I tend to carry a bit more equipment than most guys but that’s me. I am not big on keeping lanyards on my knifes, although, I have a place for them on all my knives so I can add and remove them. I remove them because I have had knives yanked off me by the loose lanyard. I do keep a lanyard on my pistol in case it gets knocked out of my hand I can pull it back to me quickly.