A good place to get rid of all those boxes (without throwing them away!) is to take them to a Uhaul location. Many have a place to put used boxes that people moving can take for free and re-use. Thanks for the good information, as always, Kari
Another thing you can do as an alternative is to visit walmart.com. They have a ton more to offer online than in the stores. You can have most walmart items shipped to the store nearest to you and you can just pick it up in the designated area. Most often you can find obscure and most of the same items that Amazon has but at a cheaper price. I have done this with home depot as well. I think some other stores will do this as well. Macy's and Target....etc. If they are common items they could even be ready for pickup right away if they are instock. l love Amazon and l'm a prime member, but they are not the only game in town. I try to spread my consumption around a little more.
You can never delete your RU-vid channel because I have most of your videos pinned to my RV: How-To board on Pinterest. Haha. Retiring next summer! So excited. 😀👍🏻❤️
You are the absolute best source for everything pertaining to the nomad lifestyle. I know you are learning every day since you haven't been living the lifestyle for a lot of years but I can feel most confident that when you do learn something new you will most generously share that knowledge with others as quickly as you can. You are my favorite.
I can't imagine anybody hitting the road and not picking up essential tips from you. I've been watching since video #1, and I'm not even retired yet! The wealth of info here is smart as it gets.
Hi Robin , While we were on the road for a year we just had our address changed to our daughters home and whenever we would be at a certain spot for a couple of weeks we would call her and give her the address of the campground we were staying at and she would mail our mail etc. to the address of the campground. Of course our mail was always a couple weeks late and our daughter agreed to do that for us but it worked perfectly for us. I realize for those who don't have family or friends willing to do that and for those who don't stay in campgrounds it doesn't work, but for those of us that do it is great.
Amazon Lockers are also in all Whole Foods (as Amazon owns Whole Foods now)! FYI you can also scan the code in the eMail Amazon sends you instead of having to type in the code (much easier) 👍🏽
When I find a "Van living" RU-vid video I like ( useful info, tips, etc.), I'll email the link to myself for future reference. I stopped emailing your videos and have just saved your channel instead. What a resource! I learn something from all your videos. I rarely recommend channels but you're the exception. Thank you for all the great research.
I used Walgreens to accept my FedEx package last week. FedEx required a signature and I wasn’t going to be home. FedEx delivered it to Walgreens the day after the scheduled delivery date. I received a text saying my package was available for pickup. Thanks for great information.
The General Delivery postal delivery is available at all post offices. When I hike long backpacking trails, I send provision packages to myself at post offices along the way. I've never had to put the "999" on the zip code before. I do label them "Please hold for NAME - estimated pickup date DATE." I've never had one go missing, though a cup of coffee got dumped on one while it was hanging around for a couple of weeks .
I just sent something to a friend who’s a full time nomad and I sent it General Delivery and I put in the post office’s specific address and it worked. 🤷♀️ She was in Washington. I guess everywhere is probably different. Anyway, thank you for all the info!! I recently bought an RV and am hitting the road full time pretty soon. I’m binging your videos and you’ve been so helpful. Also, I have those pillows. 😝
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Robin, Dahling, you're at 72K ! Excellent content once again and so well presented with eyes-on visual displays and actual web sites. You are the Nomad Living Goddess! Stay safe, my friend.
I know this is late but for any Canadians out there, Canada Post has flex delivery you can sign up for. You pick on a map where you want it sent . You can change it all the time and they are delivered to any post office retail or corporate retail. Kind of like usps does with more places to pick up.
man, you are a power house of information....and i love towns with only one post office, one police and fire station, one store, and somewhere around the town i am sure there is one horse.......ha ha, hey great video and awesome info for when i get a house sitter and want to travel for a week cause i cannot be long gone from my guys, five cats, never own 5 cats all at once......!
Hi Robin, I’m not sure where you are as far as weather goes but I would love to see you doing something out side like trying to park your new Tiffin or the over head storage thing lol, or literally what is out side your front door? Love your videos, keep them coming👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙋🏼♀️
Weird unrelated related comment ALERT: I have a Poshmark Closet... every now and again a guy wanted to buy some of my lingerie (now that my Closet has no more undies to sell I don’t mind disclosing this information)... sure, some wanted additional things and, ick... no... so they’re blocked... but for the straightforward Guy-Doesn’t-Want-it-at-home/work and no one to know thing, I’ve recommended General Delivery. So they just update the address for that purchase. I also tell them NOT to rate it or me because it will show up in their purchase history. That’s not weird... it’s awkward. It’s also worthy of a chuckle. To each his own.
Yes girl! I love my Amazon I have to have my Amazon LoL 😂! It must be a sign because I made up my mind last night and told my kids that I'm headed on the road by March 2020. This is the second package and mailing video that came up today. Love your channel 🥰🤗
Even though one knows this stuff it’s nice to be reminded. Besides, the pitfalls!! My solar panels... too big for Amazon lockers. I was in the Midwest in Midsummer, trying to find a way to receive them and get a straight answer from the shipper. At long last, they said they would ship Fedex so I gave them the big Fedex shipping center in Madison then paid 30 odd bucks a day over an intervening weekend waiting for them to come in. Lo and behold, my phone finally said they were at the Fedex center, BUT on my way there my phone then said the package had been returned to sender. When I got there, turned out they’d shipped Fedex Ground and the regular Fedex center couldn’t accept. By dint of a lot of persuasion and an awesome Fedex manager I managed to meet someone at a “gate “ several miles away and get the return off the truck. Don’t even ask about the Warby Parker General Delivery snafu. Still one learns to always know who the shipper is and make sure everyone understands where the delivery address is and all will be well.
Robin, your programs are a "delight"! We are "newbies" to the RV world and have been watching numerous channels. You are very informative and get "right to the point". Love listening to you! Thank you for all the GREAT and detailed information.
I was wondering about this thankyou so much I saved the video so I can refer back to it.I'm on the road in may maybe we will run in to each other one day. Thanks I love your videos....much love take care . keep vanning!!!
What a wealth of information. I wish I could implant ALL your knowledge in my brain. You are so smart. Thank you for the video,Robin.. I need to send for your book.
Glad to hear General Delivery is still a thing, I thought it might have faded away into the dim past. Back in the 1970's, I was able to send a large package containing a car part to my husband who was on the road. Even back then, a lot of people didn't know you could send stuff 'General Delivery' fill in city and state, and the post office would hold it for you. (another blast from the past......I was recently at the post office and a young man was mailing a package to someone 'C.O.D.' The clerk had to get help to find the form, but it's still a thing, also).
Topic request - I was wondering if you could do a video on how to stay cool in an RV or campervan without using an air conditioner. I notice a lot of nomads live in AZ, NM, CA, etc and I wonder how in the world they can hang out in the dessert and not die of heat stroke. I'd really like to know this information as I am preparing a shuttle bus for ventures. I'm hot all the time (age 53) and am wondering how I'll be able to handle the heat. Thank you so much for your excellent information!
They pick places to stay that are higher elevation. I was pretty comfortable at 8300 ft above sea level in wyoming last year, near Laramie. No fan needed nor AC. But some people did use a fan a little, but not much.
Thanks for the info. The problem is trying to determine the shipping method they absolutely use. My house address is such that if I know it's coming UPS or FEDEX it's a different city and zip code than USPS. If I use my USPS address the other shippers either they take forever, or many times deliver to the wrong address, causing lost shipments. If I use THAT address and it's coming via USPS, they reject it and return it to sender. Welcome to my, and my neighbors, personal Hell! It's a real pain to have to confirm the shippers being used so I know what address to use. With Ebay, I have to contact the seller everytime before I pay, so I know what address to use. Than when UPS hands off the package to the USPS, as they do sometimes, FORGET IT. Jayman...
Robin is your book ever going to be out in paper form I'm just old fashioned I guess but I prefer to have it in my hand. That way I can write in notes or mark thing I want to come back to.
I remember her saying she made it digital because she will continually updated it as the content changes, thus making it always current; & a better value (IMO)! 📖📲👍🏽
Samuel is correct, due to the book being interactive with hyperlinks, Robin has committed to updating it quarterly. But feel free to print out certain pages if you need.
Great info Robin! Getting mail and packages can definitely be a challenge for us nomads. I use all these techniques too. Another idea is to talk to the sender to see if they have any suggestions about local delivery/pick up spots. This happened to me when I ordered a bike online and had no idea how they were sending it or where I could pick it up in the town I was headed. I called the bike company and they said “oh yeah no prob! we ship fedex you can pick it up at this address, or this one, etc”. IT WAS SO EASY. Another related topic/question. What about the mail that comes to you that’s not an item you ordered or that you can use a general delivery address? I’m thinking like credit cards, important documents, banking stuff, checks, insurance, etc. Most of my stuff comes electronically but once in a while I’ll get important mail. Do you use a family members address for that sort of thing? I guess this is also related to domicile so more complicated...
Dear Robin, you are so great!! All these details make a diff in people's lives!! For friends or family, it is nice to know how they can contact their loved ones!!
Thanks Robin! Saving this one! Haven't gone to your website yet because we just got a computer after many years without but I'm sure when I get used to it again and set up I will check it out. For now saving it to my travel videos for future use! Thanks again and God bless!
Actually I always get general delivery in TX and use my name general delivery and usps office address. I always call my post office and check to see if they do general delivery.
Thank you Robin, always look forward to your videos. Hoping to see your third book in your series soon. I’ve loved all your books. I also wanted to throw out another suggestion for package pickup. Many stores allow pickup at their sticks and brick store if bought online. No shipping charge or fee to pickup. Of course, need to be near a store to pickup.
Most big box stores, Walmart, Lowes, Home Depot, etc allow free pick up at stores. RV'rs basically know which direction they are heading and if ordered ahead, they can pick it up at the local store when passing thru. Not all products are at the local stores, plus prices are normally cheaper when ordered online.
Thanks for this great video. It's very helpful. What do you do though when you just have regular mail? And what about needing to have an address for things? TIA
Love the new pillows...picks up cow picture colors....hey...what happened to you showing us your project on the forward shelf area? Stay safe, good info as always. 🤗
As both an Amazon seller and regular customer I can tell you there is no reliable way to force them to use any given courier. Other than to use "PO Box" or "Box" as part of your address to force USPS. (Couriers can't typically deliver to PO boxes)
Gary Cameron, For a normal addresses, I would agree that choosing a specific carrier is not reliable. However, I wonder if delivery to a carrier’s facility would work. Like the PO Box GENERAL DELIVERY, city, state, zip-9999 will force using USPS and go to a post office, would something like UPS CUSTOMER CENTER street, city, state, zip work to force using UPS. Interesting. Going to talk to someone at a UPS Customer Service and see if they know of a trick.
Sandy Michalski, WOW! How did you do that? What was the address like - like (address) camping site 37;-)? Have you done that more than once? What state? I wonder if it was a fluke and what happens if either Amazon, shipper, or park rejects. Really neat option! Thanks!
I got to save this one very good information. All of those deal with pretty much everything but a bill or a check paid to you. I understand there are independent people that do this type of service you have to have a bank that is near them. So something like Wells Fargo works of course there is a fee. On another idea and I have not researched it yet I walked into my local Super Walmart and just inside the door is a gigantic locker system that was just installed. Apparently you scan a barcode that they provide in your locker opens that would naturally be from walmart.com and I do not know if there is a fee I'm sure there's not. And I do not know if they mail it anywhere you want but I would presume this is the purpose for this
You may be able to tell amazon which carrier to send your packages by. I was having trouble not receiving packages sent to my office because amazon was sending them with their own carrier service would would try to deliver after business hours. I called Amazon customer service multiple times and they somehow noted my account that UPS & FedEx were preferred for my work address. May be worth a try.
♥love your jacket ("Kauai") on it. It's interesting I just recently been following and watching your video's. Got some great tips. Some day I wanna do a road trip on/in an R.V. ? when or did you visit Kauai?Hawaii? Thanks for sharing some amazing tips.
Hi Robyn Love your videos. Sooo helpful as I am an addicted Amazonite. Most of my deliveries from Amazon are now being delivered by Amazon in their own fleet of vans. Any options for diverting these that you’ve discovered.
Nope, I've tried. Only Amazon locker works. HOWEVER, I have guessed pretty accurately what making service they will use and picked my delivery spot accordingly. When I'm wrong, they just refund my item and I order it again
Mobil Hack for UPS Customer Center. I did not see the selections on my iPhone at the UPS website as described in the blog. On my phone’s web browser (safari in this case) I clicked “Request Desktop Site,” and it then looked as described in Robin’s blog.
