The thing that really gets me about this NO disaster is all of the people asking for basic supplies. I'm not mad at them for doing so and I'm doing all I can to get them into their hands, but I'm just stupified that you could have FIVE DAYS notice of a massive disaster and then, two days after it's done, be starving and dehydrated! It's not the tsunami, we had warning! So here is my advice on how to prepare for just about anything.
Buy the large 55 gallon barrels that are BLUE. Clean them out and store distilled water in them. After I prepared mine (with h2o2 added to keep them 'clean'), I found a company that sells distilled water in 55 gallon bottles, but the shipping was insane (water is 8lbs per gallon and the company was across the country). I have three of these in my basement, sealed tightly and covered with a black tarp to prevent any algae growth. I have a battery operated pump for this (that came with my kerosene heater, actually) that works great. These barrels won't open from anything short of being dropped off of a 4 story roof onto hard concrete. I figure 165 gallons of water will last me, my father and my dog quite a while. If you only have a day or so to prepare, just get the empty barrels and fill with your garden hose. That'll be good enough for a few days.
I have one 55 gallon barrel filled with 89 octane gasoline and preservative. I never really use this for anything, it's more of a backup for the backup (my bicycle!). Every four or five years I pop the top, use it all up and buy another one. With gas prices the way they are now, I'm glad I bought it three years ago. Gas is also great for bartering in situations like that.
A coleman stove is a great thing to have for any camping trip or any power outage. It can use gasoline, but white fuel is much better for it (burns hotter/cleaner) and isn't that pricey. I have two five gallon containers of white fuel stored and I go through it enough with camping, hiking and generally burning things that I don't worry about adding preservatives to it.
A kerosene heater I got at Lowes for 150$ is enough to keep one community room in my house nice and warm even during the nastiest of blizzards. I have a 20 gallon container filled with kerosene. It's cheap, it burns good and it runs non-stop for about 26 hours on the 1.8 or so gallons of fuel that it holds. Ventiliation is something to think about, but it's really not that big of a deal.
Food is such a gimme that I'm finding it hard to believe that people don't have any. It's one thing if you live in a small villa in Italy and buy fresh meat, bread, wine, cheese and seafood daily. It's another when you live in America and go to the store 2-3 times a month. How can you not have 2 days of food on hand? I never understood that. The best solution is to go buy three cases of MRE's. The kind with the built in heater is pretty much standard now and I love those heaters.
I've been a shooter most of my life, although I don't really have a massive collection. I'd say as long as you have a shotgun, you should be OK to protect yourself from looters. A few boxes of shells are all that you'd need for something like this. I don't really worry about it, as I'm in a no-crime area. (except the non-violent drug crimes I Commit daily  )
I've always had a first aid kit and a fire extinguisher on hand, but thats because I'm into being ready. If you don't have one, get some.
Another thing that can help a lot for cleanup and disinfection is BLEACH. Kills damn near everything.
That should really do it for basic needs. Power tools that are battery operated are great. A gas powered chainsaw is great to have. The house I'm in now has a fireplace and I have three cords of seasoned wood outside in the shed should I ever need it.
I also have frames built for my window out of 2x4's and plywood. The 2x4's run across the plywood as well as on the borders so it's very durable. All of these have been pre-built, measured and fitted. I've never had to use them, but if I do, they are right there. Cost me about 80$ and a weekend of sawing and measuring.
Their is just no excuse not to be prepared. I carry my backpack in my car all the time with a medical kit (much more than a first aid kit would have), a tent, a sleeping bag, a shovel, some gravel, food ,water, water purifier, 80 rounds of ammunition for my .45ACP and various other sundry things. Also, toilet paper. I carry a pocket knife with me every day and a powerful Streamlight flashlight. Extra batteries in the backpack. GPS is mounted on my dash but works on batteries, extra batteries in the back pack.
Seriously people, their is no reason to not be prepared for something. Budget 50$ a week towards it and in no time you'll be living great.
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"Men trained in arms from their infancy, and animated by the love of liberty, will afford neither a cheap or easy conquest."
From the Declaration of the Continental Congress
"We can have peace and security only as long as we band together to preserve that most priceless possession, our inheritance of European blood."
Charles A. Lindbergh,"Aviation, Geography, and Race", Reader's Digest, Nov. 1939
"We must secure the existance of our people and a future for White children."
David Lane
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