At home: Gas-powered generator and stablized gas in storage. Electric space heaters. Appropriate base layers, footwear and outerwear for all family members. Food and water stored. Tape, heavy tarps, and lighter plastic sheets available to improve insulation in a specific room if needed.

In each car: Snow brush/ice scraper, high quality snow shovel, full emergency kit to include Heatsheets blankets, emergency candles, camp stove. Each car is in excellent mechanical condition and maintained carefully.

My car: I go on far more long road trips than the other members of my family, and I am almost always riding solo. I have a military surplus extreme cold weather sleep system along with the other items.