my doctor freaked me out - do we need a sleep sack?

Pradeep Nayak · Mar 11th, 2008, 05:12

Be careful! Currently I am dealing with Bedbug mess. I think I picked up two moths ago in train...and since last 10 days its literally a war in my home.

Best thing what you should do is whenever you reach the destination, you unpack your luggage, dust them out and if possible spread in sun for some time.

wonderwomanusa · Mar 11th, 2008, 08:07

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Originally Posted by the opoponax

Wow, WonderWoman -- I went into the Bihar emporium, glanced around, noticed that it seemed to be selling mostly Kashmiri items at very un-competitive prices, and quickly left for whatever was next door.

Maybe I should have looked around a little more.

I had to ask for these -- they were behind the counter. They are the right size for a doorway, or a single bed, so it worked great as a blanket on my last trip.

ignatius riley · Mar 11th, 2008, 09:34

thanks for all the replies. after reading this thread, however, i am itching from head to toe.

we are staying in mid range accomadations in kerala (cochin, varkala and munnar)

i thought the doc was warning us about bed bug diseases, but according to my husband whom i just checked with, bed bugs were just shoved in between all the other stuff she was scaring us about.

we leave in 12 days and no smarmy bed bugs will keep me away!

thanks again.

the opoponax · Mar 11th, 2008, 10:00

Yep, I got 4 xeroxed handouts listing off all the terrible fates that could befall me if I went through with the ridiculous idea of leaving my insulated first-world cage!

And everything was fine, of course. When you arrive you will figure it out. The first few days/weeks will be an adjustment period where you figure out exactly how anal-retentive you need to be about this stuff. Don't be afraid to go a little overboard at first! Much better to decide you don't really need super-DEET bug spray than to realize you don't have it and can't live without it.

Also I wanted to compliment you on one of the coolest nicknames around! That's one of my favorite books!

Nick-H · Mar 11th, 2008, 12:51

Sheeesh.... got me worrying now!

But, I tell myself, in three years neither of homes have seen anything worse than ant invasions and the occasional cockroach.

Ants in the kitchen is something of a perpetual struggle. Currently (ha! no pun intended) they seem to move around the electrical conduits and emerge at an appropriate socket, but in the last house, which was old, they were just everywhere.

The cockroaches just get swept up and dumped in the garden.

Oh... we do have an infestation of kittens.

Sama · Mar 11th, 2008, 13:01

actually bedbugs have been found in almost every upscale hotel in CHICAGO....so I would not worry about India!

Ali-Monbeam · Mar 30th, 2008, 20:41

I took a duvet cover to sleep in as I am scared that bugs,ants and spiders will crawl in bed with me....but this is a totaly personal thing nothing to do with bed sheet being unclean or bed bugs. But I did find it useful in the beach huts we slept in. and used it on the beach to play 'tents' in lol

Nick-H · Mar 31st, 2008, 00:25

Bugs, ants and spiderslove duvet covers!

Ali-Monbeam · Mar 31st, 2008, 00:38

NOooooooo!!!!...then I shall have to sleep in socks wooly leggings and long johns and long sleeved hoody and balaclava.....

Nick-H · Mar 31st, 2008, 00:46

OK... they hate balaclavas!

Ali-Monbeam · Mar 31st, 2008, 01:08

Brisso · Mar 31st, 2008, 05:39

eucalyptus or tea-tree (better) oil rubbed on the skin will deter the little bugggers ...

vistet · Mar 31st, 2008, 07:12

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Originally Posted by amyl

Very true! One gets a little paranoid if that thought of getting some unwanted permanent guests home comes to mind. I tended to think the same with white ants. I was seriously thinking of somehow 'scanning' a bag I picked up from a friend. His full-wall-wardrobe had turned into a feeble frame of sawdust.

I have a simple routine on coming home : everything goes directly in to the washing machine or the freezer (or balcony , which most of the time means the same thing). And that is literally everything : boots , backpack etc.

snonymous · Apr 3rd, 2008, 16:50

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Originally Posted by ignatius riley

Hi there,

Our travel doc suggested we bring our own pre-treated with bug spray sheets to sleep in. In fact, she went so far as to say we should sew two sheets together and sleep in that on top of the bed.

Is this extreme? Should I be worried about disease carrying bed bugs?

Extreme !!! Even in the cheapest of hotels, a small tip to the room boy will get you clean sheets, if you have doubts about the existing sheets.

To be on the safe side, buy a cheap can of anti insect spray from any corner store in India, and spray the mattress and / or sheets.

Nick-H · Apr 3rd, 2008, 17:42

... ... with the unthinkable poisons it contains!

No... I don't think so.

Mar 11th, 2008, 09:34	#33
ignatius riley Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: US Posts: 15	thanks for the info thanks for all the replies. after reading this thread, however, i am itching from head to toe. we are staying in mid range accomadations in kerala (cochin, varkala and munnar) i thought the doc was warning us about bed bug diseases, but according to my husband whom i just checked with, bed bugs were just shoved in between all the other stuff she was scaring us about. we leave in 12 days and no smarmy bed bugs will keep me away! thanks again.

Mar 11th, 2008, 12:51	#35
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,426	Sheeesh.... got me worrying now! But, I tell myself, in three years neither of homes have seen anything worse than ant invasions and the occasional cockroach. Ants in the kitchen is something of a perpetual struggle. Currently (ha! no pun intended) they seem to move around the electrical conduits and emerge at an appropriate socket, but in the last house, which was old, they were just everywhere. The cockroaches just get swept up and dumped in the garden. Oh... we do have an infestation of kittens. __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Mar 11th, 2008, 13:01	#36
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,545	actually bedbugs have been found in almost every upscale hotel in CHICAGO....so I would not worry about India! __________________ *My India, 2005-2008* sama: Pali/Sanskrit: that state of consciousness which reflects neither attachment nor aversion

Mar 30th, 2008, 20:41	#37
Ali-Monbeam Less of the 'Senior' member! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bradford Posts: 542	I took a duvet cover to sleep in as I am scared that bugs,ants and spiders will crawl in bed with me....but this is a totaly personal thing nothing to do with bed sheet being unclean or bed bugs. But I did find it useful in the beach huts we slept in. and used it on the beach to play 'tents' in lol Last edited by Ali-Monbeam : Mar 31st, 2008 at 00:40.

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Mar 11th, 2008, 05:12	#31
Pradeep Nayak ilovehimalayas Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 69	Be careful! Currently I am dealing with Bedbug mess. I think I picked up two moths ago in train...and since last 10 days its literally a war in my home. Best thing what you should do is whenever you reach the destination, you unpack your luggage, dust them out and if possible spread in sun for some time.

Mar 11th, 2008, 10:00	#34
the opoponax Maha Guru Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brooklyn, via New Orleans Posts: 1,052	Yep, I got 4 xeroxed handouts listing off all the terrible fates that could befall me if I went through with the ridiculous idea of leaving my insulated first-world cage! And everything was fine, of course. When you arrive you will figure it out. The first few days/weeks will be an adjustment period where you figure out exactly how anal-retentive you need to be about this stuff. Don't be afraid to go a little overboard at first! Much better to decide you don't really need super-DEET bug spray than to realize you don't have it and can't live without it. Also I wanted to compliment you on one of the coolest nicknames around! That's one of my favorite books!

Mar 31st, 2008, 00:25	#38
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,426	Bugs, ants and spiderslove duvet covers!

Mar 31st, 2008, 00:38	#39
Ali-Monbeam Less of the 'Senior' member! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bradford Posts: 542	NOooooooo!!!!...then I shall have to sleep in socks wooly leggings and long johns and long sleeved hoody and balaclava.....

Mar 31st, 2008, 00:46	#40
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,426	OK... they hate balaclavas!

Mar 31st, 2008, 01:08	#41
Ali-Monbeam Less of the 'Senior' member! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bradford Posts: 542

Mar 31st, 2008, 05:39	#42
Brisso Specialist muddler Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 663	eucalyptus or tea-tree (better) oil rubbed on the skin will deter the little bugggers ...

Apr 3rd, 2008, 17:42	#45
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,426	... ... with the unthinkable poisons it contains! No... I don't think so.

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