Most useless item to carry around in India ? MUI

Feno · Oct 6th, 2007, 19:12

Great suggestion! I never even considered bedding. Can you purchase books there? Just light fiction, something to help me fall asleep.

Aishah · Oct 6th, 2007, 19:33

My MUI would have to have been a hairdryer and a travelling iron.
Plus the heavy adaptor plug.. New southwelshman - I laughed at your post!! The plastic rainjacket was also useless and the heavy trekking shoes..

camelgirl · Oct 6th, 2007, 22:34

Feno, you can find books everywhere in India, in English. There are sidewalk sellers (in cities) with used paperbacks for cheap and bookshops that sell used books, travelers sell and trade them. There are also excellent bookstores that sell new books. You can also find other travelers who are getting rid of books they've finished. We always give away and trade for books when we travel.

Diana · Oct 13th, 2007, 14:51

Tennis Shoes & socks, never wore them. And a portable water sterilizer gizmo. At least it was small but a waste of money as I never needed it what with the bottled water everywhere I turned. And the mosquito net. They only bugged me at dusk, not at night at all.

proxyindian · Oct 13th, 2007, 15:38

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Originally Posted by Diana

portable water sterilizer gizmo.

We almost bought one of those but the price was too high and the battery requirements seemed too much a problem. So we decided to buy bottled water since we weren't planning on being on any trails or anywhere issolated.

singsub · Oct 13th, 2007, 15:40

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Originally Posted by 04274108

Most useless item to carry around in India ? A "Do Not Disturb" sign.

i think it could be one of the most useful items.

Lll · Oct 23rd, 2007, 23:45

a frisbee

camelgirl · Oct 23rd, 2007, 23:55

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Originally Posted by Lll

a frisbee

Yes, we brought one in 1976 but never again!! Photo in Nilgiri Hills outside Ooty. You have to look hard to see the frisbee but it's that red thing in the middle.

indiadreamer · Oct 24th, 2007, 00:22

Wow, love the photo camelgirl!

Dilliwala · Oct 24th, 2007, 01:30

An oven (small).

But only in retrospect.

brownboy66 · Oct 24th, 2007, 01:52

mui? - my boss. Sick as a dog for most of the trip.

Brisso · Oct 24th, 2007, 06:13

would have to have been my girlfriend at the time ... afraid of her own shadow and was convinced her bag would be stolen at any moment .. even when she was sitting on it at New Del Station!!

michael · Oct 30th, 2007, 06:57

Hello allcon!
Quite comforting that i wasn`t the only bearer of a mui...
Thanks for all your funny posts until now!
And still there will always be a mui in my backpack !
( 4 Examle: a radio controlled alarm-clock which automaticly connects to a sender to receive the right local time and set it.
Bad enough, if there is none..)

machadinha · Oct 30th, 2007, 20:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by proxyindian

we decided to buy bottled water since we weren't planning on being on any trails or anywhere issolated.

Come to think of it: Water purification tablets. The only time I felt I needed them was at a place where having a bottle of water was so exotic the locals would ask to drink it all before I'd get half a chance.

(btw Frisbee, hmm. Should take one a next time

)

trixie · Nov 9th, 2007, 08:02

i brought a hair iron to the bush of sub-saharan africa. (oh vanity! i am much more seasoned since then)

i have not been to india yet, but i am going for my first time next month and i am SURE to bring some MUI!

this is a great thread!

Oct 6th, 2007, 19:33	#107
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 5,682	My MUI would have to have been a hairdryer and a travelling iron. Plus the heavy adaptor plug.. New southwelshman - I laughed at your post!! The plastic rainjacket was also useless and the heavy trekking shoes.. __________________ "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

Oct 6th, 2007, 22:34	#108
camelgirl 10 year Visa okee dokee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Swannanoa NC usa Posts: 1,099	Feno, you can find books everywhere in India, in English. There are sidewalk sellers (in cities) with used paperbacks for cheap and bookshops that sell used books, travelers sell and trade them. There are also excellent bookstores that sell new books. You can also find other travelers who are getting rid of books they've finished. We always give away and trade for books when we travel. __________________ My selected India photos http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/s...r/7030/cat/500

Oct 13th, 2007, 14:51	#109
Diana Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington State & Kerala Posts: 267	Tennis Shoes & socks, never wore them. And a portable water sterilizer gizmo. At least it was small but a waste of money as I never needed it what with the bottled water everywhere I turned. And the mosquito net. They only bugged me at dusk, not at night at all. __________________ “I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” - Rabindranath Tagore

Oct 24th, 2007, 00:22	#114
indiadreamer workin on my attitude Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Global Village......... ok, California Posts: 216	Wow, love the photo camelgirl! __________________ drmr

Oct 30th, 2007, 06:57	#118
michael Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Partly Germany, Partly Abroad Posts: 11	So many MUI`s... Hello allcon! Quite comforting that i wasn`t the only bearer of a mui... Thanks for all your funny posts until now! And still there will always be a mui in my backpack ! ( 4 Examle: a radio controlled alarm-clock which automaticly connects to a sender to receive the right local time and set it. Bad enough, if there is none..) Last edited by michael : Oct 30th, 2007 at 06:58. Reason: mispelled...

Oct 6th, 2007, 19:12	#106
Feno Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 3	Great suggestion! I never even considered bedding. Can you purchase books there? Just light fiction, something to help me fall asleep.

Oct 23rd, 2007, 23:45	#112
Lll Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: uk Posts: 12	a frisbee

Oct 24th, 2007, 01:30	#115
Dilliwala Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: 28N 077E / दिल्ली Posts: 4,065	An oven (small). But only in retrospect.

Oct 24th, 2007, 01:52	#116
brownboy66 Chicken 65 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,330	mui? - my boss. Sick as a dog for most of the trip.

Oct 24th, 2007, 06:13	#117
Brisso Specialist muddler Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 660	would have to have been my girlfriend at the time ... afraid of her own shadow and was convinced her bag would be stolen at any moment .. even when she was sitting on it at New Del Station!!

Nov 9th, 2007, 08:02	#120
trixie Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: california Posts: 1	i brought a hair iron to the bush of sub-saharan africa. (oh vanity! i am much more seasoned since then) i have not been to india yet, but i am going for my first time next month and i am SURE to bring some MUI! this is a great thread!

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