Travelers.what do you do with the brush?

[anoop]

I travel a lot for work and the concern about letting
the shaving brush remain wet in my luggage is what
causes me to simply go brushless while traveling.

I usually have to check out of the hotel in the early
morning, immediately after getting ready, and then
often don't get back home till 12-15 hours later
(a day of work + travel time).

Is it OK for the brush to stay wet that long? I'd
probably just put it in the tube that it came with.

Thanks.

 

[Agravic]

You could purchase a travel tube like this for about $10:

http://www.royalshave.com/p/410-013-00/muhle-protective-travel-tube-for-shaving-brush.html



Others have been 'crafty' and constructed simple cases out of large pill bottles by punching small holes on the lid.

The key is not to put a damp/wet natural hair brush in an airtight container ... bad things will ensue .

 

[danparker77]

I don't travel a lot, but some. I haven't had any problems with just giving it some good shakes and some laps on a dry towel then dropping it back in my kit. I wouldn't worry about it. Just give it good air time after you get home. If you are worried about it, synthetics dry quick. As in, real quick.

 

[shaverjoe]

I use a large prescription bottle with my Duke 1. You can pick them up at no charge at your local pharmacy. You can drill small holes in the lid and the bottle to allow the brush to dry. You can also get a Simpsons travel tube if you have a brush small enough to fit- $5.

 

[Gogo]

Most hotels have a blow dryer in the bathroom. I usually put it no heat or low and lightly dry the brush. Since I have a shaved head, it's the only use I have for a blow dryer!

 

[Batman]

You could purchase a travel tube like this for about $10:

http://www.royalshave.com/p/410-013-00/muhle-protective-travel-tube-for-shaving-brush.html

View attachment 277671

Others have been 'crafty' and constructed simple cases out of large pill bottles by punching small holes on the lid.

The key is not to put a damp/wet natural hair brush in an airtight container ... bad things will ensue .

+1. Works very well for travel..

 

[mblakele]

Good suggestions all. I think the main thing is to avoid traveling with anything irreplaceable. I mostly take an Omega 10066. If I lose it or ruin it, $10 will buy a replacement.

 

[Agravic]

Good suggestions all. I think the main thing is to avoid traveling with anything irreplaceable. I mostly take an Omega 10066. If I lose it or ruin it, $10 will buy a replacement.

Good point - cannot trust the TSA! http://boingboing.net/2012/10/02/ex-tsa-agent-stealing-is-comm.html

 

[cb91710]

+1 on TSA... but even when traveling on 4 wheels (or 2 wheels) my dedicated travel brush is a $30 Franks turnback Silvertip.

If it goes missing, I haven't lost one of my $200 Supers. If it goes missing on the way out, I can get a $10 replacement VDH from any drug store.

 

[Go West Young Man]

It's a brush, it'll live.

 

[BeeSeeDub]

Like many others, I just use a prescription bottle with a few holes drilled in the cap.

 

[celestino]

Brushless creams would be a great idea, such as Kiss My Face, or a synthetic which would dry very quickly.

 

[Dusty1]

Just don't let it get the smell of mildew in it

 

[Slash McCoy]

I towel dry mine and drop it in the kit. But don't let a damp brush anywhere near your straights. I used to use a short length of PVC pipe and two end caps with air holes drilled in it but I don't bother any more. However my brushes are all cheapies with none more than $40 so you might want to take more care with any nicer brushes. Or get a cheap one just for travel. The Shea Moisture badger from target is nice and cheap.

 

[Rudy Vey]

I travel also a lot, and have a Thaeter 4125/00 in a Simpson travel tube. As soon as I get home, the brush comes out of the tube and dries for a couple of days before it gets back in the kit. No harm is done in a 12 + hour period, just don't leave the brush in the tube for longer....

 

[oakeshott]

On the road with my shaving kit at least 6 sometimes more nights /month. Here's the routine. After you're done shaving, use facial tissue, not a towel, to absorb the water out of the brush. Take a couple of tissues and gently wrap them around the bristles and squeeze.Tissues absorb more moisture, I've found, than the towel. Do this a few times switching out the old tissue with fresh ones.

Put the brush back in your travel tube and when you get home, take it out and let it air dry. You'll have no problems. On the road, I use a 16mm travel brush which dries pretty quickly anyway. You don't want to travel with a Chubby. (I've always wanted to write that.)

 

[anoop]

You could purchase a travel tube like this for about $10:

http://www.royalshave.com/p/410-013-00/muhle-protective-travel-tube-for-shaving-brush.html

View attachment 277671

Others have been 'crafty' and constructed simple cases out of large pill bottles by punching small holes on the lid.

The key is not to put a damp/wet natural hair brush in an airtight container ... bad things will ensue .

I have a brush similar to this one and so it has its own tube.
http://www.royalshave.com/p/411-028-00/vulfix_travel_brush_and_tube_lathe_turned
(For some reason I think I paid significantly less for mine when I
got it a few years ago, and it doesn't appear on the vendor site
where I got it.)

I just wasn't sure that putting it wet inside the tube was going to
be OK. For the tube shown above, are those "things" on the
sides of the tubes vents?

 

[takeshi]

No, those "things" are threads. One piece of the tube screws down onto the other. Ventilation is via the holes at the ends of the tube.

I just shake my brush and place it in the Muhle travel tube. I unpack the brush as soon as possible.

 

[Deltaboy]

I made one out of a section of PVC pipe with end caps.

 

[Col Wilburforce Buckshot]

That's why I never leave the house



Well.... that and the bench warrant.