Most useless item to carry around in India ? MUI

michael · Sep 5th, 2006, 05:13

hello!
i´m looking for a list of items you hated while travelling.
what was the personal most useless thing you ever carried around ?
(Lets call it the m.u.i.).
my MUI was a decent heavy pair of hikingboots in southern goa without ever leaving the shore.
and, not to forget to mention, my 100% rainproofed mexican rain poncho in the middle of the dryseason.. a great MUI again!

what was yours?

or, if you never had one, what`s on the other hand is a "must have" in your consideration?

michael

PeakXV · Sep 5th, 2006, 05:44

A Mosquito Net - It was an old army surplus one that weighed far too much and was big enough to cover an entire football field.

After the first night - it became quite evident that the model I had unwittingly purchased was a circa 1950's Korean war army surplus and that the thing was intended to be supported with sturdy metal poles (which were not included in the purchase)... not the flimsy twine that I brought for the job!

ChrisJ · Sep 5th, 2006, 05:47

Most stupid thing for me was books! Way to heavy.

Most usefull thing: A duvet cover and pillow case for sleeping in. Also a heating element for hot water. I also pack instant coffee and some instant hot chocolate. The best thing I ever take is the short wave radio.

I can't live without the BBC World Service!

Sama · Sep 5th, 2006, 05:54

of course it was the weather and where I traveled but.....a pair of jeans. never wore them.

HerbyGreens · Sep 5th, 2006, 06:38

My alarm clock

snowcrab · Sep 5th, 2006, 10:48

A padded bra-way too hot.

Shark · Sep 5th, 2006, 12:04

Anti malarial tabs. I think the doctor oversubscribed and I had enough tabs to treat a small village for a year. Anway that was some years ago now. These days I don't bother. I manage mosquitos by covering up, spray etc.

BabeInTheWoods · Sep 5th, 2006, 12:05

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Originally Posted by ChrisJ

Most stupid thing for me was books! Way to heavy.

Most usefull thing: A duvet cover and pillow case for sleeping in. Also a heating element for hot water. I also pack instant coffee and some instant hot chocolate. The best thing I ever take is the short wave radio.

I can't live without the BBC World Service!

Gosh. I've never slept in a pillow case before. That's quite clever of you Chris.

beach · Sep 5th, 2006, 12:18

vanity, she can cure it though

nedhopkins · Sep 5th, 2006, 12:44

My SONY MP3 player. Even with noise-cancelling headphones listening was unpleasant on airplanes; and in India I was always too tired after a day's sightseeing to use the machine.

Nick-H · Sep 5th, 2006, 13:03

A travel iron? So easy to get stuff cleaned and pressed...

Most of the medicines in my medicine kit ---and all of the 'emergency medical kit' --- yes, I too once thought that this was a country in which it was impossible to get medicines or clean hyperdermic neadles

Perhaps most stupid of all, on my first trip to Chennai: A woollen Blazer! I wore it for about one minute before nearly dying of heat stroke

Nick-H · Sep 5th, 2006, 13:07

Ned... a MiniDisc or MP3 player is a lifesaver to me when flying or on trains, but the Miniature speaker set hardly ever got used for the same reasons as you.

Oh, and Trousers! Long trousers, at least, are just awful in the S. Indian climate.

edwardseco · Sep 5th, 2006, 13:17

Undoubtedly an electric mosquito zapper racket. Don't ask how my inlaws reacted..

dzibead · Sep 5th, 2006, 14:21

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Originally Posted by edwardseco

Undoubtedly an electric mosquito zapper racket. Don't ask how my inlaws reacted..

Like this?

Nick-H · Sep 5th, 2006, 15:07

electric mosquito zapper racket?

Brilliant things!

You've made me think that I will take mine next time I travel!

Sep 5th, 2006, 05:13	#1
michael Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Partly Germany, Partly Abroad Posts: 11	Most useless item to carry around in India ? MUI hello! i´m looking for a list of items you hated while travelling. what was the personal most useless thing you ever carried around ? (Lets call it the m.u.i.). my MUI was a decent heavy pair of hikingboots in southern goa without ever leaving the shore. and, not to forget to mention, my 100% rainproofed mexican rain poncho in the middle of the dryseason.. a great MUI again! what was yours? or, if you never had one, what`s on the other hand is a "must have" in your consideration? michael

Sep 5th, 2006, 05:44	#2
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,511	A Mosquito Net - It was an old army surplus one that weighed far too much and was big enough to cover an entire football field. After the first night - it became quite evident that the model I had unwittingly purchased was a circa 1950's Korean war army surplus and that the thing was intended to be supported with sturdy metal poles (which were not included in the purchase)... not the flimsy twine that I brought for the job! __________________ What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

Sep 5th, 2006, 05:54	#4
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 5,542	of course it was the weather and where I traveled but.....a pair of jeans. never wore them. __________________ *My India, 2005-2008* sama: Pali/Sanskrit: that state of consciousness which reflects neither attachment nor aversion

Sep 5th, 2006, 13:03	#11
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,368	A travel iron? So easy to get stuff cleaned and pressed... Most of the medicines in my medicine kit ---and all of the 'emergency medical kit' --- yes, I too once thought that this was a country in which it was impossible to get medicines or clean hyperdermic neadles Perhaps most stupid of all, on my first trip to Chennai: A woollen Blazer! I wore it for about one minute before nearly dying of heat stroke __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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Sep 5th, 2006, 05:47	#3
ChrisJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts: 186	Most stupid thing for me was books! Way to heavy. Most usefull thing: A duvet cover and pillow case for sleeping in. Also a heating element for hot water. I also pack instant coffee and some instant hot chocolate. The best thing I ever take is the short wave radio. I can't live without the BBC World Service!

Sep 5th, 2006, 06:38	#5
HerbyGreens tear down your idols Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: There Posts: 47	My alarm clock

Sep 5th, 2006, 10:48	#6
snowcrab Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alberta, Can Posts: 1,054	A padded bra-way too hot.

Sep 5th, 2006, 12:04	#7
Shark Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia, New South Wales Posts: 160	Anti malarial tabs. I think the doctor oversubscribed and I had enough tabs to treat a small village for a year. Anway that was some years ago now. These days I don't bother. I manage mosquitos by covering up, spray etc.

Sep 5th, 2006, 12:18	#9
beach Lost in translation Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India ! Posts: 2,234	vanity, she can cure it though

Sep 5th, 2006, 12:44	#10
nedhopkins Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: California Posts: 239	My SONY MP3 player. Even with noise-cancelling headphones listening was unpleasant on airplanes; and in India I was always too tired after a day's sightseeing to use the machine.

Sep 5th, 2006, 13:07	#12
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,368	Ned... a MiniDisc or MP3 player is a lifesaver to me when flying or on trains, but the Miniature speaker set hardly ever got used for the same reasons as you. Oh, and Trousers! Long trousers, at least, are just awful in the S. Indian climate.

Sep 5th, 2006, 13:17	#13
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,423	Undoubtedly an electric mosquito zapper racket. Don't ask how my inlaws reacted..

Sep 5th, 2006, 15:07	#15
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,368	electric mosquito zapper racket? Brilliant things! You've made me think that I will take mine next time I travel!

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