The Midnight Traveler is the latest version of my ‘on the go’ strop. The attachment loop at top is designed to fit around most towel bars or doorknobs.
Long ago, I noticed that, when I’m on the road and staying in hotels, there was never a place for where my strop’s swivel clip could clip on.
My first design was a horsehide strop with a top-strap with snaps that kept it closed. After many years of testing, I find that horsehide does not like to be rolled up, and that the snaps were not as secure as I’d like.
Over the last year, I’ve been testing one that I made for myself, and working on refining the design. The 2.5” Midnight Steerhide handles being rolled up nicely, and I swapped out the snap closure for a very secure center-bar buckle. The keeper is made from two-sided hook/loop material. It breaks down easily, rolls up easily, and assembles for stropping easily too. The leather is super flexible and very resilient – you can splash water on it and it’ll just wipe off without leaving a trace. At this point, I believe that this is ‘the one’.
