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In real life, I wear a full (somewhat tight) beard. My usual routine consists of an electric beard trimmer that I picked up at Bed Bath & Beyond several years ago, plus whatever three-blade razor (Gillette or Schick) was most recently on sale for my neck.

However, I work in the oil/petrochemicals industry, and refinery safety rules usually require me to be clean-shaven when I travel. In such cases, I travel with the aforementioned three-blader and a travel-size canister of Barbasol. If I'm traveling for leisure (or to someplace where facial hair regulations don't apply), I'll take the electric. This, however, is quite bulky and often gets hidden with my wife's toiletries, where the incremental weight won't be noticed.

My questions are these: (1) Is there a less-bulky beard trimmer that I'm not aware of? And (2) What am I missing out on for my clean-shaven trips? I haven't had much opportunity to experiment with razors and shaving creams.