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Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 07 2014 2:06 pm
by joebartels
http://indefinitelywild.gizmodo.com/kee ... 1617698059

I'd guess more animal abuse than human safety :M2C:

On the bright side maybe Paul will trade in his riffle.

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 07 2014 2:26 pm
by chumley
Pointless. I'd rather poke a bear with a tree branch than really piss it off by giving it a non-lethal shock. It's like punching a drunk guy at a bar. Nothing good can happen after that.

If I met a grizzly here, would I feel better about having a 5-foot stun gun? Pepper spray? Handgun? Rifle?

Don't tase me bro!

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 07 2014 2:34 pm
by Dave1
Might be good for urban hikes to keep unleashed, aggressive dogs at bay. However, I don't like how you have to flip it around to use it. The stunner should be on the bottom.

Would also be fun to poke your hiking partners with, if you can adjust the voltage down a bit.

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 07 2014 2:43 pm
by chumley
@Dave1
Also a little shock to annoying people you pass on Camelback with a greater than 5:1 Axe to sweat ratio.

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 07 2014 2:45 pm
by SpiderLegs
chumley wrote:@Dave1
Also a little shock to annoying people you pass on Camelback with a greater than 5:1 Axe to sweat ratio.
Or for the people that don't use headphones and make everyone listen to their crappy dance music.

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 07 2014 3:00 pm
by kingsnake
@Dave1 Used to do that in the Army. Walking along, bend the antenna on your PRC-77 (radio) so it touches your buddy, key the mike, fun ensues ... :whistle:

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 07 2014 3:51 pm
by FOTG
@Dave1
Why would you adjust the voltage down?

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 07 2014 3:58 pm
by Dave1
@friendofThundergod
Well it sorta slows the hike down when your partners are laying motionless on the ground. Plus, you know you're gonna get it when they come to.

How many zaps can you get with one charge? Compatible with Goal Zero solar chargers?

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 07 2014 4:42 pm
by SpiderLegs
When I was a kid my grandparents had an electric fence around their cow pasture. Convinced my brother that if he touched the wire with a tree branch nothing would happen, it's only if you touch it with your hand do you get a jolt. Poor sucker believed me.

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 07 2014 4:47 pm
by chumley
Common fun when I was a kid. The electricity "pulsed" through the wire, so it was a real challenge if you could actually hold onto it for a few cycles since instinctively you would let go on the first jolt. And I thought cows were the dumbest creatures on the planet... :)

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 07 2014 4:48 pm
by kingsnake
@SpiderLegs Shoulda told him to pee on it ... :D

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 07 2014 4:54 pm
by SpiderLegs
kingsnake wrote:@SpiderLegs Shoulda told him to pee on it ... :D

It was only one wire and about eyeball height for a 5 year old. The logistics would not have worked. But I like how you think.

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 07 2014 5:31 pm
by RowdyandMe
@joe bartels

I'd guess more animal abuse than human safety

I agree

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 07 2014 5:33 pm
by RowdyandMe
Widowmaker wrote:@joe bartels

I'd guess more animal abuse than human safety

I agree
again

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 07 2014 8:58 pm
by Al_HikesAZ
chumley wrote:Common fun when I was a kid. The electricity "pulsed" through the wire, so it was a real challenge if you could actually hold onto it for a few cycles since instinctively you would let go on the first jolt. And I thought cows were the dumbest creatures on the planet... :)
I've always love the Will Rogers witticism:
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 08 2014 5:32 am
by AZLumberjack
Hmmmmm! Wonder if it works on Deer Fly's :gun:

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 08 2014 7:00 am
by hikeaz
Dave1 wrote:I don't like how you have to flip it around to use it
Another model >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skOgI3o ... r_embedded

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 08 2014 7:59 am
by The_Eagle
@hikeaz
And the company is headquartered in Scottsdale...

Re: Hiking Stick Stun Gun

Posted: Aug 08 2014 2:39 pm
by SpiderLegs
hikeaz wrote:
Dave1 wrote:I don't like how you have to flip it around to use it
Another model >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skOgI3o ... r_embedded
This is for the old guy that has everything. "Hey kid! This will teach you to stay off my lawn."