John From Detroit said:You know, I know of nobody who lives in a ____ 24x7 save for some seniors and others with medical issues in a "Facility". You go to Church, You go to the Store for Groceries (else you starve) you go here and there.. So at most you are 23x7 on average,,,, if that.
I spent ten years full timing living in National Parks. Many times I would meet someone who would ask me where I live and I would always answer "Right here." Then I would explain that I live full time in the National Parks.NY_Dutch said:John, when you go to the grocery store and someone asks you where you live do you tell them, "Right here."? : ;D
SeilerBird said:I spent ten years full timing living in National Parks. Many times I would meet someone who would ask me where I live and I would always answer "Right here." Then I would explain that I live full time in the National Parks.
Everyone was jealous.
TonyDtorch said:I agree, it's a wonderful way to live......except our government regards living this way as illegal. You have play games so it appears you have a permanent mailing address.
NY_Dutch said:Does our government consider living full time in a national park illegal? Or living full time in an RV illegal... Other than some local municipal ordinances, I'm not aware of any federal law that prohibits living in an RV full time.
That has nothing to do with "legality". If the national park office accepts mail for it's campers as some private RV parks do, then yes, it could be sent there. My tax notices go to my mail forwarding service, even though I do have a small base cottage with its own address if I chose to use it. Using a mail forwarding service is a convenience, not a "game" we're playing. Fulltime RV'ers that declare a domicile in a given state and use a mail forwarding service there are not trying to fool anyone, they're just living their preferred life style and enjoying one of the many freedoms this country affords us, the freedom to travel as we wish.TonyDtorch said:so where are they going to send your tax notice to ?......a National Park ?
But I do have a permanent mailing address, at least one as "permanent" as anyone else that may decide to relocate at any time. Haven't you ever moved to a new residence? And the IRS actually does make provisions for transients such as "street people" that really do have no regular address.TonyDtorch said:try telling the IRS that you no longer have a permanent mailing address.....and see what they say.
and you are supposed pay state taxes where you live.....not where your mailbox is.