To Plan or not to Plan

Relax, there is always a plan B.

Old-Biscuit wrote:
If the CG didn't accept visitor mail we would find local PO that accepted 'General Delivery' and have it sent there.

What the what? There are Campgrounds that don't accept visitor mail? I hope there aren't very many of them. I do most of my non perishable shopping on Amazon and have been sending my packages ahead to the campgrounds as I knew where I'd be.

If there are campgrounds that don't accept mail, I'll be in real trouble because I don't even bother to check if they do or not. I just send my mail and packages there and assume they will accept it.

We had very little snail mail.......bills were via on-line banking/E-billing.

Did as much as possible via on-line.

So when we got some where and knew we would be there for at least a week we would then request mail forwarded. Used USPS Priority and got it usually within 2 days---3 at the most.
If the CG didn't accept visitor mail we would find local PO that accepted 'General Delivery' and have it sent there.

Do to very little snail mail we wouldn't request mail for several months.

Having very little snail mail mades it sooooooooo much easier to just follow the front end of truck and go where/when we wanted

Well, force yourself to take off without a plan. If it works, do it again.

It's common for new FTers to run around the country a couple of times... lots of miles and then settle down and do areas of the country in more detail and fewer miles. Try and pick a section of the country on a three month basis. The longer you stay in one place the less planning it takes.
We will do three month out West with only a general idea of the areas we want to visit... usually boondocking during the week and traveling and resupplying on the weekends. If you show up at a USFS CG on Friday with a big rig and no reservations you are in trouble but show up Sunday afternoon or Monday... no problem.
You will be surprised how easy it is to boondock with a big rig. With plenty of water, plenty of power, and a little planning it's lets you stay longer if you want because you do not have reservations. Now in the winter with fewer CGs to choose from you need some planing. This is the best time for those doctor visits/appointments.
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We workamp, so plan about 6 months ahead. We do not make reservations when we travel, but in 4 years, we have not travelled on holidays or to large touristy locations where they would be required. We just plan about how many miles we want to drive and research campgrounds for our stop, then the next and next until we would be at our destination.

We scheduled Dr appointments a 6 mo/year in advance. Only takes a few days to have mail send to what ever location we are staying. Billing and payments are electronic as much as they can be. Other than that we just roll along. Main thing is don't worry about the plan and sticking to "The Plan". The Plan is going to change, that's guaranteed.

We don't plan much of anything. If we have an "appointment" someplace we leave enough in advance to not have to plan on how to to get there other than to be close enough to arrive on or before the appointed time. If we are to visit kids / grandkids we tell them an approximate date and call them as we travel. We usually visit them on and over weekends so we may arrive early in the week and not tell we are there until later. In other words we plan as little as possible. If we encounter wind or rain and want to hold up until it stops we can. We think that is the beauty of the RV lifestyle.