Outdoorsman and Renaissance man, Andrew Paulson can do anything – if he’s interested. In the last fifteen years, we’ve watched Andrew build anything he set his mind to. The stories are fun. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.
4:16 – this is why I always fought the educational institution, I had enough of it when I was a kid
10:08 – I was taught to earn my allowance, I think that was great. You work for it, that has taken me far.
20:03 – I didn’t realize a nail gun at the time was a thousand bucks, it was grand theft, adolescent charge.
36:50 – “I’m sorry, you didn’t get the rock climbing wall attendant job, we’re going to put everybody under you and make you the lead!”
46:15 – If I had the skillset to build it – why not? Why not capitalize on that?
51:19 – On the water, whether I’m catching fish or not, that’s my decompress, where my brain slows down, where the noise shuts down.
1:11:53 – I meet Dustin and Becca Webster, it’s about this time, I realize I’m in way over my head. Four minutes after the National Anthem and I’m on my lid.
1:18:58 – “Hey, we’re going to need help with recovery, we’ve got a car in a tree!”
Special thanks to 4low Magazine and Maxxis Tires for support and sponsorship of this podcast.
TRANSCRIPT
[00:01:40.280] – Big Rich Klein
Today’s guest is a renaissance man, a creator, an adventurer, Avid Outdoorsman, a loving family man, and a great friend, Andrew Paulson. Good morning, Andrew Paulson. How are you doing? It’s been… When I lived up here in Idaho, it was really great because we got to hang out a lot more than what we do anymore. The Internet is great. I can watch what you’re doing, but it’s not the same as being able to hang out like we are right now. For sure. It’s really good to see you again.
[00:02:14.600] – Andrew Paulson
It’s good to see you, man. It’s a pleasure to be here and just sitting across the table from you and just having a chit chat.
[00:02:20.190] – Big Rich Klein
Yeah, it’s going to be fun. I’m going to enjoy this one. Good. For people that don’t know Andrew, a little quick synopsis. Andrew is a rock Crawler. I’m going to say he’s a renaissance man. That’s what Shelley likes to say. Andrew finds something that piques his interest, and he goes all in. I don’t know how all in he stays, I think he’s one of those guys that just has to absorb information and try stuff. And very technical, very cerebral, unlike myself, which is probably more physical, and nobody’s ever going to accuse me of any genius, that’s for sure. So Andrew, it’s been a great pleasure knowing you, and I’m really looking forward to this interview.
[00:03:15.410] – Andrew Paulson
Yeah, same, same.
[00:03:16.710] – Big Rich Klein
So let’s get started. And where were you born and raised? Tell us about it.
[00:03:23.120] – Andrew Paulson
So I was born in El Paso, Texas, 1977.
[00:03:30.730] – Big Rich Klein
You’re a Texas boy.
[00:03:32.160] – Andrew Paulson
I am a Texas boy, and I was raised as city slicker. Really?
[00:03:38.020] – Big Rich Klein
Believe it or not-In El Paso?
[00:03:39.340] – Andrew Paulson
In El Paso, Texas. We had malls. That’s what we do on the weekend, go hang out in the mall. It’s been a long way from there to the red neck I am today.
[00:03:50.800] – Big Rich Klein
Do you speak Spanish?
[00:03:52.620] – Andrew Paulson
I used to. A lot of it’s left over the years, but I understand it more. It’s always fun in Idaho when individuals are speaking Spanish on an elevator and they think I can’t hear them. That’s always pretty interesting. They’ll tell a joke and I start laughing and they look at me like, Oh, what’s this red neck, Idaho? And he speaks our language.
[00:04:13.890] – Big Rich Klein
That’s awesome.
[00:04:16.060] – Andrew Paulson
We moved… It was a great childhood. Two very academic parents. My dad worked for UTEP University of El Paso. My mom was a resource room teacher, mostly with the hearing impaired in El Paso, so very academically raised. My mom always made sure I had pretty good educational platforms. Got me into the good school programs, and this is back when public schools were a little different than they are today. I think the best part about Texas is, I mean, big city, but lots of educational opportunities, lots of stimulus. I was with ADD, I think in 1988, and I think that’s where my mom got hyper vigilant about… I’d have my regular homework at the end of the day, and she would give me more being a teacher. So this is why I always fought the educational institution because I had enough of it when I was a kid. READ MORE
