Tent City 3's residents know the moving routine. But that doesn't make it much easier.

It's Seattle's oldest homeless encampment, After struggling to find a place to stay, Tent City 3 moved from a University District church parking lot to unauthorized land in Ravenna a week ago.

Now, in less than two weeks, the 50 or so residents will move again to a church in Tukwila.

Mike Cleveland has been with Tent City 3 for almost a year and describes moving as muscle memory.

"This time kind of sucks because we don't have any time to rest from the last move," Cleveland said. "We're having to move in and now we're having to move again, and it is very, very wearing on people's body."

Cleveland has volunteered as a "move master" before, helping organize trucks or packing tents.

"The more you do it the more it's like, 'OK, once we get it over with we'll be done. Let's just get it over with' — like a Band-Aid," Cleveland said.

A week and a half before the move, Cleveland was helping sign in new residents and reminding them to downsize their belongings.