Thread: Things that you must have with your straight razor: Novice question

I've been shaving with different disposables for years and I think I want to start straight razor shaving, now here's my question. Outside of the blades and the straight razor, what other things are a must have? Do you HAVE to have a strop kit? What prevents the straight from going rusty or do they even go rusty?

I honestly would like to just use a blade a few times then get rid of it like a disposable razor. How many shaves can you get from a straight razor? With disposables it's about 3-5.