Stop lugging around so much junk.

• Position: WHAT'S NEW? - Overland Equipment Inc.'s The Bidwell Purse and The Helena bags

True, you can load lots of stuff into backpacks and carry bags but. when it comes time to fish outsomething you need ... yikes! Besides, who wants to lug around 10 tons of junk when it's so much easier to streamline and organize with the line of bags from Overland Equipment Inc., Chico. Calif.?

The Bidwell Purse ($75), for instance, is quite attractive--measuring 10"x7.5"x5" and inspired by Overland's top-selling Donner--with its tree stitch design and choice of attractive colors. Tangerine/Sand, Dove/BlueMist, and BlueViolet/Periwinkle. Its leather shoulder strap is adjustable and has bronze hardware highlights; the two-way zippers have leather pulls; there is a five-pocket front organizer and two interior mesh pockets for water bottles; the front shuts with a magnetic closure; the interior mesh zippered coin pocket is perfect for laundry days or feeding that pesky parking meter; the top zippered compartment can hold a paperback and your sunglasses; while the key ring keeps car and house keys in place.

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