No, bear spray is the same as pepper spray, except highly pressurized to shoot a longer distance (10m vs 2m). Bear spray has the same active ingredient as pepper spray (capsicum).
Seems rather wasteful for tourists to buy a can of bear spray, carry it around for a week, then throw it away. But sad that coming up with some kind of system to hand it off to the next tourist is hard? Otherwise everyone would use the rentals and there wouldn’t be so many in the trash.
It really shouldn't be hard. As you're walking out, just hand it to someone walking in. Even for our State Fair with the coupon racket that is used, I've been handed a string of tickets walking to the gate from someone that bought more than they could use. Funny timing though, I had already pre-purchased tickets that I didn't even use. On exiting, I gave away what I was given plus what I didn't use.
The fact that there's not a stand/bin with a "need one, take one" type of sign is kind of head scratcher
Ive bought it a few times. I just USPS ground it home to myself. There should be a donation bin at the airport and exit points.
Funny enough! There is a donation/disposal bin for bear-spray at BZN (the primary airport you fly to visit yellowstone).
Is bear spray like mosquito spray.
No, bear spray is the same as pepper spray, except highly pressurized to shoot a longer distance (10m vs 2m). Bear spray has the same active ingredient as pepper spray (capsicum).
Bear spray works as well on humans as it does on bears.
No, it's like a super pepper spray. You definitely don't want to spray it on yourself.
Yes
Seems rather wasteful for tourists to buy a can of bear spray, carry it around for a week, then throw it away. But sad that coming up with some kind of system to hand it off to the next tourist is hard? Otherwise everyone would use the rentals and there wouldn’t be so many in the trash.
It really shouldn't be hard. As you're walking out, just hand it to someone walking in. Even for our State Fair with the coupon racket that is used, I've been handed a string of tickets walking to the gate from someone that bought more than they could use. Funny timing though, I had already pre-purchased tickets that I didn't even use. On exiting, I gave away what I was given plus what I didn't use.
The fact that there's not a stand/bin with a "need one, take one" type of sign is kind of head scratcher
The rental cost is nearly the same cost as buying a can, or at least it was when I was there.