Vehicle Pepper Spray

**Dirk777** · 06-10-2014, 16:08

Where do you store/ keep your pepper spray, in your vehicle?

I used to keep my spray wedged in between by car seat en the slot where the safety belt clips in.... however since TODAY, I will no longer.

The metal from the safety belt has obviously been rubbing against the side of the canister and today it ruptured.

I was able to grab the pepper spray, while still driving, and I help it outside the car window, until it was emptied. Some of the gas escaped into the car, and that caused me a bit of choking and coughing. I was fortunate that none of the pepper spray landed in my eyes.

**L~C~G** · 06-10-2014, 21:57

Damn thats nasty! You were lucky to get it out of the car before it all got out.

I have one if the jogger style canisters which has the wrist strap and a holds the spray in an elastic sleeve. I put the wrist strap around one of the spokes of the steering wheel.

**ady** · 06-10-2014, 22:00

I keep mine in the car door pocket thingie, with some other toys.

**Bravo14** · 06-10-2014, 22:11

I too had a pepper spray AD in my car, interesting how the smell changed over time. Mine was luckily an almost empty tin that leaked whilst my car was parked.

**Mr_Medic** · 07-10-2014, 08:16

Also keep it in the little slot on the door, just behind the button that controls the windows. However if I am parking the vehicle in direct sunlight I tend to take it out and keep it with me as I have this phobia about it going off inside the car.

**John Reid** · 07-10-2014, 09:30

Mine is a jogger-type canister made of plastic, which I keep in the console next to the hand-brake.

**Toyota** · 07-10-2014, 09:46

My SWAT direct stream comes with a metal clip that I clip to the bottom below the steering area.Just off the topic a bit.My & wife spray(bought the same time) loses some pressure having it over about a year now.Is it just the norm & needs to be replaced?

**Dylanm** · 07-10-2014, 09:52

Bought some serious velcro from builders warehouse a while back. This stuff keeps a canister just below the door handle in the car.
Have a buddy that had the stuff leak through the spray nozzle, in his pocket while taking his pooch for a walk, he was not a happy camper at all.

**RAGE** · 07-10-2014, 10:15

Originally Posted by Dirk777

I was able to grab the pepper spray, while still driving, and I help it outside the car window, until it was emptied.

I just got another reason to quit smoking(window open in car). You never know when Dirk777 might be driving in front of you. Lol

**prepare2win** · 07-10-2014, 10:27

Originally Posted by Toyota

My SWAT direct stream comes with a metal clip that I clip to the bottom below the steering area.Just off the topic a bit.My & wife spray(bought the same time) loses some pressure having it over about a year now.Is it just the norm & needs to be replaced?

Yes aerosol cans do lose pressure over time. Best to function test with a quick squirt outside every so often. At around R120, its cheap insurance to replace once a year