Something like THESE will usually work pretty good as long as the holes are wide enough.
I have also used a very small split ring in one of the holes on the light to attach the lanyard cord to , as they are not near as sharp as some of the lanyard holes I have seen.
NO i mean i dropped the damn flashlight because suddenly the thin wire just snapped duuuh gravity lol ? see the picture… i didnt do anything wrong… ive had cheap flashlights for so many years and i never had a lanyard break down like this, last thing i expected from an olight is that to go down… very dissapointed… see the picture the wires are really thin and m22 weighs a bit it should be alot thicker if u ask me…
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Oooooh, I see now………
It broke before you dropped the light. (You dropped the light because it broke.)
Is there a sharp or rough edge on the light where the lanyard has been attached?
If so, maybe it has been slowly cutting into the lanyard over time and it finally just cut through.
Just a thought……… 
I have actually had a couple of lanyards “cut” or broke , from sharp edges that are in the very side edges of the holes that ended up just like that one. If you use the little spilt ring or the clip in type lanyard , as I mentioned above , you will have metal going through the hole and the lanyard string will not get near the abrasion or cutting effect with the string type , if there are any sharp edges on the lanyard holes.
Check these lanyards from Simon (Convoy @Aliexpress). They’ve got both tail rope & key buckle and you can choose the color you prefer for a good price.
no nothing sharp what i can see… u can just say that olight dont bother making good lanyards it seems… well no big deal just suprised i will get it a better one then hehe.
Actually now that i feel the hole for the lanyard it is a bit rough and sharp really design flaw there so no wonder it broke 
so not sure if a normal one will work i need something thicker ?
@evankouros i will give those a try cheap to so might aswell buy a few.
The holes should be chamfered or “fillet” rounded. Often they’re not, on cheap lights; that leaves a sharp 90-degree edge that wears/cuts through string over time.
Something thicker might not fit. I think maybe you were just a bit unlucky. I expect this sort of micro-cord that lanyard strings are made from is a pretty standard thing and I, for one, have never heard of it failing under normal use. If you use it as your primary means to pull a torch out of your pocket or whatever, then there may well be a strain on it, hence your picture which seems to show some fraying. I think the more important consideration is: did the torch survive the impact??? You can buy like a dozen cheap lanyards off eBay for about £1 if you really need one.
All the best
SP
Lanyards you say ?
A small stainless steel split ring really does help to protect a lanyard from wear .
Not only that’s true, but as far as I remember Olight gives a steel ring in the package of it’s flashlights, at least when there’s also a lanyard in the package. The thing is that most of us (me one of them) usually don’t use it.
While It’s not the solution you want, you can feed it back through and tie it.
But definitely I would smooth the hole edge first or put a key ring through the hole and attach the lanyard to that. Depending how small the hole is you may need to drill it a bit larger to fit a key ring through it. I have done this on a few lights.
Also as mentioned earlier, lanyards are cheap on ebay.
Last order I got a 10 pack and put them on everything like camera, lights, etc.
Indeed, but this flashlight i paid almost 100$ for so i feel a bit ripped off they didnt bother to make that hole smoother….
yeah the flashlights survived lol not a dent on it, its impact proof so i expect no less.
That thin string will fall under normal wear and tear and, as such, is up to the user to check and maintain. The mfr. is not likely to warranty a wear and tear item, or damages caused by failure due to lack of maintenance.
+1 … Yep. :+1:
I am pretty sure no flashlight manufacturer makes their own lanyards…
That would be a huge waste of effort and money.
They probably just bulk order them from china with the brand name printed on it.
give me a break, this is a flashlights that should come with a lanyard that will not break down so easy i didnt do any over wear really it just snapped, lucky u can easy switch it but still its silly the hole is big enough for a wire alot thicker , and its strange the lanyard to my s1 baton is identical to the m22, to me it should be thicker because the light is bigger and weights more dont u agree? olight dropped the ball here sadly. Thankfully the lights dont break so easily so im happy the light can sustain falls.
Keyring is a good suggestion think i will do that, now lets wear and tear off that keyring then haha 
Let me make sure I have this correct………
- Is this the light you are referring to?
- And the lanyard attaches on the tactical ring?
- And this is what your lanyard looked like when it “broke” after 6 months use?
- And you think it is Olight’s fault?
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Surely you jest………… :person_facepalming:
It has been said already but Olight , ThruNite , Nitecore , Manker and even the all mighty Surfire (all the companies) , more than likely buy the lanyards in bulk that come with their lights and throw one in with each light packaged.
None of them make the lanyards themselves more than likely and 90 to 95% of the lights you receive , regardless of the brand of light or the size of the light , come with the standard lanyard like you received with your Olight M22.
I have around 85 lights now in many different brands and only 4 or 5 of them have came with a heavier lanyard , no matter how large or how small the light itself is or the brand of light it is. Those that are heavier (nicer) lanyards , have the clip on the end. The thing with those is that they wear off the anodizing , so if that type of lanyard with a clip is supplied , then many people would be upset that their $200.00 light is getting scratched or having anodizing worn off from the metal to metal contact where it attaches.
It is really a NO win situation for any of the companies , as there will be probably be complaints no matter what they supply because everyone has their personal preferences.
I personally don’t use many lanyards , but the ones I do have attached to just a few of my lights are attached in one of 3 ways………
1. I cut the little string completely off (like the one you have that broke) and run the heavy part of the lanyard itself through a split ring and attach it to the light.
2. I use the metal clip style lanyard , if the hole on the light is big enough to accommodate it , and attach that directly in the hole.
3. I use a split ring in the lanyard hole of the light and attach the metal clip style lanyard to that.
The pictures below show the 3 ends or attachment methods I would use , with the first picture using a lanyard like the one you have that “broke”. I really don’t see any of them breaking or wearing through , nearly as easy as the little string , even with the biggest of handheld lights out there , when attached in one of these ways.
