Windbreaker
A decade ago, I showed up to photograph a wedding, and it looked like it might rain. Like any well-prepared photographer, I showed up early but unfortunately without a raincoat. So with some time to spare, I stuck my head in a thrift shop to see if I could find a low-cost, easy solution. Sure enough, I walked out with two options. The first a 1980s looking canvas trench by London Fog much like one I had years earlier and the other a bright neon orange windbreaker that packed down into a little pouch. I font remember the cost of these things at the time, but I know it wasn't much.
The last few days, I've pulled out the windbreaker for my morning runs. The temp is dropping, but it seems to hold enough heat in without too much moisture building up. Not the warmest, but it does what it's name implies and cuts the sting out of the wind. And did I mention it is bright orange? While at night it might not make too much of a difference, every bit of extra visibility matters when cars are pulling out of driveways or rolling up to stop signs.
While I do have a little nicer running jacket for when the temperature drops more, this will do for now. Yeah, I'm tempted to get the all new flashy revolutionary jacket made from the most modern fabrics, but this gets the job done.
