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You definitely won't need a sleeping bag. I always carry a sleeping bag liner as many accom, whilst providing a bottom sheet, don't always provide a top sheet - and I like something over the top of me. (Helps to keep off rogue insects, too!)

In the cooler places you will find that accom places will provide a warmer blanket, but I think for the time of year that you are going, you won't need that anyhow.

If you get a sleeping bag liner, get a silk one. The cotton ones are a bit heavier, and polyester-type ones won't breathe as well as natural silk. I've had my for 20 years now and it's still in great condition, so you'll definitely get your money's worth.

If you've already got a cotton one, then stick with that.

Yes, you can get them in Hanoi. I remember seeing them all over the place. I can't recall the price, but I do recall that they were significantly cheaper than at home.

BTW.. I think it's just your wording, but you do realise that you can't treat your bags for 'anti-malaria', right? You can have them treated with permethrin which will help keep creepy crawlies at bay, including mosquitoes, but it's not 'anti-malaria'. Regardless, I don't believe it's necessary to treat them. I did treat mine on one trip although it kind of bugged me (pun intended!) that I was lying all night in a bed of chemicals. I haven't done it since. And I honestly don't think it achieves much more than an untreated liner if you keep a fan blowing on you at night (mozzies avoid air movement).