Originally Posted by tkerr
Thats true, and at the public parks everyone gets to come in.
Insurance takes care of people breaking into the vehicle. I worry more that my insurance won't pay off than I do about the criminal ripping it off. Insurance companies will work harder to rip you off than the thieves will, at least thats been my experience. Thats why I always make sure everything is covered up in the car before I leave.
As for being in the back woods, you are much safer against thieves when off the road on the trails. Thieves are looking for something easy, and walking a mile or two to steal your camera isn't easy. But for a woman in the park, attackers may not be thieves and what they want they may prefer to be off the trail.
Denise
My step daughter carries it on her key chain. You could keep it on your camera, on a belt or in your pocket. The one she has is less than three inches long and very compact. You have to discharge it fairly close. Now if you use bear spray, it will go 15 to 20 feet away, but it can be as dangerous to you as it is to your attacker. When you use it if your not aware of the wind it will blow back on you. The canisters are more the size of a household spray can. Bear spray can be had at most camping stores.
My thoughts are this, the human spray is small and concealed. Say your walking on a trail and some people are moving on the same trail past you and your not to comfortable with them. You can have the pepper spray in your hand ready to go and they will never know. Then if thy are no threat and just people out for a nature hike, if you pull the big can of bear spray out as they are walking up they may think your the one that is psycho and take off running.
Don't live in fear, but just be prepared. Life is to short to not enjoy.
Rick
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