Packing dilemmas...

amy

I am planning a trip to India from Dec-Feb and am having a few packing dilemmas... I am planning on travelling all over, although am thinking of spending a bit more time (a month or so) in Kerala (prob Trivundrum). I am planning on travelling pretty budget. A couple of questions...

- Is it worth bringing a sleeping bag, or is a liner enough?
- Do most places have somewhere to hang a mossie net or is it better to just go repellant/coils/etc? I get bitten heaps (im like a mossie magnet) so want to be careful, but dont want to buy and carry around a net if i cant even hang it most places.

Thanks guys!

Nick-H

In the South, at least, you won't need a sleeping bag. You'll only want to be covered up at all if you turn up the AC.

Cool in the hills, though...

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traceyam

I can't sleep when I'm cold, but even I wouldn't need a sleeping bag in Kerala in the winter. I was in Kereala in January and it was warm enough to swim in the ocean. I'm from L.A. and used to moderate weather.

I didn't have a lot of trouble with mosquitos but they seem to be less interested in me than other people. If it's a concern for you, buy and bring a good quality net. They're not heavy and take up hardly any room in your luggage.

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senilix

upps - so long you don't go to the himalaja a liner is enough - and dec to feb, even in cerala you don't need any net - maybe much more in the south - but in cochin for eg for sure not

amy

thanks everyone! i have checked out what other people have said but wanted to ask cos id heard the mossies in kerala were particularly bad, and couldnt find anything about how often places have something to suspend the nets

squashblossom

Hey Amy,
I will also be travelling around that time (nov-feb) and its my first time to india.. taking in what everyone suggested to me, i decided to take a sleeping bag, because i will be travelling to the himalayas at one point, (and also just as a security blanket :P im travelling on my own, so i thought i might want one) and also decided to take a net, they're not exactly heavy, so i thought id rather be safe than sorry..
Hey by the way, i am also from Perth, and travelling a round over there at the same time, so if you ever want to meet up, let me know my email is squashblossom24@hotmail.com

have fun!

wonderwomanusa

Sleep with the fan on and the mossies can't land on you. Use mosquito coils or the Good Knight plug-in device and you will have fewer of them to even try to land.

camelgirl

Here's an IM thread on many people's opinions on bed nets.

to net or not to net?

I for one think it's a good idea, if you bring one like the skeeter defeater (www.longroad.com)

Sunray

Believe that and your like a piece of steak in front of a pride of lions.

India's odd. They don't have nets, or even places to hang them, in the guest houses. Exceptions are in touristy places like Hampi where, without them, you'd probably suffer death due to blood loss. Loads of mozzies everywhere in India, except in the Hills.

I bought 5m of nylon rope and I have managed to put a single point bell net up, with a little bit of thinking, everywhere. Usually tied to the curtain rails and wardrobes and things.

You don't want to get bitten when sleeping, it will spoil your trip. Just one mozzie can bite you quite a few times.

One final tip, very few mozzies go above the 3rd floor.

shanthi

Hai wonderwomanusa, I wish ya'd come and tell them pesky mozzies in TN that when the fan is on, they aint allowed to land on us!!! ha ha ha

dhans

We prefer the latter, so we buy the mosquito coils or the electric thingy. It helps, allthough you will be coughing a bit next morning.

Hans

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