UDAP Pepper Power Magnum Bear Spray Self Defense Deterrent with Holster for Camping, Hiking, Fishing, Powerful Blast Pattern, 30 ft Fog Barrier, 12HP, 7.9 oz

Predators beware, when I hike, the spray is always there.

I haven't deployed these yet so I can't speak to the quality and force of the spray itself yet. I will say that they are perfect size and weight and they have robust fasteners to attach to yourself while hiking in bear/cougar country. Good purchase.

Hiking piece of mind for the mountains

It is the only stuff I buy anymore. It’s LOUD, pushes back into your hand with force.REAL REACH. And don’t try to walk through the area later that day.I tied rags to my barbed wire perimeter fence corners so every time I enter I know the wind direction at least outside the building.

I'm stoked to have some highly rated bear spray! I hope to not have to use it though- if I survive a bear encounter because of it, I'll likely revise the review! If I don't survive the attack, I...uhh...hmmm...well...BIKE PACKERS BEWARE!! The included holster is NOT compatible with the water bottle mounts on your bike! While the manufacturer doesn't say the holster can be mounted to a bike, the pictures are tantalizing! Unfortunately, the holes are too close together, which in itself is not a problem- I'm always happy to carefully modify stuff to suit my needs. The larger problem is that there are no recesses in the holster to accommodate any mounting bolt heads, i.e. if you used bolts to mount the holster to your bike, the bear spray would not be able to fit into the holster. This would be true of _any_ application that involved screws or bolts or zipties or paracord or anything else going into the holes, so I'm not sure what the intended use was for the holes in the first place. Don't let the pictures fool you. Of course, this was a bummer, but I easily came up with a workaround so that I could use the holster and have the spray close at hand; you don't want to be fumbling around in your bags looking for it while the bear is charging you!

Carry 2 cans. TWO.We have deployed about 25 cans of "BEAR SPRAY" in the the wild.This brand is what we carry daily.For the novice, this is a last resort.EACH brand is not the same and EACH can COULD PROVE different.This can tends to give a defined marking stream straight ahead and much of thesauce will be delivered at a face sized target straight ahead.That marking stream is stunning and then paralyzing.After being stunned, any mammal will recover and flee.A nuisance BEAR or other mammal will become familiar with this spray and will adjust habitsafter a single encounter.ANY BEAR or BIG CAT is going to trigger into fight or flight after they have had this deployed once.Foraging animals in area start to work around it.FOREST VS OPEN RANGE...WIND on the open range makes even the best can difficult.In the forest with no wind is very different.Under Tree Canopy this can be used as a FOGGER by spraying a quick burst while moving the canacross the target area and retreating. Much will drop to ground like rain.If you are standing in this pepper rain it will cloud vision.The FOG will fill an area and make that area clear of all animals.So foraging bear will smell it and leave.That may not trigger Flight, more wandering off stunned.Once they associate you with that pepper any predator will flee upon sight.A predator that does not flee upon sight should be reported to Rangers.Most states keep a log of familiar predators that could end up on cull list.Once deployed an area can become difficult to remain in.Where to carry?...anywhere N or West of Iowa such as N Minnesota to clear a camp of a bear.Generally Bears flee until you get into the more aggressive bears out west.Big cats from Dakota Parks west.Anywhere there are canyons prepare for Big Cats.This WILL stop a curious Big Cat. A big stick can work also.Once they get hit w spray, they won't mess with humans again which will help protectthem from you.

Bought this when preparing for a trip to Montana. Turns out it is a MUST HAVE in that area and every store within the area sold it. Since I planned ahead, I was able to get it here for a fraction of the price. It came with an information booklet for how to use it, where to use it and how to carry it. I didn’t need to use it so I can’t review that, but I felt safer knowing I had it if needed.

I haven’t had any bear encounters but have sprayed the product wearing goggles and still felt a slight burning sensation around my eyes which tells me this spray is very potent and should be very effective if needed.