So I’m thinking of adding Pepper Spray to my EDC collection. I’m still a bit too young for guns (Just 2 years and a bit!), and anyways, getting a CCW license in CA sounds a bit iffy at best. So I’m thinking about going with Pepper Spray. The thing is, I can’t really decide, and everything’s a bit overwhelming. I can’t really decide on the brand, size, “trigger”, or type. I was thinking foxlabs looks pretty good, but their keychain model has a “safety”, and only comes in a stream. I’ve no experience with pepper spray, but I’m thinking hitting someone with a stream doesn’t sound too easy under a high-stress situation. Also, the safety seems to just complicate things. So I’ve been looking at sabre, but their keychain style only comes in stream as well. And I’m not so sure- is keychain size enough?
Which kind of leads to my next question. How should I carry pepper spray? Wearing jeans, I have two pockets (I hate sitting down on an item, so back pockets are out.) Cell phone/Keychain on left, Wallet/Pen on right. Then I have two knives, a bigger, 4″ one in a IWB holster at 1 o clock, and a smaller, friendlier lockback that I clip at around 8 o clock. Being right handled, I want to carry the pepper spray at around 4 o clock, but I think it’ll get difficult once I start going up in size. Is there a better place to carry?