travel strop

[cadomniel]

Hello B& B members:
What do you guys use as a travel strop when you are travelling with a straight?
I have been using straights exclusively since July and ironic as it seems I'm a bit afraid of my DE because thats the last time I cut myself and I still have a bit of a scar on my cheek from my DE! And the straight razor shave has become somewhat part of my normal morning routine...or sometimes at night depending on time. and mood.

I was looking at the TI travel strop and case but they are over $100!! And I already have a cheap paddle strop from Lee Valley and pasted it with TI finishing paste.
I guess for business travel and if you have a suitcase this that TI travel strop is ok but for backpacking in South America what would you do ? Not shaving isn't an option!

I have considered the following:
-stropping on newspaper
-strop on yellow legal pad
-cut up an old pair of jeans and make a linen strop
-use the phonebook as a strop

I guess what I'm really saying is that a paddlestrop is ok for suitcase and hotel but for backpack trips its rather buiky and a pain, but a small hanging strop will probably get crushed and deformed, so what would you do?

 

[Legion]

To be honest, if you are backpacking, it might be time to get over the fear of safety razors. The safety razors popularity really sky-rocketed in WW1 because soldiers had exactly the problems you describe with straight razors.

If you HAVE to use a straight on your travels I would recommend a strop like the Rup Filly which is small and simple. You really do not need a linen side. I would pack it in my bag along the outside wall, along the widest part. Get a barbers hone if you think you might need to do touch-ups.

 

[Leche]

Do you have to shave every day? I don't know how long you are going but maybe you can bring a stropped razor and have a special shave or two. If I was going long term and felt like I needed to shave every day I would just buy a shavette.

 

[cadomniel]

Yes I thought about it some more and will take the travel DE.
I am not really afraid I was more joking I just prefer using straights now but yeah its too much to carry around all that stuff.

 

[saf]

Not sure if this is ok but what about getting a leather belt, then you can keep your pants up and strop on the road.

 

[Woodash]

I was looking at the TI travel strop and case but they are over $100!!

I bought one several months back and it was a good bit less than $100.00. I really like it a lot. Convenient as hell, nice leather and rough side on back for a paste, easy to pack....nice.

 

[DrColossus11]

How long are you going for? Are you worried about weight?

 

[kg4ghn]

Another vote for the filly.

Small, lightweight, and pasted with CrOx on the back for touchups.

Barring that I would do as someone else posted and get some sort of shavette or maybe a SE or DE.

 

[CraigJ]

When I am on the go I just strop on my thigh. It does a reasonable job for trips shorter than a week. I haven't tried it on trips longer than a week yet so YMMV. If you have put a knick in your strop within the past six months this technique is probably something best avoided.

 

[DrColossus11]

I have a Fromm hair shaper shavette you can take with you if you want. Comes with 5 blades, I got 5-10 shaves per blade.

 

[cadomniel]

I am going just going to take a DE with me on holidays its a lot easier and size weight of my luggage will be a consideration if I am going to be on the go a lot, fromn place to place
Next time I buy a strop I'll cut my old one a bit smaller tie some string around the end to hang it on the door knob and use that as my travel strop. I spend about 3 months on the road for work but size and luggage isn't a consideration then, but it will be nice to have a ''reall'' shave