Hey guys!!! Long time no see! Quick refresher for you. I'm an Experiential Educator and I spend alot of time in the woods and mountains. Over the past couple years I have been shaving with a DOVO Classic. Throughout this time I have learned to love a straight save but I have also encountered a MAJOR issue. First off, due to backpacking constantly, carrying my strop with me has become excessive weight that is difficult to keep from ruining. During this past summer while working in the mountains of NC I encountered multiple issues of mold growing upon my strop due to the in capability of drying out the strop as much as needed before the next rain. Due to the shape of a strop and my distaste for even the slightest rinkle in my strop it is difficult to keep it safe from water inside my pack when it rains for multiple days. To increase my issues my beautiful Dovo has started to have minor discoloration due to being in such a high humidity area.

On the possitive side, I have been able to introduce close to 200 youth to straight razor shaving over the past couple years. I highly enjoy my straight but need a razor that is more friendly to someone that lives in the great outdoors as much as I do along with giving me the opportunity to teach straight shaving in the field. For this reason I am investing in a couple shavettes. I am in desperate need of people's experience with these razor holders and razor blades. After reading through the forums I am curious as to what the big differences between shaves of the Parker SS and Dovo shavette, and what blades are people enjoying with these edge carriers.

Thanks for your help,

Scar