Adventure, exploring, and an active life is what draws nomads/travelers/expats/retirees to life in Southeast Asia. Exotic lands and unfamiliar places peak our excitement and the relaxing atmosphere lowers our guards.
Our smart phones are always attached to our hip, ready for picture taking, GPS, social media posts, and 2FA for account access. Well, they aren’t exactly “attached to our hip”, but they should be (see tethering, below).
Loosing a can be devastating. A broken phone, too. Use a phone leash & tether! It’s simple & secure, preventing accidents and theft. Relax and have fun, knowing that you can let go (literally and metaphorically) – your phone is safe & secure – it’s tethered!
Note
This post is similar to the key leash post – check that out, too!
Phone Leash Tether – Why & How To Use
PREVENTS
1 )
Theft – directly out of your hand, pick pocket
2 )
Dropping it into water, off a cliff.
3 )
Falling off while riding a motorbike.
HOW TO USE
1
Tether to belt or belt loop to prevent pick pocket.
2
Tether to hand to prevent dropping in water or off a cliff.
3
Tether to motorbike to prevent falling off onto the road while riding.
Options To Purchase
BlackRapid WandeR Tether Set
This is the best tether we found, gaining the GemsOfTravel seal of approval. It’s good quality.
See more on BlackRapid WandeR Lanyard Set.
The leash has a lockable clip – pull it tight and lock the clip in place so it doesn’t come off. That is a big selling point.
BlackRapid’s tether is really strong, not breaking when dropping a phone. Also, it uses double-sided tape from 3M – it does not come off easily like that of cheaper tethers.
Other tethers use a rubbery plastic that breaks over time. Their leash does not have a lockable clip, and the connection is weaker.
You can see why GemsOfTravel chose BlackRapid. You get what you pay for.
Tip
Buy a few tethers online and try them out for yourself in real life. Don’t take our word for it – get hands-on with it and compare them – choose which one you like most.
Tug on the leash and see if the tether starts to break. You can feel how strong it is. A strong tether is important! If you drop your phone then you, obviously, don’t want the tether to break.
Find it on the BlackRapid website, or for sale on Amazon.
Other
There are many other tethers on the market. Search Amazon.
However, we guarantee that nothing beats the BlackRapid WandeR Lanyard Set. You might find one that matches the quality, but why put all that effort in – just by BlackRapid’s. Seriously – it’s worth it.