Water comes next. You can live without food for several days or more, but not without water. Identify fresh water sources and store and rotate out water.
Batteries, medicine, heat sources, durable goods and clothing. Nothing silly about it.
The biggest thing is networking. Connect with like-minded friends who also see dark times ahead. You'd be surprised how much folks have when they pool their resources (not just food).
Locate several friendly families that have places in the country with well water and wildlife on their land, or buy some of your own if you don't live there already.
Be prepared. When the SHTF, it's going to be bad.
If you can't get out of the city immediately (you'll only have a limited period of time before the roads get clogged and are unpassable), be prepared to live in your home for no less than 40 days without outside assistance. Most of the scum will kill each other off during that time fighting over meaningless crap. Rally your neighbors to defend your street, block, section, community.
Condense. It's easier to heat 1 home than several, easier to combine resources and cook for a group than just 1 or 2 people. Easier to defend one location with many weapons than several with just a few.
But above all remember - we are Americans. We can do ANYTHING.
Good ideas!
A couple things I learned from a tv show that I thought were interesting.
If you don’t have water, don’t eat. You will get dehydrated faster by eating - you can live much longer without food than water.
If homes around you are being looted, take clothes and stuff and throw it in your front yard, looters will think your house has already been raided and all the valuables taken.
Survival/Preparedness ping!
Question. How often should water be rotated out. And related question: How long will it stay drinkable before the use of purification is necessary?
Also read “Patriots:Surviving the coming collapse” for good extended tactical ideas. The idea of a neighborhood defense team is an absolute MUST if you are stuck in the city.
Defense of a neighborhood is doable rather than trying to do one house or one apartment complex. I would investigate a small water well drilling rig [3/4HD ton LB4x4 PU truck as base] and the pipes and a solar powered pump as something to have in a suburban/far suburban area.