Quote Originally Posted by lo123 View Post
I'm pretty sure the stuff lasts a LONG time. I've got a can that's ~10 years old. I tested it recently, and it's still working.

To avoid spraying yourself, I'd suggest getting one of the runner/cyclist specific designs. It's what I have. It has a safety that's super easy to use on the bike (just slide your thumb under the plastic "hood"). IF you spray yourself with it, then you're really talented

The one I have (it's the exact model found here) has a clip, so I clip it on to my shorts, and the safety is as described above. I found it at Academy.
There's a story in my bike club told of the time the group went into a buffet and somebody accidentally sat on their spray. It released enough to make people notice, but they did their very best not to draw attention to themselves... except that in figuring it out one of the guys got some of it on his fingers , no problem to wipe down but he touched his lip and realized that welp, water hadn't *really* gotten it off... so they figured something oil-based would work so they got those nasty jello deserts with teh fake whipped white stuff on it and he smeared that where it hurt and they told the staff (who were doing their best to ventilate the area) that he was "a messy eater."

So be careful with the stuff I grew some peppers last year that were that potent...