It started out as a discussion and, honestly, it got a little heated. I like to store a bag in the back of the car that I know has a certain number of items that I know we will always use. This includes a blanket, an ice scraper, window cleaner, some discs to play disc golf, a flashlight and a first aid kit. My wife’s vehicle, like many cars, has a built-in first aid kit, but it is of little value in all reality. Adding these things to the car was no stress to me, and our discussion was on the value of being prepared. My wife had never needed a first aid kit or preparation bag in the vehicle, and did not think it was an essential item to add to the vehicle. I added the My Medic MYFAK MINI PRO to the vehicle anyway after putting my foot down in a very polite way. I do love my wife, and I told her I wanted us safe just in case something happened.
It only took about 45 days or so for the other shoe to drop. Actually, it was an AX and it dropped right into my shin bone just below my knee. We had bought a couple of aspen trees to plant in the backyard and after planting them, I needed to stake them in because we get some pretty high winds here in Nebraska. I looked around for something to pound the stake in with, grabbed a brick and quickly broke it pounding in the stake. That wasn’t going to work, so I walked up to the office where I have 3 axes and hatchets to review. I grabbed a lightweight felling ax from Hults Bruk, pulled off the sheath, walked down and started to pound in the stake with the back of the ax.
The Ax-i-Dent
This was my “Well Damn” moment and I am really not sure what happened exactly, but I do know the ax blade made contact with my…READ MORE
by Kevin Paulson
