Thread: Travel Habits Regarding Razors

I travel with a DE and a cheap boar brush. I also got one of those little Tupperware containers that's for salad dressing to hold my soap. Since the dimensions of the container are not quite right, I grated up a puck of soap with a cheese grater and packed it into the container, pressing hard with my thumbs. Add a little bottle of moisturizer, and that's my travel kit.

Well, I'm a perpetual traveler, so it's hard to say when I'm "traveling," as I always have been for the past 2 or 3 years.

When I decided I want to try a straight, I did consider how much space I'd need. But in reality? You have as much space as you make.

I travel with a small suitcase only. Everything I own fits in there. And when I say "small," I mean small. 20" x 14" x 7'. For a suitcase that contains your entire life, that's not much to work with.

And yet, I still manage to have room for a set of juggling balls, an incense burner, a computer AND an external HD, a bunch of sewing stuff, a harmonica, 2 or 3 pairs of shoes, a few books, 2 decks of cards, and lots of other crap that isn't strictly necessary. I travel with unnecessary crap because hey, you gotta have creature comforts.

Whenever I move somewhere new, my roommates are always a bit stunned by how full my room looks, considering the tiny space it was all contained it.

Carrying the stuff I need for a straight will be no problem, keeping in mind that I am both a minimalist, and broke, so I don't have any more than is strictly necessary. My "strop" is a belt, so that's easy enough. Other than that, just soap, a razor, and a brush. If I get rid one of my extra bars of regular soap, and do a little re-organizing, that's easy. What's all the fuss about?

But maybe I'm just blessed with Mary Poppin's suitcase.

Hi,

Neil Miller paddle strop, tube of Musgo real shave cream, synthetic brush, Dovo stainless razor.

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

Here's what I took on my last trip. Simpson, shaving cream sampler kindly given me by Fendrihan, GD, and a few other commonly available necessities. I think you can get by for three or four days without a strop or even stropping but more than that will require one.

I have a filly which would be a great travel strop - but I think if I were going to travel a lot I would make my own or ask someone else to make one to travel specifications.

Hope you enjoyed your trip,

When I go anywhere I take my TI in a plastic toothbrush case (fits perfectly) along with my old boar brush and Wilkinson Sword soap in the blue tub. I can float this in the sink and also float the lid which I scrape the lather off my brush in to keep warm. I also carry a bottle of Nivea post shave balm and my strop is a leather belt.

I have got a really old travel case which has three Bakelite cannisters (one of which has a brush in it) the other two hold soap and something else (both are empty). There is a loop to hold a straight and also a little mirror. I might dig it up and fill the cannisters with shave cream and moisturiser. Might have to post a few pics up of it when I find it.

I haven't traveled with my straight yet, but I did pick up some cheap simple travel stuff for a planned vacay in a month.

Head to your nearest Container Store (or go online). The easy one is a toothbrush holder for the razor. Also in the bathroom section, they sell all these little tubs and bottles which are perfect for a dollop of shave cream or an ounce or two of AS. These containers usually have a screw top so you don't have to sorry about spilling. They also sell plastic boxes which could hold a brush easily, and with all the sizes you can find one that fits right. I find these cases are much more efficient than a big ziplock bowl so you can bring a full puck of shave soap.

Originally Posted by zib

Maybe I could buy a Travel Brush, but then you still have to pack some kind of strop, right?
Hmmmmm

A small thin auto strop 1.5" x 14 " works perfectly for straights as well as DE's.
You could roll it up or just lay it inside a shirt etc..

The only trip I've taken in the three months I've been shaving with straights has been by plane. Not wanting to risk any of the straights I had at the time to loss via TSA bag checks or luggage handlers/inspectors, I packed an old DE, a couple of DE blades, a WeeScot brush, and some Truefitt and Hill sample packets.

Next I travel by car for more than a day or two, it'll be:

• a straight
• a Tony Miller practice strop (which I've hung onto specifically to use as a travel strop)
• my WeeScot brush
• sample size cream or soap I have on hand at the time

...no bowl or mug as I tend to just face lather when travelling - like to keep my bags as light and minimal as possible.