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Date:         Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:33:03 -0800
Reply-To:     Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [NVC] Disposable razors with good blade guards?
Comments: To: Bill Glenn <idahobill@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2007022822052121@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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You're right -- the Mach III is a fine razor. Darn good suggestion.

Whoever it was that suggested that I consider an old safety razor have never seen my chin after I have shaved with one. I used to own a very nice silver-plated one, but every time I shaved I cut my face. I kept a styptic pencil manufacturer in business all by myself. The employees were so grateful that they used to send me "thank you" cards every Christmas with pictures of their families and pets which my annual purchase was singlehandedly supporting.

And the idea of using an old straight razor anywhere near my tender neck is just plain silly. I've been shaved by good barbers with straight razors (hard to find a barber here in the States who even knows how to use a razor, however when I find one who does, I buy myself a shave, it's as relaxing as a massage). In Greece and Italy, barbers still shave customers, but even in the hands of a skilled barber, a straight razor requires a lot more patience and attention than I'm willing to give.

-- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR

Bill Glenn typed: > On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:24:10 -0800, Michael Elliott > <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> I don't usually make a habit of shaving much when we camp, but once in a >> while I get fed up with the grizzled prospector look, and take a few >> swipes at the face with a razor. No electrics for me -- hate 'em. It >> seems that no matter what brand of disposable blade-type razor I buy, >> the little plastic blade guards become separated from the razors in my >> toiletries bag and the next time I open the bag, I end up fishing out >> blade guards and razors and patiently put them back together. Next time, >> same thing: blades here, blade guards over there. This last set of >> disposables are some kind of Gillettes in violent lime green, and they >> are no better than the others I've tried in this regard. >> >> Can anyone recommend a disposable razor with a secure cover? >> >> -- >> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott >> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus >> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") >> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano >> KG6RCR > > Unless you're adamant about limiting yourself to disposable razors, try a > Gillette Mach III. The three-blade head clicks on and off the handle. > Carry the razor without the head on it, and there is no blade to protect, > and no need to protect anything in the kit from the blade. The handle, > lacking any cross-T on the end, takes up little room in the kit. A four- > pack blade dispenser, though probably bigger than you would like, is flat, > does not take up much room, and fits in the kit where other things don't. > Click a head on the handle, shave, then replace the head in the dispenser. >


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