The Light Fantastic -- The new Coleman 3AAA LED Multi-Color Flashlightwill be a very welcome gift for the outdoors person on your Christmas list.Lightweight yet quite bright, the rugged anodized aluminum light ismulti-functional. It not only provides a strong white beam of all-purposelight rated at 65 lumens, it also is easily switched to a red beam forenhanced night vision and a blue beam for reading maps or blood trailing. Runtime ranges from six to 50 hours. It operates on three AAA batteries andweighs just 4.8 ounces. Featuring the latest LED technology, the Multi-ColorFlashlight is available at mass merchants and sporting goods retailersnationwide or via coleman.com. MSRP is $29.99.

Taste the Flavor of the Wild Year Round -- Hunters and anglers like toenjoy their wild game and fish all year long, but let's face it, freezing andvacuum packaging the meat can be a pretty expensive deal, until now. Insteadof spending a hundred bucks or more for bulky countertop appliances, theZipVac Portable Food Storage System kit is affordable and perfect for bothindoors and outdoors.

Named "Best New Fishing Accessory" from among dozens of new products atthis year's international tackle show, the ZipVac Portable Food Storage Systemis a new portable vacuum-packaging appliance consisting of durable, freezable,microwavable, boilable, patented ZipVac bags, a portable hand-heldrechargeable electric vacuum pump and small manual air removal pump -- both ofwhich fit the bags' patented valve system.

Food will lose its fresh taste quickly, even in the freezer, because ofair and moisture. Traditional packaging methods -- butcher paper, freezer bagsand aluminum foil -- might delay freezer burn, but cannot prevent it. The onlyway to really protect the food is with vacuum packaging. Unlike most otherfood storage bags, the barrier protection of ZipVac prevents oxidation, whichis critical in maintaining the integrity of fresh fish and game. When food isvacuum packaged, odors and stale taste are locked out. Vacuum-packed foodtakes up less freezer space as well.

ZipVac bags come in a variety of sizes -- quart, gallon, filet and jumbo.Of great interest to hunters is that ground meat, which comprises a highpercentage of game meat, has a freezer life of about one year when vacuumpacked with ZipVac, compared with four months of normal freezer life usingother methods.

Visit zipvac.net for more information and to locate the nearest retailer.MSRP for the kit with both pumps and starter supply of bags is $39.95.

No more battery blues -- Don't let the outdoor enthusiast on your liststart the season stranded in the driveway or at the dock with a dead boat oroff-road vehicle battery. Argus Analyzers recently introduced an affordablenew device called the Battery Bug - Starting Battery Monitor (SBM). Itattaches directly to your starting battery, tests your battery every start,tracks the battery's decline in health and sounds an alarm when the batteryapproaches end of life. A simple "fuel gauge" display shows where your batteryis in its lifespan. In other words, it tells you precisely when your batteryneeds to be replaced -- not too early or too late -- just in time forspringtime activities. Don't let a dying battery put a damper on yourrecreational activities. For more information, visit batterybug.com. MSRP is$39.95.

Get reel -- The new U.S. Reel SuperCaster 1000 and SuperCaster 1000 Prolet anglers cast farther with faster lure speed and less effort than otherbaitcasters since there's no friction-causing levelwind eyelet in thisrevolutionary design with its reverse-rotation spool. The rolling motion of arotating bar levels the line instead. This is the performance edge anglershave dreamt about. In addition, there are few backlashes with the reel.

The See-Saw Levelwind levels the line on the spool by a rotating angledbar that creates a see-saw effect to guide the line. It is adjustable and itsheight actually regulates casting control. The SC1000 features an exclusive"reverse rotation" spool to complement the See-Saw Levelwind System. When theline comes out from below the spool, spool control is improved with the spoolturning into the thumb.

Visit usreel.com for more information. MSRP starts at $149.99 and $199.99.

Santa's New Sleigh -- The 2009 Toyota Venza is a versatile five-passengervehicle that couples the styling and comfort of a passenger car with theflexibility of an SUV, to give customers a stylish alternative to thetraditional sedan. With excellent fuel economy, innovative design, outstandingfront and rear headroom and excellent value, Venza raises the bar for ridecomfort and utility. The Venza also offers SUV-like features such as availableall-wheel drive (AWD), foldable rear seats, large cargo area, higher driversightline, and up to 3,500 lbs. towing. Power comes from an all-newfour-cylinder engine or a powerful V6. Visit toyota.com for more information.Suggested Retail Price: starting at $25,975.

SOURCE Walker Agency