Full Time RVer: What to Do About Your Mail

So you’ve taken the plunge and decided to fulfill your dreams of becoming full time RVers.  You’ve figured out all of the practical things such as phone, tv, internet but you still need to figure out what to do with your mail.

Despite the continual decline of “snail mail” it is still a standard way that many companies send out bills or reminders and believe it or not some people still choose to write letters to one another.  Since you will obviously not be able to receive mail at your RV due to the constant geographical change there are a couple options to consider.

The first and often easiest is to see if you have a friend or relative that would be willing to allow you to send your mail to their house.  This way if there is a time sensitive piece of mail they can send it to whatever location you are currently at.  But if you are uncomfortable with others handling your mail or simply don’t want to bother them you can find a centrally located city, one you pass through regularly and set up a post office box.  The only down side to this is that it will likely fill with junk mail and it might take longer for you to get important bills or documents.

There is also the option of a mail forwarding business.  They will receive and save your mail and, on your request, forward it on to your desired location.  Many of these services will even open and read your mail to you at your request.