Alright,

So I am about a month into my straight razor experience and couldn't be any happier. Never will I ever buy another crappy set of cartridges again. I'm a changed man! But naturally there's this thing that has happened to me, and I'm sure a few of you who might know what I'm going through right now. I think... I think I may have been bitten by the RAD bug... uh-oh.... My one beautiful razor just doesn't seem like enough. In my mind, I feel it is not only a good idea, but it is almost a necessity to get a second razor, right? Right?

That being said I have my eye on a couple and would like to get some feedback from all you guys about size. As the title of the post suggest I have a 6/8 Ralf Aust right now and love it, so for my second razor I am looking at getting either a 5/8 or a 7/8. Diversity is the spice of life

I know a 5/8 is a little better for getting into those hard to reach places, but I haven't really had much problems getting anywhere with a 6/8 so is there any other advantages/disadvantages to a 5/8 that I have missed in my research? And the same question goes for a 7/8 or larger, what are the advantages/disadvantages of the large choppers as opposed to the smaller sized blades?

Said another way, What do you guys prefer to use and why?

Thanks for reading and I look forward to any and all advice and responses. Now... if only I can figure out how to make my beard grow faster...