Here's My Packing List. . . help me cut it down please!

Nick-H · Sep 18th, 2007, 13:35

really?

It's amazing what you learn here!

Is this something that afflicts Asian hair? afro hair? Any particular missing nutrient?

(you've intrigued me in this!)

I do know that some black hair goes orange if you try to bleach it.

dzibead · Sep 18th, 2007, 14:38

It affects any hair but I guess it's most noticeable with black hair (or hair that would be black if the person were healthy). I've read that it's caused by zinc deficiency, which is common in malnutrition. Orange hair is particularly a sign of kwashiorkor, a condition caused by a diet low in protein and high in starch.

freenote · Sep 18th, 2007, 15:21

No ,it was dyed hear and quite common . The dye used might have been henna

Rama · Sep 18th, 2007, 22:14

For those that are interested, here is a wikipedia entry on hair color:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_hair_color

Zeppy · Sep 18th, 2007, 22:43

That "plug in portable water heater": do you mean a travel immersion heater? We took one and used it daily. The obvious use is for morning nescafe (that's all you're likely to get by way of coffee, so why bother to order it?). But, in addition, we kept encountering "no hot water" or "no hot water now" in hotels--even ones that cost 800r. Not wanting to postpone our baths, we got the chill off our water by hanging the travel immersion heater in the bucket. You have to be careful, though, not to burn/electrocute yourself!

Also the clothesline--in contrast to other advice, I'd suggest taking a few meters of it.

Gayamom · Sep 19th, 2007, 00:28

Hi, OP -

If you're going to be in one spot (Rishikesh) for the first two months, I wouldn't sweat the packing list. After a few weeks, you'll have talked to folks, maybe done some short trips, and you'll know what you want in your pack for the final, travel-oriented portion of your stay.

If you overpack, you can sell or give away the stuff that you don't want to lug around. If you underpack, you can pick up the stuff that you don't have with you. Everyday stuff, like batteries, detergent, nylon line, medicines, etc. can be found in any town. Personally, I like going to dry goods, hardware, electronics stores when traveling, but then, I can spend hours in Home Depot too. . .

Maybe just give a thought to the pricier items on your list, because you won't want to sell those at a discount. Like, the footgear, electronics and luggage. To my mind, the fannypack and crocs could go, and I'd only be taking a cheap digital camera with its re-charger/transformer, but I'm not a gearhead.

Hey, I read War and Peace on my first independent trip to India! Other fat book possibilities in keeping with the trip-in-slow-tempo mood: George Eliot's Middlemarch, an E.M. Forster omnibus volume, or Robert Fagles' The Odyssey. I guess the Ramayana, Mahabharata or classic Salman Rushdie (Midnight's Children or The Ground Beneath Her Feet) would work too, but I don't know, they're not what I'd pack.

Have an amazing time! Cheers -- GM

tacita · Sep 19th, 2007, 02:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aran

You folks got me thinking about the combats question... can you really be arrested for dressing weirdly????

this is entirely subjective, of course.

no, i don't think you risk being arrested for dressing weirdly.

i raised the cammo issue it is illegal in some countries to wear cammo, for example, in barbados. i didn't mean to suggest india was among them (didn't know one way or another, in fact). but i agree with another poster that it's not generally a good idea anywhere to resemble the military...especially if you plan to be hanging around any borders!

kristinm · Dec 13th, 2007, 09:50

Are you India-resident guys 100% SURE you can buy antiseptic hand washing gel in India - Rajasthan specifically? The kind where you don't need water? In little bottles that are light to carry around? And also - are you sure you can buy antiseptic 'wet wipes' for the hands and feet clean up and other wet wipes for sticky faces etc....?

I bought 3 little bottles of the gel, but would like to be sure I can get more...

Nick-H · Dec 13th, 2007, 11:57

Not sure at all about the gel, personally --- but I've never looked for it.

I can't imagine it being the sort of thing that people who live here would buy much of: we tend not to think along the lines, "I've touched something! Must sterilise!!"

Not that I'm making light of this --- I used to travel with a small spray bottle of Hibi-Scrub, which is used in hospitals, and my nurse then-GF used to 'source' for me.

Not so sure about the wet-wipes; probably available.

I'd just bring a jumbo container of them with me!

nayan · Dec 13th, 2007, 13:09

wet wipes are definitely available in supermarkets/big grocery shops/pharmacies.

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dzibead Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,077	It affects any hair but I guess it's most noticeable with black hair (or hair that would be black if the person were healthy). I've read that it's caused by zinc deficiency, which is common in malnutrition. Orange hair is particularly a sign of kwashiorkor, a condition caused by a diet low in protein and high in starch.

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freenote senior member refused Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: cornwall UK Posts: 1,531	No ,it was dyed hear and quite common . The dye used might have been henna

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Rama Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ayodhya Posts: 71	For those that are interested, here is a wikipedia entry on hair color: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_hair_color

Sep 18th, 2007, 22:43	#65
Zeppy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 179	That "plug in portable water heater": do you mean a travel immersion heater? We took one and used it daily. The obvious use is for morning nescafe (that's all you're likely to get by way of coffee, so why bother to order it?). But, in addition, we kept encountering "no hot water" or "no hot water now" in hotels--even ones that cost 800r. Not wanting to postpone our baths, we got the chill off our water by hanging the travel immersion heater in the bucket. You have to be careful, though, not to burn/electrocute yourself! Also the clothesline--in contrast to other advice, I'd suggest taking a few meters of it.

Sep 19th, 2007, 00:28	#66
Gayamom Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA Posts: 86	Hi, OP - If you're going to be in one spot (Rishikesh) for the first two months, I wouldn't sweat the packing list. After a few weeks, you'll have talked to folks, maybe done some short trips, and you'll know what you want in your pack for the final, travel-oriented portion of your stay. If you overpack, you can sell or give away the stuff that you don't want to lug around. If you underpack, you can pick up the stuff that you don't have with you. Everyday stuff, like batteries, detergent, nylon line, medicines, etc. can be found in any town. Personally, I like going to dry goods, hardware, electronics stores when traveling, but then, I can spend hours in Home Depot too. . . Maybe just give a thought to the pricier items on your list, because you won't want to sell those at a discount. Like, the footgear, electronics and luggage. To my mind, the fannypack and crocs could go, and I'd only be taking a cheap digital camera with its re-charger/transformer, but I'm not a gearhead. Hey, I read War and Peace on my first independent trip to India! Other fat book possibilities in keeping with the trip-in-slow-tempo mood: George Eliot's Middlemarch, an E.M. Forster omnibus volume, or Robert Fagles' The Odyssey. I guess the Ramayana, Mahabharata or classic Salman Rushdie (Midnight's Children or The Ground Beneath Her Feet) would work too, but I don't know, they're not what I'd pack. Have an amazing time! Cheers -- GM

Dec 13th, 2007, 09:50	#68
kristinm Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beautiful Bondi (not Bundi!) Posts: 1,469	Are you India-resident guys 100% SURE you can buy antiseptic hand washing gel in India - Rajasthan specifically? The kind where you don't need water? In little bottles that are light to carry around? And also - are you sure you can buy antiseptic 'wet wipes' for the hands and feet clean up and other wet wipes for sticky faces etc....? I bought 3 little bottles of the gel, but would like to be sure I can get more...

Dec 13th, 2007, 11:57	#69
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,765	Not sure at all about the gel, personally --- but I've never looked for it. I can't imagine it being the sort of thing that people who live here would buy much of: we tend not to think along the lines, "I've touched something! Must sterilise!!" Not that I'm making light of this --- I used to travel with a small spray bottle of Hibi-Scrub, which is used in hospitals, and my nurse then-GF used to 'source' for me. Not so sure about the wet-wipes; probably available. I'd just bring a jumbo container of them with me!

Dec 13th, 2007, 13:09	#70
nayan Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: hyderabad/tokyo Posts: 806	wet wipes are definitely available in supermarkets/big grocery shops/pharmacies.

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