Thread: On the road - no strop

Im about 7-8 months in and can't enough. This weekend I'm out of town at a wedding and brought everything with me but my strop. I really want to use my SR, and not get a disposable from the front desk. I strop every day before my shave and usually only do one pass. Can I shave without stroping tonight, or should I just get a disposable from the lobby?

It's been said that you can use a folded newspaper or a leather belt if you're in a pinch, I've tried neither but it makes sense that it would work at least decently.

If you're confident in your technique, you could try using the palm of your hand for stropping, I do it occasionally on some razors and it works pretty well.

How many shaves are we talking btw, if it's only a couple you might get away with not stropping at all.

Newspaper or back of your belt in a pinch should work. Even on the leg of some jeans if you brought some.

Have fun

I find that it isn't always necessary to strop before every shave. Oftimes I just rub my thumb over the edge (carefully) to realign it and have a nice shave. Sometimes I'll just strop on my palm. On the road the tongue of a smooth leather belt works great as a strop. Six inches of leather is plenty long enough to serve as a strop!

Have a good trip; be safe.

Jeff

Awesome. I have jeans and a belt, and probably would be okay for one pass without stropping, but wanted to hear from you guys first. No disposable for me.

My travel strop, since I travel on a motorcycle, often sits in my back pocket. My wallet is flat and made of leather. I use a lot of short strokes, but the task gets completed. Sometimes even better than with my strop.

The palm of your hand works really well. I do this occasionally with amazing results...your form must be perfect though.

I have also tried the inside of my forearm (my wrist). It does not seem to work as well...and a slip would be devastating

Really, in a pinch you would probably get a shave a tad rougher but the overall result would be the same without stropping as long as it's only for a very few shaves.

Aren't newer leather strops often paired with nylon webbing that is similar to seatbelt material? In a pinch and maybe just for fun you could try the seatbelt of your car as you can pull them out a fair way when standing outside the door. ??

I've found newspaper to work well. Saw someone do it on youtube and tried it myself out of curiosity, and it really works. 10-or-so sheets, wrapped around a book, and you've got a pretty good makeshift strop.