I'm 70 years old....and although Life is terrific (!!!) I wanna be Young again and have a 'little' boat exactly like yours! Right down to that mirror frame! LOL You Two are absolutely fabulous ! (sorry, Ab/Fab...) You're both simply wonderful. You both say exacccctly what you mean...no silly 'frills'. ....rare these days! Kudos Y'all!!! You are the Hope of the World !!!! (along with all your friends et al ).........from San Cristobal de Las Casas, Mexico !!! lol
I got a little "message" that you had actually replied to My message !!! lol You're more than welcome.....It was only The Truth... very best to you Both. You deserve truly Good Thihgs....and they willlll come to You, as you are "living Right". Karma sometimes "takes a while"...but it does eventually present itself. xo
Lovely..I am having a 45ft wide beam built but I lived on 26ft Narrow boat and went cruising for 10 years or so. I shed a little tear when I sold her. It was amazing I managed to get a bathroom, galley and bedroom in there, but it was really cosy. As much as I am looking forward to finishing this new boat I miss those days..she was my womb for a lot of years and never let me down..I have so many great memories..your boat brought back a lot of those times...a lovely space you have. Good luck :-)
A fabulous little home - with more emphasis on the 'home' than the 'little'. Ingenious use of every inch of space. Clearly some of the comments suggest that not everyone here would survive life on the cut.
A brilliantly made and edited video. I am searching for a narrow boat at the moment. Yours, although fantastic, would be too small for me but for you it seems GREAT. You have given me some ideas and for that I thank you. Thanks for sharing and may you enjoy your cruising for as long as you wish. Best wishes. Michael
We are on the very cusp of buying our 45ft narrowboat and was looking for ideas to modify the setup. This video is truelly inspiring and makes me want the boat faster! Nice boat
I love how cozy it looks inside, with the wood and the hanging items it makes me sleepy 😴 especially the lighting and the wood burner adds a rustic touch 😴
@@jaystill26 - It is a cassette toilet. What the body eliminates goes into a container (the cassette) which is emptied into a regular toilet or black water disposal unit. It is only the gray water from the sink and the shower that goes straight into the waterway.
to be fair the sufficiency of both shower and toilet is already nice for a tiny mobile home, i've been watching this kind of tours recently and many of them don't have both
Bear in mind this is a 30ft boat so space is at an absolute premium. I had this type of toilet in a Campervan some years ago and they aren't too bad. For a young couple like this it's not a problem.
I love that more and more people are thinking of inventive ways around the housing crisis. This is incredible! I would love to pick your brains over the setup as this is something I'm seriously considering myself. Such inspiration!
So as someone that's lives on the canal. You've got to pay water licences, insurances and mooring fees, then there is the boat on top! A decent 30ft narrowboat is around £15-£25,000 depending on age and toilet. I have a 55ft narrowboat and my licence is around £580 per year. £200 for insurance. I have a residential mooring which costs about £2,300 a year and I waited 2 years for it. I was paying £4,000 before that in a horrible place. But I love my new place as I have an electric hook up, farm shop, showers and somewhere to get tools, coal and other maintenance bits. Electric depends on how much you use. I spend about 50p a day, it's cheaper than others because I use coal for heating for me. It's about £10 a week in winter. But I also use dry sticks or whatever I can find. Diesel can range from 30p per litre - if I'm crushing it's about 10 litres a day. Less if I'm moored up. Maintenance should be done every week otherwise cost implications can put you out of water. I'm pretty good with it so it's normally around £600 a year for engine etc etc. I have an old boat that needs blackening in the wintertime so that adds. Pumping the toilet is about £80 a year. My boat is 1985 semi refurbished 55ft boat - it cost me £29,000. So cheaper than a house, cheaper than renting but you need the money in the first place. If you don't moor at place allocated for moorings , you can just pick anywhere on the side of the canal - you'll need keep cruising - which I don't recommend because it will cost more in maintenance and you will get stuck and freeze in our beautiful British winters.
I'm impressed how you've utilised as much space as possible, great layout, almost the same as mine, fixed bed across the front..I live on a 28ft narrowboat and people are always surprised how spacious and cosy it is inside :)
Delightful! I'd love to experience canal living. A tip, if I may: Don't block that door behind your bed with bicycles. In an emergency, you would need to use that door to get out.
Very much enjoyed my narrow boat introduction from you. Crisply shot and immersive to watch. I've never been on a canal boat but would now love to, it looks like just my cup of tea.
I just adore your little home. I am 54 and my husband will turn 60 this year. I have wanted to do something like you have for years and I am so glad you have chosen to be brave and do it now while you are young. Well done!
This is magical! So very cozy! The canal is such an awesome place to have a boat. I wish we had little waterways like that in the US. We have shallow fast running rivers to do rafting on, and large rivers for barges and motor boats, but nothing like this. I would like to take a trip to this place one day!
It looks fantastic! I guess it's a little easier for people to handle as well that you've got a 'home' and not just a van. I've not seen many 30ft ones but it looks like enough space to be comfortable.
Did I hear her say the sewage goes into the canal... was nothing learned in history class, or resent, Save our Planet, movement, or leave a smaller carbon footprint. The boat is great, but clutter and being sloppy, or filthy. Time for "hand- washing-101" class. The purpose of the Water-Protectors (?) Ringing any kind of bell for you two. Clean up your act, and have your tubes tied!
@@clairecolvin4077 it's too late I'm afraid. Haven't you heard? Liberal politicians have repeatedly told us the world will end in less than 12 years, no matter what we do. Not sure why they're still trying to eliminate all air travel and cows etc. I think we should probably all eat as much steak and take as many vacations as we can!
@@clairecolvin4077 I agree with the sentiment, if not the language😉
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This young couple appear to have grasped and are enjoying the luxury of simplicity, and economy, and they are in step with each other. Refreshing & wonderful to behold. GOD bless them
Every project you take on turns out to be a beautiful success. Can’t wait to see your finished old barn-to-home in Portugal. You both work so hard to create a little paradise. This boat is a fine example❤️👵🏻❤️
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I am happy it brings them joy even though the lay out or decor does not appeal to me...too much clutter. It’s was lovely of them to share their home, thank-you!
What a gorgeous boat. We have a house with the canal 10ft away, and always admire the boats and dream of what the life must be like. You are wonderfully lucky x
Really love the boat. I have been a motorhome traveller for a long time and started off with a 30 foot Bedford bus that had been converted. One of the first differences I noticed was the ability in a boat due to its stability to leave all your ornaments out on shelves. We either had to put them away each time we moved or stick them to the shelves.
You've done such a great job on your narrowboat home, and you both explained it all so well in a very nice video. Thank you for taking the time to create the video to share your home with us.
Great video guys. We lived on the canals for years but eventually the difficulties of being near where we worked and being frozen in for three winters running, meant we moved into a house ( which was a very tiny stone cottage ) Enjoy your boaters life for as long as you can!! Bless ya
Really loved your boat you’ve made great use of the space. My only concern is letting shower and sink water straight into the canal/waterways I was thinking more from a pollution point of view with detergents and shower gels.
Love it! Having this boat house, it gives you more chances to survive in first days of zombie apocalypse :D But honestly, this house make me feel comfortable and it definitely looks cozy. I'd love to live in it for a week :)
if you add a dehumidifier you can make your water fresh everyday , from the air. run it outside in early morning directly into your holding tank. Do some sprouts and you are totally self sufficient . What an adventure you are on.
Lovely boat! Sorry to hear you lost a solar panel in storm Doris. We were sailing a hire boat up the Shropshire Union during the storm & it was 'challenging' to say the least!
Guys you have already tempted me into buying a T4 and now I want a narrowboat! You are so bad for my bank balance haha! Wouldn't have it any other way though. Bertha looks so cosy!
I neen watching you van life for well over a year, can't believe this popped up. Have never been suggested one of your boat vids? Looking forward to a good boat binge
Beautiful work on the narrow boat. So cozy and lovely. And Gingy Bear has a crazy aunt... well, actually, she's a stranger and she lives in America, so on the off chance you visit these here parts, you have a cat sitter at your beck and call. Lol. Couldn't help it... I call myself Auntie to all the cute pets of the world :-) Happy travels.... great vid as always!
I like the the mix old and reclaimed furniture, It looks like a boat interior not a caravan, so much better than commercial boats with the faux country kitchen and full size domestic appliances. Like others I would struggle with the loo arrangement , emergency only, but giving up access. For large bed is great compromise given the space.
Hallo, chaps! So thrilled to have found you😊 Bertha is really gorgeous, especially after all the TLC that you've put into her! A real 'labour of love', and absolutely fabulous☺😊 Am now a 60 year old English gran, living in Berlin, with 2 sons and wives, and 2 grandchildren, dogs and cats! The dream never goes away, even now! My 'for always wish', so many years ago, was to live on a narrow boat, on the canals (my aunt lived by the Grand Union Canal)😊 I was really drawn to the 'companionship' of the 'barge people'! What a wonderful community! Have a wonderful 'community' here in Berlin, but it's not quite the same! We stay in one spot😂 All love , and best wishes to you, keep going, and enjoying! Take my hat off to you both! Love, Claire, Berlin, Germany 😊
my comment below isn't meant in no way to be mean or ugly, u guys are young and may not realize, but yall do have a lovely place and young to enjoy it, GOD BLESS
Hello, you are a lovely couple I spent around six years living on a narrow boat there is nothing like it, glad I did when I was young like you. I love your boat the lay out is very similar to ours was. But your is much more groovy have fun,
@@Kim_gs1206 I know, having a separated bathroom area would be far more hygienic. My points still valid regardless whether they chose to get rid of the walls or it was already like that
I’ve not long bought a small narrow boat and it’s really interesting to hear your experiences. 🙏🏼. I will definitely put in walls for the bathroom, but the rest is awesome. Also interesting to hear about the 12V and boiler etc. Ours is currently not back here yet for the refurb, as I bought it from around 70 miles away and it’s taking a while to get it moved. .....storms, heavy rain and ice have hampered the efforts, but she’s around half way so far and the refurb will happen in the spring. Thanks for sharing. Really appreciate it. 💕
Very nice, warm, cozy and inviting. Well thought out placement of everything. Thank you for inviting....... the whole world to your humble aboat! Thank you.
What a lovely, cosy home - I love all the little touches that make it uniquely yours. All that gorgeous wood reminds me of my grandmum's tiny house.....
New sub. I was privileged to be in the U. K for 3 weeks last fall. Was able to ride on a canal boat across the Pontcysytlle Aqueduct in Wales. It was amazing. I would love to have your experience.
Love those chairs. Do you remember the Ikea name for them? I didn't see them on the website, maybe they are from a different year. Great home and looks like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing!
