Always better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it....Water, Food, Ammo, Fuel/oil for the Generator..A 5k Gen. will run a small Window A/C on 110V....Once the Shutters are up, they stay there till the end of Hurricane season...The Forecasters are the only People that are frequently wrong and still get paid. .. ..2016, Cat 5 Storm coming at us...Forecasters calling for mass evacuation.....My Daughter insisted we Leave rather than ride it out......Never again will evacuate.... only damage we had was some branches down...and w/o power for 2 days...Bumper to bumper Traffic that was at a standstill several times....The Rest areas were like 3rd world countries....People living in tents/campers...Kids running thu Parking area, Access road, etc.