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Long straws have been a pain--but I recently found the Fleximug. It's a stainless steal cup with a top that screws on security. It has a port on top that the straw, which is tubing run through a segmented sleeve, to plug into. Without the straw, the cup does not leak and can be carried in a bag. The straws come in a variety of lengths, and there is an optional stand that you can sit on the floor next to the bed to hold the mug.
I make a large bag to hang on the side of Matt's chair. The urine bag goes into a plastic bag and then into the larger one. The mug goes into the other side of the bag (but outside of the plastic one). The 36 inch straw reaches his face and can be positioned any way we want--and it stays there. I have two mugs. The second is filled and ready to go, and when we are on the road I just snap the straw off the empty and onto the backup.
Google Fleximug. It's one of the best things I've found on my own so far.
Oh, almost forgot. It was designed for Quads, and the straw port is vented so sucking through a 36 inch straw is not hard.
Becky
I make a large bag to hang on the side of Matt's chair. The urine bag goes into a plastic bag and then into the larger one. The mug goes into the other side of the bag (but outside of the plastic one). The 36 inch straw reaches his face and can be positioned any way we want--and it stays there. I have two mugs. The second is filled and ready to go, and when we are on the road I just snap the straw off the empty and onto the backup.
Google Fleximug. It's one of the best things I've found on my own so far.
Oh, almost forgot. It was designed for Quads, and the straw port is vented so sucking through a 36 inch straw is not hard.
Becky