Horace did hit on the biggest negative to the idea- someone to run it. I don't know of many guys who would forego their flying time to maintain a miniature store, especially just to sell maybe $20 worth of stuff on a typical day. The sort that would do that is either nuts or wants to steal from the stockpile, which isn't exactly what we would want. A better solution for the lack of LHS's in some areas, IMO, would be for a club or multiple clubs to get with a hobby shop or distributor and do bulk buys of the most often needed items a couple times a year. Cases of fuel, fasteners, tanks, wheels, fuel line, batteries, etc are items we all use and generally buy locally if we can. For areas with no LHS nearby, it could make sense for one person to manage a bulk order and work out a way to distribute everything.