Hand tools, the type that mostly have been replaced by power tools or were rendered unnecessary by factory prefabrication.

Stock metals in useful shapes (wire, tubing, bar stock).

Stocking up on rope, maybe invest in an woodchipper in the future.

That's all I will need if they ever decide to make me miss a meal over their bullshit.

I nabbed some cans of gas for my little gas burner.

Because of where I am, we're toast of they turn off the water so I only worry about dealing with a few days at a time. I have enough food for a few months. I rotate cat food cans so they will still have wet food for a week or so. They have plenty of dry that I rotate out.

I think I'm pretty well set for any short term emergency. My bf has enough defence for both of us.

There's lots of "stuff" that would be good to stock up on, but I think far more important than actual stuff is skills.

Food is great, but the skills to grow and preserve food (in the absence of reliable electricity) will be invaluable.

As for tools, definitely hand tools, but also the skills to actually make tools. Granted, you probably aren't going to be able to make a tool that is as good as a vintage one (that's been kept in reasonable condition). But, the skills to make tools can also be used to repair and restore tools. The ability to make new tools from what is otherwise considered junk will be highly valuable. Make a hammer head from some old steel axel, or a chisel from an old car spring.... or a sword.

Skills that you could consider learning: - Blacksmithing - Carpentry - Horticulture (or pretty much any form of agriculture, generally small scale non-mechanized) - Animal husbandry - Food preservation and preparation (canning, pickling, drying, fermenting, etc, also preparation of basic ingredients, like flour making) - Herbal medicine - Fiber processing (wool, cotton, linen... again, non-mechanized) - Bee keeping (honey, bees wax, propolis, crop fertilizaton) - Pottery - Machining (use of lathe, milling machine, etc) - Mechanics (repair and maintenance of motors and other mechanical machines, particularly vintage) - ...

Of all the crafts, I think blacksmithing is probably the most useful in a collapse scenario, though all of them (and more) will be necessary to some extent. With blacksmithing, you can work steel into the shapes you require, join steel without needing a welder (and welding rods) and probably most importantly, you can make other tools: Hammers, chisels punches, spanners, pliers/tongs, cutting tools and more. With enough skill and practice you can even make guns and other weapons from scratch. You can also make the hardware required for other crafts: hinges, latches, brackets, nails, bolts, etc. After blacksmithing, I think carpentry would be the next most important. With these skills you can convert pretty much any wood into many useful items and other tools. The most important will be building shelter, furniture and other tools.

Same as you. I stocked up on arduino boards as well as a few Raspberri Pis (before the prices went nuts) as well as other components I tend to use a lot, like oled screens and sensors. I'm good for a while. Have some projects in mind to keep me busy

We also stocked up on seeds and even procured a chicken coop (chickens soon to follow). More projects to keep our minds occupied and hey, even have some home grown eggs and veggies, which never hurts.

A lot of people posting seem to think that the electrical grid will still be up and reliable...

batteries and lipstick

non-perishables are always worth stocking up on

toilet paper, paper towels, aluminum foil, razor blades, canned goods, scrap newspaper (fire starter, insulating if you're desparate)

also hookers and cocain.

I got a commercial vaccum sealer so I can buy bulk and split things up into individual portions. That and oxygen absorbers...

I hate being poor so much. What I'm doing is making friends with the Mormon community since they're stocked for a good while.