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Is LEO type mace,and bear spray,,,,

montanajoe
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interchangeable??
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  • redneckandy
    Try em both and let us know! :lol: :twisted:
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  • montanajoe
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    redneckandy wrote:
    Try em both and let us know! :lol: :twisted:
    o.k.,you be the bear. And be real mean,and snarl,and growl,,,,
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  • redneckandy
    montanajoe wrote:
    redneckandy wrote:
    Try em both and let us know! :lol: :twisted:
    o.k.,you be the bear. And be real mean,and snarl,and growl,,,,
    Wish I could help, but I am busy this week. ;)
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  • montanajoe
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    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
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  • remingtonoaks
    Maybe? Depending on what you want to do. If you want to incapacitate use human pepper spray or mace. If you just want to deter use bear spray.

    I always thought bear spray would have a higher concentration of the active ingredient oleoresin capsicum then pepper spray intended for humans. But that's not actually so.

    Bear spray is similar to pepper spray but is not the same thing. Though they both contain the same active ingredient ? oleoresin capsicum, bear spray contains a much lower concentration.

    A typical pepper spray used for self defense will have an oleoresin capsicum (OC) concentration of about 10% or higher. A typical bear spray has a oleoresin concentration of about 1 ? 2 %.

    The goal of using bear spray is to scare off an attacking bear, not cause it to become incapacitated and incur serious pain. That?s why bear spray only requires a small amount of active chemical ? just enough to irritate the bear and cause it to back off.
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  • discusdad
    redneckandy wrote:
    montanajoe wrote:
    redneckandy wrote:
    Try em both and let us know! :lol: :twisted:
    o.k.,you be the bear. And be real mean,and snarl,and growl,,,,
    Wish I could help, but I am busy this week. ;)
    what you are really saying you could be the bear, but your swnarl wouldn't be so scary being toothless. bwahahahahahahahaha
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  • shilowar
    Not the same, OC concentration is higher in OC spray over bear spray.
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  • babun
    If I had to use pepper spray on a bear.....

    it won't be the bear you have to worry about sticking around.....
    ;) :shock:
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  • buschmaster
    so... why don't they make bear spray that does what a skunk does?
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  • montanajoe
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    GreatGuns wrote:
    With bear spray you have sound, a large colored cloud and an "offensive" amount of capsicum around 2-3%. It's suppose to drive a bear away. Pepper spray used by professional law enforcement is about 10 x's higher level of capsicum and intended to subdue, stop them in their tracks. Not exactly what you want a bear to do, "stick around." ;)

    Jim
    That explains it very well. Thank you.
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  • buschmaster
    o-k that would be a bad idea then
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  • lew07
    buschmaster wrote:
    so... why don't they make bear spray that does what a skunk does?
    If a bear comes after Me I will do something similar to what a skunk does :lol:
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  • bustedknee
    Some Brown Bears are intrigued by, even attracted to, pepper spray.

    Hikers, Forest Service employees, and others have shot a dose of pepper spray (to test function) on a bush or stump before heading out for the day. Only to find upon their return, the bush or stump was trashed by a wandering Brownie.

    That is why I always advise tourist to spray their tent before bedtime.

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