Thread: Traveling With Boar

So I have tried badger, but I am a boar man for sure, as many of you are. However, I go to school 600 miles from home and my fiance goes to school 4 hours away. Needless to say, I do a lot of traveling.

Surely some of you pros and boar aficionados have a solution to traveling with a boar brush. There are lots of nice travel options in all price ranges for the badger enthusiast, but I have yet to see or even hear of a travel boar brush.

On a related note, I have a standard size brush holder. Even though the knot on my Omega is about the same size as my EJ Pure Badger, it doesn't fit in the holder. Is there a stand you can get for a boar brush, or should I just leave it stand like I did my Van der Hagen brush back in the day?

Drew

HA! Shoebox shave shop has one made by Omega! I don't know how I missed it before.

Question 2 still stands.

Drew,

What do you feel the big differences between boar and badger are?

I'm still working on getting my knot, but I'd love to know the differences

Originally Posted by avatar1999

Drew,

What do you feel the big differences between boar and badger are?

I'm still working on getting my knot, but I'd love to know the differences

I've heard that the bristles actually absorb water, whereas the badger hairs don't, causing boar brushes to take longer to dry. Might be a factor when traveling.

Well...

There is a huge difference in stiffness, even between boar and the lowest grade of badger. But still doesn't mean prickly in this case, far from it as my Omega is much softer than my EJ.

The boar brushes don't last as long, and take longer to break in. But they really fluff up after a month or so, making them nice and full and luxurious.

They are super cheap. Really super cheap. The travel brush I found is $12. I paid $8 for my current Omega. In comparison my EJ was $25 and higher grades of badger cost much more.

Personally, I use shave soap (I'm a recent convert). Boar brushes are, in my opinion, much easier to use with soap than badger brushes are. Boar also holds much less water, and I like a very thick lubricating film of soap, very stiff and dense. The smaller water retention definitely makes that easier to achieve.

It really is a matter of personal preference though. There is no shame is choosing boar over badger, there are a lot of boar fans here, and I think I have become one of them.

Oh, I also used a $5 VDH boar brush for an entire year (and I loved it, *gasp*) before buying my current EJ. In contrast, I only used the EJ daily for about a month before decided I wanted another boar brush.

It really is a hard difference to explain, but if you give boar a fair try you won't be disappointed. And at the low price point compared to badger, why not?

Good lord, VDH boar brushes shed like a porcupine on a telephone wire. If you loved that, then an Omega would make you fall over.

Originally Posted by Basset

Good lord, VDH boar brushes shed like a porcupine on a telephone wire. If you loved that, then an Omega would make you fall over.

Haha, I have heard that a lot, but my VDH seemed to be of impeccable quality. I lost the token few hairs over the first month, then nothing for the next 11. I gave it to my roommate to get him started with a DE about a month ago and it is still going strong.

But my Omega still makes me fall over

Thanks for the info Drew

After I posted the reply I had an idea...soon as I get some ideas drawn up, I'll post to see what you guys think!

I use boars & travel quite alot. I take two brushes and keep them in a small tupperware when in the bag/travelling. I dont seee the need to use a different brush when travelling. Some home comforts are a must....

After my last shave I run the brush under a hair dryer to remove the majority of the moisture before putting it in the tupperware for what could be a two hour or two day journey. Never had any drama's.