What do these two fictional characters have in common?  A cuddly, strangely anthropomorphized sidekick (e.g. Chloe O’Brian and Boots respectively)?  Or could it be an amazing ability to traverse vast amounts of distance in what seems to be an amazingly short amount of time?

Nah, it’s neither of those (though readers who guessed either should give themselves a pat on the back and perhaps reassess their T.V. watching habits).  No, it’s not those two things.  It’s their incredible bags! Those bags are what every man or woman dreams of carting around with them.  They contain just about anything you need in just about any situation you could think of.  Need to fly over a canyon?  Backpack has a hang-glider for you!  Need to diffuse a thermonuclear device? Jack’s bag has just the trick!  And there’s next to no bulk to these magical napsacks, it’s as if you weren’t carting around literally tons of equipment!

I want a bag like that.  Do you think they sell them at REI?

Next up:  Diego’s little computerized animal encyclopedia versus Jack’s totally rockin’ PDA.