Cell Phones are used for safety 156,000 X a day

offeror

Just heard on MSNBC that cell phones are used to obtain safety or emergency services in America 156,000 times a day. What tools do you consider important to have with you besides a gun for a crisis? Walking the dog at night I've got a fanny pack, or deep pockets, with at least one knife, 10% pepper spray, flashlight, and cell phone holder on the belt. In the car, I've got flashlight, M1 Carbine with folding stock, tow rope with hooks, 100 ft. of extension cord and an AC car starter, and a mega-mil candlepower spotlight, as well as taking my cell phone along.

I would also be curious if anyone knows if pepper spray loses it's burn over time and needs replacing.

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allen griggs

I am a big pepper spray fan. I keep some in my car. I've got the 13% stuff for cops, shoots a stream not a spray. I have wondered the same, does it go stale? I keep it for about 3 years and then I'll get a new one, just to be safe. Then I take the old one and test spray it before I throw it away just to see if it would still spray with power. So far they have always held up well. Whether they have lost any pepper power, I don't know. My buddy lives in S Dakota and up there you keep a winter survival pack in your car in case you have to spend the night stuck in a snowdrift. You get one of those big coffee cans and put three big candles, some matches, and 3 snickers bars in it. Then, stuck in the snowbank at 3am, out of gas, you put one candle in the can and light it and set it in your lap, for warmth. Then you start eating the candy bars for energy. The Dakotans say it will save your life.

"Not as deep as a well, or as wide as a church door, but it is enough."