ksubigbuck
01-17-2008, 02:16 PM
I see a lot of negative feedback of various products on internet forums and thought I would post up a positive experience (sort of) for a change:
This morning I was using a reciprocating saw while doing some demolition work on a metal structure. I was using too coarse of a blade, and holding the saw too close to my body. The blade jumped out of it's groove and shoved a 1/2" steel rod with an extremely sharp tip directly into my side, right between two ribs. It should have gone into my left lung several inches at the speed it was moving. Luckily I was wearing my insulated Carhartt jacket (it's cold and snowy in Kansas today), and the jacket stopped it. It still left a heck of a bruise, and my side is very sore, but I'm OK. I'm glad it didn't hit a rib directly, because I think the force could have broken a rib (knocked me backwards a couple of feet right onto my rear). I don't think a lot of other jackets could have stopped that much weight moving that fast with that sharp of a tip. I've taken this jacket to the edge and back, and it's still in as good of shape as when I bought it. If you are in the market for a coat or bibs, I highly recommend Carhartt. I guess there is a reason all of the farmers and construction workers around here wear them. Deff. worth the extra money.
Sore side regards,
Hunter
This morning I was using a reciprocating saw while doing some demolition work on a metal structure. I was using too coarse of a blade, and holding the saw too close to my body. The blade jumped out of it's groove and shoved a 1/2" steel rod with an extremely sharp tip directly into my side, right between two ribs. It should have gone into my left lung several inches at the speed it was moving. Luckily I was wearing my insulated Carhartt jacket (it's cold and snowy in Kansas today), and the jacket stopped it. It still left a heck of a bruise, and my side is very sore, but I'm OK. I'm glad it didn't hit a rib directly, because I think the force could have broken a rib (knocked me backwards a couple of feet right onto my rear). I don't think a lot of other jackets could have stopped that much weight moving that fast with that sharp of a tip. I've taken this jacket to the edge and back, and it's still in as good of shape as when I bought it. If you are in the market for a coat or bibs, I highly recommend Carhartt. I guess there is a reason all of the farmers and construction workers around here wear them. Deff. worth the extra money.
Sore side regards,
Hunter