Recently here in Atlanta some people were killed by flooding after 11 days of straight rain. One woman was swept away in her car. Nobody knows exactly what happened to her, but the thought occurs, did she have something like this and would she have lived if she did? Anyway, my girlfriend and I decided we needed something like this in case of emergency.
I was really worried after reading so many reviews stating these didn't work. Soon as I got mine I began testing. Without having any spare car windows to test on, I began using cardboard. After no luck with a cardboard box I thought maybe it wasn't firm enough. I laid a piece of cardboard on the cement and pressed the Res-Q-Me into it. NOTHING! The little plunger seemed like it was going all the way in, but neither device would deploy. I was very upset at the prospect that these could fail when actually needed. You would think that a manufacturer of a device like this would put more emphasis on reliability.
Then I tried on the side of my trashcan. It's the kind made out of hard green plastic that you roll out to the curb. Both Res-Q-Me's worked every time. They left a small little indention with each test and would reset for another firing. Although I'm not saying it explains every poor review, it is possible that at least some could be explained by similar testing methods as me with the cardboard... it just wasn't firm enough to cause deployment.
Other thoughts:
-> It's small. I mean this in a good way. Will fit fine on your keychain.
-> My 110 lb girlfriend was able to press hard enough for it to deploy, although I'm sure it required more than 12 lbs of pressure.
-> Given what I wrote above, I highly doubt it would ever be possible for it to accidentally fire while inside your pocket.
I hope to never be able to write how this works in an actual emergency, but for now I'm going to recommend it to others.Get more detail about 2 Pack Res-Q-Me Keychain Escape Tool - ORANGE.
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