Travel Gear

Gentlemen,

These days I don't travel as much as I did in the past. On January 4, however, I have a date at my VA hospital for knee replacement. On August 3, I had the right knee replaced. This time it is in the left knee. I will spend three days on the recovery floor after surgery, and in all likelihood a week to 10 days on the rehabilitation floor. That's what happened during the first operation.

It's not as if I'm soaring with pleasure in the South of France, but hey, we do the best we can.

I'm not sure if I'll feel like shaving the first three days of recovery; on the rehab floor I'm sure I'll take every chance I can for a good shave. Photographed is my usual set up for travel. Each trip has specific requirements. This one is designed for my hospital stay.

My wet pack, in luscious leather, is a replica of what British officers were known to have used in the 1920s or so. I love this style of wash kit; it holds everything I need. The top pocket holds the personal bathroom stuff. The shave brush is the Simpson Duke 3 synthetic and the razor the RazoRock Game Changer.

The pocket below it holds blades, a little knife with scissors, finger nail clippers and finger nail file. The two main pockets on the bottom hold the pre-shave (Castle Forbes), shaving cream (OneBlade lavender) and styptic pencil, on the right, and witch hazel, aftershave balm (OneBlade lavender) and British Sterling aftershave splash, on the right.

So gentlemen, what is your general travel set up?

That is a delightful setup Obie. May I inquire about where you found it?

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Originally Posted by DZEC

That is a delightful setup Obie. May I inquire about where you found it?

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Thanks for the kind words, David. The wet pack is the Danes & Hathaway British military style. I see the vendor Fendrihan, in Canada, has it.

My canvas roll up travel kit comes from Frost River in Duluth Minnesota.

https://www.frostriver.com/rollup-travel-kit/

Bob

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Originally Posted by BobH

My canvas roll up travel kit comes from Frost River in Duluth Minnesota.

https://www.frostriver.com/rollup-travel-kit/

Bob

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I like it, Bob. It seems to have all the convenient space you need to pack your shaving set up. Well done, my friend.

Nice pack Obie!

Mine is of the other extreme.

After reading your post I looked at mine and decided to clean it out. I found a small towel,strops, hone, soap,oiled rags, 9 straights, DE blades but no DE along with a length of para cord and $11.63 in change.

I will have to rearrange/change the contents before my next trip down to Charlies!:D

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Originally Posted by 32t

Nice pack Obie!

Mine is of the other extreme.

After reading your post I looked at mine and decided to clean it out. I found a small towel,strops, hone, soap,oiled rags, 9 straights, DE blades but no DE along with a length of para cord and $11.63 in change.

I will have to rearrange/change the contents before my next trip down to Charlies!:D

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Tim,
I'm glad my post prompted you to re-organize your travel set up. Looks like that box can hold a big store.

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Originally Posted by Obie

Photographed is my usual set up for travel. Each trip has specific requirements. This one is designed for my hospital stay.

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Wow is all I can say! Thank you for sharing!!

Prayers and best wishes for a successful surgery and rehab!

impressive as always Obie. i think ill get around to a picture of my kit, mines not as classy as yours, but then again i dont have a Hollywood Face. mines more of an Easy Rider bike kit... good luck on the Knee my friend, i,m not far behind you with mine, the weight loss and my impending second retirement means ill be walking around on new knees too. Tc

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Originally Posted by Obie

Tim,
I'm glad my post prompted you to re-organize your travel set up. Looks like that box can hold a big store.

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It is a smaller version.

It is water proof and I can toss it in the back of my truck with no worries.

If it gets destroyed I more things to worry about than my grooming kit.

The biggest negative with something like this is that many times what you want is in at the bottom.:D

I use a gallon ziploc baggie. Wrap a razor or 2 in a small towel with a rubberband around it. A couple small bottles for AS and Thayers. Puck of soap in its own baggie and a brush stuffed in a toilet paper tube. Stuff that in my duffel. Good To Go.

Great kit! I have a similar one of Woodland Leather:
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They are really great, can accommodate a lot of stuff, and have very luxurious look and feel. Highly recommended.
Obie, lots of luck with your surgery. Get well soon!

Gentlemen,
Thank you for the kind words and the best wishes.
TC, in couple months I'll probably buy my own chopper and join you on the road. Chaaaaaaarge!

I hope all goes well Obie, and I’m sure you are well aware of the benefits of your rehab exercises. They will make a giant difference.

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Originally Posted by Obie

I like it, Bob. It seems to have all the convenient space you need to pack your shaving set up. Well done, my friend.

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Thanks Obie. Apologies for being remiss in not wishing you the best outcome in your upcoming knee replacement operation and rehab in my initial post.

Bob

Best of luck with knee replacement. Speedy recovery.
8 years ago my wife had both done at one time. Three months later they were surprised at the quick recovery.

I too was remiss in not wishing you a speedy recovery from your knee operation.

I have a neighbour who had both knees replaced in a 4 month time frame. She was riding her bike across Europe 6 months later. It seems that there has been incredible progress in the procedure, technology and rehabilitation associated with this surgery.

WIshing you all the best and a speedy rehab.

Good luck with the knee replacement Obie.
Think positive...now you will have a matched set!

Pete <:-}

That's a class piece of gear Obie.

I don't travel anymore so I don't even have any travel paraphernalia. I guess if I do I'll do it on the cheap.

The best of luck on your bionic knee. The missus had hers done 6 weeks ago. She's still recuperating but is almost back to normal as far as walking is concerned.

Gentlemen,

Thank you again for the kind words. Through the years, especially in my traveling period, I've owned a variety of wet packs. Somehow I keep coming back to the British military style, pictured in this thread. Also, I love leather. Finally, the chestnut color of the leather outside matches beautifully with the military green of water proof canvas inside. Love this wet pack.

And thank you for the good wishes. Indeed, I work hard at rehab, and will do it this time, as well. I'll be around for the next few days. After the operation on Friday, I will have my iPad with me and will keep in touch as much as possible.

Happy New Year, everyone.

First class kit sir.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Some great kits in here, thanks for posting them Gents.

Obie best of luck to you on the knee replacement, and a speedy recovery my friend

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Some great kits in here, thanks for posting them Gents.

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+1 to this, although I now have added a travel roll kit to my list of things I don't need but really want. :)

Here's to a perfectly successful surgery and a speedy recovery, Obie!

aww man, now I want a travel roll. I just finished putting this together, though.

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from top left, counter-clockwise:
Face wash (green and black little container on its side), razor oil (paraffin), cologne, post-shave, pre-shave, and 2 little pods of shaving cream.
Top middle is of course brush in a cleaned out spice bottle and a custom paddle strop I had made from classicshaving.
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I have a few other things like hair cream and nail clipper that's sometimes in there as well.

Tjh,

Well, it looks like your travel kit will do the job. It doesn't hold the mystique of the leather military wet pack, but if it works for you, that's what's important.

I haven't actually used this 1930s German Waschtasche in a while, but it was actually made for travelling with a cut-throat razor. It came with a tiny brush, too. Nice. But I travel with a Schick Adjustable these days.

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Robin, my friend,
Looking good. That is a classic, indeed.

Thank you very much, Obie. Your approval means a lot to me. I am still looking for the bag. Moving has its disadvantages...

Robin,

Having spent some 30 years behind the radio microphone, I worked in several radio stations around the country. Every time I moved I lost things. I'm no longer in radio. Should I move again, however, I have several wet packs in addition to this one for my shaving equipment. Listen, some things are sacred.