Best Pepper Spray
&
where to buy pepper spray

Pepper spray is an effective yet harmless personal safety device. Learn which type and where to buy spray.

One late evening in the usually quiet Fremont CA suburbs, Maria Esperanza Hernandez was walking to work with her teenage daughter who didn't want her to walk alone at night. They became uneasy and called a cousin by cellphone to ask for a ride. As she got near, she called to find their exact whereabouts, but heard only screams as a man clubbed them to death.

Pepper spray CANNOT be guaranteed to prevent crimes – but will likely give you better survival odds if used with a Personal Security Alarm and the safety tips in Outdoor Safety Overview.

Andrea always walks into a parking lot prepared for action. She holds her key-chain with spray and a noisemaker alarm raised and ready, in full view – as a deterrent for predators looking for easy prey. (See Survival Options - Kidnapping for dealing with a predator with a gun.) In her car, with her keys now in the ignition, she has another unit of spray as a back-up within easy reach in her console.

Pepper spray (Oleoresin Capsicum – OC) takes 3-60 seconds to fully affect one's mucous membranes, though usually quickly. It causes choking and tearing for 30-45 minutes – and will probably allow your escape.

Sprays may be disguised as anything from ballpoint pens and pagers to jogger’s hand-weights, and come in various spray patterns:

Mist (a.k.a. forced cone): good, but even a mild breeze can cause blowback and contaminate you.

Fog: good against multiple attackers but a strong wind can cause blowback on you.

Foam: even strong winds cause very little blowback on you.

Stream (a.k.a. broken stream): This is probably the best all-around choice. It's good against multiple attackers and not affected by breezes and winds as much as mist and fog sprays are.

Strengths range from 2-17 percent OC formula. More important to potency are the Scoville Heat Units (SHUs) – the higher the better – up to 2 million units.

Walk through parking lots holding pepper spray raised and ready, in full view of any predator looking for easy prey. Also have a personal security alarm ready to deter a predator. Keep a back-up foam spray in easy reach in your car. Keep stream spray at home near your bed.

Try to keep some distance away from your attacker (to avoid getting the spray on you). Aim at his eyes with a short burst then move away. Watch him to see if you need to spray him again. After he’s been incapacitated, run to a populated area and call police.

Dog Attack - spray (see above) provides safe, effective, and humane protection against canine attack. Ideal protecton for walkers, joggers, cyclists or delivery people.

Bear Spray helps protect outdoor enthusiasts.

WARNING! Check with your local police before carrying any personal safety devices. Also check the laws where you plan to visit. Sprays are outlawed altogether in some areas while others allow anywhere from 2-17 percent OC strength. Also, airports, some public facilities and sports arenas prohibit all personal safety devices.

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