so now you should call your self "NEWSCHOOL"
LOL good one
if its anythin like the winter we had 2 years ago i think a vehicle would be the safer option, if you can get to it at all then at least you have heat... i remember settin off on foot and fallin into a stream and walkin the 3 mile journey home in -15 temperatures.... i nearly didnt make it, it actually put me off lampin for a while after it!!