By Gail Marsh
I sighed as I poured out another fizzy drink that’d lost its fizz. Grandchildren often opened a can of soda or other fizzy drink, took three sips, and hastily slid the can back into the RV’s fridge. If the can miraculously managed to remain upright, it lost its fizziness within hours.
Flat soda and other carbonated drinks would then find their way down the RV’s sink. Or, more often, the soda can would tip over and spill. Then I had a really sticky mess to clean up. There has to be a better way, I thought.
Put a lid on it!
To Amazon I went, determined to find a solution. I asked the grandkids to help me analyze the options. And, wow, did we find options! There were these flat, reusable, silicone lids: A bargain at less than $4 for a set of six lids! Not only could they keep drinks fizzy, but we could also assign each person a color and know immediately whose drink belonged to whom!
The caps looked to be easy on/easy off, even for the youngest campers in our RV, and came with a money-back guarantee. I ordered them immediately, and the reusable lids really live up to their reputation.
Turn a can into a bottle!
One of the older “grands” was intrigued by a different solution to the fizzling fizzy problem. This device magically turns a can into a bottle! This seemed like another winner. And it is! Although, to be honest, magic really isn’t involved at all. Still, it’s a great solution. It makes it much easier to drink from, and probably more sanitary, too.
Alternatively, there are these magnetic can lids with a different drinking spout, which might be even easier.
Trouble opening?
Oh, and if you have trouble opening can lids, they make these easy can tab openers that not only easily open the lid, but swivel around to cover the hole when you’re not drinking, protecting the can from bugs, dust, etc. Helpful in more ways than one!
Keep those drinks cold
If your soda, beer, or sparking water get warm or hot fast, you need this! This mini can cooler fits all 12 oz. cans and insulates your drinks so they don’t get warm. Perfect for summer! Plus, it also comes with a drinking lid.
I am probably the last person in the campground to discover these can-lid solutions, but just in case you’re facing the problem of fizz failing, too, I recommend you give one or all of these products a try!
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Great ideas Gail- Thanks for the article and source.
I’ve found that a spoon is better than losing a fingernail in opening tabs on a pop can. I have a few,,,spoons, only 10 fingernails.