Thread: Just had to talk about my new purchases :)

Recently I decided to buy some stuff because I am about to go to boot camp so might as well enjoy some stuff because its going to be a while before I get to again.

So I have recently bought:

Trufit and Hill 1805 Cologne
Nancy Boy Aftershave Gel
Nancy Boy Shave Cream
2 Clear Glass Atomizers from QED 1oz
Florida Water 6oz
Taylor of Old Bond Stree St James Shaving Cream
Rosemary Mint 100% Natural shaving soap from Sue
Elements of Bamboo Fragrance Shaving Soap from Sue


Only thing that has come in is the T/H 1805 and thats an awesome scent.

Is it possible to shave straight in boot-camp? If you hang a strop off your bunk and use a brushless creme, you should be able to shave right instead of using cheap plastic gismos.

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Is it possible to shave straight in boot-camp? If you hang a strop off your bunk and use a brushless creme, you should be able to shave right instead of using cheap plastic gismos.

I am pretty sure in boot camp they consider a straight razor as a weapon. Plus its not on the list of items you can bring or use while there. Plus you get very little time for shaving and shower, five or ten minutes I would guess.

To be honest with you I don't know if I would want to be around 49 other guys not knowing them that well and have a razor blade handy to any of them. You know someone there will be upset about something and I am sure you see where this is going.

Larry, remind me not to go to an Alabama boot camp. It sounds so barbaric lol. In any case I can think of better weapons for hand-hand combat than a straight razor:
-A sharpened chicken thigh-bone
-A sharpened toothbrush
-A pen
-A chair
-A can of pop in a sock
And you will be around firearms all the time.
The only concern I'd have is if someone decided to steal it, so I'd bring a couple of ugly looking ones. You could do a 2-pass shave in 5min if you cut out all the frills. Worst case scenario, shave the night before. You'll still have a cleaner-shaved face than people who just shaved, in the morning.

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Larry, remind me not to go to an Alabama boot camp. It sounds so barbaric lol. In any case I can think of better weapons for hand-hand combat than a straight razor:
-A sharpened chicken thigh-bone
-A sharpened toothbrush
-A pen
-A chair
-A can of pop in a sock Or sock and bar of soap
And you will be around firearms all the time. In the navy we only do 10 live rounds of a 9mm pistol and everything else is done in a shooting range with lazer guns.Watch out for the lazer guns ! LOL
The only concern I'd have is if someone decided to steal it, so I'd bring a couple of ugly looking ones. You could do a 2-pass shave in 5min if you cut out all the frills. Worst case scenario, shave the night before. You'll still have a cleaner-shaved face than people who just shaved, in the morning.

The training is done in Illinois which is much closer to where you are.

And what you say is true though but I hope its not so bad for someone that they resort to sharpening a chicken bone

I learned that one from a person who worked as a CO in a medium-security correctional facility. Just wanted to illustrate the point that anything can become a weapon and that a small stabbing weapon or a blunt weapon are more effective than a small slashing weapon.
As for Illinois... Remember the song Bad Bad Leroy Brown lol.