Greetings from Vermont!
Long story short: how does a dry, hanging, Simpson Classic 2 Badger brush handle extreme cold for months at a time?
Longer story:
We’ve got a nice place on a smallish lake in the Northeast Kingdom. It’s beautiful.
Up until now, I’ve been bringing my travel kit whenever we come up here. Shaving stick, travel brush, RazoRock talc, and a Harry’s cartridge razor. All good.
But since joining this community of like minded wet shavers, I’ve expanded my arsenal and decided to bring something up here as a more permanent setup:
That’s a R89 (betcha knew that). The agate is the end handle of a small spoon. I use it to scrape a small Mama Bear shaving puck after it’s softened/bloomed. Lathers up nicely in the bowl. It’s a nice setup. Makes for a great shaving experience.
I chose the Classic 2 because it’s a great brush that I don’t use as much since getting my Shavemac. And I’m into my recently acquired synths.
So, as I said: we’re in northern Vermont. This house isn’t heavily insulated and it gets very cold up here in the winter. So we pack up in October, close the place down, and head back to NYC.
I’m wondering if that brush is ok left hanging, dry, on that stand, or should I box it? Or bring it back to NYC until next spring?
I’ve got a feeling it’ll be fine…but want to preserve a nice brush and also wanted to show you my wilderness kit, anyway, lol. We’re in the sticks up here and it’s great!
Long story short: how does a dry, hanging, Simpson Classic 2 Badger brush handle extreme cold for months at a time?
Longer story:
We’ve got a nice place on a smallish lake in the Northeast Kingdom. It’s beautiful.
Up until now, I’ve been bringing my travel kit whenever we come up here. Shaving stick, travel brush, RazoRock talc, and a Harry’s cartridge razor. All good.
But since joining this community of like minded wet shavers, I’ve expanded my arsenal and decided to bring something up here as a more permanent setup:
That’s a R89 (betcha knew that). The agate is the end handle of a small spoon. I use it to scrape a small Mama Bear shaving puck after it’s softened/bloomed. Lathers up nicely in the bowl. It’s a nice setup. Makes for a great shaving experience.
I chose the Classic 2 because it’s a great brush that I don’t use as much since getting my Shavemac. And I’m into my recently acquired synths.
So, as I said: we’re in northern Vermont. This house isn’t heavily insulated and it gets very cold up here in the winter. So we pack up in October, close the place down, and head back to NYC.
I’m wondering if that brush is ok left hanging, dry, on that stand, or should I box it? Or bring it back to NYC until next spring?
I’ve got a feeling it’ll be fine…but want to preserve a nice brush and also wanted to show you my wilderness kit, anyway, lol. We’re in the sticks up here and it’s great!