How do you carry your reusable straw?

[G42]

The Girlfriend Collective ships their leggings in a zippered fabric bag and I use one of these as my travel silverware case. I have 2 cloth napkins and 2 of each utensil. I roll it up and it fits in one of the pockets inside the Maker’s bag

Welcome to the Forums @christa! What a cool reuse!

[christa]

The Girlfriend Collective ships their leggings in a zippered fabric bag and I use one of these as my travel silverware case. I have 2 cloth napkins and 2 of each utensil. I roll it up and it fits in one of the pockets inside the Maker’s bag

[GrussGott]

I like the soft folding silicone straws - and understand why some wouldn't - but ... baby steps

[Albeita]

I bought a collapsible straw with a case, which makes it very handy to carry around in my keychain. The case also keeps any dirty inside. My straw is from Beewise eco-friendly products, but you can find a lot of other brands with collapsible straw.

[gheebuttersnaps]

Etsy [emoji4][emoji1303] this particular shop lets you select length. She has numerous fabric choices. She can make 1-, 2-, or 3- pocket pouches with or without swivel hook at the end.


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[thorn]

Travel toothbrush cases may be good for the shorter 8 inch straws but maybe a drumstick case for the longer 10.5 inch straws? BTW, silicone straws are now available online and they fold, although the thicker bubble tea ones are thick and a little bulky even when folded.

[ClicketySnap]

Oh, I do understand the 'craze', for those who use straws. My wife, for example, prefers a straw when drinking any drink that contains ice. I just meant that me, personally, didn't need one because I, personally, don't need a straw.

And as far as sharing cocktails, for those people I've shared with in the past, it's generally accepted that alcohol kills germs. Yes, I know that it's not nearly enough concentration to be effective, but by the time you're done a few, you hardly care anymore anyways.

Yeah I thought I would be the same way and just not need a straw at all, since I don’t use them at home. Turns out that since using a Contigo autoseal for a water bottle at work, I feel super weird drinking out of glasses at restaurants. I have no explanation for why that is weird or why I don’t mind drinking the liquid in the glasses but refuse to put my lips against the rim... anyway the straw is handy for travelling and I have enjoyed stealing a quick sip of other people’s drinks at the table to see what they ordered.

I continue to be happy with the straw in the pen holder. I wipe the silicon tip and the end that goes in the pen holder with a napkin before using the straw in a drink, and that has been satisfactory so far.


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[Kaadk]

I felt that way for a long time as well, and didn’t really understand the craze for stainless steel straws. I cut down my Kleen Kanteen silicon tipped straws specifically to carry one with me on this trip to Washington DC and have found it very useful at dinner. Whenever we eat out, my parents have taken to experimenting with cocktails; having my own straw makes it easier to pass the drinks around so everyone can try the new drink.


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Oh, I do understand the 'craze', for those who use straws. My wife, for example, prefers a straw when drinking any drink that contains ice. I just meant that me, personally, didn't need one because I, personally, don't need a straw.

And as far as sharing cocktails, for those people I've shared with in the past, it's generally accepted that alcohol kills germs. Yes, I know that it's not nearly enough concentration to be effective, but by the time you're done a few, you hardly care anymore anyways.

[ClicketySnap]

Personally though, I haven't really seen the need for a reusable straw because, for the most part, I don't see the need for a straw. I can just as easily drink straight from a cup or a bottle.

I felt that way for a long time as well, and didn’t really understand the craze for stainless steel straws. I cut down my Kleen Kanteen silicon tipped straws specifically to carry one with me on this trip to Washington DC and have found it very useful at dinner. Whenever we eat out, my parents have taken to experimenting with cocktails; having my own straw makes it easier to pass the drinks around so everyone can try the new drink.


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[Ms. Ferret]

I don't carry a straw as I generally don't use them, but I do carry a spork and chopsticks with me all the time, in this:



The pouch is lightly padded to minimize tine poke-through, and has a little tab and split ring, so I can use a mini-S-biner to clip it to an O-ring in my SCB or S19. The lining is bright pink food-safe nylon (matches the zipper). The entire thing can be hand or machine washed.

The same Etsy seller makes straw cases that are similarly built (you probably have to ask if you want the little tab), in 3 different sizes, and has a ton of fabrics to choose from: https://www.etsy.com/listing/6341963...w-cutlery-case

I have a bunch of her stuff, and it is all well-made and SO cute.

[kathryn]

A coworker has a FinalStraw and loves it because of the carrying case.

I'm tempted, but worried I'll accidentally toss it with my cup, if I get a to-go drink (that has happened to so many pizza cutters left in the box when it goes in the trash [emoji23])

Maybe a reusable straw would teach me to be less absent minded.

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[aedifica]

Thanks. Also as someone who very rarely uses a straw and certainly has never dreamed of carrying one around, my curiosity appreciates the example of when it could be useful. No criticism meant in any way for straw users and carriers. And certainly I support reusable.

I had never dreamed of carrying one around with me either until a month or two ago. Right before I made my silverware kit I suddenly started seeing a lot of references to reusable straws, which is why I thought about whether to include one in the silverware kit and ended up doing so.

[BigBadD]

I don't use straws at home and rarely in a restaurant, but the one situation where I find straws very useful is when I'm drinking something from a lidded cup on the go, especially if the drink has ice in it. So when I stop in to Dunkin Donuts for an iced tea and an egg sandwich to consume on my way to wherever I'm going, then I do want a straw. And now I usually have one with me!

Thanks. Also as someone who very rarely uses a straw and certainly has never dreamed of carrying one around, my curiosity appreciates the example of when it could be useful. No criticism meant in any way for straw users and carriers. And certainly I support reusable.

[aedifica]

Personally though, I haven't really seen the need for a reusable straw because, for the most part, I don't see the need for a straw. I can just as easily drink straight from a cup or a bottle. Last trip down to Disney, I didn't get a straw with any of my drinks, and it wasn't really missed. I don't use straws at home and it's not really missed. Restaurants don't automatically give straws with their drinks anymore, and it's not really missed.

I don't use straws at home and rarely in a restaurant, but the one situation where I find straws very useful is when I'm drinking something from a lidded cup on the go, especially if the drink has ice in it. So when I stop in to Dunkin Donuts for an iced tea and an egg sandwich to consume on my way to wherever I'm going, then I do want a straw. And now I usually have one with me!

[Kaadk]

In my opinion, it is NOT. I don't get the attraction of these, they are awkward to fold and hard to fit back into their containers, and the kind I got has a little cleaner stick that does not work very well and is difficult to get back in the case. I like the stainless straws so much better, even though they are not collapsible, but hey, NO PLASTIC!

I would love to see some kind of telescoping stainless straw that had no plastic or silicone in it, that could approximately halve the size of a normal straw.

In order for a telescoping stainless straw to work, it would need to have some kind of plastic or silicone that acts as a seal between the two pieces. Otherwise, the straw wouldn't be able to suck from the bottom, you'd basically just have a very short straw with long, clumsy outer shell.

A quick amazon search did turn this up for you, so there does seem to be telescoping straws out there:

https://www.amazon.com/Vantic-Portable-Stainless-Drinking-Telescopic/dp/B07L3B4NBK/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_121_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=W9P0XX9G4047KDYF3TA8

Personally though, I haven't really seen the need for a reusable straw because, for the most part, I don't see the need for a straw. I can just as easily drink straight from a cup or a bottle. Last trip down to Disney, I didn't get a straw with any of my drinks, and it wasn't really missed. I don't use straws at home and it's not really missed. Restaurants don't automatically give straws with their drinks anymore, and it's not really missed.