One Christmas when I was in high school, I received what I thought attime wasodd gift –personal safety alarm. I thanked my parents, but wondered why they thought I needed personal protection. As it turns out I never usedalarm but I sure FELT safer when I was walking home indark.

To protect your person when traveling, there arevariety personal safety options. Actual weapons of course, which I don’t recommend - studies have proven you’re more likely to get hurt carrying your own weapon. Pepper spray or mace, which you would spray inattacker’s face, orpersonal alarm which usually includespull string orbutton to push and makesvery loud and distinct noise.

If you are going to purchasepersonal safety product for your travels, here arefew things to think about. Check if personal defense products like pepper spray and mace are illegal where you’re visiting. Make sure that you have extra batteries for your personal alarm and check them every so often. The last thing you need is to activatepersonal alarm and nothing happens.

Another thing to consider if you’re going to carry mace or pepper spray as personal safety product – they inflict real pain. So protect yourself withpersonal defense product but make sure it’s forGOOD reason.

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