Activity Guides
What to Wear Running in 30 Degree Weather
What to wear running in 30°F weather: midweight base layers, wind shell, fleece-lined tights, and full hand/ear/face protection. Tested on an 8-mile Chicago lakefront run.
Nate Calloway
Chicago-based outdoor gear tester. Eight years as a personal stylist before specializing in activity-driven dressing. Tests across Midwest seasons, Lake Michigan winds to July humidity. Runs, hikes, golfs, will defend fleece-lined jeans.
Activity Guides
What to Wear Hiking in 50 Degree Weather
Wear a moisture-wicking base layer, fleece or grid mid-layer, and a packable wind shell with trail pants. The three-layer system handles temperature swings on trail. Four formulas plus trail-tested footwear and accessory picks for cool-day hikes.
Occasion Wear
What to Wear to an Outdoor Concert in Summer
Wear a breathable tee or light dress with shorts or light pants, plus a packable layer for after sunset. Temperature drops 10-15F once the sun goes down. Pavilion, lawn, and festival formulas plus the shoes that handle grass and hours of standing.
Activity Guides
What to Wear Running in 50 Degree Weather
Wear a long-sleeve tech shirt with shorts or light tights - nothing else for most efforts. Fifty is the start-cool-and-warm-up zone where overdressing is the bigger risk. Pace-vs-effort formulas plus the chafe-resistant picks.
Activity Guides
What to Wear Running in 40 Degree Weather
Wear a long-sleeve tech base, light midlayer or vest, tights or split shorts, plus gloves and headwear. Hands and ears need protection at 40F more than your core does. Pace-vs-effort formulas plus the gloves, headwear, and shoe picks.
Occasion Wear
What Should I Wear to a Football Game?
Wear a thermal base, a fleece or jersey mid layer, and a wind shell below 45F, with warm pants and waterproof boots. A stadium can drop 15F between the parking lot and the fourth quarter. Four temperature formulas plus the shoe and sock picks, so you dress once and stop guessing.