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A small Jnat with a good tomonagura and a small piece of Mejiro nagura will be great for you. Make sure to have a shave ready razor before you leave home, then touch up as needed. Jnats can tolerate humidity so not worries there. If you have worries about rust for the razor, get a Henkels Friodur.

Don't mean to hijack but couldn't resist. I worked in PNG for seven long years. West New Britain and Rabaul areas. Buai stains and very very stinky airplane rides. id my share in destroying the environment as I shipped out tropical hardwood logs to Japan. Lots of memories, a lot of them very bad. Mosquitos worked three 8-hour shifts, got Malaria almost every month. You're right about the humidity.

If it's just a month barring you damaging the edge, shouldn't need any thing more than the strop. Tc

You know I done the oilfield thing all over the world for 40 years, and after I learned to SE a straight I took two razors and a strop, never had an issue, my edges tend to last months on end, if I would have taken a stone it probably would be a decent barbers hone. So take that for what it's worth from a guy who's done it. Plus the silica packs in a suitable box worked for me when I was In The jungle. Tc

Originally Posted by Longhaultanker

Yes, be sure the bevel is set. But I'd like to recommend the Belgium coticule as your travel stone. Be sure to take along a small bottle of baby oil too.

Coticule ...

Originally Posted by supersets

Don't mean to hijack but couldn't resist. I worked in PNG for seven long years. West New Britain and Rabaul areas. Buai stains and very very stinky airplane rides. id my share in destroying the environment as I shipped out tropical hardwood logs to Japan. Lots of memories, a lot of them very bad. Mosquitos worked three 8-hour shifts, got Malaria almost every month. You're right about the humidity.

10yrs so far. Malaria once. Mostly southern highlands but time all over. No kidding about airplane rides and buai.

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Originally Posted by tcrideshd

If it's just a month barring you damaging the edge, shouldn't need any thing more than the strop. Tc

You know I done the oilfield thing all over the world for 40 years, and after I learned to SE a straight I took two razors and a strop, never had an issue, my edges tend to last months on end, if I would have taken a stone it probably would be a decent barbers hone. So take that for what it's worth from a guy who's done it. Plus the silica packs in a suitable box worked for me when I was In The jungle. Tc

That's what I thought.

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I will add another vote for a coti. Renwax wouldn't harm either. Done once a week would make sure that your blade is protected. Only need a little so could repack into a very small container for your trips.

Originally Posted by Clayglen

So I work in the wild jungles of PNG for a month on then a month off. A few tours ago I brought in a Böker and a strop with a pasted firehose back. I figured that would keep things going for a good long while.
I honed the razor and shaved with it before I left, everything good to go. First shave was grabby. [emoji20] A buddy had a swatty and I gave it a few passes. It improved but still grabby. His Swatty seems more coarse than mine. I suspect it could use a good cleaning. Why a bloke with a full beard carries these things around is a mystery.
So... I need a jungle touch up stone. Barber's hone size... honestly. I'd love a Welsh slate...maybe a black Arkansas. It needs to be durable or boxed. It needs to be humidity tolerant. 75% humidity is a dry day. I've been looking on the bay... annoying. Is everyone into straights these days or is a Swatty really worth $75?? I'll take a Norton or Nani at that price.
If anyone can suggest a source for a nice Pike or Swatty, please PM. I just remembered an Arkansas site, any on slates? PM me please.
Ty

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Are you talking about a Franz swaty

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Yes. Swaty. Swatie... Swatē. Lol. Sometimes I'm not a good speller.

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I wonder if this would work.

I got one of the three. Hmm can you touch up the edge on a 12k?

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