a few years ago Minneapolis got hit with a long nasty winter.
now i don't want to use the word "panic" but the thought of having my old canoe hauling car break down drove me to some over the top survival ideas....like...
turning the car into something like a mountain hut.
this winter i dialed things back a bit.with a good cell phone as a in city PLB and a bag of my old but very good winter parka,boots,gloves,wool pants and a ski mask i should be able to stay warm until a tow truck arrives.
most places i drive this in the winter i could walk home from! our SUV is new and i don't worry about it snapping a belt or having a major part fail like this 92 might do.
we are not out West or in farm country where help could be a problem. the Minneapolis area has plenty of traffic or places to walk into to wait if i did not want to stay with the car.