Thread: Travel Shaving

i just had my shaving kit stolen from baggage---no travelers insurance so i am at the mercy of the airport and what they are willing to compensate me

got some positive feedback from them since i send them an itemized receipt from Mr. Ayers

i will be traveling within the next couple of weeks and i am definitely going to get travelers insurance

I also only ever take straights when travelling - my leather strop fits perfectly in my check-through baggage, and I've never had an issue (well, not yet) with lost luggage. I always take a minimum of three striaghts with me and always make sure I refresh the paste on the embossed side of the (hanging) strop. I spend the week before I travel refreshing the edges on the blades I want to take and shave testing them. I never take my best blades in case my baggage is lost or stolen or whatever.

When I pack my toilet bag, everything gets put in separate plastic bags in case of leakage. Also, I wrap rubber bands around my straights inside their coffins in case the lids work loose during flights (unlikely, but possible I suppose).

The only thing I've missed taking on recent trips is my hone - I bought a few old razors from antiques places while away and it is pretty frustrating to have to wait until you get home to sharpen them.

James.

I moved to Poland for a while, and decided to take four straights. Because I have been here for a while, I have missed my norton most of all. Also I only brought one soap - coleens bay rum. I like it but I wish I had a little more variation. I might try to pick up some WARS cream. I have acquired a few hones and things whilst I have been here, to try to replace the norton, but all the AD's refuse to go away, and I still spend loads of time searching for bargains!

Yeah, the little ziploc bags are great. I started this after a customer got his package with strop dressing distributed over eveything inside <g>.

I am probably the exception here but I rarely take a straight when I travel. I usually want a quick, easy shave so I can go enjoy the destination. I travel light and a C&E travel brush, a Merkur 1904 and a Col. Conk soap in a travel container work fine. At the beach though, when I have a who week to just relax a straight goes with me, 3 to 4 day jaunts, no.

I am becoming a big fan or paddles now. Something about the compact size and rigid surface makes them nearly foolproof. I've been using both a narrow and wide one almost exclusively now for a few weeks and notice no diffewrence in my edges.

Now, to really travel on the quick.......I'm checking in at a Holiday Inn Express in Lancaster for a long weekend, a guy comes down to the desk as he has forgotten his razor. The clerk hands him a little plastic bag with disposable razor, a tube of shave soap, a toothbrush, paste and deoderant...a freebie. Hell, if they had clean underwear and socks, one could leave all his luggage at home and really travel light!

Tony

I ziplocked my bottles when I was in Europe recently as well, but only the shave cream. I took the remains of a bottle of Lush Ambrosia which is so slick and moisturising, I didn't feel I'd need an AS and I was right. It doesn't require a brush either so that makes it easy on the go. A Tony Miller paddle and my ironwood W&B and I was good to go.

X

I’ve found I can travel pretty light.

I take one inox Friodur fresh from the hone. This will give me at least three weeks of good shaves. Stainless is nice if you’re in hurry and don’t have time to dry or oil the blade.

One 2” X 18” strop and big honkin’ rubber band to attach it to a door knob or towel bar.

One green tub of Proraso.

One small boar bristle brush.

That’s all I need. Hotel rooms all come with mugs and little coffee makers perfect for whipping up a lather. A damp cloth goes in the microwave and comes out ready for steaming the face. Built in hair dryer dries the boar bristles so their ready to be packed up.

Happy trails!

LG Roy

I take a Friodur and one of the little Streich-Riemen paddles with chrome oxide on one side. Sometimes a barber hone just in case.

Speaking of travelling with the brush, has anyone found a good way to package the normal brushes in a good way, when there is not enough time to dry them. I was using a rectangular plastic soap dish with some holes poked in the top and bottom. Anyone have any other suggestions?