We use UPS as our mailbox. We simpley call and see whats there after being awhile on the road and have them send it to wherever we are.  We usually know then if it is important enough to have it shipped.
southwestjudy

My husband and I use the UPS Store....we will probably stick with that.

-Colleen

We were just discussing this ourselves.  Congratulations on getting on the road.  At The Rally in Georgia this year we learned  about www.myrvmail.com.  They have a great website and great prices.  It's just an option but thought I'd throw it out to you.

See ya down the road.

Dee & Jim

We have used Travelers Remail out of Arlington, Texas for the past two years and are very satisfied with their service. They are very efficient and pleasant to work with.

For our first month and a half of fulltime RVing the US Postal Service left the box number off of the forwarding address (it was suppose to be forwarded to the UPS mailbox).  This is very disappointing and frustrating as all of my husband's mail got returned to their senders. 
-C

jdensie wrote:

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We use Americas-Mailboxes out of Rapid City, SD.  Great people to work with and they take care of all of our needs.  Since we are traveling at the present time it will be a month between our mail delivery.  We usually get it every two weeks.

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I second that vote for Americas-Mailbox. They are great to work with. Besides forwarding your mail, they will also go down to the DMV and handle your vehicle registrations for you (for a fee of course).

That brings up another point I'd like to make. Selecting a mail forwarder can be driven by two non-exclusive desires. The first, and most obvious, is to get your mail. But the second, and I believe just as critical, is to establish domicile. We went with Americas-Mailbox because they are located in South Dakota and using them allowed us to take one of several steps we are taking to establish our residency in SD. Besides getting an address, we also registered all our vehicles (rig, toad, bike, bike trailer), got drivers licenses, moved our bank (stayed with Wells Fargo, but changed branches), and obtained vehicle insurances. Next we intend to obtain health insurance out of SD (probably with BCBS), file our Trust, get wills registered, and, most important this year, register to VOTE!

So, the decision to use one mail forwarding service over another needs to consider these other factors as well, especially for us full-timers. A UPS PO box number just won't cut it.

I've used a UPS solution for 9 years. Not a single complaint. Everything, I mean everything, I have is pegged to that full fledged street address. Note that some of these type stores also have to add the "suite" number of the store within the strip mall meaning your address will have both a street, a suite, and your "pmb" (personal mailbox) number. It might be easier to find a location that uses just a street and then you just add your pmb number.

(example
"123 Main St., #456"
or equivalently
"123 Main St.
pmb 456)

One advantage of the UPS type solution is that they are in every state. This may be important as the location of your forwarder (hence your general address of record) might have a direct impact to support your state of domicile.

One other nice aspect is that these stores store your frequently used addresses that you UPS stuff too. Hence, if I need to send something while on the road I just go to my local UPS store and everything is already on file. Bang, it on it's way.