I used to carry a can of spray but stopped doing it some years ago. I took a job working the front door of big nightclub a few years ago and had the wonderfull experiance of being sprayed on more than one occasion. Not one did it incapasitate me enough where whomever sprayed me didn't get at LEAST a smack in the mouth for doing so. That's not to say it wasn't effective on some people, it just wasn't overly so on me. I just don't trust the stuff enough to put my safety or that of my families in it's care. A number of years studieing ju-jutsu and modern arnis (not to mention a 21 inch asp) seems to have better results for me.