The NERD is awesome because you can use it with pretty much everything - any helmet and any device - and at a low cost. So you will be able to use with your PVS-14 and your next device. Some folks don't like how the shock cord (aka bungees) comes over top, how it looks, etc.

Other options worthwhile to mention for a PVS-14:

TNVC Base Jump Lanyard
This was designed for the Legacy Ops-Core FAST BUMP helmet (that helmet originally was called the "Base Jump" hence the name) which has a molded shroud. Uses the Wilcox lanyard. Is compatible with any vented bump helmet with forward facing vents.






Wilcox Shroud & Lanyard or lanyard only
This is only an option for helmets with removeable 3 hole & compatible shrouds. I only mention it if you have the current production Ops-Core FAST BUMP because you could swap the shroud if you wanted to.





The Wilcox lanyard is nice with a PVS-14 because there is no tension on it, the lanyard cord itself is very thin which essentially becomes invisible, and it easily travels with the -14 when switching eyes. With the NERD you will need to limit the tension if mounting directly to the -14 for when you switch eyes. The disadvantage to the Wilcox is that it is more expensive and over time with repeated use the lanyard cord can become damaged and the lanyard must be replaced. FWIW everything at some point needs to be replaced so not an issue IMHO.

The Ops-Core MBS (Modular Bungee Shroud) that comes with the current production FAST BUMP (and all current production OC helmets) is awesome as a lanyard system for MOST binocular goggles that have lanyard loops on both sides of the bridge. The MBS does not work for a PVS-14. The distance is too far.

IMHO, gutted 550 cord and a cheap S-biner is still about the best retention method there is if you're not also needing to add tension (which is difficult if not impossible to do with a single PVS-14 anyhow).

"Janky" is relative, we designed the PCM-MLOK because guys were getting pissed when I told them to use zip ties, but if it works...




The PCM at least actually improves on a zip tie by protecting the cable and functioning as a grip surface, though honestly they can be a pain in the ass to install if you have to reconfigure rifles and lasers and controls all the time for marketing, demos, and shows... first world problems, I know.

The thing about the paracord / S-biner solution, though, is IMHO, it's actually functionally superior to all of the more expensive aftermarket solutions out there, again, assuming you're not wanting a tension solution for binoculars. The paracord is not "springy" like shock cord / bungee cord, meaning that it will not send the goggle flying back toward your face if it gets caught on something / separates from the mounting system/helmet, and is strong enough to retain the goggle against most "typical" dumbassery, but the S-biner is weak enough that it can / will fail if there is enough force that might otherwise injure your head / neck, effectively serving as a built-in breakaway.

"Janky" is relative I suppose, personally I think a short loop of 550 cord attached to the shroud / helmet somewhere with a small "tail" on the goggle with an S-biner looks a lot less "janky" than piles of extra Velcro, zippers, "tactical pillows," and a mess of shock cord like high tension wires strung all over the place, but eye of the beholder and all...

~Augee