When I,m gone at work, I can be gone anywhere from 3 weeks to several months, the time frame is strictly up to how long it takes to get a well going, my longest time away from home was 9 months when I was in Saudia. My travel kit is pretty simple, I keep a DE with a couple packs of blades, and I bring 3 straights in a hard case, and brush soap and strop. If your stropping is good then 3 razors is plenty for even a long trip, and seeing how even my short trips are close to a month, I won't even be into the second straight. Point being it really doesn't take much for a travel kit. So far haven't hauled a stone yet. Tc