gwalchmai Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 It seems to be a viable choice for when you really can't carry or don't want deal with the hassle (yeah, I know...) Anyone want to recommend a pepper spray option? Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I hear that a gel is a good option. I stay away from the really small containers because I figure it's possible to screw up and miss with your first attempt. It's all theoretical, but I've seen a guy that was pepper sprayed. He sat on the step of a firetruck for an hour puking his guts out while the firemen periodically poured water over his head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentpoet Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 44 minutes ago, gwalchmai said: It seems to be a viable choice for when you really can't carry or don't want deal with the hassle (yeah, I know...) Anyone want to recommend a pepper spray option? Thanks! Like any other weapon or tool you have to keep in mind the limitations. Some drugged out or crazy individuals it won't stop. Also who else is around. Policy with the SO was not to spray with infants or young children in the area(possibly toddlers it has been a few years). But in some circumstances it is a valid option. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbie18 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 I've been pepper sprayed twice. It certainly hurts like hell, but I was still able to somewhat function afterwards. I could still hit a punching bag and walk around, after I pryed one of my eyes open. I was able to recover in only a few minutes due to large buckets of water, baby shampoo, cooling fans, etc. (this was for training) It's better than nothing, and you can use it in a lot of non-lethal confrontations where you can't really use a gun. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 1 minute ago, kerbie18 said: I've been pepper sprayed twice. It certainly hurts like hell, but I was still able to somewhat function afterwards. I could still hit a punching bag and walk around, after I pryed one of my eyes open. I was able to recover in only a few minutes due to large buckets of water, baby shampoo, cooling fans, etc. (this was for training) It's better than nothing, and you can use it in a lot of non-lethal confrontations where you can't really use a gun. I keep a can in the car door pocket. I wonder how long the aerosol pressure remains? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg warner Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Don't go for the smallest, cheapest thing possible. As with most things you get what you pay for. I also think you should buy two, one for carry, and one for practice. Amazon has the Kimber pepper blaster for $37 dollars each or 3 for $88. That way you have one to actually shoot and see where it hits, and one to carry, and one spare. https://www.amazon.com/Kimber-MFG-Inc-PepperBlaster-Gray/dp/B004MG63X6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 9 minutes ago, Borg warner said: Don't go for the smallest, cheapest thing possible. As with most things you get what you pay for. I also think you should buy two, one for carry, an done for practice. Amazon has the Kimber pepper blaster for $37 dollars each or 3 for $88. That way you have one to actually shoot and see where it hits, and one to carry, and one spare. https://www.amazon.com/Kimber-MFG-Inc-PepperBlaster-Gray/dp/B004MG63X6 I buy from the local "Cop Shop". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostinTexas Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Getcha one of those auto tasers. Small and effective. Deploy, drop and go. 30 seconds of being hooked to a live wire takes the wind out of most folks. File a police report about the deployment, and most of the companies that sell them will send a replacement. Not as cheap, but much more effective and reliable. Pepper spray doesn't work nearly as well as most think, and it can come back to see you, deploy it on yourself, and a host of other things I've seen over the years. Less than lethal is optimal, but remember that most who use that kind of thing have an armed backup, and use it as an insurance policy. Something like this. Taser 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 1 hour ago, janice6 said: I keep a can in the car door pocket. I wonder how long the aerosol pressure remains? I get Saber Red (the internet wouldn't lie, would it?) in small / medium / large. It's got an expiration date on it. (2 or three years) If you throw one of the keyring ones in a fire, you won't have mosquitoes for that night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Dragoon Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 I bought some (gel) for my four daughters and wife. I bought them each two so we could go outside and practice with one. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 I have used bear spray on aggressive dogs several times. Even a slight breeze will bring the cloud right back to you. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Walt Longmire said: I have used bear spray on aggressive dogs several times. Even a slight breeze will bring the cloud right back to you. ^ This. We were required to carry S&W Mace back in the day. Then when OC spray became popular we switched to that. I wore mine for inspection but relied on my black jack or coca bolo night stick for compliance issues. Now retired I have a small Sabre pepper spray handy. tom. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunboat1 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 https://foxlabs.com/products/five-point-three https://foxlabs.com/products/24fts Fox is very powerful stuff. I would go with a gel or stream over a mist to prevent blowback. Training exposure is a good idea so you can learn about the effects. You don't need a face full..., just enough to get the idea of the burning and throat constricting effects. Having it is great. Having it in your hand because you are situationally aware enough to see danger approaching is what saves you. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted October 10, 2022 Administrators Share Posted October 10, 2022 If you have any breathing or other health issues yourself, I would take that into account before you start carrying products like this. Inhaling a bit of pepper spray is a really unpleasant experience, but doing so with some medical issues could be dangerous. You should assume that if you have to use the spray, you may catch a little of it yourself. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunboat1 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 39 minutes ago, Eric said: If you have any breathing or other health issues yourself, I would take that into account before you start carrying products like this. Inhaling a bit of pepper spray is a really unpleasant experience, but doing so with some medical issues could be dangerous. You should assume that if you have to use the spray, you may catch a little of it yourself. Wisdom. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Keep in mind that chemical deterrents, such as pepper spray, are one rung on the ladder of escalation. There are more rungs, up to lethal force, so have a plan on how to react if Mister Goblin isn't impressed by your pepper spray. If you don't have a sidearm, hold the pepper spray in one hand, your knife in the other. You do carry a knife, don't you? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunboat1 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 9 minutes ago, tous said: Keep in mind that chemical deterrents, such as pepper spray, are one rung on the ladder of escalation. There are more rungs, up to lethal force, so have a plan on how to react if Mister Goblin isn't impressed by your pepper spray. If you don't have a sidearm, hold the pepper spray in one hand, your knife in the other. You do carry a knife, don't you? More wisdom. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeorge Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 I just carry a can of carb cleaner and a lighter 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Lacquer based Hair Spray works just as well. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Many a girl discovered this the hard way back in the 1960s. I was a TA for freshman chemistry labs back in college. First rule that was ignored, hot glass and cold glass look the same. Second rule that was often ignored, open volatile reagents under the hood and leave them there. Sure enough some dope would haul out the bottle of fairly strong nitric acid (600 mg/l) and within a few minutes, all of the girl's nylon stockings began to melt. We never used really dangerous reagents in that class. Third rule that was ignored, yes, we are all impressed by how high you can stack your glassware, followed by, sweep it up and, yes, you have to pay for it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeorge Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 20 minutes ago, janice6 said: Lacquer based Hair Spray works just as well. I have carb cleaner in the garage all the time , but not hairspray 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Just now, geeorge said: I have carb cleaner in the garage all the time , but not hairspray Abandoned the bouffant hairdos, have you? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, geeorge said: I have carb cleaner in the garage all the time , but not hairspray Check with the wife, Or someone "else's"????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostinTexas Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 7 minutes ago, geeorge said: I have carb cleaner in the garage all the time , but not hairspray Explains the avater. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 13 minutes ago, janice6 said: Check with the wife, Or someone "else's"????? I just checked. You can still buy Aqua Net. Started by a Minnesota company, now owned by a giant conglomerate. I swear that my sister kept the company in business in the 1960s. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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