Reviews
Women's Running Magazine
Personal Savers are revolutionizing the way active women can protect themselves. The canisters come in three different styles, each made specifically for running, walking or cycling. Extracted from cayenne peppers, the spray causes an attacker's senses to temporarily shut down so you'll have time to get away. The lightweight design offers a special holster for easy access and an LED light.
Bonnie Dewkett - The Joyful Organizer
I wore this for running and while I was worried it was going to be bulky and uncomfortable, I really forgot I had it on. This would make a great gift for a college student, runner or just any lady on your list you need a little more security. Personal savers has options for running, cycling and just walking around.
Jenny Hadfield - Runners World, Active.com
A product even McGyver would be proud of, Personal Savers are revolutionizing the way you protect yourself while enjoying your favorite activities. There are three models: the Personal Saver that can be clipped onto your running belt, the Wrist Saver that can be worn while running, and the Cycle Saver that attaches to your handle bars. They offer a highly functional design with an easy-twist lock top, special holster for easy access, a powerful 10-foot spray, LED light, highly reflecting edging, I.D. card, and an LED light that enhances your visibility from as far as one mile away. The pepper spray is extracted from cayenne peppers and creates an intense burning sensation on the eyes, skin and throat and can cause an attacker's senses to temporarily shut down and give you time to get away.
About Personal Savers
The idea for Personal Savers was born in 1995 by Derek Downing and Chad Smith, two national and world champion professional inline speed skaters. While training on the open roads in Georgia, they always came across unruly drivers and stray dogs nipping at their feet. Derek's father David Downing owned an in house pepper spray business that sold to police forces worldwide which helped spark the idea of the original Wrist Saver.
The original Wrist Saver was a crude version of itself today but the concept to keep people safe while being active was born. That idea grew into an actual company, but with the strains of traveling for competitions the business was put on hold.
Fifteen years later, with their professional skating years behind them, Chad and Derek's workouts began to focus on running and cycling for triathlons. When they heard of a girl being abducted and murdered while she was running, Derek and Chad decided to revisit the idea of the Wrist Saver. They both knew their simple idea could have saved the girl's life if she had been wearing a Wrist Saver.
Experience in the industry gave Derek and Chad a broader knowledge of design and business. They began to improve on the initial concept and create two new products as well: one for cycling and a general product that could be used when not working out. Thus the Cycle Saver and Personal Saver were born.
With three personal safety product ideas, they decided to move forward and dedicate all of their time and effort into a new company, Personal Savers. With the same dedication that it took them to win championships, there's no doubt that Personal Savers can save lives across America.