CWME
ArboristSite Guru
It IS a personal choice. I understand that. But why would a person choose to be hurt, if there was a way to prevent or mitigate it?
Hal
Some people take all the safety stuff off a table saw and wonder why they had a serious kickback.
More basic, Some people don't wear seatbelts in a car.
Conclusion? You can't fix Stupid.
But back to the OP's point, he wants to use PPE, understands that it can help mitigate a serious injury, he just doesn't have the means to buy it yet and doesn't want to get a load of BS for posting some pictures of he and his boys working together.