Where do full time RV nomads get their mail? This was not a question I actually ever pondered until I was asked to fill out a special form in order to keep my mail box.
Welcome, I’m Allie. I’ve been living in an RV full time since 2020. I’m on a mission to get the answers nomads and future nomads need to live a happy life on the road.
What About Mail When You Live on the Road?
I’ve been living nomadically now for almost 4 years. But before I hit the road I lived with mom for a while.
After selling my home after a divorce, mom and her husband offered to help me out by staying with them. I had intentions of buying another home but the travel bug got me and instead of a home I purchased a Class C RV (below).
I hit the road without any worries about mail – I’d use mom’s address since I did live there and she was cool with that.
I did rent a mail box for ease of access and forwarding my mail after about a year on the road. I don’t recall the service asking me for a permanent address, but they probably did. Yet I didn’t need to PROVE IT.
Fast forward to February 2024 and USPS has changed the rules. Be sure to watch the video below for all the excitement of filling out this form. (By “excitement” I mean “frustration”.)
UPDATE April 2024 : Mail Services for Full Time Nomads
At the time of this video I was so frustrated I didn’t research alternatives to nomad mail issues. Yet since then I’ve received some tips from viewers and comments.
If you live nomadically be sure to check out the following for mail box solutions:
- Escapees Mail Service – a very trusted name in RVing. Their mail service is pretty reasonable.
- iPostal1 – I’ve heard of this service and a few people that have used it.
- Video Van Life Essentials- Getting an Address While Living in a Van Cheap RV Living
- Video How do I get Mail on the Road? Who Should be my Mail Forwarder? Meeting a Great One in Nevada
New AllieRambles Website and YouTube Channel
When I think back to when I lived in a sticks and bricks (home, apartment) I planned and implement that plan for no less than 4 years before actually getting into an RV on the road. I had to get rid of a lot of stuff that was in my 4 bedroom home, then sell said home, then figure out what kind of RV I needed and also save money to be on the road. Those are just the bigger tasks that needed to be done.
There is so much that goes into changing a whole lifestyle from a large 2400 square foot home to 128 square foot RV box.
So when I was editing the video below, as well as reading NomadLand, I realized there’s so much one needs to know to start this lifestyle. That’s when I decided I wanted to make the shift from a “vlogging” style YouTube channel to a reference style with some personal vlogging mixed in. I feel this would serve the nomad community much better and I personally enjoy that video approach better.
Stay tuned for next week’s video where I dig into the benefits of living in an RV, van, trailer, etc and I’ll go into what I enjoy as well.
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I’m Allie. At 48 I set out solo to live in my RV. That journey is on hold but my passions for hiking and living well in my 50s still live on! Join me below for more inspiration and adventures. We’re older but even stronger!
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