Full-Time RVing - Mail Forwarding Tips
By Bob Macek
Have you been considering the freedom of a full-time RV lifestyle? Are you ready for the change, but uncertain about how to get started?
Here are just a few of the challenges to becoming a full-time RVer:
- How Much Does This RV Lifestyle Cost?
- How Am I Going To Do My Banking On The Road?
- What About My Phone And My Internet?
- How About My Medicare And My Health Care?
- How Do I Choose A Permanent Residence?
- How In The World Will I Get My Mail?
You see I've been there done that. In 1969 I began my RV adventure in a converted VW bus. For 6 months I enjoyed the freedom of traveling and living full-time on the road from Illinois to Utah. I took a teaching job at the University in Ogden, Utah, and had to give up my Gypsy lifestyle.
During the following 32 years I tent-camped on weekends in Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. Not often. but just enough to know that one day I would again go for a full-time RV lifestyle and enjoy the freedom of the outdoors.
In 2000 I decided the time had arrived to became a full-time RVer. I had no idea how confusing, frustrating and time consuming that decision would turn out to be. I began researching the internet, the library, my friends and other full-timers.
Because I planned to run my business out of my RV, my major concern was how I was going to get all my business correspondence.
After many hours of research I found several resources with a wide range of costs for mail forwarding. Here are a few of the more popular mail forwarding services among RVers: Escapees, Good Sam Club and Family Motor Coaching Association (FMCA).
I settled on FMCA who delivered the mail weekly and the cost was included in the membership fee. I used this service for 4 years without any problems. Because I moved around a lot it was important to let them know ahead of time where I would be. If I were to stay in one location for 30 days there was no need to notify them. It's important to inform the mail forwarding service of the basics about your lifestyle on the road. I rarely had any problem with the RV park accepting my mail, however if I was near a relative I would have the mail delivered to them.
Regardless of the service you use make certain they understand that the mail is to be held until you call and provide a current address for mail forwarding. It must be made clear to them that you are not always in one place and your mailing address changes. There are many forwarding services but not all understand about RVing and are set up to forward mail to different addresses. One thing you will need to tell your mail forwarding service is how you want them to handle your junk mail. The proper handling will save you money in postage costs.
In conclusion your main concern should be a reliable mail forwarding service. Those mentioned above have been in business for a long time and they are likely to stay in business.
Bob Macek has been an outdoor enthusiast since 1969, and is the founder of Cool RV Stuff.com. If you found these tips useful, you'll enjoy the articles and free resources found at http://www.coolrvstuff.com. You will especially want to check out "RV Freedom Now", 10 steps to full-time RVing.
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