What Really Works?

That’s a tough question to answer.  There are so many variables that come into play.  Is the woman feisty and have the mindset to “do what it takes” to get free from an attacker or is she more of the “watch out for the nails” type of gal.  When faced with an insane person or a substance abuser, the odds are slim that a woman who has been targeted for rape or worse, is going to kick the c**p out of a much larger, stronger and more determined adversary.

I’m not going to discuss fighting the assailant at all so let’s just skip over that and move on to escaping the situation with a little help – to “even the playing field” a bit OK?  We have self defense products that are very cheap and can mean the difference in your survival in such a scenario.  Let’s assume that women who have good cause for a self defense product are at least aware of their surroundings enough to deploy such deterrents if need be.  That said let’s see what in our bag of tricks.

1. A high quality personal alarm, complete with strobing LED light and a 110 dB alarm – very bright and very, very loud will set you back about $10.  This would be the first stage – get a lot of attention drawn to your situation via high intensity strobing light and an alarm that’s so loud it will just about break your eardrums.  Criminals hate attention and most will retreat from the use of this product.

2. A canister of (my favorite) Mace pepper gel – shoots up to 18 feet with pinpoint accuracy (like silly string on steroids) and covers the attacker’s face like a giant wad of bubble gum.  It sticks like glue and burns like h*ll – wiping it away only rubs it in deeper and causes loss of vision, difficulty breathing and is non-lethal.  I like this model since it isn’t affected by wind, it can be fired inside a car if an attacker jumps in the passenger side but he’ll feel the pain – not you.  There is no cross-contamination worries due to ambient particles in the air, it’s all in the pepper gel.  We sell these to security agencies for use in hospitals or where the air must be 100% pure – NO cross contamination worries reported.  Your cost: about $17.50 – how can anyone resist?

3. We have given you enough information on the use of these two products to make your choice and at the same time, a lot safer.  Let’s add a third deterrent for that feisty lady who wants to dish out a little pain or to insure that she has completely “KO’ed” her attacker.  I would recommend a small stun gun in a very high voltage.  These really hurt if enabled and a good solid contact is made.  There are cell phone stun guns that look so real you’ll probably start to dial out on one and they pack 850K – 950K volt charges.  Trust me, I’ve been accidentally shocked by a 975K volt model on the hand – it felt like my hand had been hit with a baseball bat for a couple of hours and then subsided.  That was a micro-second burst mind you – I threw it away from me the second it touched me.  Imagine what a couple of seconds in the chest, gut or arm would do?  These are a little more expensive, but worth every penny of the $56 dollar price tag – I’ve owned mine for 1 1/2 years and I just picked up some new batteries.  Not because it doesn’t snarl angrily when test fired, but just to bring it up to brand new status in the power department.  They have a safety to push forward – a red indicator light comes on to let you know it’s armed (immediately) then just press the trigger and fire into your attacker.  The good ones have a lifetime guarantee – look for it.  With a little “can do” attitude, I feel secure in recommending these to you ladies who feel the need for more protection than your fists but don’t want to carry a gun or resort to killing an assailant.