Many of us know young women who have left home for college in another city or State. Many have daughters who I’m discussing right now. There’s so much to put together that has been done already. Finding the school, admissions, choosing a course of study, finding suitable living arrangements and finally they’re gone. The house feels emptier and the pangs of separation start to set in. Many of us begin to worry about the safety and security of those young girls who have left the safety of our homes.

One way to let your daughter or that special young lady know that you really care and are concerned foremost with their safety, is to send them a gift package of inexpensive but extremely potent self defense products. You may be sending them something that will save them from being assaulted or worse.

My recommendation for security measures or gifts will be what we bought our daughter, off to her first semester of college this fall. For starters, we purchased her a canister of Pepper Gel from Mace. This stuff shoots 18 feet in one solid stream and sticks like glue. If an attacker tries to rub it off they only grind the OC pepper further into their skin. Also it has no ambient particles, so there’s no worry about wind or about actually using it in a car or a room.  It only burns what it hits!

Our second choice was a very powerful compact stun gun – the Hot Shot from Stun Master, a leader in stun gun technology. This model packs a 975K volt charge, has an on off switch with an led light to let you know it’s armed and on top of it’s ergonomic design for holding in the palm of your hand is the discharge button. Very small, comfortable and the controls are mounted for minimum fuss. It has a belt clip or is small enough to drop in a jacket pocket. I chose this model since I’ve owned one for 2 years and the batteries lasted over a year and anyone (my sons and friends) who have volunteered to take a hit from it – didn’t want another and their arm was quickly withdrawn.

Finally, we got her a small personal alarm.  Small enough to hang on your keychain but having the power, at 120 db, to draw a lot of attention to a bad situation, and possibly get someone to come for help.  This model also came with a door knob attachment, so if it’s hung around a door knob and turned on, any jiggling of the door or handle will set it off and hopefully scare away intruders, plus it will definitely wake up anyone sleeping and give them a warning.

If you’re stumped on a birthday or Christmas present or would just like to send a gift that says you care. Consider these choices or similar models to protect that special young lady while she’s away at school.