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[RC] Mace - rides2farWhile riding, I carry pepper/OC spray. You can purchase it from the local > Walmart, the stronger version from a police supply store. It works on people, dogs, bears, basically any offensive creature with eyes. I used to carry a little can of that. One day there was a yellowjacket next in the trail and I tried it on them. Boy were they ticked off. Didn't seem to faze them much. The bad thing about it was I expected it to shoot out in more of a stream. Instead it spread out into a very wide fine mist...making it very easy to drift back on me, my hands, etc. Every time I touched my face it stung. I doubt it went over 18" out in front of the can when sprayed...so if you're going to spray a bear, check the wind first so you don't just mace yourself and end up fighting a bear *and* blind. >g< If I were especially worried about it I'd get the kind of spray the meter readers carry for dogs. It shoots out a long way in more of a stream like hornet spray. The best defense against attackers is a horse that shies at the slightest provocation and the innate ability to sit it. Trying to grab me off my horse would be like trying to fight Bruce Lee. Anywhere they grabbed, we'd no longer be there. :-)) Angie ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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