with the package. it has a clip but clips are great on land, how do I dummy secure this to the pfd?

I would zip tie a lanyard to the base of the antenna if there aren't any other places that would work.  Or you can get a VHF radio dry bag, which has a lanyard, and keep your VHF in that.  It will extend the life of your radio dramatically.

I ordered a http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/servlet/the-1223/Standard-Horizon-HX300-VHF/Detail with the package. it has a clip but clips are great on land, how do I dummy secure this to the pfd?

I would zip tie a lanyard to the base of the antenna if there aren't any other places that would work.  Or you can get a VHF radio dry bag, which has a lanyard, and keep your VHF in that.  It will extend the life of your radio dramatically.

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Cow hitch and hog rings! Love this place.  Now, do you know what a Monkey Fist is?

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Cow hitch and hog rings! Love this place.  Now, do you know what a Monkey Fist is?

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