There are several answers to the OP's question.. I know of funeral homes where you can set it up, they will make all arrangements. You call them (you carry their card in your wallet and it has instructions for someone to call them in the event it's YOUR body) and they will send someone to pick you up. ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
There is MASA; Medical Air Services Assn IIRC,, I'm a member, If I (or my Wife who is also covered) Die, they fly us back
And of course some folks have made other arraignments
NOTE: I assume there are other outfits who compete with MASA but I do not know them.
MASA also will get me to the hospital in the event I need it instead of the funeral parlor.
I believe Good Sam and FMCA have a medical transport program too.. But do compare before you buy MASA is a very good program.
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business John is Near Kenwood TS-2000 housed in a 2005 Damon Intruder 377
I am single and have no living relatives. I do, however, have a very good friend that is a funeral director. Over the years, she has told me stories of people dying away from home and the difficulty of dealing with the particular state laws. With that in mind, I have pre-arranged and pre-paid for the whole thing. Everything is notarized and legal.
I urge all of you to think about doing this, no matter what your age. It takes away from the decisions that loved ones would have to make, puts the arrangements in the hands of the experts, and locks in the price. It also eliminates the fights that sometimes occur between those left behind.
My uncle passed while living in my lake house. His immediate family is three states away. The local funeral home here prepared him (we selected the casket here but I believe they have a "temporary" container that can be used), we had a visitation for local relatives, and he was shipped via DELTA to his hometown funeral home who handled funeral arrangements from there. The funeral home in his hometown handled all the finances - meaning they paid the funeral home costs (including casket) here.
mike54 wrote: just have me cremated where I die then put my box on the dash board for the ride home
When my brother died in May, we had him cremated in Sacramento. I then flew up and hand carried the ashes on the plane home. The airport screener quietly asked if the urn contained human remains and quickly sent it through the scanner.
well, we were not camping but my wife had terminal cancer and I knew she wanted to cremated after organ donation and all that was already set up.. so when she passed at home with her son and I with her,, I called the local guys who picked her up,, I got her ashes back after harvest and took them to South Padre Island as per her request.. IF it had happened while traveling,, just would have called my hometown boys like suggested and let them handle it, that is what we paid for.. I ask her a couple weeks before the fact is she wanted to write her obit,, she already had it done on the computer.. Dang,,, that one hurt,, but she always was a planner.. Wish she would have picked out my rig before hand also..
Jim Shoe wrote: With that in mind, I have pre-arranged and pre-paid for the whole thing. Everything is notarized and legal.I urge all of you to think about doing this, no matter what your age. It takes away from the decisions that loved ones would have to make
Good advice. Even for single people... My wishes are not notarized yet, but everything is written out.
Had two surgeries recently and it became a big topic in my mind -- must sit down and write out the details. Includes the funeral home of choice and how much NOT to spend.
Made me feel easier about going under for surgery.
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