There are various styles of Personal Alarm available today and each has its own suitability for a particular purpose. Generally there are two types of alarm, those operated by gas and those that work on built-in battery. The advantage with battery operated Personal Alarms is that they are usually smaller and easier to carry and may also incorporate a small torch facility as well. One or two even have a Test button to easily check out the battery condition once a week. The ‘Genny’ All Purpose Personal Attack Alarm (pictured right) actually contains both a Test Button and a Torch together with a powerful 130dB alarm. This super piece of kit also has a handbag attachment as an option to the normal keyring attachment and a small belt clip as well. Robustly made of ABS this is truly the alarm that has everything!
If looking for something a little cheaper then you need look no further than the Chaperone® ‘Baysik’ Personal Alarm with Test button. Extremely well made it is the most popular personal alarm available today. Weighing in at half the weight of the ‘Genny’ at 30g and some 30% smaller in size, it still packs the same powerful 130+dB alarm and may be tested periodically by using the built-in test button.
Finally what is probably the best all-round personal attack alarm anywhere, the Trident Triple Action Personal Alarm. This packs enormous Gas Power producing an ear-piercing 138+dB alarm which really hurts the ears! Not only that, it sprays out a foul odour onto the attackers clothes and face which is all but guaranteed to make him recoil, not knowing what has hit him. When you add in the fact that you have also sprayed him with an invisible UV Tracer Dye that cannot be seen without the use of a UV Light (which the police use), there is practically no chance of him going undetected.
So, there you have my choice of the best Personal Alarms available today. They work because up until the moment you trigger the alarm, everything has been in the agressors favour, they have decided when and where and who is to be the victim, when suddenly they are confronted by a powerful alarm which shocks the attacker and gives the victim that momentary chance of getting away.
