I carrry a pump, patch kit, spare tube and $2 for the bus. Oh yea, and I second the "move to the south" although it has gotten down to about 48 so far this year. brrrr

Large zip ties do work, the largest ones that fit are the best, they are stronger. I have resqued a couple of people doing this. One forum member used the wire from a spiral binder last year to lash the cogs to the spokes. It worked most of the way home. Then he pushed too hard or started to coast and it broke, but was almost home. He could have rewired it if he had to.
Sometimes bouncing the bike on the rear wheel will unstick the pawls, sometimes not. The lighter may work but I don't know of anyone who has done it. I have unfrozen a large padalock just my cupping my hands around it and breathing on it untill it warmed up. I wonder if there is a way to keep a hub shielded enough so that breathing on it will warm it up? Some hunters say that if the lock on the truck is frozen, in an emergeny you can pee on the lock to get it open. Maybe that would free the pawls but freeze other parts. Maybe a hot drink would work.

I banged that freewheel like a screen door on a windy day but the pawls wouldn't release.
Anmyone have suggestions on how to get moisture out of a free wheel? Heating with a torch?

WD40. That's what it's for. WD stands for Water Displacer. Get it warm (take it inside) then just let fly with a BUNCH of WD40. Douse it. If you lube after that, use a very thin oil. WD40 is not intended to be a lubricant.

Take it off and put it in a low heat oven, then use the wd-40 and re-lube with some phils tenacious oil.

A torch could cook the grease and ruin things even more if it gets too hot. Bring it inside.

Moisture itself won't freeze the pawls. Over time it can create rust that will bind the pawls. Mositure can turn to ice and freeze them. Grease can get so thick it binds them too. Bring it inside to warm up.

If you have an older bike with a freewheel and not a freehub like new bikes take the freewheel off and drip a little wd 40 into the gap in the back of the freewheel. Let it sit overnight. That will help get out water, soften up old grease and wash some of it out, and loosen rust too.

Don't spray much wd-40 on the cogs when they are on the bike you might get some in the wheel bearings and wash the grease out, then you could damage the bearings.. If you have a new bike with a freehub it won't work anyway.

Cold winter riders should always carry a lighter. I had a large chainring ice up enough that it forced the chain off the small chainring. The lighter is what kept me rolling.

My repair kit still has a lighter for mountain biking. You just never know when you will need it.

Good idea.

Great advice fellas, thanks.