[pct-l] Shaving on the trail

[Sean 'Miner' Nordeen]

In my case, the idea of having a thick beard in the heat of summer just wasn't appealing.  Then I thought about how big some of those thru-hiker beards get by the time they arrived in Canada and wondered how many ounces they weighed (what can I say, I'm an ounce counter).  Considering how many other places I cutting an ounce or two from my pack weight, it seemed counter-productive to purposely grow a few back.

So I often carried a disposable razor and shaved whenever I got into town or found a bathroom with running water (normally about every 5days with a few longer exceptions).  I kept a few more razors in my bounce box for when I wanted to swap out.  As I don't grow facial hair very fast, this worked well for me.

-Miner


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