Paracord fingerloop retention ring...

A friend sent me a video link that showed/mentioned different carry and retention methods for flashlights.  One method was using a loop/ring of metal, rubber, or paracord with a flashlight's pocket clip to aid in retention of the light, that's easily removable and unobtrusive.   

Roger asked me if I might have any ideas with making a paracord loop/ring like shown in the video.  I first tried a split ring covered with paracord, like I've made with small dreamcatchers before, but I found the stiff metal ring uncomfortable to use with a flashlight/finger grip. The finger loops I'd done a few years ago would be too large done with paracord for this purpose, but using smaller diameter cord could work.  Maybe a large rubber/silicone o-ring would be more flexible and might still work with a little gutted paracord or knotwork wrapped around it...

For a couple of examples, I tucked one end of a length of paracord(not gutted) back into the other end and used a drop of super glue to secure it, but sewing or melting would also work.  Also shown in my photo is a loop of paracord with a double fisherman's bend.  Other bends could also be used for the same effect.  Roger also mentioned maybe making a smaller loop to fit around the pocket clip, and I think a small split ring would work for that too, and either would keep the paracord loop/ring better in place/attached on a pocket clip...

I show an example with a small split ring that is just big enough to slide over the pocket with a paracord ring run through it, and another with a small split ring through the pocket clip's built in lanyard attachment point, which this model flashlight just happened to have.  The other paracord finger loop bends that I tied were sized around a tube vault(baby soda bottle), around 1.5" diameter, but you may make them larger or smaller depending on your own flashlight/pocket clip/finger size variables for your own custom fit.

The flashlight in the photo is my six year old Nuwai Q3.  It only gets about an hour and a half of good output off a single 123 lithium battery before getting dimmer, but I'd found a custom made aluminum adapter(ebay) to convert it to use a single AA battery, and although much dimmer output, I get longer runtime, so it's still a useful flashlight. Using rechargeable batteries also keeps it inexpensive to operate. ;)