Selling house and buying RV

[G McBride]

A friend has sold their house and they are going to live in an RV They plan to travel for a few years and then settle back down. How does he maintain his Indiana Handgun license and what does he use for an address while living in the RV.

 

[Tryin']

My in-laws use one of their other daughter's houses in TN as their address of record. No reported problems so far, and it's been about 4 years.

 

[snapping turtle]

Above.

 

[radar8756]

There are also Mail services that will hold your mail and then forward it when you have a location you will be at for a extended time

 

[eldirector]

I've know a few people to do this. They kept a physical address in their home state for taxes, voting, bills, and the like. Just be sure they satisfy the requirements as a "resident" of that state. Also be sure they don't accidently become a resident of ANOTHER state.

What are the residency requirements for Indiana?

Residency requirements for Indiana can fall into one of two general categories:1. General purposes: Residency is established by registering to vote, enrolling a child in school, paying taxes, or li...

faqs.in.gov

 

[Tactically Fat]

Hope your friends can afford the expenses of what they're about to incur...

 

[gregkl]

I have a friend who sold his house and almost all of their belongings and bought motor home. He basically went down to 300 sq ft which had to fit all of their belongings that they kept.

Their plan was to travel to two years crisscrossing the country with the idea to decide where they wanted to settle down for the rest of their lives. That was over 10 years ago.

They are still traveling. They love it so much, they decided to continue on with longer stays where their kids live.

As far as firearms, I'm not sure how it does it. Probably just doesn't say anything about even having any.

And I doubt he has much use for mail.

 

[KG1]

What does he do about his Indiana DL since he no longer lives at the address?

 

[gregkl]

What does he do about his Indiana DL since he no longer lives at the address?

My guess is he is using one of his kids address as his address. He is from IL FWIW but he has kids in Wisconsin and Washington.

 

[snapping turtle]

How do the homeless get drivers license or state ID without an address?
1935 Illinois st in the dumpster behind st Elmo’s. Ask for stinky Fred.

A simple P.O. Box would most likely do.

I have often though of a summer home in northern Michigan and a winter home in the Florida keys or sanibell island area.

A concrete pad and Water and electric meter in both places and a small lockable shed In Michigan for storage. A covered picnic table in Florida cause it rains every afternoon.

I would have to pare stuff down to the very minimum to do this. Look at all the problems. I need a hammer. Well ball peen or claw or sledge? What weight? Should I keep the nicest one or the one I have swung since 1982. Now multiply that time everything you own. How big of a gun safe will the trailer floor withstand? One 22 rifle? The 9422 the 39a the model 52 the browning t bolt or the 541 sporter. **** it would be like giving away children

 

[gregkl]

How do the homeless get drivers license or state ID without an address?
1935 Illinois st in the dumpster behind st Elmo’s. Ask for stinky Fred.

A simple P.O. Box would most likely do.

I have often though of a summer home in northern Michigan and a winter home in the Florida keys or sanibell island area.

A concrete pad and Water and electric meter in both places and a small lockable shed In Michigan for storage. A covered picnic table in Florida cause it rains every afternoon.

I would have to pare stuff down to the very minimum to do this. Look at all the problems. I need a hammer. Well ball peen or claw or sledge? What weight? Should I keep the nicest one or the one I have swung since 1982. Now multiply that time everything you own. How big of a gun safe will the trailer floor withstand? One 22 rifle? The 9422 the 39a the model 52 the browning t bolt or the 541 sporter. **** it would be like giving away children

The people that I mentioned up thread had to make a lot of tough decisions. He said it wasn't easy but after they had finished their purging and spent some time on the road, they loved it. It's not for everyone. I think you would need to be a minimalist type person to even have a chance to make it work long term. They had a 39' Newmar. Under the floors, like a bus, they had storage. He kept some fishing gear, skis and a few other things. Maybe their bikes but I can't remember for sure.

Basically they owned the 39 footer, a vehicle they towed, some clothing, the stuff in the under storage, and stuff to make meals with.

Update: they have since sold the Newmar and they drive a Ford 1 ton with a slide in camper. They decided to scale down even more since they do a lot of boon docking and the smaller size makes it easier.

They have a base at one of their son's homes in Wisconsin. They call it the family homestead. So they travel light but have a place to go to that has more "stuff" when they are not running the roads.

And this is probably way too much unrelated info for this thread. Sorry about that folks.

 

[MrSmitty]

I've always wondered what it would cost to have hidden safes installed in an RV, something to keep standard capacity rifles, and handguns from prying eyes, and those who would not approve of heving that type of gun...who knows might want to go to Maine, so I would have to drive through commie states....

 

[BugI02]

A friend has sold their house and they are going to live in an RV They plan to travel for a few years and then settle back down. How does he maintain his Indiana Handgun license and what does he use for an address while living in the RV.

 

[manifest destiny]

They'd need a drivers license. States issue those. They'd need plates/insurance for RV. States issue and regulates those. Their plan cannot happen legally without an address. It won't matter if they live there, but their voting, BMV, taxes, etc. will all matter legally based upon the address they choose to use.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

I've always wondered what it would cost to have hidden safes installed in an RV, something to keep standard capacity rifles, and handguns from prying eyes, and those who would not approve of heving that type of gun...who knows might want to go to Maine, so I would have to drive through commie states....

There are companies that make gun vaults for pickup truck beds. I imagine they could do the same for the floor of a good-sized RV. Thing is, if a weapon isn't visible in the driver's compartment, police shouldn't have probable cause to search for weapons. And if the DO have probable cause, they can get a search warrant .

 

[Blackhawk2001]

Friends of ours sold their home when they retired and intended to travel around the country for a couple years. They finally settled down in Florida after five years.