For those of you who carry bear spray:
The container is about 2" by 9".
Do you wear the holster?
Does the holster carry well on a wader belt?
Thinking about purchasing, want to know the best way to carry when wearing waders and vest.
OMC
It seems the holster lets you fire from the holster. Good feature for those quick shots when you need it. If you could do that from a wading belt it should be just as good. I’ve thought of this too, but haven’t worked it out yet.
I use the holster attached to the wader belt. It works good for me except when I take the belt off and have it slide off.
Wherever you can reach it, draw, and fire in the, oh, one second you have. And not somewhere it will go off by accident, get punctured, tangle in the fly line, or interfere with any other gear.
I wear my bear spray in the holster on my wading belt. I dont think their is anyother way to do it so that the can is in easy reach if you need it
Ive never used bear spray i do carry it. The people i talked to that have, they say practice taking it from the holster to a fireing position, get really good at it, cause well a bear may come from no where, however a few where talking about cougars which are way more likely to attack by surprise although less likely to attack at all. I have also seen practice cans where the agent that comes out does not burn.
nick
“Practice Cans” - where can one obtain these?
Changing the subject --What is the preferred Bear Spray?
Here’s the answer to both questions.
Thanks to all who responded. I appreciate your comments.
I wear it in a udap holster on my wader belt. My wife likes the udap chest holster and uses that when hiking or fishing. There is always debate about which is the preferred spray, but around here most folks that have a can have either counter assault or udap.
My waders have a built-in belt, so I wear a separate one in bear country that has one holster for my wading staff, and one for the bear-spray. The staff is on my hip in recognition of it’s far more likely use. The spray is closer to my spine where it can’t be bumped while reaching for the staff.
The bear bell is clipped to a d-ring on the vest. The walkie talkie is on a cord and also clipped to the vest. The walkie is also used much more frequently than the spray. Fishing buddies have overheard others talking on the same channel about a bear heading their way and were able to move away as quietly and calmly as three scared, arthritic anglers were able.
The extra belt comes off first when we return to the vehicle and is placed in a safe location. We never leave it in a closed, hot car, by the way.