For how long would being the gray man matter?
Around here, we get on average 200inches of snow a year. Single digit numbers are not uncommon, without the windchill.
If S where to HTF in late summer or early fall, the fuel diverted to bring in the crops or just gone, snowplows are not running.
I own a no kidding NSN N-3B parka. I cannot wear it if it is above 20 degrees as I would overheat.
And it is NOT gray man, by any extent.
But which is more important, being gray or surviving the elements?
Then again, snowplows not running, no one is going anywhere without snowshoes, XC skis, or if you are willing to burn the fuel, a snow machine.
What about mass die off?
I have read several reports if the JIT food system were to end, 90% of the population would die off in anywhere from 6months to a year. I am inclined to agree with that assessment. A few have suggested as high as 95%, perhaps more.
Use the Wal-mart example again: Walk around Wal-mart, count off 9 people at random. They are dead. The 10th lives.
In your town, city, would you even encounter those remaining?
Where I live, that is about 60-70 people who survive, spread out over a lot of territory.
Does it matter if you are gray then?