Thread: DE for Straight shaver for use whilst travelling?

Merkur 34C. Not the sexiest DE around, but the only DE you will ever have to own... Moderately aggressive, short handle, built like a tank.

The 37 will be a good alternative for traveling, have you thought of a Feather? I travel quite a bit on my bike so room is tight, really don't want one of my strops in the bags especially when it rains. But my FeatherRG and some blades take up no more room than a DE. And I get my straight azor shaves still. Just another thought. Tc

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

Is the purpose for the slant head to create a slicing motion like guillotining with a straight razor?

Yup, supposedly so. All I can say is that I do not find the 2 slants I have to be aggressive merely efficient so there might be some truth to that.

Bob

If I'm checking a bag I take a Feather DX Folding and a spare blade or two.
Put the DX in a plastic tooth brush holder and I keep a couple of blades in a dispenser (Feather Pro or Kai PINK) or tape them to card stock.

No strop, minimal maintenance and a fresh edge is only seconds away.
If you shop around you can find Feather Pro blades for $0.60 - 0.80 a piece and I've worked up to 15-20 shaves out of a blade.

You will learn what "light pressure" means in short order but the shaves are amazing.

Not checking the bag? It's back to the cart but I take a shave stick of Tabac or Palmolive and cling to every part of wet shaving I can.

Safe travels and Smooth shaving, no matter how you choose to handle this.

I have wondered that same thing and come to the conclusion is "sort of". The slant is so subtle it just adds a little angle when used. I find that if I do a cheek with one side then flip and do it again with the second side, I get a smoother shave. It could be my imagination, or just a 2 pass effect. Anyway, I find it very comfortable to shave closely with, when I SR isn't feasible.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

Is the purpose for the slant head to create a slicing motion like guillotining with a straight razor?

When I travel, I use an old Superspeed I picked up for ten bucks, a shave stick (usually Arko), and a cheap boar brush which I keep inside a prescription bottle with some holes drilled in it. You might need to check on this, but I'm pretty sure you can't carry on any DE razor blades. They have to be in checked baggage, but things might be different elsewhere.

It's a crap shoot, but they will frown on blades being in your carry on, I solved it by just mailing my blades to the hotel I,m going to be staying or at a friends house, if all I,m taking is carry on. But then again a smaller Checked bag hasn't been a problem yet either. And it sucks but most drug stores do have DE blades( just not good ones ). Tc

Merkur Futur is a decent choice for a straight alternative. Muhle R41 is a fair choice also

In my view, a single edge razor such as a Gem micromatic or if you can find one, an Everready streamline, provides a shave very much like a straight razor. This is due to the stiffer blade.

Well my Merkur slant arrived at the weekend and I managed to use it twice already. All good so far. I managed to get some Feather blades so will give them a go on holiday. I expect them to be much sharper than the standard Merkur blade that comes with it. Very easy to use but you do need to go over with second and even third passes. It actually helps if your lather isn't too thick as well.

I'm looking forward to shaving with the DE whilst on holiday. Stropping does seem to become a pain when you are abroad with the family, so this is a welcome addition to my kit.

I have three straights and I will miss them, but it's only two weeks so I will be back!