Only-Pepper Spray

When it comes to protecting yourself, it’s best to have concealed protection that is small and functional.  Having a huge bulky taser or stun gun in your purse can be a pain to carry around, in particular because it’s so seldom used.  Pepper spray is the most efficient protection to carry because it is small in size and easy to use.  In addition, smaller items for self protection like a pepper spray key chain can seem almost invisible.  Protection needs to be practical and functional, most of all.z

It’s also important to replace your pepper spray every few years.  Older canisters of pepper spray can have small leaks and lose their pressure over time.  There’s nothing more frightening than needing to use your pepper spray and having it not work. 

I’ve lived downtown for several years now, and while I had never heard of friends who also lived downtown being in danger, I always carried protection.  I had a canister of pepper spray foam in my backpack, and it had remained there unused for a couple years.  One night I was walking to my car, which is just across the street from I work, and as I was walking in the parking lot, I noticed two men walking with purpose towards me from two different directions.  For whatever reason, it was clear to me what was about to happen.  I reached in my backpack and pulled out the pepper spray foam and as soon as I had it in my hands the men veered off and went the other direction. 

I could feel my heart beating in my chest, and while I’ll never know if it was their intention to harm me, it felt great to have protection available to me when I needed it.

 When confronted with an attacker, it can be frightening to be up close.  For this reason, sometimes pepper spray isn’t practical when you need to be at close range to use it.  Under these circumstances, a pepper shot will work much better.  The pepper shot has much larger range than your standard canister of pepper spray.  In addition, the pepper shot is accurate often up to thirty feet, making it ideal if you’re being followed or just sense that danger is around the corner. 

Whether you’re walking at night, in a secluded area, or just in a place you don’t feel safe, a pepper shot will put your anxieties to rest and allow you much needed confidence.  Everyone should have protection for those dangerous circumstances.