Thanks to everybody. I do in fact carry portable gps and have it
operational in flight, portable comm with external antenna and
headphone adaptor, and extra batteries. Since my hope port KGYY is on
the border of Lake Michigan, if I'm near the lake and need VFR one
option is to stay clear of the STARs and DPs and scud run if I can
expect 1000 feet or so.

Bad events often don't come in groups of 1.