Thread: On the road - no strop

I have used the inside of a paper sack folded to 4" on a book back; works in a pinch. Same as news paper, but without the ink transfer.

Yes, of course, a paper sack! Good tip!

From Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy, a baseline...
published in 1968

"Further on he came to a board culvert through which a small branch sluiced with a cool sucking sound to cross beneath the road. He stood looking down at the water for a moment, then parted the ferns and went into the woods along the branch until he came to a pool. He knelt in the black sand and dipped and spread his hands very white in the clear water, framing his own listing image. From the bib of his overalls he fingered a small piece of soap and a razor in a homesewn leather sheath. He shucked off the straps of his overalls and took off his shirt and began to wash his arms and his chest. With the soap he made a thin and transient lather, honed the razor against the calf of his boot and shaved himself, studying his face in the water and feeling out stray patched of stubble with his fingers. When he had done he splashed water at his face and took up his shirt to dry with before donning it again. He wrapped the soap in a leaf and put it together with the razor in the bib pocket once more and combed his hair briefly with his fingers and rose."

I just got back from over a week of vacation & left my strop sitting rolled up on the kitchen table at home. I typically take two razors with me traveling in case something goes awry. I stropped about 10x before and after the shave like Lynn mentioned & I got by with 5 days before I noticed a degradation to the edge & I mostly use a three pass shave.

Your belt.

I forgot my strop once in a trip. Had to use the belt, not bad.

Or, better yet, start using your strop as your belt. You'll never forget it

Originally Posted by Leon

Your belt.

I forgot my strop once in a trip. Had to use the belt, not bad.

Or, better yet, start using your strop as your belt. You'll never forget it

...and people will think you're a WWF champion or something.