No longer happy with your old plastic comb to ensure you always look beautiful in the wilderness? ‘Vanity, thy name is man’ as Hamlet says. I know mine which has been in my pack for over twenty years has a tooth missing (courtesy of my daughter, Irralee on the Dusky Track c 2007), so perhaps I should consider replacing it with a true ‘Rolls Royce’ of combs.
The Chicago Comb Company Carbon Fibre #1 & 6 Combs:
Naturally I am attracted to their Titanium Models as I have become a titanium fetishist (as you might have noticed – much like the rubber fetishist in Spike Milligan’s wonderful movie, ‘The Bed-Sitting Room’ – Watch on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de0w8tU0j1U) However the carbon fibre model is much lighter, though in fact not lighter than my old plastic one, but 10X the price – you can’t take it with you! After a while you wonder what you can spend it on; your house is so full of amazing things you just can’t resist! Tip: Don’t let your pack go the same way though. You will suffer! BTW my ancient Priceline $1 comb weighs 4 grams (albeit with a tooth missing).
My son, Bryn actually bought one of these in Boston on a recent (mainly Canadian) tour. Model #1:
10.06 grams on my son’s super-accurate scales. He is a chemist.
Update (2020) He just bought me two of these for my birthday – and they are beautiful. On my scales the No1 weighs 9 grams and the No 2 weighs 6. The No 1 with its wider teeth is suitable for women’s long hair. My wife Della has tried it out. The No 2 is really lovely, suitable for short hair/beards and will now have pride of place in my hiking kit.
Weights: ‘For the stainless steel combs, the Model No. 1 and Model No. 3 weigh 1.7 ounces (similar to a candy bar), but they feel much more substantial in hand than any plastic comb. The stainless steel Model No. 2 comb weighs 1.1 ounces, and the Model 4 weighs 1.3 ounces. Model 5 combs weigh under one ounce. All of the Titanium combs also weigh less than one ounce. (For our international customers’ reference, 1 ounce = approximately 28 grams). The Carbon Fiber Model 1 weighs 10 grams (about 1/3 of an ounce) and the Model 6 weighs just slightly more’. (NB Models 1 Top & 6 Bottom shown) https://www.chicagocomb.com/store/c25/Professional_Grade_Carbon_Fiber_%28Model_No._1_%26_No._6%29_Starting_at_%2414.99.html
BTW: Your fingers can be used to comb your hair and weigh nothing!
See Also:
