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Escapees is a great club but I am also a member of FMCA, and they also use SafeRide. I just signed up last month thru FMCA for only $69 a year (Escapees is $99) and they cover my rig, tow and Harley. Haven’t had a need to use it yet. FMCA membership is $50 a year to renew (I paid $60 to join my first year) and Escapees is $40.

It’s notjust your drivers liscense and registration mail that will go to FL and be forwarded to TX. Your vehicle insurance and health insurance will have the FL address too. You can do paperless statements for all your banking and credit card statements as well as cell phone statements and use TX as your billing address for other needs.

I don’t renew until next year. Just wondering if anyone else besides my friends wife has had trouble using a mail forwarding address.

Yes but the law changed since last year per my friend. So under the new law can I renew my Passport with a mail forwarding address or do I need a physical address? I am a full timer and do not have a physical address.

I have been full time many years now and use the Escapees South Dakota address as my legal domicile address. I have a friend who just went full time and he and his wife use a South Dakota address ( non Escapee) in Souix Falls. They are currently in Florida for the winter. The wife went to renew her Passport and was told that she had to have a physical address. A mail forwarding address, PMB, was not acceptable. The private campground they are in allowed her to use their address to get a Florida drivers liscense so she could renew her Passport. I will need to renew my Passport next year. Has anyone used an Escapees address, TX, FL or SD for a Passport renewal?

Great idea. A bug out bag. I used to have one in my house. I think I will put together one for the RV. Thanks for the idea.

I am a full timer so I have to carry most of my legal docs in my RV. I have the titles to all my vehicles, my passport, social security card and birth certificate, all in the tiny safe. I also have my living trust, and my brother has a copy to the trust at his house. All my banking is online so I don’t have any bank info other than the checkbook in the safe. I have my last 4 years tax returns as well. My insurance policies too.

Sorry about the delay in getting back on the fix. Turned out that the hose from the outside holding tank into the inside of the AguaHot had a crack where it attached inside. The fluid was dropping onto the burner and burning off so no evidence on the ground. Replaced new hose, performed annual maintenance, cleaned the burner and all working fine now.

Don’t worry. When you are ready to retire and buy an RV you will quickly learn the ins and outs of using it. There are plenty of folks here who will help you learn. But if you do not buy one now you will loose out on the enjoyment of weekend trips and vacations for the next 6 years. It is good to be frugal and have no bills, I too pay off my credit cards in full every month, but look at the quality of life and the fun of RVing part time now. You must be comfortable with your financial status so don’t buy now if you won’t be able to sleep at night or buy now and sleep in a campground a couple of times a month.

Not sure about No California but I lived in So Cal most of my life. No where do I know of that you can drive on the beach and the only camping is in State Parks which have only a14 day stay limit.

Wow. I didn’t know that KOA membership had accumulated points, business partners and RV road service. I will have to look into that.

I am not questioning your statement but every State has its own Estate Planning laws. I hope that you verified the above with a Lawyer in VA, FL, and TX to be sure it is true. If so it would surely save you money not having to redue your wills. It may be true for personal property but if you still own Real Estate then the law of the State where the Real Estate is located would prevail. And if you own Real Estate you may want to look into a Living Trust in addition to a Will.

Call your insurance company. They will know the value.

I have been in Rapid City the last week of April and many times in May. Although uncommon it does snow up intil the middle of May at times. There are many campgrounds to stay in in the area. America’s Mailbox has their own campground. I usually stay nearby in Custer State Park.

Souix Falls and Rapid City are the two largest cities in SD. No personal knowledge regarding Souix Falls but the DMV in Rapid City is just a few miles from the airport and their are plenty of hotels in the area.

I am disabled and can not get on the roof of my RV. Called WeBoost today and was told that the outside antenna goes on the roof and should be extended after parking and retracted before driving off. It can only be extended and retracted by hand. It would be nice if it could be done with a remote. Are there any cell phone boosters that are remote or do not need the exterior antenna mounted on the roof?

docj, the Know Your Customer rule is not part of the Patriot Act which is no longer in force because it expired and was not renewed. The KYC act leaves it to each institution to decide what information they require. It is the institions attorneys who decide what is required and institutes internal policy to enforce those requirements. Each institution has different policies. There is no law requiring anyone to have a physical address.

Quote: The law allows financial institutions to ask for a physical address, in lieu of a mail forwarding service, but that address doesn't have to used on your account other than to meet Patriot Act requirements.  The Patriot Act expired several years ago but many financial institutions still think they need a physical address. It is their internal policy not the law.

I have a 2015 Class A with an Aqua Hot 450D. I have filled the resovior twice now in a week and again it is empty. I do not see any fluid leaking or on the ground. Don’t see any smoke comming out of the exhaust. Where is the fluid going?

This goes back to the Patriot Act which required every financial institution to have a physical address on record for every account. The Act expired many years ago and was not renewed, however many financial institutions have not changed their rules. I would think that your VA and Medicare info should satisfy Schwabs requirement but if it does not then I agree with the others that you should move your accounts.

I have the Weber Q 2000. My son talked me into buying a GreenMountain pellet grill simullar to the Treager. I did not like it and have gone back to the Weber. They have a smaller model but I like the larger one.

I got a bogus bill from MD once. I have never been to MD. I called them and the picture was a white Honda. I have a Class A pulling a black Jeep Wrangler. They dismissed the ticket for non payment of the toll.

Not true. I have SD plates and did receive a bill in the mail.

Lived in San Diego CA many years. Lots of campgrounds between $75 to $100 near the beach. If you go inland into the mountains they are still in the $50 to $60 range. Even the Indian Casino RV parks are $50 a night.

I’m not sure if this is the correct sub forum but I did not see one for this subject. I am currently looking at the purchase of a GPS. I travel solo so it is difficult to use a smart phone or tablet so Co Pilot is not a good option. I am looking at both Garmin and Rand McNally The Garmin RV 770 LMT and the Rand McNally OverDryve 7 are very similar in features and price. Please help me choose.