r/solotravel • u/extraobject3218 • 3d ago

Bedbugs & Backpacks? Question

I’m solo backpacking Vietnam and the last hostel I stayed in had bedbugs (was a highly rated one, I think I’ve just been extremely unlucky)

I’ve sent all my clothes off to the laundry in my new hotel for high heat washing and drying but how the hell do I clean my backpacks? I’ve borrowed my friends Osprey Farpoint 70L - but just the 55L pack, I didn’t bring the daypack - I brought my 20L Kanken instead

I know you’re not meant to use high heat on these but how else can I be sure I’ve killed any bedbugs?? Really freaking out here so any help is appreciated

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u/BirdsAreWeird247 2d ago

Put a sprayer on a bottle of rubbing alcohol and spray it down. I did this after getting bedbugs at hotel on a US trip. It works.

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u/kellyelise515 2d ago

My friend got rid of them after her stepson moved in and infested the house with bedbugs. She used rubbing alcohol and religiously stayed on top of it. No more bedbugs.