Travel Habits Regarding Razors

I'm curious to find out what your travel habits are regarding Straight Razors, and please be honest. What do you pack? You have soap or cream to contend with, or the Shave Stick style. Brush, Strop, Razors, etc....To go away for a weekend or longer could involve a lot of stuff. I went away overnight and brought, an electric razor. :fim: yeah, I did....

My GF bought me one as a gift about 3 years ago, not realizing what a blade wielding maniac I am. I had to act, like I loved it....I think she get's upset that I don't use it, Would you? I'll tell you the truth, When I did, It was horrible. I could feel stubble all day, It wasn't good. Not BBS that seems to last for 8 hours plus...She has since come to her senses, and loves the way my face feels, and the awesome fragrances emitted after a str8 shave.

It just seemed easier to pack that, than all the gear...I don't have a travel brush, but for whatever reason I bought one of those expensive leather cases that hold two razors, why, I have no idea. Maybe I could buy a Travel Brush, but then you still have to pack some kind of strop, right?
Hmmmmm:shrug:

I always take a travel DE, just in case I need a quick shave. If its going to be weekend trip I usually just take a shavette and shave stick, I'll use my fingers for lathering. If I'm gone a week or better out comes my loom strop and a pair of straights along with a brush and jar of creme, this is doubly true if it is supposed to be a relaxing vacation.

When I took a month-long trip last summer, I packed two straights, my everyday brush, Tabac soap, a barber's hone, and my homemade strop. I just lay the strop on top of the clothes in my suitcase with the nice side of it facing in, which worked fine. Everything else fit in a little toiletries bag.

Of course, during the trip I was fortunate to score a Dragon's Tongue hone (thanks, Mark!), a Chinese 12K, another straight, a jug of Floid's AS, Palmolive shave sticks, and everything Proraso I could find. I could have set up shop anywhere at that point. With that Floid's in my suitcase, I figured we were one careless baggage handler away from making EVERYONE'S luggage smell good. :)

When I've travelled recently I've taken my strop, brush, a soap and a razor and just put them in the bag.

If it was a business trip, or a shorter trip, I'd take my DE and I'd probably even descend to a can of goop as well.... Gulp! I'd just want to get up, shave and get going on a business trip, so now luxurious shaves for me :-(

I use one of the TI paddle travel strops and put a razor in the pocket incorporated in the leather strop case. Sometimes I take a second razor for back up. Back up could be a regular straight, a Feather or an injector.

A tub of Castle Forbes or SRD soap fits in my bag pretty well along with a Simpson PJ 1 brush. That's pretty much it, except for some AS that goes in a plastic bag. I view the AS as sort of optional, depending on the trip circumstances.

Gentlemen,

My travel dopp kit always includes a 5/8" "Pearlex" Dovo, small Tony Miller strop (I lay this flat in the suitcase), Merkur travel double edge razor with Feather blades (in case I am in a rush), Edwin Jagger 19 mm. "best" badger travel brush, tub of Mama Bear unscented soap or Mitchell's Wool Fat, aftershave of choice, plus an assortment of balm, witch hazel and single-use non-lather promotional packages of quality shave cream.

The most important item in the dopp kit, however, is a small flask of cognac — for elevating the spirit, of course.

Regards,

Obie

I went on a two week trip recently and packed two razors, my Wapi and a little Vedepasco (It's from Solingen. Ever heard of it? Me neither). I melted some soap into a photo filter case which is nice and small and flat. And I took my Tony Miller practice strop which is also small and flat. The setup was asy to pack, took up little room and I didn't risk losing anything too valuable in my luggage.

Packing for travel is one of my favorite straight shaving activities. I was traveling when I started. For a weekend I only take the razor a dab of soap or creme and usually a brush. Because it's important to us taking a backup razor will insure you get a good shave on Sunday.

Recently I decided that travel makes an excellent barometer of one's confidence and ability. I still don't have enough of either to head out for a week with just a razor and soap.

hey I am traveling now let me show ya what I got

Thanks for the replies so far guys. I may get over my laziness and spoil myself the next time I travel. I do have some small loom strops and some paddles. I can always use another brush, a smaller travel size....

I take a 2 sided paddle and some cream like CF and a straight but not a valuable one. One of my old looking ones that shaves great. For a brush a basic vulfix silvertip and then some aftershave.

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.

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Originally Posted by zib

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

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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.