Axe for the car?

[Tuisto]

Chainmail? for using an axe?

something like:

Haha, similar! Just not as drastic as that. Something more like in the photo of me here.

[Grant Lamontagne]

My response was going to be that I don't feel the need to wear chain mail when using an axe, and that I never have before. 

On a completely unrelated note, I do have a decent scar on my left shin from that time I missed with an axe and buried it in my leg.   

Def

[lister]

What do you mean you dont want to wear chainmail??? 

[Grant Lamontagne]

I do, but not for mundane reasons, I want to wear it for pillaging related reasons! 

Def

[lister]

Important safety note to the vikings and the two of us: While chain mail is great for melee combat it makes for a piss poor PFD! 

[Tuisto]

Haha, the chainmail can seem a bit overkill, but honestly, once I started wearing it it allowed me to get over a bit of a safety-related mental block and I actually found I was able to put more power into my swings. But yes, for PFD I agree it's not the most useful. That's why I carry a spare inflatable raft in my axe kit

[WhichDawg]

Honestly I didn't even know such a thing existed for chopping/safety. I think it's cool and wise to use it but like many if I'm not chopping often I might not use it.

[ThundahBeagle]

Haha, similar! Just not as drastic as that. Something more like in the photo of me here.

That's a lot of very nice axes, sir.
My question surrounds the topic of all those axes and even chain mail, but - respectfully asking - do you normally chop in sneakers as opposed to good ole Chippewa steel toe logger boots if not JK or Whites?  What's your boot of choice if you do wear boots?

[Tuisto]

Yes, I almost exclusively wear sneakers when I chop. Honestly, I have a lot of faith in the chainmail (and also haven't really found a pair of steel-toes that I'm a fan of). Since chainmail is technically the only safety requirement in competitive 'timbersports', I figure that it's probably sufficient on its own. I've been eying a pair of Nick's for a while but honestly I've worn Merrell boots for years now and love them. They went through a period a few years ago where they weren't great quality, but they seem to be over that slump now (I think).