A belgian combo hone is what I keep in my medicine chest in the bathroom to maintain sharpness. I give the blade a few licks every week on the yellow coticule side but sometimes I get lazy and it gets duller than I like so I turn the hone over and use the blue side and then the yellow side. I'm happy with the system and love the feel of the natural stone.

If I had to head for the hills and could only take one hone with me, that would be it.