Food, water, shelter… Franks RedHot? Call this your Buffalo survival kit, call it the ultimate Buffalonian care package guide, whatever name you put on it – here are a few things Buffalonians just can’t live without!

  1. Football

Buffalo Bills - Facebook Sundays are just better with Bills football! No matter what our team’s record is, let the record show that we can’t live without Buffalo football.

  1. Hockey

Buffalo Sabres - Facebook We bleed blue and gold, and it shows when hockey season comes around. There’s nothing quite like a packed arena to watch the Sabres play!

  1. Wings

Bar Bill Tavern - Facebook We really couldn’t live without our favorite staple food item: wings. It’s also worth noting that blue cheese gets an honorable mention here!

  1. Beef on weck

Omar S. - Yelp Another Buffalo classic: the beef on weck. Cooked to perfection and covered with kimmelweck rolls, you just can’t beat this Buffalo entree (and we can’t live without it, either)!

  1. Sahlen’s

Sahlen’s Hot Dogs - Facebook We like food here. No judgement, please! Summers wouldn’t be the same without the tastes and smells of a freshly grilled Sahlen’s hot dog. No other dog will do in Buffalo!

  1. Frank’s RedHot

Frank’s RedHot - Facebook How do we love thee? Let us count the ways! We put Frank’s on just about everything here in Buffalo. It’s a staple in our diets and always present in our refrigerators. A world without Frank’s is no world for Buffalonians!

  1. Bison Dip

Bison Dip - Facebook Okay, this one is maybe the most crucial food item on the list. When impending snow storms hit, Buffalonians flock to the store for a few essentials: beer, milk, chips, and Bison Dip. It’s a fact of life in Western New York. We couldn’t live without this dip!

  1. Winter boots

SOREL - Facebook Speaking of winter storms… Buffalonians need to be prepared at any given moment for the white stuff to fall, which is why most of us keep our winter backup boots in our vehicles at all times, just in case.

  1. Ice Scrapers

Marilylle Soveran - Flickr The same is true with our trusty ice scrapers! These things almost never leave our cars, even in mid-summer. You just never know, and there will be plenty of frosty mornings when it comes in handy! In this case, we can’t live without it - OR drive without it!

What items would you add to your list of necessities for life in Buffalo? Share them with us in the comments below!

Buffalo Bills - Facebook

Sundays are just better with Bills football! No matter what our team’s record is, let the record show that we can’t live without Buffalo football.

Buffalo Sabres - Facebook

We bleed blue and gold, and it shows when hockey season comes around. There’s nothing quite like a packed arena to watch the Sabres play!

Bar Bill Tavern - Facebook

We really couldn’t live without our favorite staple food item: wings. It’s also worth noting that blue cheese gets an honorable mention here!

Omar S. - Yelp

Another Buffalo classic: the beef on weck. Cooked to perfection and covered with kimmelweck rolls, you just can’t beat this Buffalo entree (and we can’t live without it, either)!

Sahlen’s Hot Dogs - Facebook

We like food here. No judgement, please! Summers wouldn’t be the same without the tastes and smells of a freshly grilled Sahlen’s hot dog. No other dog will do in Buffalo!

Frank’s RedHot - Facebook

How do we love thee? Let us count the ways! We put Frank’s on just about everything here in Buffalo. It’s a staple in our diets and always present in our refrigerators. A world without Frank’s is no world for Buffalonians!

Bison Dip - Facebook

Okay, this one is maybe the most crucial food item on the list. When impending snow storms hit, Buffalonians flock to the store for a few essentials: beer, milk, chips, and Bison Dip. It’s a fact of life in Western New York. We couldn’t live without this dip!

SOREL - Facebook

Speaking of winter storms… Buffalonians need to be prepared at any given moment for the white stuff to fall, which is why most of us keep our winter backup boots in our vehicles at all times, just in case.

Marilylle Soveran - Flickr

The same is true with our trusty ice scrapers! These things almost never leave our cars, even in mid-summer. You just never know, and there will be plenty of frosty mornings when it comes in handy! In this case, we can’t live without it - OR drive without it!

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