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Recently my son called, shaken up after finding out first hand that a Jeep with a burst break line doesn't like to stop at redlights. Luckily, there was no other vehicles around. Unfortunatly, there were no other vehicles around to help. The braided stainless steel brake like split vertically spewing brake fluid all over. as a field repair, I had him use a set of vice grips to pinch off the brake line above the split to stem the flow so he could limp home.
When that didn't work, I told him to cut the line, and roll the end up like a tooth past tube, then pinch off the line, and zip tie it up. 10 minutes later, he pulls up the driveway, vice grips holding the brakeline closed.
After we got the Jeep in the garage, he casually mentioned he was able to cut the brakeline with the serrations on an Seal Pup he found in my survival kit in the Jeep.
Expecting the serrations to be chewed up, on a knife that was less than a month old, from the sawing, I about had a cow. I am glad to say, I DID NOT throttle the kid, as the knife shows no apparent damaged , and I would be hard pressed to point out any sign of the transgression.
So to the folks at SOG Knives, I thank you, I didn't expect the Seal Pup to survive the ordeal, must say its one hell of a tough knife. ( PS my son thanks you, too.............seems you saved him from the wrath of dad)
When that didn't work, I told him to cut the line, and roll the end up like a tooth past tube, then pinch off the line, and zip tie it up. 10 minutes later, he pulls up the driveway, vice grips holding the brakeline closed.
After we got the Jeep in the garage, he casually mentioned he was able to cut the brakeline with the serrations on an Seal Pup he found in my survival kit in the Jeep.
Expecting the serrations to be chewed up, on a knife that was less than a month old, from the sawing, I about had a cow. I am glad to say, I DID NOT throttle the kid, as the knife shows no apparent damaged , and I would be hard pressed to point out any sign of the transgression.
So to the folks at SOG Knives, I thank you, I didn't expect the Seal Pup to survive the ordeal, must say its one hell of a tough knife. ( PS my son thanks you, too.............seems you saved him from the wrath of dad)