NARROWBOAT Home TOUR | A Look Inside Our Off Grid TINY Floating Home!
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2022
- Join us for a tour through our tiny off grid floating home! We will show you the ins and outs of our 56 foot narrowboat.
We have lived onboard full time for just over a year so there's lots to see but also plenty of jobs to do so we also talk a bit about what bits of DIY we will be doing in future videos.
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If you are new here, hello! We're Ben (aka Benny) and Emily! We live on our 56 foot narrow boat as full time continuous cruisers with our cat Alan 🌟
Follow us along to see our adventures, ups, downs, mishaps and lots of boating about!
I laughed out loud when you threw the bread out the window. Your boat is really light and bright inside. I like it.
😆 Thanks Carole! Glad you enjoyed it :) x
It's nice to see harmony between a couple, a cat, a boat...and the surroundings.
Not BREAD though ~ garlic bread has rights and feelings too you know!
Very true! 😄
As one may figure out, I watch episodes over, again, and I love the bright, cherry decor, the light and the things Ben built!! Love it, allj.
Love the naming of your cat! Alan.
We have just re-uploaded this video so its now in HD :D Finally figured out how to do it! Thanks to everyone who liked and commented on the first upload of this video last night, this will be much better now though! Ben and Emily :) x
Good call to make it private to preserve the stats for the algorithm, I think 👍
@@Daytona2 Ah yes, we weren't too sure what to do with it! I think we've deleted it now though..
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love you fellas so much. If I need cheering I simply watch you❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏
Just ❤ the ceiling 🎨 thank you so much for the grand tour, your home is so beautiful and cosy ❤
Hello from Texas, USA. Enjoy watching your ventures on the canals. Retired and like to relax watching several of the canal narrowboat vlogs. Just started with yours and enjoying. Keep up the good entertainment.
Black Rose also a beautiful traditional Irish tune
I have enjoyed watching a few of your episodes. I laughed out loud when the bread flew out the window. Funny
Such a beautiful ❤boat I love all the unique character of ur home so much. 😊 I would love living in that beautiful home boat. I love the rose in the shower it gives it character you should keep it and definitely keep the pictures on the ceiling. With all the TLC you can make it more beautiful. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! 🎉
What a lovely boat one of the best I have seen a bit Rosy and Jim. Loved the self ejecting garlic bread. Very impressed with the recycled pallet and wardrobe work. I have watched all your back issues and looking forward to the next.
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks so much for watching. That garlic made a bid for freedom, and got away. Wonder where it settled down in the end...
Secret Squirrel’s 🐿 garden tips -
When your plants bolt to seed like you mentioned.
When you notice it just pinch or prune off the stem with the seeds/flowers.
This will stop the plant putting all of its energy into producing seed and hopefully produce leaves again.
If it’s already flowered and gone to seed, I usually collect the seed and store it for the next season.
If I’ve had one really great plant, one that has produced a lot of leaves or whatever, I’ll try to collect the seed from that particular plant to save for the next growing season 🙂🐿🌈❤️
I'm an artist ,I love all the ceiling art, the flying garlic bread was the highlight of the tour 😂 Happy birthday ☺
I’ve been living on my 42’ Trad style narrowboat for 23 years and I’m so envious of your space!!…😃…. I would love a decent galley and saloon area but I’m too old and skint now to change anything… thank you for allowing us to visit your home… 😊
i've watched the loose £1 garlic bread making a bid for freedom about 15 times, hilarious reaction.
😆 We had to watch it back so many times when it first happened, couldn't believe it!! Haha!
Hello You Three - greetings from Poland
Thanks so much for showing me round your lovely home. I guess it's really snug and warm in the winter. Can you keep it cool in the summer time? Stay safe please and look after each other.
Hiya, it is warm in winter for us, but in summer whilst it's hot, we try and find shade as it can get rather hot!
I love the 70s and 60s vibe
Anyone who names a cat after the phenomenal Alan Rickman is all right by me 😀 Subbed x
Hehehe, he was the best!! Thanks so much :D x
the garlic bread incident was the funniest thing I've seen today
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What a beautiful ship. You have decorated it very tastefully. It really is an environment where you can feel at home. I certainly feel at home and hope to follow you on your UA-cam channel for a long time to come. Greetings from a Dutch boat owner, Marco
Your boat is beautiful, full of amazing details and treasures. 😍
Thanks so much! 😊 x
Lovely vlog nice to see a nice down to earth couple and a proper nice boat instead of someone showing off their £100,000 plus boat good luck for future subbed.
Cheers Tony, we are just doing it the way we know and like 😊 And I can't resist a good pallet haha 😆
@@BenandEmily Neither can I neighbours tend to drop me some in front garden, One session with circular saw kindling for our log burner, stay safe,
Thank you for sharing your beautiful home. The paintings make it interesting and original ❤️
Thank you so much! 😊🌟
Cozy and warm. Love it
I’m loving the uniqueness and interior of your boat
What a beautiful home you have folks. Looks comfy and with everything you need for a happy content life and I love it. Yes I'm sure it's hard work specially in the darker months but still it's gorgeous. Emily if you cut the bolted seed heads off the chard they will recover from the crown's with some TLC. Chard just loves growing the same as does leaf beet and spinach, goes on for ages. The tomatoes look like bush tomatoes and lovely and healthy you are doing so well. Thank you for the video. xxx
Brilliant! Thanks so much for the tips! We went away for for a few days and unfortunately the chard has dried out a bit. Lots of TLC is needed now :D I can't believe how many toms the little plants are growing! Good job they are just little cherry tomatoes :) So glad you enjoyed the boat tour, thanks again! Xx
@17:05 I died there, right there on the spot. I died. You brought tears in my eyes! I had to hold on to the table! I laughed so hard! :D Brilliant :D
Just a pretty colorful boat inside and out🌻
Thank you 😊
Lovely home xx lovely people x
Thank you so much Janet :) x
Flying garlic bread? Comedy gold! I love all your decorations, such a lovely home 😍
Hahaha! Thanks so much! 😊
Darling little home. Thank you for sharing!🙏🐾🫶
very nice , thank you for the tour!
Beauty on the river, good way to live your life.
Hysterical. I started watching you 3 a few weeks ago. I heard mention of the garlic bread,but had no idea how fun that would be. " for 3 seconds I thought about retrieval " bahaha. 😂😂
Lovely boat thanks for showing us.
What a charming home. 😊 thank you!
Its beautiful. X
best looking boat i have seen, so homely, would love a boat like this.
Thank so much Andy :)
The lost garlic bread had me giggling for a while. 😂 Love your boat. Just like any dream home it going to take a little work to make it your own.
It’s a lovely boat! It’s has you’re personalities all over it. I’m moving on the cut pretty soon and you are my kind of people x
A lovely couple and the inside of the boat is practical and comfy and suits your personality. Yes , the outside needs a lot of attention and I recommend you do not leave it too long. I look forward to continuing to follow your journey.
HI BENNY & Emily you both are so so special & your boat is so so special & your lovely cat is so lovely to for now I hope you all stay safe on the water god bless you all from tom & grace moore corby northants god bless you all xxx👍
Thanks for posting and sharing. Very interesting to see your tour.
Just love you guys so down to earth.This video reminds me of a time along ago when most boaters made do with any materials they had to .hand to create creature comforts . How times have changed with all these expensive paint jobs and all the expensive fit outs with every conceivable luxury that you can think of.
Hiya thanks so much, yes this is how we've chosen to modify the boat, coming from a past of van living and generally off grid life. Boating does seem to be getting more expensive, but luckily there are many lonely pallets out there waiting to become furniture...😆
Great video guys, the bread bit was brilliant 😊
What a lovely boat. 😃 Very arty interior. It's short of nothing and so cosy. Well done to you both and thank you for sharing this great video. 🥰😃
I love your boat and lifestyle! It looks like a very freeing way to live and travel! I’m envious… I’d love to spend time on a long boat. Enjoy!
Just found you guys whilst scrolling through. You have the most Fab Home. I love it. I love your life. Looking forward to watching your future videos. Keep Smiling ❤️
Hi I think your home is lovely and I like the paintings on the ceiling, it’s also very light and airy 😊
Thanks so much! 😊
I came across you guys at around episode 16-17, and I've put off going back to the beginning because I wanted to have something to watch on my dark days to add a little light. The fact that I am here watching from the beginning will tell you how things are going in my world at the moment. I smiled right from the first episode as it was as brilliant as every other episode. You have a very lovely, functional life pod from stem to stern. Don't want to be weird here, but I love you guys, happy journey's in Portugal. Oops! You don't know you're going to Portugal yet, hope I didn't spoil the surprise. :)
It’s a lovely boat guys. So bright , Splashed with colour and bits & pieces of what u like. Love the ceiling pictures. It’s gorgeous! Thanks for showing us and for sharing all your fab adventures with us. It’s a pleasure to watch.Alan is such a lovely cat. 🐈⬛❤ much love lisa xx
Lovely. Thank you.
Happy belated birthday 🎂 🥳
I love how cosy & homey your boat is.
Most Tortoiseshell kitties are females 😉
Tfs & take care 🌺
You have a lovely home, so many nice touches. - dinner out the window was hilarious
Lovely cosy narrow boat ,love it ,Had to laugh when the bread went flying ,Happy travelling ,i did it for 6 weeks ,enjoyed every moment ,Just needs paint as you say ,lovely home ,
Haha! Yes the bread, so ridiculous 😅 Thanks for watching 😊
You two are lovely .Thank you so much for the tour and for Ben for his use of pallets (man after my own heart). Your home is just that, not a gin-place, but somewhere you will enjoy. I am enjoying your journey.
What a cozy home you have! This is my first visit to your channel, but not my last. You made me chuckle and I love your style.
Thanks so much! 😊 So happy you like what we're doing!
Nice boat y'all have there. Happy late birthday Emily!
Thanks so much Chance! :)
Another fab video. Belated happy birthday Emily - I meant to message you. The pizza looked fab, the garlic bread flinging was hilarious - wonder if they should make it an Olympic sport. I love the inside of your boat - so creative and so cosy and pretty. Benny sure is talented. Looking forward to the next episode xxx
Thanks Jess ♥️ Definitely a new Olympic sport!! Glad you like the boat 😊 lots of love xxx
What a lovely home 😊😊😊
We’re new to this boating business but watching you you were sold!!!!
Also had a cat rescued from Coombe Abbey in Warwickshire I called “her” Abbie as she had been rescued from an Abbey took “ her” to the vet for surgery ( had been shot which a pellet gun 😞) turned out “ she” was a bloke still called him Abbie though and was always known as Abbie was my best baby for 15 years
Your pizza looked delicious Happy Birthday darling we are thoroughly inspired xx
Hello! Aww poor Abbie being shot! Poor kitty! Great name 😻 Alan says hi 👋 Thanks so much for watching 🌟
Great vlog. Thanks for posting. Mel
Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Thanks for showing us around, love the boat and all the bits of furniture you’ve made. Thanks also for the story of Alan, I also love Alan Rickman 👍 hope you had a lovely birthday Emily. Oh yeah,the garlic bread out the window was a classic,laughed out loud and got moaned at by my wife 😂
We used to have a cat called Bubbles, then we found out she was a he, but the name stayed.
Lovely tour of your boat. Thank you
Bubbles is great name, whether its a he or her hehe.. Thanks for watching!
watching this fried rn with my mate, waiting for our pizzas in the oven. would love to live like this
Thanks so much for watching! 😀
Alan.....funny. We named our Norwegian Forest cat Abby a week before we knew she was a tom.
That was brilliant, bye garlic bread for ever 😂😂
Loving the channel and upfront approach to life in general. I have never been on a NB but somehow always find myself coming back to these types of channels. Love the Berkey, we have the very same one in our kitchen and never drink tap water unless it has gone through the filers first. You guys have already done quite a lot and I will be watching with interest to see how you progress. Thank you for sharing your lives with us.......
Thank you, so happy you are enjoying our channel! :) Yes there are always plenty of jobs to do on the boat!...never ending :D The Berkey is brilliant, so glad we have it. Thanks again!
I bet that swan came back for garlic bread, Ben 🤪
😆 I bet he did, would easily fit in his long neck 😉
I am binge-watching your videos 🤩 love them
Thank you! 😀
Beautiful home for a beautiful couple!
Hi. I`ve just discovered your channel and am watching your videos in order .I find them so interesting as you give a great insight into what seems a fascinating way of life and presented in such a nice natural way. Nothing seems to phase you when problems arise with the boat and you just carry on sorting things out in a nice relaxed way. Long may you continue.
Love the wood and splashes of colour, works really well and very cosy 🥰 love the ceiling art!
Noooooo not the garlic bread 😂😂😂
Hope you had a lovely birthday Emily!
Thanks you guys! :D xx
hahah, yeah still sad about our bready loss!! x
Happy Belated Birthday!
You had me belly laughing out loud with the bread 🤣🤣🤣 I mean it was fantastic!!! Thank you for sharing your lovely home!
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Thanks so much! 😆 Hahaha, an unfortunate but hilarious moment!
Beautiful ❤
Lovely home
New to the channel - great video - you've done what many people would love to and move onto the water. Looking forward to the story and adventure going forwards!
Thanks for watching Stephen 😊
What a lovely cosy boat :)
:) Thank you
PMSL at the garlic bread maiden voyage 😂
You’re boat is so cosy 😊 we love watching your vlogs ,such a lovely couple ❤️ Hope you had a lovely birthday 🎂
Thanks so much Mandy! 😊 So happy to hear you're enjoying our vlogs. I had a great birthday thank you...although a little sad about the garlic bread 😆
Love your home
Really enjoyed snooping round your home, it's very cosy & exactly as I'd expect it to be.
I loved Alan Rickman too, what a nice tribute naming Alan after him. We had a black tom kitten years ago, were assured he was a boy so called him George & going for her first vaccination the vet kissed him on the nose & said what a pretty little girl she was 😸. She was forever Georgie after that.
Haha, that bread!!!! 😁
By the way I love your outfit your style is so unique and beautiful
I love your home, well done guys ❤
Looked like the plants all needed water and use some fertilizer on all the plants 😊
Cracked me up the bread lovly home you have
Thanks I enjoyed the tour it got me through some of my ironing 😆 my house is up for sale and my plan is to live on a narrowboat so it’s always encouraging to see people enjoying their tiny home. Having to let go of lots of stuff in the meantime … physically and metaphorically. But I’m very much attracted to life on water among nature living simply with less “stuff”.
This is the first video I’ve watched of yours. What canal are you usually on? I’m by the grand union in berkhamsted though I’m looking forward to exploring the canal network once I have my new floating home.
Love your dry sense of humour 😄
Hiya thanks for watching! We are on the Trent and Mersey at the moment heading southward.. Yes it was a big chance for us moving out of our house and downsizing, in fact we still have storage up north...! Good luck with it all 😊
Great video! Most boat tour videos look like the boat is brand new from the builders. They also tend to look like you shouldn't touch/use the furniture or anything. Yours looks like what it is - a HOME!
Really enjoyed your walkthrough of your home, thanks. Particularly liked the flying garlic bread moment.
Thanks Jon! So glad you enjoyed it :)
Thank you for showing us around your home. It's lovely with all it's nooks and crannies. I nearly choked on my cuppa when that garlic bread suddenly flew out of the window 🤣
Groovy.
Benny has unintentionally become a favourite hilarious person to me
Hehe thanks
Love the tour
@21:09 : It's a Daevid Allen Bananamoon!!
We looked it up and you are right, it's very similar 😊
Love your narrowboat. Was following ‘Cruising the Cut’ and magically your channel popped up and I subscribed. I know about the UA-cam algorithms so hopefully you’ll get more comments and lots of likes. Cheers from Cape Town, Andrew & Lynna.
Hello Andrew and Lynna 😊 So happy you found us and thank you so much for subscribing! Can't believe we have viewers from so far away! 😀 All the best from Ben, Emily and Alan.
Really fun and relaxing.
Sweet. It looks very cozy and homey. Safe travels!
Greetings to England
such a lovely couple. enjoy your adventure!