Heavy-duty, waxed cotton, wool-lined baseball hat, courtesy of LL Bean. I love mine:

http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/69287?feat=hat-SR0&page=wool-lined-waxed-cotton-fowler-s-cap


I'll be confronted with the what-I-hate-to-leave-behind question on Friday when I'm due to accompany a friend on a 100-mile day trip on a day that now has a 50-50 chance of seeing snow that could screw up traffic.

As the recent "Car as Shelter" thread indicates, I keep a lot of stuff in my car -- especially during winter. All I'll be able to take on this day trip with my friend is my duffle that goes with me everywhere.

I'll go through it before the trip and will squeeze in a few things that would increase comfort if we get stuck on the road.

As important, I'm going to make sure my friend has topped off her fuel tank. She's pretty good about that but I'll remind her that with the snow forecast we will have increased odds of being stranded.