Question for full timers

[Duckf00t]

So, here's the question. How do you get your mail? Or do you? Where do you put on your drivers license as home address? Relatives house? Wondering because for a time we'll need to get mail... another year and we won't need it.

[baadpuppy]

I haven't taken the step you're taking yet, but when I do, I plan to use that service in south dakota, and become a resident of south dakota.

The link is... http://mydakotaaddress.com/.

I believe that the escapees group also provides a similar service in TX. I'm sure there are others that I can't remember.

hope this helps,
jim

[Duckf00t]

Thanks so much I knew it woudn't be hard to find out on here.

[GoneCamping]

Go to RV.net and look around inside the "Full Timers" section, there is all kinds of info on this. While the info posted above is all good, there are more options too...

[josetann]

Well, we are full-timing on a temporary basis (I think anything over half a year should qualify). Still have a "back home", so that's the address we use. You can have your mail temporarily forwarded up to a year I think, and they seem to let you keep changing it as much as you want. It's free if you fill out the forms in the post office, but costs $1 to do online (some need to verify your id and billing address, though they could just do a temp charge that drops). It'll let you put in the next day, but it takes at least a week to get to the post office and properly forward. So, if you have a regular mailing address you can use, that'd be a cheap/free option. If you don't, or need a little more convenience, then I'd go with the options mentioned above (special mail forwarding service). RV.net definitely has a lot of good info on this and other general RV stuff.