The state of Minnesota has a newish website I learned about in another forum. codeready.org

Looks good. Not great, but it is probably the best I've seen to date by a state or federal agency. They also have a generator for shopping lists based on your household population and duration. Nothing on rolling gear, but most people bug in anyway.

And there is a joke- IIRC, isn't Minnesota the "North Star State"? Other states should follow.

"bug in" is right..as a local i can't think of a single
reason why i would have to leave my home with a bag of
gear and "bug out"..we have lots of forests but not the
fires they have out west..floods are very local and in
low farm country..no storms that call for citys to be abandon
like on the coasts down south..local power cuts from summer
storms and the odd power loss in winter get fixed fairly fast.
heavy winter storms just means a trip to the store for bread
and milk and then a wait for the clearing up after.about
all i have on my list is a small generator to run the fan
in the gas furnace..no earthquakes,a nice solid state..

I wanted to look at their kits, but the site asks your name and address FIRST (BEFORE showing you any kits) !!!

Why dont they just list what kits and items they have and let people choose or browse freely ???

There's nothing stopping you from revealing to them that you are Homer J. Simpson from 123 Evergreen Terrace in Springfield...

Lots of online sites have the strange notion that my zip code is 90210...

Thanks Glock. I needed that.

I really dont know why they design their sites like this. Many would be buyers will just go away, me included !!

They remind me of a company that sells water purification systems. Instead of telling you that system A produces x gallons and costs whatever, they ask you : how many kids you have, when can we visit you to to test your well water ..etc. I dont want anyone counting may family members and testing my well water, I want a short direct answer only.

I will write "Chisel" as my name and see what happens.


EDIT:
It worked
They seem to ask for the name(s) to include in the plan or kit listing. Their listings are good too.

A friend of mine puts a lot of stuff in her dog's name. Even her phone number is in his name. He gets lots of loan and credit applications.

Sue

Yeah those websites are annoying. I was attempting to do the on-line ASVAB test once at http://www.military.com/ASVAB (just curious and a little bit drunk) and it wanted all your details before allowing anyone to start the test. Name, address and contact phone number etc. I think George W Bush did pretty well that day getting around 90 on the score. Some of the questions were pretty tough though. Hmm, do you think the recruiting officer got through past the Whitehouse Switch Board Number later that day because some time later (a few weeks) it wouldn't allow me to log back in to repeat the tests (was hoping to do better without the beer).

Wait a second, I thought I lived at 123 Evergreen in Springfield... Oh, wait, it's a poste de resturant. :P

I do agree Chisel, I thought that was basically pointless, but asking for a town or zip does have a function. It's "marketting", as in selling the concept to those towns who's people just aren't getting it. But it is still a LOT better than anything else I've seen from any federal, state or provincial government agency in the US and Canada for those of us south of 60N.

There is a reason to ask how many kids you have with water systems- determining the load. 90% of people don't know how many gallons per day they use, much less per hour, only per month if they get municipal water. And if you are on a well or spring, at most it is just lumped into your electric bill.

I actually think that is a pretty good site, compared to some others I have seen. Some people are to lazy to sit down and work out their own plan maybe this will help them if most of the work is done for them. For some it will give them a building block.

Minnesota is a harmless state..no one is going to use that
information to raid your compound and poke thru your stuff..
we would sent a free hiway map and a coupon for a burger
at the Mall of America..and around here wells are a sacred
subject--the state go's the extra mile to keep the ground
water clean..if you need a filter and have a well the state
is going to want to know why..i lived 26 years in a place that had
a well and was very pleased they tested my water
and took an interest in keeping it clean--unlike some parts
of the country..

Privacy Policy

Check out their privacy policy. I wish more sites had one this good.

Wow, Bentirran, you take the ASVAB test for fun when you're drunk? How rowdy do you get when you're REALLY tanked?

I'm just one of those guys that just falls asleep when indulging to much. Discovering where you wake up is part of the adventure though.

If you ever find yourself in Barbados and are challenged with the 4 Barbados rum and coke challenge be very careful. This cocky Scotsman 'what just 4 rum and cokes, no problem' nearly lived to regret it. Only later did I find out that in Barbados they put fire hazard labels on the bottles of rum.