I went to WalMart late last night and I was shocked, shocked I tell you, at the amount of Coleman gas, propane and flashlights still on the shelves. All the 'D' batteries were gone though.
Heck, all that stuff was gone days before Frances and Ivan.
My best investment this year was radios and flashlights that run on AA batteries.
I got so sick of finding the stores out of D's and there were always plenty of AA's, that I looked around till I found flashlights and radios that ran on AA's.
Also found little individual fans that are powered by AA's, so when the power goes out, we each have a little fan of our own.