Boarder crossing insanity - CBP gone crazy...

O brother, all I did was report on an unusual border crossing experience, not blaming anyone, saying it was bad enough to never cross the border again or that they were "picking on" RV-ers. I have never seen all RVs pulled over and get x-rayed, inspected underneath and dog-searched. And being a long weekend made it very unusual and frustrating. Being confined to your RV for two hours is not fun plus I wanted to get to our CG to get a good site. In the olden days, all they did was ask where you were from and you were good to go. Things have changed a lot.

CBP = US Customs Border Patrol. Canadian is CBSA.

We have Nexus cards. To get one they do a background criminal check and you have to go in for an interview. Takes a few months. Normally all they do at the Nexus booth is ask you where you're going and/or if you have anything to declare and they wave you on. The Nexus lane is a LOT faster than the regular lanes and usually get through in minutes at the most. We cross the border a lot year round because we also have a mailbox in the US and having Nexus helps a lot for that too.

Grit dog wrote:
Lol, really? Not the x-dressing part, the spouses clothes part, haha. Real rule or flavor of the week rule?

Yes, real rule. If you have Nexus, you cannot take spouse's clothes into the US if the spouse isn't with you. I have no idea what that rule is for.