Running and Jogging Safety, Don't Forget Your Pepper Spray
What are good ways to avoid trouble when I'm joging, even if I carry pepper spray? Here are some tips that will make you a harder target for hecklers, muggers and rapist: Avoid running/jogging at night, definitely avoid Friday and Saturday nights. There are far too many drunken young men driving around just looking for trouble. If practical, jog in the early morning. Most scumbags, deadbeats, and slugs, will still be in bed. If you see people ahead who look like trouble or you get a bad feeling, swallow your pride and take a safe detour, or turn around and retrace your course. Be aware of hiding places and blind corners. Carry pepper spray
The Best Places to Keep Pepper Spray
What's the best place to keep pepper spray? You can keep a small one on a pepper spray key chain, in your purse or briefcase, in your desk, glove compartment on the stand next to the front door.
How to Carry Your Pepper Spray
What's the best way to carry pepper spray? Pepper Spray ideally should be carried in the same place every day. A pepper spray holster or loose outer coatpocket is best. A pepper spray keychain is good because it's usually in your hand coming from and approaching your car.
Women and Jogging, Don't Forget Your Pepper Spray
Is it more important for women to carry pepper spray when they run? If you like to jog on trails through a park, it's like having a sign on your back that says "victim". Hundreds of women are sexually assaulted every year jogging on trails, and dozens murdered. Carry pepper spray
If Someone Trys to Stop You While You're Jogging
Should I spray someone with my pepper spray if they try to stop me when I'm running? If should someone try to get you to stop, such as asking for a light (come on - people know joggers don't smoke!). Just make brief eye contact and keep jogging. Not making eye contact is a gesture of fear to the criminal mind. Keep your pepper spray ready.
Pepper Spray Holster Considerations
Do I need a pepper spray holster? Belt holsters are available for some models. Although these are visible, the canister may be less recognizable to an attacker in a pepper spray holster than it would be bare. The importance of accessibility can not be over stressed. How much warning might you have in a typical assault? How long does it takes you to draw your weapon? Does the way you carry yourcanister allow you to draw it in time to hinder an assault? Keep in mind that most canisters are effective up to about a ten foot range.
