Well after being stuck in Ames for three days, I realized how lucky I was that I owned certain items of clothing. Mainly, water resistant pants, a down jacket, wool socks, and a great outer shell. But naturally when you find yourself facing the elements you come home when its all said and done and immediately go to the computer and start looking up items that you wish you had had for the second worst Iowan blizzard on record. These are what I had and what I wish I had had.
This Marmot shell was worth every penny. It has a nice fleece linning around the neck where sweaters and coats may not go. 
The North Face Summit Series down jacket. I was sweating. For being such a light-weight down jacket I couldn't believe how well it held up to negetive digits under my shell.
Snow shoes was the first thing I was praying would magically fall out of the snow-filled hurricane I was in. It is now on my Christmas wish-list.
A nice Smartwool sweater was my second choice, however since they are less expensive than snow shoes I went ahead and bought it was soon as I got back to my cozy, warm home.
A friggin' six pack of Belhaven ale was needed to survive the entire event. Especial the crazy Iowan natives driving like they were born driving 85mph in the snow. On my way back to Des Moines I counted no less than 112 vehicles on the side of the I-35. "Maybe one day I live in a place with decent drivers, until then I'll take another pint, bartender."
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