Travel with BIG brushes

[WThomas0814]

Need a little help…

I have purchased travel cases from Amazon that work for the majority of my brushes, but, my big boys don’t fit. I have not travelled with any of them, but, I’d like to have the option of doing so. Specifically, Zenith Big Scrubby brushes and the like.

The cases I have bought are ~$7 (Enerfort is the brand); I don’t want anything much more expensive. They would also be used to store my brushes that are out of rotation.

Suggestions?

Thanks, gents.

 

[Phoenixkh]

I know these are expensive... too expensive to buy enough to store a bunch of brushes out of your rotation. But for travel, I have two of them and they are truly wonderful. I often travel with two SV 26mm (over 28mm at the exit point of the crown) and the leather roll keeps the brush heads nice and round... Plus, they are open on top so I if I've used the brushes and had to pack up and leave, the brushes are exposed to the air... no mold or mildew infects them.

Shaving Brush Roll — Captain's Choice Products

Protect that brush with the best!

www.captainschoicestore.com

 

[Brutus]

I would not want to use anything made from lather for wrapping a shaving brush that still might contain some moisture.

Also, synthetic brushes are a better idea when travelling than natural fibre brushes, as synthetics cope better with residual moisture.

As far as size is concerned, Simpsons have an XL travel tube that fits larger brushes like the Chubby 3, Mühle and Epsilon have cheaper than Simpsons’ travel tubes that can accommodate up to 40 mm diameter brushes.


If nothing else works, I roll a synthetic brush in a dry towel…


B,

 

[WThomas0814]

I know these are expensive... too expensive to buy enough to store a bunch of brushes out of your rotation. But for travel, I have two of them and they are truly wonderful. I often travel with two SV 26mm (over 28mm at the exit point of the crown) and the leather roll keeps the brush heads nice and round... Plus, they are open on top so I if I've used the brushes and had to pack up and leave, the brushes are exposed to the air... no mold or mildew infects them.

Shaving Brush Roll — Captain's Choice Products

Protect that brush with the best!

www.captainschoicestore.com

Yeah, that’s a bit high. Thanks, though!

 

[rreynoso]

I have the Simpsons L tube that I use for my DaVinci 291 which it´s 26 mm. Here´s my last vacation setup for comparsion with a Tabac stick


It is fairly inexpensive but well built.

Cheers

Edit: I measured the inner diameter and it´s 44 mmm so mine is the L, thought it was the larger one because on the store they only had the S (34 mm) and this. So the XL at 50 mm would be a behemot!

 

[Omega48]

I have the big Simpson travel tube and a couple of big Zenith brushes (31mm) , I can check when I get home how they fit but it looks like the internal diameter is 50mm:

Simpson Shaving Brush Travel Tube - Extra Large - https://www.simpsonshavingbrushes.com/store/accessories/travel-tubes-brush-storage-containers/simpson-shaving-brush-travel-tube-extra-large

 

[KW Driver]

I think someone’s done a sushi roller that they cut down to their brush’s size with an external tie strapping like that leather one up thread.

And I live in hot/humid, most of my travel’s been in hot/humid. I’ve never had an issue with any of my natural brushes so long as I don’t throw the cased brush (with air holes) into a hermetically sealed container and forget them. My dopp can breath and I often wouldn’t take a cased brush out of the dopp when I got home.

The cheapest solution is to take your brush to a pharmacy to see if any pill bottles work. I got a couple for free. Drill out some air holes and you’re set. Drill slowly to not melt the plastic onto your threads and make a mess of it.

 

[Balin]

Empty toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls work in a pinch!!

You can just fold over the ends.

 

[WThomas0814]

Empty toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls work in a pinch!!

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You can just fold over the ends.

Funny, I was just looking at one and wondering….

 

[Legion]

Empty toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls work in a pinch!!

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You can just fold over the ends.

That is how I keep my brushes that are in storage.

 

[Balin]

Funny, I was just looking at one and wondering….

I remember reading it here some time ago and @Luc sent a brush that way for the Canadian Pass Around Box. The brush made it safe and sound!

 

[Rudy Vey]

You may also consider to take a larger suit case.....

 

[Omega48]

I have the big Simpson travel tube and a couple of big Zenith brushes (31mm) , I can check when I get home how they fit but it looks like the internal diameter is 50mm:

Simpson Shaving Brush Travel Tube - Extra Large - https://www.simpsonshavingbrushes.com/store/accessories/travel-tubes-brush-storage-containers/simpson-shaving-brush-travel-tube-extra-large

 

[WThomas0814]

View attachment 1804567Very nice! Thank you!