[Nostril Cheese]

I've been thinking about driving to my in-laws place for the holidays, Portland, OR to Northern Ontario, Canada. Usually we fly, but my wife's father left us a bunch of wood and metalworking tools. I'm not real crazy on dealing with airports round the holidays.

My Trooper is in good shape, 4wd works fine. I plan on getting winter tires installed. Fresh anti-freeze and oil, etc.. However I'm a bit concerned with starting it in -30 degree weather. I've heard of block heaters that replace the dipstick, but we may be in an area where I wouldnt have reliable access to a 110v source.

I've also heard of battery blankets being essential to driving in such extremes. Can anyone give me any real world advice here?

Thanks.