Pepper spray is an easy to carry weapon that can deter an attacker from a distance.
However if you are going to carry one, it is important that you know how to use it properly. First of all, never warn an attacker that you have pepper spray and are planning on using it on him. Even though your intention may be to scare him away, you may just be alerting him to its presence and giving him a chance to grab it away and use it on you. Never allow a potential attacker to get closer than 10 feet. Pepper spray doesn’t work as well close up. It needs a bit of distance. Another reason for the distance is that the effects of pepper spray are not immediate. It needs a few seconds before the full effects are felt. Make sure to turn the nozzle to spray (if it’s designed that way) and hold your arm out straight as far as you can to avoid having the spray come back onto you. We carry a variety of pepper sprays. There is the Wildfire Gel that I blogged about a few days ago. This is one of my favorites as it leaves a gel on the attacker’s face. We have ones that fit on the visor in your vehicle in case you are attacked in your vehicle. There are ones that double as key chains and come in various colors and then there are the covert ones…those designed as pens and/or lipsticks. There is such a variety, that there is one for every person and every use. So check them out in the product section of our website. www.kisssurvivalservices.com. Remember, some of them are on sale and they all ship for FREE!!!
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Pen knives are a unique way to conceal a knife on your person, and an easy self defense item to carry with you at all times. They are not just disguised as a pen, the pen really writes…so not only will you have a weapon but you’ll have a writing tool available when needed also. The main thing you need to be careful about with these pens is when it runs out of ink, don’t forget that it’s also a knife and throw it away. Sounds funny? Well, how do you think I know this…Yep! I did that once. Embarrassing, but funny. I kept it in my purse with a couple of other pens and a mechanical pencil, took it out to use it as a pen, it no long had ink and totally forgot that it was a knife and threw it away. Luckily they are so affordable…only $5.00 so you can easily replace it or better yet, buy several so that you’ll always have one available. You can carry it in your purse, or clip to a notebook or pad of paper that you might carry. Keep one at your desk at your job. Violence at work places is becoming more and more an every day occurrence…but make sure everyone knows that it’s your “special” or “favorite” pen that you do not allow anyone else to use it. After all, you don’t want them walking off with it. It is really the perfect item to quickly pull out of your purse if all of a sudden you find that you need to walk from work or a store and the parking lot is dark and you for any reason feel uncomfortable realizing that you look like an easy target to some scum bag who is looking to take advantage of you. Even if you carry a very small purse or just a wallet, where you feel that a stun gun or even a pepper spray is too cumbersome…this pen fits right in. These pens should be as necessary an accessory to a lady as her jewelry is. I am sure that most of you are well aware of Pepper Spray and how it works and what it does. BUT...do you know about this?
WILDFIRE 18% PEPPER GEL STICKY PEPPER SPRAY!!!!! This stuff is just so cool! … Why? Because after it is sprayed, this Pepper Gel acts like glue to your poor, unfortunate assailant’s face. If the attacker attempts to wipe or rub the Pepper Gel away, it begins to permeate the skin leaving your attacker in even more pain and discomfort. However, just as all pepper sprays, they do not cause any long term harm or damage, but they sure do “mess up” a guy, while the person can escape to safety, instead of being another statistic! Right now you can buy this great pepper spray on sale and pay no shipping charge! Ladies, buy one for yourself and keep yourself safer. Men, buy one or for your wife and/or your daughter(s)…wouldn’t you feel so much better knowing that they will be safer? And what better time to purchase it…ON SALE & NO SHIPPING!! . It’s a win, win, win!! I am asked quite a bit about using wasp and hornet spray as a self-defense tool. The best answer is one I read (but forgot who wrote it) and will quote it here: “While it IS effective at hurting people, I view it’s effectiveness about the same as using a white phosphorous grenade to defend yourself from an attacker in an elevator. Will it stop your attacker? Most likely. Will it also hurt you? VERY likely if your attacker is within realistic attack distance”.
That pretty much explains it. Wasp and hornet spray is VERY powerful but it also has a wide range which means it has a good chance of harming you also. That’s why we don’t recommend it. This same person goes on to say: “If your attacker uses a bullhorn when they’re 50 feet downwind in an open parking lot to announce that they’re going to walk over and attack you, then it might be a good solution. But if you’re within smelling distance, in a vehicle, around other people, at your front door, or in your home, you might want to seriously consider using something non-toxic like pepper spray”. Bottom line…pepper sprays are much better for self defense. However, remember, even with pepper sprays, you need to hold it as far away from your face as possible. If you are at home and attacked and there is a can of wasp and hornet spray close by and it’s all you have, then use it…but it is not my suggested use of a self protection weapon. On the other hand, given this type of scenario, any aerosol sprayed in an attacker’s eyes makes a good improvised weapon. “Prepping”…learning how to survive in worst case scenarios such as the aftermath of a weather related storm like a tornado or hurricane all the way to an EMP or terrorist attack are big topics these days. If you read about surviving any situation, you will learn that there is a rule of 3’s. This rule is you can survive without…
Food for 3 weeks Water for 3 days Air for 3 minutes One that is not usually mentioned but is the most important in these cases and also when faced with a situation where you may encounter a violent attack is… You cannot survive 3 seconds without a clear head. Do you know that it is quite literally possible to die of fright? You can have a heart attack if your fear gets you so pumped that you have an aneurism or you can go into a comatose state of shock…or you can simply freeze. Your mind is always your strongest weapon and your mental state…the ability to keep a strong, stable and positive state of mind during any survival situation will determine roughly 80% of your chances of survival. A tip for controlling your mental state in such a situation is: Control your breathing…do not allow yourself to hyperventilate. Take a breath in for a count of 4 and release it for a county of 4. This can help lower your pulse and help you maintain a calm state of mind to think clearer in order to use your survival skills. Of course, if you are attacked suddenly, you just need to act and may not have 8 seconds to control your breathing. But if you realize that you are most likely to be attacked or have a sense (intuition) that you are in a dangerous situation, this is very important. Mental rehearsing is going over possible scenarios over and over again in your head. This is a good way to practice in your mind how you will react if put into a position where you need to defend yourself physically. You should be able to become so comfortable that it becomes 2nd nature to you should you find yourself in such a situation. |
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