SD Mail Forwarding Service timing
I feel as though I've scoured the FT forum for answers to my questions and haven't quite found them. I apologize if I am being redundant.
We plan to join the ranks of the FT lifestyle starting in January and are thrilled! We even sold our home and almost all of our belongings in less than 30 days! For the past 6 months we have been lurking on this site learning the ins & outs. Ya'll are very helpful, thank you! A few questions:
1. Receiving mail. I see that many of you save $$ by boon docking a bit here and there. This is great, and something we're learning may be the ticket. My concern is, how do you get your mail forwarded to you? More specifically, where can it be sent to during that time? We plan to use the SD mail forwarding service outside of Rapid City (Box Elder, I believe). I will be working from "home," and will require work-related mailings to be sent to me quite frequently, ie) weekly. So, receiving mail is important. OR, do we just need to stick to RV resorts/campgrounds where mail can be received?
2. Campground stays. We'd like to take the advice of many people on here who have suggested staying in areas for extended periods (30 days at least) to explore the areas. We like that idea, however, I feel like I'm seeing lots of max # of days restrictions at many places. How the heck can you stay someplace when campground restricts "long" stays? Is there a way around that? Which types of parks/campgrounds typically allow longer stays? Are they discounted if staying for a month if paying all at once?
3. Residency timing. We sold our home 2 months ago and have been living in a rental apartment until January 1st when hubby is done working. My question is, when is too soon to establish residency in SD? Do we need to wait until after January 1st when he is done working at his job (here in our home state), or can we do it now? We'd like to buy our rig at some point soon, and would like to be able to register it in SD. I was unsure whether his working in our current state would make things sticky in establishing residency in SD now. By the way, once we hit the road, we will not have a physical home-base. The road will be our "home."
Thank you SO much!
We plan to join the ranks of the FT lifestyle starting in January and are thrilled! We even sold our home and almost all of our belongings in less than 30 days! For the past 6 months we have been lurking on this site learning the ins & outs. Ya'll are very helpful, thank you! A few questions:
1. Receiving mail. I see that many of you save $$ by boon docking a bit here and there. This is great, and something we're learning may be the ticket. My concern is, how do you get your mail forwarded to you? More specifically, where can it be sent to during that time? We plan to use the SD mail forwarding service outside of Rapid City (Box Elder, I believe). I will be working from "home," and will require work-related mailings to be sent to me quite frequently, ie) weekly. So, receiving mail is important. OR, do we just need to stick to RV resorts/campgrounds where mail can be received?
2. Campground stays. We'd like to take the advice of many people on here who have suggested staying in areas for extended periods (30 days at least) to explore the areas. We like that idea, however, I feel like I'm seeing lots of max # of days restrictions at many places. How the heck can you stay someplace when campground restricts "long" stays? Is there a way around that? Which types of parks/campgrounds typically allow longer stays? Are they discounted if staying for a month if paying all at once?
3. Residency timing. We sold our home 2 months ago and have been living in a rental apartment until January 1st when hubby is done working. My question is, when is too soon to establish residency in SD? Do we need to wait until after January 1st when he is done working at his job (here in our home state), or can we do it now? We'd like to buy our rig at some point soon, and would like to be able to register it in SD. I was unsure whether his working in our current state would make things sticky in establishing residency in SD now. By the way, once we hit the road, we will not have a physical home-base. The road will be our "home."
Thank you SO much!
