In October of 1994 I was savagely attacked by two thugs who were both armed with baseball bats. I tried to defend myself as best I could with the only weapon I had. It was genuine MACE (tm) brand chemical spray with a 5% mixture of pepper spray in it. It didn't seem to have any effect at all on my attackers, one of whom was drunk. I was later told the drunk had to be carried into the police station because he was having a hard time breathing. Unfortuneatly for me the MACE I sprayed him with took a few minutes to take effect and by that time I had been struck in the head several times with a baseball bat. I truly believe it was Divine intervention that saved me from being killed or gravely injured. I learned the hard way that unless you hit someone directly in the eye with it MACE takes several minutes to work.
I have researched this topic here at THR and the consensus is that "Fox" (tm) brand is the best pepper spray you can buy. I recently read an ad for Fox that says most pepper sprays are one half to one million heat units, while Fox is 5.1 million units. I'm going to order some Fox brand by mail order as I can't find it locally. In the meantime I still carry the latest version of MACE which they call "Triple Action" because it contains MACE brand CNS spray, pepper spray, and UV dye all in the same mixture. I also carry a switchblade - legal in my state - and after dark a gun. I don't have any training in unarmed self defense and can't afford to take classes at the only karate studio here in town. I am memorizing pressure points and strikes from some of the Bruce Tegner "teach yourself" books from the 60s. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
I have researched this topic here at THR and the consensus is that "Fox" (tm) brand is the best pepper spray you can buy. I recently read an ad for Fox that says most pepper sprays are one half to one million heat units, while Fox is 5.1 million units. I'm going to order some Fox brand by mail order as I can't find it locally. In the meantime I still carry the latest version of MACE which they call "Triple Action" because it contains MACE brand CNS spray, pepper spray, and UV dye all in the same mixture. I also carry a switchblade - legal in my state - and after dark a gun. I don't have any training in unarmed self defense and can't afford to take classes at the only karate studio here in town. I am memorizing pressure points and strikes from some of the Bruce Tegner "teach yourself" books from the 60s. Any suggestions will be appreciated.