Shavepocalypse - do the math

Vlad · Jun 11, 2015

When I settled on Valobra as my soap and stocked up, I thought I was set. 9 pucks of AoS, 4 Valobra pucks, 1 Valobra stick, 1 Tabac, 1 Speick (just to mix things up).

But looking at a pile of soap is deceiving. I weighed the new Valobra stick before and after my shave, and it lost 2 grams! That means even with all those pucks, I still only have a few years of soap!

This is not enough to prepare for the shavepocalypse. I'm screwed.

Blade4vor · Jun 11, 2015

Buy! Buy! Buy! Buy! :lol:

hydro-magic · Jun 11, 2015

That sounds about right to me. A 50-gram stick lasts me maybe just over a month. So at 10 sticks or 5 100-gram pucks a year roughly, I guess it still depends on how much longer you plan to live

franz · Jun 11, 2015

Loading sparingly, you should be able to coax four to six months out of an AoS puck. So, thirty pucks would get you ten to fifteen years' worth of terrific shaves. You'd need about 100 to 150 pucks for a 50-year supply.

Let us know how it goes. :tongue_sm

bluesman 7 · Jun 11, 2015

"I don't even buy green bananas anymore" George Burns

AbbyW2 · Jun 11, 2015

franz said:
Loading sparingly . .

No, no, no, no, no

BSAGuy · Jun 11, 2015

All depends on how long you live and how often you shave.

franz · Jun 11, 2015

AbbyW2 said:
No, no, no, no, no

Loading . . . responsibly? Not-outrageously? Within the bounds of sense and reason? :lol:

Jarick · Jun 11, 2015

After this case, and the other case...there's only one case left!

Haggises · Jun 11, 2015

Need more Arko cases.

Haggises · Jun 11, 2015

Vlad said:
When I settled on Valobra as my soap and stocked up, I thought I was set. 9 pucks of AoS, 4 Valobra pucks, 1 Valobra stick, 1 Tabac, 1 Speick (just to mix things up).

But looking at a pile of soap is deceiving. I weighed the new Valobra stick before and after my shave, and it lost 2 grams! That means even with all those pucks, I still only have a few years of soap!

This is not enough to prepare for the shavepocalypse. I'm screwed.

Jim could make that last through 2087. How long are you planning on living?

Vlad · Jun 11, 2015

Haggises said:
Jim could make that last through 2087. How long are you planning on living?

A long time! But my math doesn't show it lasting that long.

captp · Jun 11, 2015

With 20 flavors of Mama Bear, 3 D.R. Harris, some Cella, several varied triple milled, a couple sticks of Arko, 6 or so creams and some other soaps, I think I'm set for at least 10 years. But I didn't do the math, just guessing.

slyfox279 · Jun 11, 2015

I'm simply not going to shave in the apocalypse. surviving is more important.
mean you have to somehow get warm water, or use cold, and then why risk possibly cutting yourself with no hospitals. plus a beard will keep you warmer. I enjoy shaving but in a apocalypse its just not needed, and probably a waste of effort.

jzuzphreek · Jun 11, 2015

Haggises said:
Jim could make that last through 2087. How long are you planning on living?

Vlad said:
A long time! But my math doesn't show it lasting that long.

The math here is simple. Just plan on dying when you run out. It's either that or buy more.

heysi · Jun 11, 2015

slyfox279 said:
I'm simply not going to shave in the apocalypse. surviving is more important.
mean you have to somehow get warm water, or use cold, and then why risk possibly cutting yourself with no hospitals. plus a beard will keep you warmer. I enjoy shaving but in a apocalypse its just not needed, and probably a waste of effort.

Go ahead and skip shaving....I'll be over here with the BBS face and all the chicks. Ladies love the smooth chin.

Haggises · Jun 11, 2015

slyfox279 said:
I'm simply not going to shave in the apocalypse. surviving is more important.
mean you have to somehow get warm water, or use cold, and then why risk possibly cutting yourself with no hospitals. plus a beard will keep you warmer. I enjoy shaving but in a apocalypse its just not needed, and probably a waste of effort.

The Shavepocalypse is not quite as dramatic as The Apocalypse.
It's close, though.

shavegent · Jun 11, 2015

AbbyW2 said:
No, no, no, no, no

Lol!

+1

nwjs · Jun 11, 2015

The Shavepocalypse has already occurred... it's when you can find nothing but canned foam/gel and ridiculously overpriced 5-blade cartridges on the shelves. Thankfully we have the Internet and if all the bigger companies conspired, we still have small, independent artisan soap makers.

snowman · Jun 11, 2015

To properly prepare for the pending shavepocalypse you need 2 things;
1) Buy Buy Buy. Get yourself a large stash.
2) Create a Plan B in case #1 doesn't carry you through to the end.

I have a Plan B. It consist of a Straight Razor and Drain Oil....'nuff said.

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franz

bluesman 7

AbbyW2

BSAGuy

franz

Jarick

Haggises

Haggises

Vlad

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shavegent

nwjs

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