Hey Gents:
I am a newly minted member of this forum. I had previously been a mere lurker, attempting to learn as much as I could to acquire the proper materials and technique before my first attempt at shaving. I feel like I have generally succeeded except for a few relatively minor issues. I have done some searched and have not found what I was looking for................
One of my concerns is having to jump back and forth between a DE and a (dare I say it?) disposable. You see, we like to travel a bit. Sometimes it's in a car, and more often as not in better weather, on our touring motorcycle. As you can imagine, we have to pack light on the bike for our week-long trips. For the most part, I was thinking I would just throw a disposable in my toiletry kit and continue on.
But, I have read on this and other forums, it's generally not a good idea to jump back and forth. I don't know if I understand the reasoning, but I am anxious to know 2 things:
1) Is it generally OK to go back and forth between a disposable and a DE?
2) What would YOU pack if you were very limited in the amount of space you had available?
a) How would you pack as complete a kit as possible, considering space is at a premium?
If the consensus is to NOT jump, I'm thinking of packing a newly acquired vintage Gillette Tech razor, a package of blades, a tube of shave cream, a brush and maybe a styptic or alum.
Any ideas on how to make this a very compact, yet complete kit? I'll bet some of you have done this already.
Since it has already snowed here, it's not likely that we'll be taking the bike out on any trips until this coming Spring, so I have a little time, but I'm in the acquisition mode an am anxious to learn something else that's new!
I am a newly minted member of this forum. I had previously been a mere lurker, attempting to learn as much as I could to acquire the proper materials and technique before my first attempt at shaving. I feel like I have generally succeeded except for a few relatively minor issues. I have done some searched and have not found what I was looking for................
One of my concerns is having to jump back and forth between a DE and a (dare I say it?) disposable. You see, we like to travel a bit. Sometimes it's in a car, and more often as not in better weather, on our touring motorcycle. As you can imagine, we have to pack light on the bike for our week-long trips. For the most part, I was thinking I would just throw a disposable in my toiletry kit and continue on.
But, I have read on this and other forums, it's generally not a good idea to jump back and forth. I don't know if I understand the reasoning, but I am anxious to know 2 things:
1) Is it generally OK to go back and forth between a disposable and a DE?
2) What would YOU pack if you were very limited in the amount of space you had available?
a) How would you pack as complete a kit as possible, considering space is at a premium?
If the consensus is to NOT jump, I'm thinking of packing a newly acquired vintage Gillette Tech razor, a package of blades, a tube of shave cream, a brush and maybe a styptic or alum.
Any ideas on how to make this a very compact, yet complete kit? I'll bet some of you have done this already.
Since it has already snowed here, it's not likely that we'll be taking the bike out on any trips until this coming Spring, so I have a little time, but I'm in the acquisition mode an am anxious to learn something else that's new!
