I had been trying to determine if trekking poles were something that I needed to spend money on for some time. Not knowing if I would actually benefit from the use of a set, they were never really high on my gear wish list.
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Give me a brake
If you’re going to blow a brake line, your driveway is the place to do it, sadly that was the only convenient occurrence of my still ongoing brake overhaul. It was a crisp October Saturday morning when the 16 year old brake line decided it had finally had enough. After realizing what had happened, I slowly backed the Wrangler to the top of the driveway, shut her down and chocked the wheels. A few weeks went by and I was finally able to order a new set of lines, along with front pads and rotors, and a new master cylinder. Then, the septic tank failed at the house, winter came, and the TJ proceeded to get covered in snow until the spring.