Thread: Travel question

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

I wear a paracord bracelet so I always have a way to hang my strop that I travel with, or the quick ties that Hirlau put me onto. So no bg deal, you can always poke a hinge pin up a little to hook your strop on to. Tc

Great idea.

I think this is a sign that you have spent to many nights bored in a motel room.

There have years that I spent 250+ days n a hotel, so your right. At one time I had enough free nights that I was giving them to family, I still travel to the meets on free nights. Tc

I often sit in a chair or on the bed, cross my legs, and hook the end of the strop onto my foot with a loop of cord, when I can't find a good place to hang it.

I travel a lot and the past three months I’ve taken my full size strop and use a carabiner to hook it just about anywhere in a hotel room.

Those who travel frequently develop a specific routine to make sure they do not leave anything behind. When you travel occasionally, you do not have that routine. You will also be shaving in unfamiliar surroundings. Thus, I would suggest you take shaving gear that you would not mind damaging or losing.

A good hanging strop may get damaged if you store it in your luggage. If you must take it, roll it loosely rather than folding it. It is safer to make a cheap bench strop. I suggest veg tanned tooling leather glued to 1/4" balsa or basswood. You can get everything from your local hobby/craft store.

Take a cheap razor you would not feel bad losing or dropping on the floor. Do not take your best razor. I travel with a Gold Dollar that has been properly honed.

Do not take your best badger brush. When traveling, you do not have sufficient time to dry the brush before packing it. Synthetic brushes dry quickly and are generally inexpensive if you leave it behind.

I touch up the edge of my razors every few days, so if I am traveling for more than 3-4 days, I take a finishing hone with me.

Paddle strops are handy, used one for about a month r two, but I like my hanging strops. So for the last 4 years I have a Kanayama that has traveled or been in my bag 8-9 months out of the year. When I pack it goes into a strop sock and I lay it in the bag on its side and run it around the inside of the bag, then I pack my clothes and shaving kit. I used to carry a synthetic brush too, but I love badger so that's what I carry now. Pill bottle with holes, I use every day so I,m not worried about the moisture I leave it on the counter in the bathroom, but seriously if you take it out when you unpack when I finally get home 2-3 months later, I don't see any damage yet, if you forgot it and left it in the bag for a long time I could see that as a mildew issue.

The more you travel you will see it's really no different than It Was before, I have a razor case that was sold around here for a while that , makes no sure to damage to them, a shave stick, my par accord bracelet to hang the strop, and those flexible twist ties they sell that are 12" long can be bent into a brush holder, now travel. I have all my shaving great when I take long bike rides to, it all fits in a normal shave kit, and the strop is packed the same way except for I seal it in plastic, ( you never know when it rains or if your bags are sealed). Tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Paddle strops are handy, used one for about a month r two, but I like my hanging strops. So for the last 4 years I have a Kanayama that has traveled or been in my bag 8-9 months out of the year. When I pack it goes into a strop sock and I lay it in the bag on its side and run it around the inside of the bag, then I pack my clothes and shaving kit. I used to carry a synthetic brush too, but I love badger so that's what I carry now. Pill bottle with holes, I use every day so I,m not worried about the moisture I leave it on the counter in the bathroom, but seriously if you take it out when you unpack when I finally get home 2-3 months later, I don't see any damage yet, if you forgot it and left it in the bag for a long time I could see that as a mildew issue.

The more you travel you will see it's really no different than It Was before, I have a razor case that was sold around here for a while that , makes no sure to damage to them, a shave stick, my par accord bracelet to hang the strop, and those flexible twist ties they sell that are 12" long can be bent into a brush holder, now travel. I have all my shaving great when I take long bike rides to, it all fits in a normal shave kit, and the strop is packed the same way except for I seal it in plastic, ( you never know when it rains or if your bags are sealed). Tc

Thanks for the tip to lay the strop on it side and run it along the wall of the bag! Works great and keeps the strop flat.

Aloha!

Like many here I have traveled extensively. Actually, outrageously at times. I was on the road for decades far more than I was home.

I travel with a travel strop and always have. I leave my good 3" strop at home. I have a shorter 2" travel strop and a small barber hone that I carry with my straight razor.

Someone mentioned hanging the strop on the security latch-hook on the hotel door. Most have these latch-hooks although that's changing as new locks are implemented. The nice thing about hanging your strop on these is that you CAN'T forget it. It's handing on the mechanism you have to unlock to get out of the room.

The newer and more upscale hotels that don't have these have me attaching the strop to a hanger in the closet. Works great, you just need to remove it and put it in your luggage so you don't forget it.

I've scaled WAY back on travel. I spent decades away from friends and family looking out a hotel/airplane/car window. That's not a lifestyle I enjoy much these days.

Mahalo!
-Zip

When I shave at my parents' house I use a bit of rope and tie one end of the strop to a shower handle. *One of those grab handles you put up to help yourself get into and out of the shower without a fall.

My strop has a spring operated clasp that hooks onto a ring. I tied the ring onto the bar and I can easily unhook the strap when I want to move it.

When I go to see my GF in Indonesia I'll do the same thing. I very rarely lose anything because I am meticulous about checking and rechecking my gear and I always "look back." *Hopefully I won't turn into a pillar of salt one day.

I learned my lesson a few times. I check the room at least three times and if I get that feeling I forgot something I check a fourth time and it’s saved me a few times. Trust your gut!