Reply #44: panic buyers by things they don't really need.

[HillbillyBob]

things you should buy, flour, sugar, yeast (to make bread) pnut oil, rice, beans, coffee, tea if you drink it, coffee creamer, dry milk, salt, canned goods, tp, laundry soap that can be used for handwashing too jic no power.
I also have some of those little canned fuel things, propane and butane for a single burner hot plate..came in handy when the power was out here.
Candles , aspirin, allergy meds, extra prescriptions if you take them.
Some clear plastic and duct tape, the reason for that is if you have a broken window and cant get a glazier or new piece of glass.
I also have kerosene lanterns (take care with those) keep the wick low or they smoke! I learned that one after hurricane andrew days and days no power.
A gas grill and extra tank, a stove top percolator can make coffee on a grill.
Bandaids , iodine, clorox, books some to read for pleasure others of the hints from Heloise, that sort of thing. Flash light extra rechargeable batteries and a solar powered charger. I use rechargeable batteries in everything anyway.
You dont have to have mass quantities, but enough to get thru a few weeks.
We have been buying and saving seeds for a couple years and are switching to all heirloom kinds , they need less fert and pesticides, if you learn what plants to mix in your garden like 4 oclocks attract japanese beetles to them they eat and die, and don't wipe out your crops.
I know I missed some things.