Originally Posted by FUD
This is more of a factor in places like India, Cambodia, etc. I have some doctor friends that travel several countries providing medical clinics to the poor villagers, emergency surgeries, etc. Most of them use an old gillette double edge razor and water. One fellow is considering switching to a straight razor. He's got a couple barber's hones he picked up in bangalore. I've promised to send him a razor if he decides to make the jump.
For situations like theirs, packing soaps, mugs, brushes, etc. is too much of a luxury. One of the fellows is teaching the others to shave without mirrors, strictly by touch and wet probing. now THAT's back to the basics :eek:
but THAT's why on God's good earth you would shave with water.