How to Carry Pepper Spray in Your Purse

Concern for your own safety or the safety of your family should be a priority. With crime rates escalating to new highs, and with more low-income families moving into your neighborhood that once catered to the middle or upper class, one must be on guard in defense of himself or family members.

Unlike a keychain spray unit, larger pepper spray units can be carried in several ways in various places. For women the most likely place to put pepper spray is in the purse. What should not be obvious is how you carry your purse. Do not let the spray sit in the bottom of your purse because all a criminal needs is your time it takes to retrieve it so that he can hit your over your head and grab your purse.

If you carry a purse, defense pepper spray should be clipped to the front end of an inside pocket, flap, or divider. Clip the unit so it is located inside the purse and easy to retrieve quickly for use in a few seconds. Position the spray in such a way that your hand can find it easily or even hold it as you are walking. A purse with a long strap draped over the shoulder is okay. A perpetrator just might think twice about making you his prey if he sees your hand inside your purse as your walking along. You will give him the idea that you are carrying a weapon for protection.

Fanny packs are a great alternative to carrying a purse for your wallet, keys, or checkbook. The belt portion of the fanny pack is ideal for clipping on defense pepper spray since the belt is fitted snugly around the waist unlike a purse that is loosely hanging around your shoulder. It is always a good idea to keep keys, checks, money, or anything with your address separate from non-critical items such as lipstick or mascara normally carried in a purse. That way, if a thief takes your purse, he will not know where you live. If you DO carry a fanny pack, do not carry any defense spray out in the open where it is visible. You will lose the important element of surprise, and it might even be stolen. Cover the spray with your coat, shirt, or jacket.

Fabiola Castillo is an online marketer for the website NinjaCOPS.com. This virtual store specializes in selling stun guns, kubatons, pepper spray, nunchaku, pen knives, air Tasers, hidden cameras, and many other self defense products.