RE: Stocking up on balsa
I'm in the same boat as far as having to drive to get to my two favorite LHS's. 35 miles to one, 70 miles to the other. Crap, it's even 30 miles to the nearest Hobby Lobby, and about all I can get there is epoxy and CA. I do the same thing that a couple others have talked about... when I go to the LHS for something (unless it's specialized) I buy two, sometimes three of the same thing so I'll have it on hand if I need it in a pinch. With a V10 gas motored F350 dually, the 70 mile trips just to go to the hobby shop are getting fewer and fewer.[:'(]