Thread: Calling all truckers...

I was asked the other day on another thread if I knew other truckers who SR shaved on the road in the truck stops. I don't know of others who do, and it's hard to know what other truckers do once in the shower rooms. So here's your chance to blow your air-horn about SR shaving on the road.

Tonight I'm in Shreveport, LA at the Loves truck stop at I-20, ext. 4, returning from Toronto, ON Canada. I run a hazmat tanker carrying specialty chemicals. My company does out-and-back runs since most wash out places won't / don't wash out these kinds of chemicals.

When I hit the showers at night first thing I do, after getting comfy, is to get out my strop. I have a cheap strop with crox on the back hooked to a nice red latigo with a webbed second attached. I currently have 5 SRs, 2 TI, 2 Dovo, and 1 Gold Dollar, with a Wacker 7/8 Old Sheffield w/ barbers notch in the mail. Just last night I ordered my first nice brushes, a Plisson and Vulfix 2235 badger. So I usually hit the red latigo a 100 laps in prep. Sometimes I hit the crox first about 20 laps. Take my shower, pre-shave oil, and lather up. Currently I'm using Porasso menthol scented on the road. After the shave, clean up, wash and wipe the blade. I carry a baggy with a double paper towel, folded, saturated with ordinary baby oil (it is mineral oil). Open a fold, lay the blade inside, fold back over, gently press along the front and back of the blade, and cover the pivot. I carry my gear in a small nylon fishing tackle bag.

BTW, tonight's shave was with the Gold Dollar. Great BBS shave too. Surely that will gourd somebody's ox.

So, if you are a trucker who SR shaves while out on the road, chime in. If not, chime in anyway. The road is big enough for truckers and fourwheelers.

Pictures below are of a typical truck stop shower room.