Thread: Leaving for 4 months - suggestions on carrying/travel case for straight razors/gear?

Major,

Here is what I take on extended travel. The wet pack is modeled after the roll wet packs of British officers during WWI. The barber hone and the strop go in my suitcase separately. Everything else fits in the wet pack, and also goes in the suitcase. Since I face lather, I don't need a lather bowl.

Obie, Do you do anything special with the barber hone, like padding, before you put it in the suitcase?

Great suggestions so far, appreciate!

Leatherstockings, yes, I have a little cloth wallet my wife made for it. Nothing fancy.

For a stone case, Lowepro makes neoprene cases for electronics. I have a nice one for my exernal laptop hard drive. Wally Mart carries Lowepro at good prices.

Or maybe a cell phone case, try a thriftstore, seen new leather ones for dollar or two.

That is really good idea.

One more addition which might interest the OP due to his location. I have been fascinated by George Washington's traveling case case for awhile and would like to make something similar one day. Here is a link to pictures of the case on the Mount Vernon website.
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Sometimes you will see old shaving kits pop up on fleabay and so, they made them sturdy back in the day. Wooden boxes, with a mirror, and a drawer for soaps, knives, soap and a brush, or what you want really. Stole this pick online, just to illustrate what I am talking about.