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This week, we talk to Nikki (@yetirage) from Austin, Texas. Nikki works in customer service for an online vacation company. She used to be a firefighter and EMT, and her EDC pursuit was fueled and shaped by her experience as a first responder. Read on to learn more about her classy and highly functional daily carry!
Featured Tools:
Notebook: Midori Traveler's Notebook
Keeps my bills organized. I journal a lot and the ability to just buy new inserts as I need them speaks to me on a practical level.
Background:
Growing up in Alaska started my love affair with nature. A knife is the most useful tool you can have in the woods. I was denied owning a knife as a child simply because I was "a girl". Watching my male cousins and friends receive pockets knives while I could not, enraged me.
That adolescent anger paired with my work as a firefighter and EMT really kick started my obsession with EDC. You are most helpful to yourself, and the people around you if you are mentally, and materially prepared for crap situations. That, and I figure I am an adult now and I can buy as much candy and as many knives as I want!
I like to hike, camp, and improve my bushcraft skills whenever I get the opportunity. I also forage for wild edibles and am learning how to discern them from non edibles. I enjoy snorkeling in the local fresh water swimming holes the Texas Hill Country has to offer. My indoor time is usually spent cooking, reading Sci-fi and playing Dungeons and Dragons. I'm a big nerd.
Favorite EDC Tool:
Probably the Swiss Army Knife. It really is a great little tool with multiple applications. As my weekdays are very relaxed these days, it's all I really need.
Nikki,
Awesome carry. Can you please tell me where you got your Mjolnir? Thanks
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Nikki
August 16, 2016
Hey Paul, I purchased this Mjolnir a few years back from a blacksmith who goes by the name Faram Forge.
You can find him by the same name on Instagram, and his website is: www.faramforge.org
Cheers!