A packable rain jacket is the gift he'll never ask for and always need

This is the kind of gift he won’t reach for until he desperately needs it — and then he’ll be genuinely glad it’s there. A packable rain jacket is one of those things that lives in the bottom of a bag for months, totally invisible, until a sudden downpour turns a perfectly good hike into a miserable slog. The packable part matters more than you’d think: if it folds down to pocket-size, it actually goes with him. If it doesn’t, it stays in the closet and defeats the whole purpose. That’s the difference between a thoughtful gift and a well-intentioned one.