Most useless item to carry around in India ? MUI

RTodor · Sep 5th, 2006, 15:05

my most useless thing was the pair of padlock and chain that I bought on the second day of my stay in Delhi under the pressure of the travellers' myths and legends about the insatiable appetite of the locals for your dirty socks and ragged T-shirts. I throw them out after I had left my room clicking the padlock and having forgotten the key inside he he he and was never sorry.
most usefull things - mosqito cream (the Indian version of Deet -the one with the lemon flavour)and the electric mosquito zapper; the above two peppered with books

RTodor · Sep 5th, 2006, 15:10

I also want to add that this is a most ingenious&pertinent topic - haven't come across anything so amusing and usefull for a long time.
Thank you Michael

docgirl2005 · Sep 5th, 2006, 15:11

A hairdryer and curling iron, hairspray etc (I was going for a relatives wedding..should have remembered the wonderful and inexpensive beauty parlours in India)

big bulky shoes...no way, if I am cold on the plane ride over I will wear socks under my sandals.

mal ishus · Sep 5th, 2006, 15:28

the sister in law

me and the wife had been going to goa for 8yrs and talked about it a lot so they wanted to come with us thinking they were missing out on somthing

she moaned and groaned and cried for 3wks

never asked to come with us again

i'll never forget her face on the taxi ride from the airport

Beena450 · Sep 5th, 2006, 16:40

a pac-safe.. used it once, carried it around for a month... and dont even know where it is now... what a waste of money!

tobephoebe · Sep 6th, 2006, 13:29

my most useless thing was a mid sized torch, with bright light.
Though it was not very heavy, but I only used once during a 20days travel.
who knows why I carried it.

tsargood · Sep 6th, 2006, 13:45

In Libya I found a rock in a cave that looked like it may have been a very old stone axe head. I carried this rock for 9 months in my pack. Once I arrived home in Australia and showed it to someone who knows about old stone tools, it was just a rock!
I keep it as a reminder and it is now a paper weight.

mk26in · Sep 6th, 2006, 16:06

So far i've not carried a single useless item, in my 5-6 long trips. But most used items were Maps, tiny MP3 player with FM Transmittor for car music system and my digital camera.

New-South-Welshman · Sep 6th, 2006, 16:11

My parents.

BabeInTheWoods · Sep 7th, 2006, 06:36

The most useful thing I took was a lump of Blutac (the sticky gummy stuff that you stick pictures on the wall with). It worked out great for those loverly power plugs in guesthouses in India - you know, the ones that are always halfway up the wall. You plug in your battery recharger or whatever, and it half hangs out of the socket and gradually falls out onto the ground. The Blutac actually enabled us to plug things in and get them to stay plugged in.

mr pastry · Sep 9th, 2006, 02:52

The first time we took walking boots - absolute mistake, ended up buying cheap sandals in BATA.

On our first overnight train journey a local recommended buying blow-up pillows (sold at most railway stations), which we did - they were useless and stayed at the bottom of the rucksack for the rest of the trip. I think they are still lurking somewhere in the attic, probably perished by now. We should have donated them to a deserving soul on our final day in India.

Nick-H · Sep 9th, 2006, 11:42

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...On our first overnight train journey a local recommended buying blow-up pillows...

Ha! That reminds me... The horse-shoe-shaped inflatable pillows for air travel: useless things!

dzibead · Sep 9th, 2006, 11:53

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

Ha! That reminds me... The horse-shoe-shaped inflatable pillows for air travel: useless things!

I LOVE mine! The trick is not to inflate it too much (and remember to modify the level of inflation as you change altitude). Wedge it between your shoulder and the side of your head and it keeps your head from flopping to the side, so you can actually sleep on the plane. I hate to fly without one!

robotvoice · Sep 9th, 2006, 12:08

most useless item: portable water filter (ceramic core). only used it on the first day, but it didn't get rid of the taste of the tap water.
i was thankful for the 5 liter bisleri water bottles, economical and recycleable! too bad you don't see them more often, sometimes in a new city the better part of the day was spent trying to find who, if anyone, had 5 liter bottles.

dreamer · Sep 9th, 2006, 12:43

Most useless item was the sterile needle kit...everyone back home laughed their heads off when I bought it and said I would never need it... and if I did I wouldn't have it with me. Well I did need it..but of course the last thing you think of when you are being rushed off to hospital is to dig out your sterile needle kit

As long as you take someone with you they can buy one for a mere 20rs

Best item was definately my MP3 player - block out all the noise when you have had enough of it!

Sep 5th, 2006, 15:05	#16
RTodor Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 119	my most useless thing was the pair of padlock and chain that I bought on the second day of my stay in Delhi under the pressure of the travellers' myths and legends about the insatiable appetite of the locals for your dirty socks and ragged T-shirts. I throw them out after I had left my room clicking the padlock and having forgotten the key inside he he he and was never sorry. most usefull things - mosqito cream (the Indian version of Deet -the one with the lemon flavour)and the electric mosquito zapper; the above two peppered with books __________________ rossy Last edited by RTodor : Sep 18th, 2006 at 14:33.

Sep 5th, 2006, 15:28	#19
mal ishus Growing old is mandatory,Growing up is optinal. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sth Yorkshire / Dona Paula Jetty Posts: 252	the sister in law me and the wife had been going to goa for 8yrs and talked about it a lot so they wanted to come with us thinking they were missing out on somthing she moaned and groaned and cried for 3wks never asked to come with us again i'll never forget her face on the taxi ride from the airport __________________ Every one should love animals they are so tasty

Sep 5th, 2006, 16:40	#20
Beena450 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 180	a pac-safe.. used it once, carried it around for a month... and dont even know where it is now... what a waste of money! __________________ good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere http://www.flickr.com/photos/pakinuttah/ http://www.getjealous.com/pakinuttah/

Sep 6th, 2006, 13:29	#21
tobephoebe Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Beijing, China Posts: 2	my MUI my most useless thing was a mid sized torch, with bright light. Though it was not very heavy, but I only used once during a 20days travel. who knows why I carried it.

Sep 6th, 2006, 13:45	#22
tsargood Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 43	In Libya I found a rock in a cave that looked like it may have been a very old stone axe head. I carried this rock for 9 months in my pack. Once I arrived home in Australia and showed it to someone who knows about old stone tools, it was just a rock! I keep it as a reminder and it is now a paper weight. __________________ www.travelpod.com/members/tsargood

Sep 5th, 2006, 15:10	#17
RTodor Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 119	I also want to add that this is a most ingenious&pertinent topic - haven't come across anything so amusing and usefull for a long time. Thank you Michael

Sep 5th, 2006, 15:11	#18
docgirl2005 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: usa Posts: 443	A hairdryer and curling iron, hairspray etc (I was going for a relatives wedding..should have remembered the wonderful and inexpensive beauty parlours in India) big bulky shoes...no way, if I am cold on the plane ride over I will wear socks under my sandals.

Sep 6th, 2006, 16:06	#23
mk26in _______________ Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 219	So far i've not carried a single useless item, in my 5-6 long trips. But most used items were Maps, tiny MP3 player with FM Transmittor for car music system and my digital camera. __________________ Himachal Pics My Pictures

Sep 6th, 2006, 16:11	#24
New-South-Welshman Drunk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 1,379	My parents. __________________ Mr. Burns "Non-violence never solved anything!"

Sep 7th, 2006, 06:36	#25
BabeInTheWoods Hedonist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 233	The most useful thing I took was a lump of Blutac (the sticky gummy stuff that you stick pictures on the wall with). It worked out great for those loverly power plugs in guesthouses in India - you know, the ones that are always halfway up the wall. You plug in your battery recharger or whatever, and it half hangs out of the socket and gradually falls out onto the ground. The Blutac actually enabled us to plug things in and get them to stay plugged in. __________________ My Journal: http://www.indiamike.com/india/journ...howjournal&j=6 My Photos: http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/m...8255&protype=1

Sep 9th, 2006, 02:52	#26
mr pastry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 131	The first time we took walking boots - absolute mistake, ended up buying cheap sandals in BATA. On our first overnight train journey a local recommended buying blow-up pillows (sold at most railway stations), which we did - they were useless and stayed at the bottom of the rucksack for the rest of the trip. I think they are still lurking somewhere in the attic, probably perished by now. We should have donated them to a deserving soul on our final day in India.

Sep 9th, 2006, 12:08	#29
robotvoice mikeaholic Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: california Posts: 1,163	most useless item: portable water filter (ceramic core). only used it on the first day, but it didn't get rid of the taste of the tap water. i was thankful for the 5 liter bisleri water bottles, economical and recycleable! too bad you don't see them more often, sometimes in a new city the better part of the day was spent trying to find who, if anyone, had 5 liter bottles.

Sep 9th, 2006, 12:43	#30
dreamer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southampton, U.K. Posts: 188	Most useless item was the sterile needle kit...everyone back home laughed their heads off when I bought it and said I would never need it... and if I did I wouldn't have it with me. Well I did need it..but of course the last thing you think of when you are being rushed off to hospital is to dig out your sterile needle kit As long as you take someone with you they can buy one for a mere 20rs Best item was definately my MP3 player - block out all the noise when you have had enough of it! __________________ Life is not about the moments that we take breath, rather the moments that take our breath away.

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