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Old 07-15-2019, 08:12 PM
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Default Summertime bear spray safety tip

Was reading a story about a bear spray hazard I wouldn't have thought of. Could save a hard drive home and a big clean up.

Don't leave your bear spray in a car in hot weather during summer. It could explode. (pic from the Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley's website.)
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Old 07-15-2019, 09:58 PM
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Haha had a local business owner leave one in his truck a few weeks back. Came back out to his truck to find the windows blown out from the bear spray exploding and shattering the glass. If nothing else he has the money to go get a new truck and pay cash for the whole thing... they do make special cases to hold the cans if you leave them in a vehicle.
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Old 07-15-2019, 10:31 PM
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I rolled around with bear spray in my drivers door for 2 years.

I guess I was lucky.
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Old 07-15-2019, 10:50 PM
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I rolled a can of aerosol cleaner around in my truck for a couple years too but then I decided to actually use it and left it on the dash for one day! and needed a new windshield. I also one time managed to knock the nozzle off of a fire extinguisher behind the seat and that was horrible. I can only imagine bear spray going off like that.
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Old 07-16-2019, 08:04 AM
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I rolled around with bear spray in my drivers door for 2 years.

I guess I was lucky.
Wife's nephew, while surveying , threw one of those plum bobs in the truck, apparently the metal in those cans is very thin.

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Old 07-16-2019, 08:10 AM
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When I pulled my bear spray out this spring to check the expiration date, I was surprised at how many little dents the can had on it.... I'm probably pretty lucky that at some point during my last few trips it didn't accidentally go off. That's that kind of unexpected event I could live without lol.
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Old 07-16-2019, 08:50 AM
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When a bear ate our can of bear spray left in tent couple years back he sure must have got a mouth full. He went overboard when he also drank our bottle of whisky and ate our can of Raid.
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Old 07-16-2019, 09:54 AM
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When a bear ate our can of bear spray left in tent couple years back he sure must have got a mouth full. He went overboard when he also drank our bottle of whisky and ate our can of Raid.
Bears aren't called omnivores for nothing.

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Old 07-16-2019, 10:21 AM
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Smile Who'da thunk it?

Pressurized aerosol cans can explode if exposed to heat?

IME- my bear spray has never exploded unless I squeezed the bang switch. It doesn't freeze up, isn't susceptible to swirling breezes, doesn't wreck my gear, and is 100% effective when used correctly.
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Old 07-16-2019, 10:31 AM
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I bought one of these safety containers last year. I’ve had other containers puncture or discharge in my work van so the instant I laid eyes on this one I bought it.


https://www.atmosphere.ca/product/ko...8609=331878611
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Old 07-16-2019, 10:35 AM
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I bought one of these safety containers last year. I’ve had other containers puncture or discharge in my work van so the instant I laid eyes on this one I bought it.


https://www.atmosphere.ca/product/ko...8609=331878611
That seems like a good idea, thanks for the link.
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Old 07-18-2019, 12:39 AM
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had a friend in Canmore whose wife left a can inside the vehicle during a hot summer day - it exploded, total insurance write off.
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Good Ideas
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