Originally Posted by
ak08820
For the price, a "Wasp and Hornet Killer" promises a 20' ling jet and seems to be a good alternative to comparable sized pepper spray (or bear spray for that size),
e.g. $6 for
Enforcer-16-oz-wasp-hornet-killer-spray vs. $40 for an 8 oz. can of bear spray.
However, the
MSDS indicates that it is largely a petroleum based solvent (>95%) - sort of like kerosene - and the rest is the active systemic insecticide, which does not sound promising for the purpose of repelling bears and dogs.
Has anyone experienced the effects of being inadvertently sprayed by Wasp killer or paraffin based paint thinner or kerosene? Of course, it will not compare to Capsaicin but would it be sufficiently irritating and blinding to escape a bear?
Saw a bear yesterday at about mile 20 of this route:
MR. B - A bike ride in Frenchtown, NJ
Got within maybe 10 yards at its closest. No spray. No AR-whatever. No howitzer. Just an iPhone to shoot it. And then we rode on. I'll post a link to the video once it's out there. In the rush, my GF turned on the video instead of taking a still and didn't realize it. Funny that a 5' tall women wasn't scared. Some people in this thread could learn something from her.