Comments on: Repackaged Soap Bar http://pig-monkey.com/2009/08/29/repackaged-soap-bar/ Here are recorded many goings and comings, doings and beings; stories, symbols and meanings. Gossamer threads that may be woven into a larger web: a story of this Age of the World. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:27:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: avagdu http://pig-monkey.com/2009/08/29/repackaged-soap-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-39188 avagdu Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:56:45 +0000 http://pig-monkey.com/?p=1746#comment-39188 Ah, shaving. The soap makes sense now! Heh. Ah, shaving. The soap makes sense now! Heh.

]]> By: dogBreath http://pig-monkey.com/2009/08/29/repackaged-soap-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-39113 dogBreath Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:43:48 +0000 http://pig-monkey.com/?p=1746#comment-39113 Ah yes, true, the bar soap should have less water weight, and for extended travel, I think you're right, that might be the better option. I tend to go bearded, so the shaving advantage is not huge to me, but good to know for future reference. Thanks. Ah yes, true, the bar soap should have less water weight, and for extended travel, I think you’re right, that might be the better option.

I tend to go bearded, so the shaving advantage is not huge to me, but good to know for future reference. Thanks.

]]> By: Pig Monkey http://pig-monkey.com/2009/08/29/repackaged-soap-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-39110 Pig Monkey Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:23:06 +0000 http://pig-monkey.com/?p=1746#comment-39110 Yeah, good point. For travel up to a week, I'll stick with Bronner's liquid soap as well. I do find the liquid a little easier and more convenient. And I can carry it in those little sub 1 oz droppers that BackpackingLight sells. The problem is, I'm not a big fan of facial hair and I don't like to go without shaving for more than a week. <a href="http://pig-monkey.com/2008/01/21/ruminations-on-the-act-of-shaving/" rel="nofollow">I wet shave with a classic double edged safety razor and badger brush</a>. Building up a nice soapy lather with the badger brush and Bronner's liquid is possible, but it's not as great as bar soap. So when I pack a shaving kit, I like to take bar soap. I don't want to carry the weight of two different types of soap, so the liquid soap stays home. I also think that if you're traveling for a more extensive period of time and are carrying, say, a month's worth of soap at once, it's probably more efficient (as far as the weight : soap ratio) to carry bar soap. I haven't actually measured this, but liquid soap has all that extra water weight, right? Maybe. Probably. Yeah, good point. For travel up to a week, I’ll stick with Bronner’s liquid soap as well. I do find the liquid a little easier and more convenient. And I can carry it in those little sub 1 oz droppers that BackpackingLight sells.

The problem is, I’m not a big fan of facial hair and I don’t like to go without shaving for more than a week. I wet shave with a classic double edged safety razor and badger brush. Building up a nice soapy lather with the badger brush and Bronner’s liquid is possible, but it’s not as great as bar soap. So when I pack a shaving kit, I like to take bar soap. I don’t want to carry the weight of two different types of soap, so the liquid soap stays home.

I also think that if you’re traveling for a more extensive period of time and are carrying, say, a month’s worth of soap at once, it’s probably more efficient (as far as the weight : soap ratio) to carry bar soap. I haven’t actually measured this, but liquid soap has all that extra water weight, right? Maybe. Probably.

]]> By: dogBreath http://pig-monkey.com/2009/08/29/repackaged-soap-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-39109 dogBreath Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:11:15 +0000 http://pig-monkey.com/?p=1746#comment-39109 Interesting idea, and there are many to be discovered @ BackpackingLight. I think I prefer liquid Dr. Bronner's though, and you can get a nice, refillable 2oz bottle of it for under $3 at target. 2 fluid oz. will last several multi-night outings, and can be used for dish washing as well as for personal hygiene. Any reason you prefer the bar soap? Interesting idea, and there are many to be discovered @ BackpackingLight. I think I prefer liquid Dr. Bronner’s though, and you can get a nice, refillable 2oz bottle of it for under $3 at target. 2 fluid oz. will last several multi-night outings, and can be used for dish washing as well as for personal hygiene. Any reason you prefer the bar soap?

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