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BEAR SPRAY

Postby Fridaythe13th » 08 24, 2014 •  [Post 1]

Does bear spray have a shelf life or an expiration date.
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Re: BEAR SPRAY

Postby Deafirishman » 08 25, 2014 •  [Post 2]

Most bear sprays have a 3 year shelf life ...
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Re: BEAR SPRAY

Postby husky390 » 08 25, 2014 •  [Post 3]

4 years is what mine says.
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Re: BEAR SPRAY

Postby wawhitey » 08 26, 2014 •  [Post 4]

Use lead bear spray it lasts longer
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Re: BEAR SPRAY

Postby one_elk » 08 26, 2014 •  [Post 5]

Seems to be a lot of variability between companies and individual cans, I have some cans that are 9 years old that work fine and some that are 2 or 3 years old and can hardly muster a spray at all. Best way to find out is to test them, just a quick spray of less than a second and you will indeed be able to tell....best of luck to you
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