What is your set up for traveling

[doctordial]

Hey guys. I'm excited! I might get a job requiring me to to travel. Although I'll be working in a central office(communications) I still want to keep my grooming up. I was wondering what you guys do while travel. What euipment you take with you ect....

 

[SharpieB]

Congrats. Business travel can be fun, but it can get monotonous after a while IME.

BTW, do a search as there are more than a few travel shaving gear threads.

in any case, my setup has changed since I last posted in any of them, so….

- Kent Shave TR Pure Badger Travel Brush (great brush!)
- A Shave Stick (Cremo, Palmolive or LaToja)
- A couple of BIC Metal single edge disposable razors (shaves like a DE)
- A couple of 5ml AS samples (generally Stirling)
- Styptic pencil (rarely use, but just in case)

And the usual deodorant, toothpaste, tooth brush, etc.

I don’t have a pic of my full set up but this travel brush is perfect in my DOPP bag.

 

[Yuritau]

It depends a bit on what kind of travel I'm doing.

If I'm driving and don't have to check my bags anywhere, I take my good razor with me: Tradere OC, Wee Scot, La Toja shave stick, handful of blades so I can choose which blade I want to use on a whim.

If I have to check my bags AT ALL, I leave the Tradere at home: Weber DLC razor, Wee Scot, La Toja shave stick, one tuck of blades.

 

[rbscebu]

Carry-on only is:

Shavette (buy blades at destination)​

Chinese synthetic brush​

ARKO shave stick​

Alum stick​

90ml bottle of AS​

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Checked luggage:

Matching seven-day set of straight razors​

Travel strop (leather & chamois)​

Pears transparent (India) face soap​

Chinese synthetic brush​

Tabac tallow shave stick​

Alum stick​

90ml bottle of AS​

Renaissance wax​

Polishing cloth​

If more than 7days away in addition:​

Mini (180mm x 65mm) 0.1μm diamond pasted balsa strop​

 

[Legion]

DR Harris Shave stick
Shorty travel straight
Kangaroo travel strop
Wee Scot Brush

 

[Multum in parvo]

This months setup (Tabactober)…
Razorock Eco Hawk (Head)
Chinese Super Blue Tech on an Ikon Tuckaway handle (Face)
Mühle STF 19mm
Turkish copper barber bowl
Tabac cream & AS

 

[EclipseRedRing]

For my next trip I will take this:

 

[Peterv1]

Depends on how long I'll be gone

For a couple of days I usually take along the Merkur Progress loaded with a Nacet, Muhle silvertip fibre 22mm brush, a cream of choice and aftershave
When I go on vacation I pack two razors some extra blades and 2 soaps or creams but I since I usually travel to Spain, Italy or Portugal I always check out some of the local software

 

[Tomo]

Henkels Friodur 72 Stainless Steel SR
Simpson Classic 1 Best Badger Brush
2” wide Kangaroo Travel Strop
Speick stick
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel-Cream Balm

6x2” trans ark if away for more than a week.

 

[Legion]

Henkels Friodur 72 Stainless Steel SR
Simpson Classic 1 Best Badger Brush
2” wide Kangaroo Travel Strop
Speick stick
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel-Cream Balm

6x2” trans ark if away for more than a week.

Would you take oil, or use lather on the Ark?

 

[Tomo]

Would you take oil, or use lather on the Ark?

Lather. Same as at home.

 

[shavefan]

Carry on or checked baggage?

In my former career I lived out of a 22" carry-on for 5-6 days every week. My travel kit consisted of a Gillette Mach3 with 1 extra cartridge, Simpson Case, a tube of Speick cream & Speick AS.

If I were doing it today I'd change out the brush to a synthetic (dries faster) or skip the brush altogether as using a tube cream really doesn't require a brush. and a Gillette SkinGuard razor.

 

[Whilliam]

When traveling, less is definitely more.

Drive:

• Whatever razor/blade combo is up in my rotation
• Tuck of blades
• Arko stick
• Synth brush
• Alum block
• Small bottle of CeraVe Lotion

Fly:

• Gillette Good News disposable razor
• Arko stick
• Synth brush
• Alum block
• Small bottle of CeraVe Lotion

 

[KW Driver]

everything in a 1qt cube as a weekender/carry-on. it stays with me wherever I am, and I'll pull the straights if I'm flying carry-on. I've done a month out of it, and have a bigger, checked bag that I've done months out of. if you're going to be in hotels you don't need to bring a lot of your own.

I would say practice at home with your travelers before you get on the road, so you've got them dialed in.

 

[kcbrett]

Efficient and effective!!

 

[Messygoon]

Perfect timing. It’s a work in progress. Just came back from a road trip, and plan to switch to the following:

• Brush: Simpsons Trafalgar T2 or Yaqi Moka synthetic (replaces an Omega Evo, too dense to dry)
• Razor: Schick Krona (replaces brass Karve A plate, too mild, acquiring plates B-D)
• Blades: First tuck I pick up out of the drawer
• Stick Soap: Arko (replaces La Toja, to make @FarmerTan happy, doggone!)
• Balm: Nivea Sensitive Cooling (replaces cheap motel hand lotion)

Quality items all, yet if lost, the kit could be easily and economically replaced.

 

[FarmerTan]

Perfect timing. It’s a work in progress. Just came back from a road trip, and plan to switch to the following:

• Brush: Simpsons Trafalgar T2 or Yaqi Moka synthetic (replaces an Omega Evo, too dense to dry)
• Razor: Schick Krona (replaces brass Karve A plate, too mild, acquiring plates B-D)
• Blades: First tuck I pick up out of the drawer
• Stick Soap: Arko (replaces La Toja, to make @FarmerTan happy, doggone!)
• Balm: Nivea Sensitive Cooling (replaces cheap motel hand lotion)

Quality items all, yet if lost, the kit could be easily and economically replaced.

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[doctordial]

Depends on how long I'll be gone

For a couple of days I usually take along the Merkur Progress loaded with a Nacet, Muhle silvertip fibre 22mm brush, a cream of choice and aftershave
When I go on vacation I pack two razors some extra blades and 2 soaps or creams but I since I usually travel to Spain, Italy or Portugal I always check out some of the local software

I was thinking you could probaly pick up a good soap or cream at anuone of those destinations

 

[Atlantic59]

I like to keep it light and simple.

• Speick shave stick or shave cream in small tube
• Yaqi Sagrada Familia or Razorock Bruce synth brush
• BIC Metal disposable razors (2)
• Omega alum stick
• Speick aftershave in small plastic bottle
• Unscented moisturizing cream in small tube

 

[musicman1951]

I travel with LaToja stick, EVO brush, ATT Windsor razor, PolSilver SI blades, Thayer's WH in a small bottle that was formerly shampoo, and a small tube of Clinique moisturizer.