EVIL home defense option?

[Rob Pincus]

While the subject in the video isn't completely incapacitated, It looks like the chemical agent may have given the girl an opportunity to flee. It doesn't look like the attacker was able to open his eyes for a while either.

Exactly!  The opportunity to escape under those types of circumstances is what we are showing.... but it requires a lot of awareness and readiness to recognize the need to prepare and then to use the spray (somewhat of a fine motor skill with most canisters).

In this behind-the-scenes, she runs two steps and then turns back to ask her co-worker if he is "okay?".... in the final edit, we stress running completely away and contacting the police....

-RJP

[Rob10ring]

Great stuff! I'm excited to see it.

It's good to reaffirm that training you already have is still valid. I wish inert canisters were cheaper for more practice.

[Rob Pincus]

When I buy them from a company that I know well, it still costs me almost as much as the real stuff.... The same is true with Taser training cartridges....

In both cases, the engineering and materials that go into the "trainers" represents much of the cost.... same is true for folding training knives and good force-on-force sim firearms.  But, the training is usually worth the cost, if it is conducted well.

-rJP

[Rob10ring]

But, the training is usually worth the cost, if it is conducted well.

Thanks, Rob.

That's kind of what I thought. I hate the idea of having my wife put pepper spray in her purse and have her not know what discharging it will be like. She'll be getting a couple of inert units.

[Badgersmilk]

Great video!  I notice them asking him to scrub with soap and water really well to get the stuff off, anybody know of a good option for clean up / neutralize the stuff if it were used indoors?  Pets probably wont be to happy to stumble accross any missed residue.

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[Rob Pincus]

Good Question.... Not really thought it about it from that standpoint....  we use Baby Shampoo for personal clean-up.... Although they do make specific agents, such as "bio-shield" that are sold for the purpose.

-RJP

[1911 Junkie]

I think I remember seeing or hearing somewhere of people useing hairspray on their clothing to make the
powder stick so it doesn't become airborn again.  I guess that could be a short term solution with walls,
carpet, car interior, ect.

[fightingquaker13]

Great video!  I notice them asking him to scrub with soap and water really well to get the stuff off, anybody know of a good option for clean up / neutralize the stuff if it were used indoors?  Pets probably wont be to happy to stumble accross any missed residue.

Its going to be hard on the furniture, but I wouldn't worry about the pets too much. When I went to Alaska few years ago, the fish and game guy I talked to about bear defense, advised me that I shouldn't spray down any cached food. The reason was that after a few days it breaks down and the bears are actually attracted to the smelll and will lick and dig up the site. I guess its the capsacin. I know this was true of a puppy I had. He liked to chew on my wicker coffee table, so acting on advice, I rubbed it with Datl Do It hot sauce. It worked initially, but the next day it was back to acting as a condiment. Of course the dog was from Texas.

fightingquaker13 who doesn't know if there's anything dagerous in the propellant and will seriousley hurt himself laughing if there is a "Do not ingest!" warning on the pepper sray.

[Steyr M40A1]

Exactly!  The opportunity to escape under those types of circumstances is what we are showing.... but it requires a lot of awareness and readiness to recognize the need to prepare and then to use the spray (somewhat of a fine motor skill with most canisters).

In this behind-the-scenes, she runs two steps and then turns back to ask her co-worker if he is "okay?".... in the final edit, we stress running completely away and contacting the police....

-RJP

Man I can't wait for the new season to start!!

I keep a can of 3oz "Body guard" LE-10 spray in both my cars as my wife wont carry a firearm.
At 2million Scoville units with 10% Oleoresin Capsicum, this stuff is very potent.
Better still, she is pretty good at awareness. And we all know that is the 1st line of defense.

[Rob Pincus]

Just to clarify, that vid clip wasn't from TBD... it is from an upcoming DVD from the Personal Defense Video series...