Eagle Creek's Sidekick is a roomy, oblong bag of sturdy nylon with zippered compartments and an open pocket that can be used as a shoulder bag or a waist pack ( belts are concealed in a zippered pocket ) . $ 35; Magellan's catalog, Adventure 16.
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There is a second trend : The walls and structural columns at one big store I visited were draped with shapeless colorful pouches, duffels, day packs, backpacks, waist packs, shoulder bags, cloth briefcases and all sorts of canvas devices for carrying belongings, not a straight line in the bunch.
