So, I have been str8 shaving for all of two weeks now and I think it's going great. Had two good cuts with my vintage Thistle spike point...in the same place. Yeah, I know. I learned that the vintage razor seems to shave better than my New Dovo Special. I can't explain it both were set up by folks who knew what they were doing, the Thistle seems to stay sharper. Anyway, I am leaving this morning for a week's vacation and have made no provisions for Manly shaving. What do you guys do? I will miss my razors and have to shave with that plastic thingie. Carlo