Posted by 13thmurder Bowie knife on my hip, ASP baton in my jacket inner pocket. Accessible to opposite hands, since my camera is usually in one or the other. Thinking about getting a can of bear spray since i've just moved to an area that has them.
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Check out the legalities of it for your area (weirdly some places don't allow pepper spray) and see if you can get UDAP brand bear spray. It's what pretty much everyone including state troopers and fish and game carry up here in AK. Mean stuff, one of the hottest sprays on the planet btw.
http://www.udap.com/ Coming from a guy that used to sell firearms/sporting goods and lives in big bear country, I've never heard of that brand. Could be an east coast thing. YMMV but just my .02.
Either way though, bear spray is something you won't forget lol. Its worse than CS by a lot, at least to my experience. Had a marine buddy of mine curled up in a ball screaming vs CS just turned him into a puffy eyed snot and drool monster.
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You can kill someone with pepper spray by accident with severe inhalation or allergic reaction. Retreat is still the preferred method, but use it if it'll save your ass. Just be prepared to potentially need to call the police/EMT's for the worst case.