Following the onset of a regional (or wider) disaster, if and when it becomes known that the disaster is going to last for a week or more, many or most items will disappear from store shelves. It is a given that food of all varieties will be one of the first things to go. But apart from that, here are just a few of the many other items that may disappear sooner than others, given their importance or impact on daily living in today’s modern world.

In no particular order, excluding foods,
- Water Filters/Purifiers
- Propane Cook-stoves, Coleman stoves
- Propane cylinders and Coleman fuel
- Gasoline Containers
- Toilet Paper, Paper Towels, Tissues
- Flashlights, torches, lanterns, candles
- Batteries
- Generators
- Portable propane heaters (if during winter), Firewood
- Ammunition (Firearms will be difficult to purchase once TSHTF)
- Aluminum Foil (lots of uses)
- Matches and Lighters
- Personal hygiene products (toothpaste, soap, shampoo, shaving, etc.)
- Alcohol, cigarettes
While there are so many supplies and items that we all use over a period of time, these struck me as potentially some of those that will be in greater initial demand and may be hard to find once TSHTF.
It may be a good idea to procure some extras of these items now rather than later, assuming that you could use any of them following a major disaster.
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