Welcome! Your husband is lucky to be in on such a big play in the Bakken.
As you might have read...there is a learning curve to straights, but learning your way around a brush, soap/cream, etc is something you can start doing now...and by the time you have your own shave-ready straight, you will have that down.
If you are looking to forsake cartridges ASAP, you might want to look into a double edge safety razor to start on. I bought my SWMBO a Gillette blue lady...but I think she is just going to stop there...she's scared of straights :)
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