THE REALITIES OF LIVING ON A NARROWBOAT | IS IT EASY?

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  • Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
  • We always get asked if i's easy living on a narrowboat and most of the time we say YES, but, it's not without its quirks. We take a look at a few in this video which hopefully will give you an idea if living on a narrowboat is for you. Enjoy the video and please leave us a comment with your thoughts or indeed any questions you may have, ooh and don't forget to leave us a like and subscribe, see you soon, Shane, David & Floki.
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  • @glennclarke9787
    @glennclarke9787 10 місяців тому +2

    Thank you so much Shane 😂 David. For your lovely guided tour, you did an amazing job. 👏 We do like your warm humour. Cheers ❤🎉xx

    • @alifenomadic
      @alifenomadic  10 місяців тому +1

      That is such a nice comment, thank you so much. Glad to have you with us 🤩🙌

  • @user-bo8sh7dn1n
    @user-bo8sh7dn1n 11 місяців тому +2

    Lots of information, great sense of humour as well.

  • @pamelamckenzie2685
    @pamelamckenzie2685 10 місяців тому +3

    What a lovely dog bless him, love your boat love the video.

    • @alifenomadic
      @alifenomadic  10 місяців тому

      He is a sweety pie 😃and thank you, so glad you like our vlogs 🙏

  • @AndrewBroadbent-dr8wb
    @AndrewBroadbent-dr8wb 11 місяців тому +3

    Lots of great tips and advice, many thanks.

  • @lilo7019
    @lilo7019 11 місяців тому +3

    Thank you very much for sharing Great video

  • @HerfingPug
    @HerfingPug 10 місяців тому +2

    Bloody marvellous. Love this.

  • @angiedodd3016
    @angiedodd3016 7 місяців тому +1

    Thankyou for all the useful info. I've decided I would be better on a marina and did wonder where the washing up water goes and had visions of trying to sort that out. I presume from the info that it goes into canal? I always use natural products so that's okay. Love your channel x

  • @user-oo1ku5fs1b
    @user-oo1ku5fs1b 10 місяців тому +2

    Love your video. It's the best I've seen. I'm a live aboard aswell. For my gas bottles I sling a rope through the top to pull out and lower back in, I find it much easier ( I have 4 bottles in the bow).

    • @alifenomadic
      @alifenomadic  10 місяців тому

      Thank you so much, That is a good tip regarding the rope, do you have control when lowering it, we have to go in at an angle to get both of ours in 😃 are yours 13 kg or 6 kg ?

    • @user-oo1ku5fs1b
      @user-oo1ku5fs1b 10 місяців тому

      @@alifenomadic Yes it's quite easy to control the gas bottle when lowering it into the locker. I have a slight angle to get it in. Mine are 13kg.

  • @rondamon8004
    @rondamon8004 9 місяців тому +1

    Lovely boat...I love that lifestyle.....!!!!

    • @alifenomadic
      @alifenomadic  9 місяців тому +1

      Thank you, it is a very special way of living 😃

  • @willduckworth5535
    @willduckworth5535 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for the video. We are live aboards too and have the same oven which works very well and the middle shelf is at the temperature as set.

  • @StrawPerson-xq9ko
    @StrawPerson-xq9ko 10 місяців тому +1

    Great. Very informative as i think we will go down this route and downsize. Subbed. Cheers.

    • @alifenomadic
      @alifenomadic  10 місяців тому

      Fantastic, 🙏 thank you, so glad you found it useful 😁

  • @paulbarty9296
    @paulbarty9296 11 місяців тому +2

    Lovely video guys and great demonstration shane lol you definitely feel it if your getting on and off your boat a few times in the day. Good job your so fit lol. My weedhatch is a nightmare to open because it has about 20 bolts to undo compaired to yours and most narrowboats with just one handle to turn. I really like how light your matress looked when you moved it. You carnt move mine its to thick and heavy i got it from dreams and weighs a ton. Is yours just a thin memory foam matress? Im looking at changing by bed and matress anytime soon 😊

    • @alifenomadic
      @alifenomadic  11 місяців тому +1

      Thanks Paul, our mattress is just a sprung one the air flow layer makes it very easy to slide back into place.
      I think memory foam mattresses are more heavy to lift 👍

    • @555promonkey
      @555promonkey 10 місяців тому

      I’ll second that observation re memory foam being heavy to lift and yes under bed storage is very good. Winter gear stored in summer and vice versa in winter.
      Finally I have lived with the same layout but if I was to change for another boat, it would definitely be a reverse layout. Bedroom can be more private and a better bed layout.
      Rear galley very handy for all those teas and coffee 😊and no traipsing in and out of the bedroom.
      Oh by the way, a good video, I wish you both many years of happiness cruising and living aboard 👍😊

  • @alifenomadic
    @alifenomadic  11 місяців тому +1

    Shop shape bedding is a fantastic company and they also sell the dry mat,
    shipshapebedding.co.uk/index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=category&layout=listing&Itemid=561

  • @dianehargrave6747
    @dianehargrave6747 10 місяців тому +1

    How do you get on with eating a meal you have no table, we don’t and we have lap trays and we hate it

    • @alifenomadic
      @alifenomadic  10 місяців тому +1

      We eat off lap trays too, we do have a drop down table but don’t have space for additional chairs to sit at that table, we would have preferred to have a dinette to work and eat at 😀

    • @555promonkey
      @555promonkey 10 місяців тому +1

      I have two of fold away individual tables (could be put together) and folding chairs. They all live under the gunwales,
      Works fine for me 👍

  • @karend6748
    @karend6748 11 місяців тому +1

    How tall are you both? I'm loving the narrowboat life but alas, I'm from an even tinier island and that'll never come to past 😞

    • @alifenomadic
      @alifenomadic  11 місяців тому +1

      David is 6ft and I am about 5’9” where do you live ?

    • @karend6748
      @karend6748 11 місяців тому

      @@alifenomadic ahhhh...I'm 6'2" the narrowboat dream is just going to be that for me then...a dream. Height and location are the stoppers 😭😭

    • @555promonkey
      @555promonkey 10 місяців тому +1

      I’m 6’4” and liveaboard, no problem 😊