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Hi all,
I have TM's travel box strop already, and it does not fit the razor I want to travel with (of course I understand the asy solution is to travel with a smaller razor...but that is far too simple an answer, and does not end with me getting to buy a new toy).
Anyway, need a travel strop...would like it to be two sided so as to hold some paste for touch up. Needs to hold beefy 8/8 or 9/8 razors with pretty hefty scales.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Mean-spirited barbs meant to hurt my feelings?
I only use my disposable straight razors when I travel. Its just too much to lug around my strops.
Pabster
Thanks, but when I go away for more than a few days, I don't want to be stuck with a shavette. I enjoy a "real" straight too much to do without, and am willing to risk customs/TSA and lug it around to get the sahves that I want. I also often have three day growth four times in a vacation, and the time to really relax and enjoy the shave....no WAY I'm wasting that ona shavette.
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Originally Posted by smokelaw1
also "big" and "travel" don't often go hand in hand. maybe cut a strop in half? (so it's the same width, but half the length) then you'd have TWO travel strops!
Sorry, I must have been unclear, I mean something that would fill a similar role as Tony Miller's travel strop box. Somthing that could hold a 8/8 or 9/8 raze AND function as a strop...all in one unit. ANyone have any experience with the TI travel strops? Will they hold a big blade?
Idea for you. Tony Miller made me a nice 4 sided paddle strop. I think one side can come off and under it can be cut into to make room for your razor(s). Sounds a little like something James Bond would have and something you can ask TM about.
You can leave one side just leather and paste up the other three.
Good Luck!
Pabster
I have the TI travel strop and although I do not have anything bigger than a 5/8 razor, I doubt anything much bigger would fit....:(:(Quote:
Originally Posted by smokelaw1
I've seen somewhere online kiri(paulownia) wood boxes.
They are usually much better made than the run of the mill wood boxes they sell at Hobby Lobby etc.
Paulownia is somewhere between balsa and bass in density.
.... maybe a display box for meant chopstick, kiridashi, wakamisori... or something along those lines would be the right size.
That wont get you the pivot lid (love that style) How soon do you need it?
maybe I can help
I have carried a 7/8 Friodur in my TI travel strop (case) with no problem. It's a little bit of a squeeze, but I'm pretty sure that the leather pocket that the razor sits in will stretch enough to fit it perfectly,given a little time. Actually, I usually carry the razor in a separate case anyway, and throw it in my shaving kit. The TI strop does a pretty good job and it will accept paste on one side.
Thanks for the info, Bill. Oh, adn to the poster before, I don't need anything until december, which is when I go on my next long trip. Until then, it's weekenders only, and I'll just bring a small razor in the TM. It's just that all my favorites happen to be at least 7/8, most are bigger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill S
OK, so I'll take up the "Mean-spirited barbs meant to hurt my feelings" gauntlet. I may even stoop to browbeating!
Is your suitcase any smaller when you bring a Mach 3 razor and a can of goo? Is your suitcase any larger when you happen to pack a regular strop (thickness, oh about 1/8")???
I'm here to vent about a pet peeve of mine: the idea that one should have a "travel" version of their shave stuff.:soapbox:
A travel brush? Why in the name of Sam Hill do you need a brush that is ever so slightly smaller for when you go on the road? Take a brush you like (not a top of the line $$$ brush, I realize) put it in a toilet paper tube and stick it in your dopp kit. Enjoy the same brush wonderfulness on the road that you do at home!
Now, if one were mounting an assault on the north face of Everest, I can see where every once may help, and space would be at a premium. But I am assuming that most guys when they travel have a standard size suitcase that they fill up with stuff to bring with them on the trip, and sleep in a hotel, not bivowacked on a rocky ledge at an elevation of 15,000 feet. If space is really such an issue, don't pack a change of underwear, or such other uneccesary items (or simply go "commando" for the duration of the trip!). But why, WHY deprive yourself of the usual shave experience?
Perhaps men enjoy stropping on a paddle strop/box such as you are describing. I have never used one of those box strops, so I can't speak to the feel when using them. But I will say the idea of using one does not appeal to me. But, I for one fully enjoy the feeling of grasping that latigo handle of a traditional hanging strop and having at that razor as I prepare for my shave "shhhhhhhhip! shhhhhhhhip! shhhhhhhhip! " Ahhh, I love the smell of latigo in the morning!
Since you are looking for an excuse to buy more stuff: go out and buy a second HANGING STROP! Go ahead....this is the justification you have been looking for!
And go to Amazon and buy a $29 dopp kit, see pics below, if you do not already own a proper dopp kit. I can fit a bowl of my favorite shave soap, an aftershave balm of choice, my brush (in the svelte toilet paper tube) all in the lower compartment. In the top compartment is my 2 razor modified "Cigar Caddy" tarvel case, bath soap, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrush, sundry items and refuse....I had it here at my desk, as I used it this morning for shaving at the gym.
I find that when I travel on business having my usual shave stuff is a nice luxury. And also being able to spend as much time as I so choose hogging the bathroom is a nice bonus as well.
That is good to hear, and I am actually quite happy to be wrong, as I plan to get bigger razors...:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill S
Regards
It seems to fit best if I put the razor in the pocket first, before the strop, and orient it so that the spine side of the razor is towards the center of the case. Not perfect, but it does work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mandrake
Noted, thanks;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill S
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Originally Posted by Seraphim
Good points, all. You mean a FOURTH hanging strop of course. Then perhaps one of the little balsa strops for CrOx should it be neccesary (it shouldn't...but better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
I guess I could...but I like the neat devices. I really like the idea of the TI strop.
I do travel with a full sized brush, bowl, and soap, but I repackage some aftershave (usually three choices) into small squirt bottles. Good call on the cigar caddy, though, I have an extra at home I could use for just this purpose. Perhaps I'll just abandon the idea altogether, use an old strop,a nd use the moeny to buy a new razor.
Balsa, I would imagine wil not be good for travel, as it is so easily dinged/dented up.Quote:
Originally Posted by smokelaw1
Go buy a new razor, and a travel shave soap or two. Perhaps Penhaligon's English Fern, or C&S No. 88....
My modified Caddy:
http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/att...1&d=1248805117
Or maybe you're looking to class-up your travel shave kit itself?Quote:
Originally Posted by smokelaw1
Col. Littleton
http://www.colonellittleton.com/imag...ducts2/lsk.jpg
Very nice. I hope you don't mind me appropriating this idea immediately.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Seraphim
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Originally Posted by Bill S
My liscensing fees are quite reasonable!:)
Wow, that is a beautiful thing. Horribly expensive, but it tells me to buy it. :) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Seraphim
And where did you get that Caddy thing from? That looks like a good idea.
You can get them from Amazon, or Ebay. The foam interior is my rather rough handywork.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hillie
I have a double, and a quad. I should get another couple,as I certainly have more than 6 razors currently....:)
I have a few laying around, from two cigars up through at least 30 or more...I will likely not need more than two razors on vacation, nor do I want to risk more than one really nice razor going through the system.
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Originally Posted by smokelaw1
I usually limit myself to two razors (one as "backup/change of pace"), each having cost me $50 or less to take with me when travelling by air.
I tend tot do the same for short business trips. When going away for a few weeks though, I REALLY want to be able to take advantage of my luxurious amounts of whiskers to knock off with my favorite razors. It would pain me to lose one, but it just so happens that my best shavers are all pretty pricey (not that inexpensive razors can't be amazing....who knows maybe my two recent ebay scores or 70 dollar classified buy will make it on the list!!)
OK, let me rephrase the question: Caddy is a very universal term. I don't know it in relation to plastic containers. Is it a generic name, brandname, is there a website they have? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Seraphim
Just search (eBay, Amazon, Google)for Cigar Caddy. It's a brand name. I think you will find what you want pretty quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hillie
Thanks Bill, that worked for me! :)
The only bad thing is that you will probably get to steal Seraphim's idea before I do.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Hillie
You've got the shipping advantage, as it needs to come from the US (didn't see a European dealer in my initial quick glance). Too bad the eBay guys only deliver to the US.
edit: By the way, Otterbox seems to have similar solutions, without the cigar foaming, just a little cheaper.
International OtterBox Shop // OtterBoxShop.comQuote:
Originally Posted by Hillie
How about here?
I have a Chieftain paddle strop that can be used as a travel strop. I don't use it because when I travel I use a DE. So this one is up for sale if it is the sort of thing you are looking for.