Thread: Shaving in Public

So my wife says, "Then shower at the gym and leave from there!" "But then I'll have to shave there too, and I am not sure they'll appreciate that." Says I. "Moreover, I am not sure they'll be all that pleased if I pull out my straight either... I guess I could shave the night before."

Any of you bring your straights to the gym? Any of you shave period at the gym? Is this a bad idea?

Any story's?

No story to share but people can be so weird. I don't want to sound old (I guess Ill have to), but people today are content to jump off of a bridge with the full confidence of a nylon cord to save them from a dirt nap but freaked beyond belief of shaving with a straight. They will bungee jump, sky dive, even drink cheap liquor, but are afraid of a good shave. I say go for it and let them riot if they can't handle it.

You never know, it's probably a good way to make converts! I say go for it but keep in mind it won't be as peaceful with an audience doing Q&A.

I would do it, why not? They might bother you with questions about it though.

Heck ya..DO IT!
Might get some new friends to share our passion....

I use to shave at the Swimming pool in the AM but that was pre SR. Id say if the gym is kinda calm at that time go for it but i dont know if I'd wanna shave in a high traffic area?

Personally, I wouldn't. However, I've seen blokes at the gym washing their balls in the sink -- no word of a lie!

Shaving, even with a straight, is normal compared to that.

There's nothing wrong with keeping your golf balls clean.

There's nothing wrong with keeping your golf balls clean.

It's gotta be done, I suppose.

Gentlemen,
About two or three years ago I was shaving at the gym daily — with the straight razor. I packed everything in my wet pack as if traveling, including my straight razor, which I stropped at home. Ah, there is nothing like lathering up and shaving with the straight after a lazy tour of the steam bath. Fellow gym members were curious. Some asked questions. Some had no idea straight razors still existed, and that some gentlemen still used them. I held many conversations with them about the world of traditional shaving. Several were even converted to double edge shaving — no one to straight. My shaves were a pleasure. They still are, although I no longer shave at the gym. So, gentlemen, if you want to shave straight at the gym, enjoy the experience.