What kind of taser....

[huntoon]

I live in San Diego. My girlfriends goes running 5+ miles everyday. Catch my drift?

I want to get her a taser. I figure a good taser for the field would be a good one for jogging. Any recommendations?

Thanks,
JON


PS: I already tried to convince her to carry a saturday night special but she wasn't going for it.

[nbleak21]

pepper spray (CS spray if you can get it) would probably be a lot better option in my opinion.

I've been tased and sprayed (military) and can definitely say it took me longer to recover from a spray than a quick jolt. Since your old lady is already running 5+ miles, chances are she'll be in better shape then any prospective offender, and she'll have running shoes on.

Spray allows you to shoot from a distance of 5-10ft accurately, while tasers only work at arms length... not to mention lighter and "safer"

just some things to think about.

[huntoon]

cool, thanks for the personal experience based information. good point about the weight too.

I heard from some local law enforcement that the offenders will try to trick the girls by placing a dead snake on the trail and saying something like " whoa, watch out right here. there's a snake" the girl will slow down and negotiate a smaller area within grabbing distance of the offender. needless to say, my GF won't be heeding to these situations without elevated caution.

it sucks to have so much fear and use so much caution, but it seems prudent right now.

[Street Wolf]

X26, trust me. Expensive, but the only one to have. Every other taser out there will just put her in a much worse situation.

Pepper spray is a horrible option for self defense and shouldn't even be considered.

[bucketosudz]

An idea to consider: http://www.pepperblaster.com/

[huntoon]

whoa! the pepper blaster looks badass.

[ThomD]

Here is a video overview of the Kimber Pepperblaster.

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za...RTICLE_ID=1279

[Black Dog]

[huntoon]

We're probably going to pass on the cattle prod.

I am going with this for now since it is cheap: http://www.amazon.com/SABRE-Compact-...ef=pd_sim_hi_1

but will probably buy this kimber on (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846) after her initial reactions to the other... if she wants more firepower.

thanks,
JON

[Regcabguy]

I think pepper spray would be more efffective than a Taser. The first line of defense is to be aware of your surroundings. I hike the trails of Torrey Pines State Park and am amazed by how many young and not so young women run with both ears plugged into Ipods. A guy could assault them easily. Ipodpeeps repeatedly walk out in front of cars,etc. Earth to Ipodpeeps,come in please!