Where do you forward mail to?

We've also never had a problem with using General Delivery for over 7 years.

Barb

simsfmly wrote:
Most really don't want to deal with General Delivery, have different interpretations than others, and has been a last resort for us.

Hmmm. Interesting. In 17 years we have not found one P.O. that will not deal with General Delivery and have had no other problems. We travel constantly and have used post offices across the country.

I would say that most CG's accept mail for their residents, especially if you give them a heads up prior to arrival.

We've really soured on the General Delivery route in the past few years, not that our US Postal Service isn't doing a crack, efficient job with outstanding customer service. Most really don't want to deal with General Delivery, have different interpretations than others, and has been a last resort for us.

We're also Escapees and use General Delivery for most deliveries.

Barb

I'm usually on the move every couple weeks or so. My mail goes to a box at the UPS Store back home. They will accept USPS, FedEx, UPS or anything else. I periodically email them to forward whatever is there to General Delivery at a nearby PO or to a UPS Customer Center.

We have used the Escapees RV Club in Livingston, Texas for the past 17 years as our address. They give you a 'real' address, not a P.O. box. That is the address we use for all business/personal correspondence. All mail goes to them.

If we are traveling and want our mail, we email/call them about 4 days prior to our arrival date. We tell them to ship it c/o our name, General Delivery, City, State. They package it up for the requested day we tell them to ship it and it's shipped Priority Mail to the P.O. General Delivery and it arrives in 3-4 days, sometimes 2 days. When we arrive we go to the P.O. to pick it up. If we know that a campground would accept mail, then we have it sent there. If we're visiting family, we have it sent to their house. We've even used this system in Alaska. However, it takes a LOT longer if you have it sent to Canada because it has to go through customs. We don't have mail sent to Canada.

You should always choose a small P.O. for general delivery not a major main P.O. because problems can arise using the big P.O. If a city has more than 2 P.O. this is really important. Just choose a suburb of that big city and you'll be just fine.

If we stay in one spot for a month or two, we would do the same thing - General Delivery to the local P.O.

We usually just request our mail every 3 weeks or so as most bill paying is done automatically online. We do get some favorite magazines, personal mail from family/friends, etc.

We have found that the P.O. will hold General Delivery for you for 30 days.

It's a very easy process and we have never had a problem getting our mail in 17 years.

Good luck!

If the campground won't accept mail for you, you have 2 choices. General Delivery at the nearest PO that accepts it (not all do) would be the best choice. The places I've been, some of the POs also had time limits for general delivery. In that case I would have to rent a PO box and tell my mail forwarding service to forward mail to that box.

My service forwards based on what and when I tell them. For instance, if I had a PO box at a seasonal location but went to visit my kids for a month, I'd notify the service if I wanted my mail shipped to a different location once. They don't care where they ship it as long as you're paying for it.

Thank you. When you say "...ship it to you" what exactly do you mean? Have it shipped to the campground? What if the campground does not accept shipments?

It will depend on the CG, as some will accept packages....though you will want to ask them, and if they agree, let them know that you will be there to accept it.

If I was going to be in a particular place for a week or so, I would have the mail boxed up and sent FedEx, so that I got it in a day or so....and that would be that.

Forwarding probably isn't what you really want....at least not on a daily basis. The private mailbox companies will often hold your mail for a specified time, and then ship it to you. Of course, you will probably pay for this.

You can do the same thing with friends or family....getting some pre-paid mailers for them to put your mail (less the junk mail), and ship it to you.