keep in mind that pepper spray is like having someone else pack your parachute, your life is in the mfg's hand's, I've talked to 2 hunters who carried pepper spray and tested it before hand as reccomended and then had the spay clog up at a crucial time, I feel more confident dropping my cartridges in myself and being in charge of the situation to a certain extent, just curious, what makes you so sure that you won't run into a bear ?