Can our NARROWBOAT home survive in AWFUL weather?

Can our NARROWBOAT home survive in AWFUL weather? | OFF GRID COMMUNITY

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Жыл бұрын

How much does the wind effect a Narrowboat? In this video we battle the elements to try and reach Ellesmere as we cruise in convoy with our boat friends.
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We are Adam & Lauren, we live full time on board our 59ft Narrowboat with our dog Shanti. We are excited to welcome you into our daily life as we continuously cruise around the British waterways.
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You can find us on Instagram:
Adam: / adam.floatinghome
Lauren: / coley.hoops
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We love reading your comments on what you thought of the video :)

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@stevemutch1595 Жыл бұрын

Hi guys ... Ash can be burnt almost straight away because it has a very low moisture content ... other stuff needs drying for some time but if it's already been down for a few months give it a go ... cutting and splitting the logs helps to dry it out quicker and windfall branches are mostly good to go also .. keep up the good work ... All that Ash pile was perfect for burning straight away, would have kept you going for a good month ... Steve👍

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Thats great advice, thanks alot Steve!

@BenandEmily Жыл бұрын

Hehehe that was a fun and WINDY cruise 🥰 Really lovely vlog guys xx

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Cruising in convoy with you two is a pleasure!

@tonycarter3756 Жыл бұрын

Types of wood -hornbeam ,silver birch ,ash ,oak,beech, dry before burning .Keep warm👍

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony ☺️

@floswason8776 5 ай бұрын

Always a pleasure to spend time visiting with you

@siouxsiesiouxwilson7247 Жыл бұрын

Keep stocking up and Prepping Winter xxx

@IamaDutch-Kiwi Жыл бұрын

That was most enjoyable to watch- sitting warm and dry. Great work out though those bridges. Happy travels. 🙏💖🇳🇱🙋‍♀🇳🇿

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Always nice to read when it’s an enjoyable watch - makes it all worth it! Thank you x

@tommotomlinson3370 Жыл бұрын

Lovely calming video, just what I needed today...thanks guys 🥰

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Really glad to hear that tommo ❤️

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Really glad to hear that tommo ❤️

@sylviagoodman3094 Жыл бұрын

Loving everything you do ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@christinetaylor6897 Жыл бұрын

That was lovely, what a lifestyle, enjoyed that very much. Best wishes Christine x

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed Christine, means a lot :)

@6412mars Жыл бұрын

New subscriber here..Just going to catch up on your vids like I did Ben and Emily... Happy Cruising 😃 Looking forward to coming along...Best regards😊

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

We hope you enjoy them :)

@marcmasters9576 Жыл бұрын

I like you and your videos very much. And by the way, I'm learning English from you. Warm regards.

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

That’s great Marc! we are glad you are enjoying them :)

@markwilliamson9140 Жыл бұрын

Just subscribed, looking forward to following your journey 👍

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, we hope you enjoy the rest of our videos!

@michaelpilling9659 Жыл бұрын

Hello You three - greetings from Poland That was a lovely "a day in the life of" video. Nice to see you've caught up with Ben and Emily. Keep a look out for Anthony and Paul on Morning Star and Heidi, the narrowboat pirate onboard The Rum Wench. They are both currently on the Llangollen Canal. See you again soon and stay safe please

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Hey Michael, thank you yes there are a load of bloggers up this way at the moment, their is a real sense of community on the canal right now :) hope you are well!

@rosie9048 Жыл бұрын

Awww boat friends that’s so lovely :) your Chanel is just beautiful :) thanks for sharing ❤ xx

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

We are glad you are enjoying it Rosie ☺️💫

@sharoncampbell206 Жыл бұрын

Kentucky, USA, has the same weather. We can go three seasons in one day, just about. We hardly know what to wear when we leave in the morning, as we might either smother, or freeze, later in the day.

@fourcrazycats-and-a-wiener7286 Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful life, living vicariously through the two of you, enjoy the waterways x

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We are glad you are enjoying the videos :)

@freeliving7819 Жыл бұрын

Another very enjoyable vlog!

@Urbanex2u Жыл бұрын

love it can not wait for the next vid on way to Llangollen lovely place

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Pete, that video has just been released - we have fallen in love with Llangollen already

@Urbanex2u Жыл бұрын

@@thefloatinghome17 try stop off at the garage built into the rock

@guyparham575 Жыл бұрын

You can't burn green wood if you do cause lots of smoke got to use dry season logs or wood

@markwilliamson9140 Жыл бұрын

Hard woods are best to burn. Dry it out before you burn it, beech, oak, ash,

@ianwalker4803 Жыл бұрын

That was an enjoyable vlog 🙂

@prof1798 Жыл бұрын

You'll find pulling the trolley will be much easier. Also add a second nut on the wheels and tighten the nuts aginst each other o lock them and prevent the loss of single nuts.

@tomrobinson2919 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your efforts… it might they be “Lift Bridges”…

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Oh yes you are right.. wooops!

@darrenbarrett4966 Жыл бұрын

Awsome

@simonsherlock Жыл бұрын

Brilliant as always, I love watching your journey through such stunning countryside. Please though, one thing - I am not Welsh but cringe at your pronunciation of Llangollen! This isn't totally right but it is more Thlangothlen to say (though the thl can be a cl depending on who you listen to) :)

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Simon - we are trying hard with the pronunciation so my apologies! Have just released a Llangollen video and probably said it in 5 different ways throughout lol hopefully one is accurate!

@siouxsiesiouxwilson7247 Жыл бұрын

Subbed and you're on my Notification x You take me back to my childhood, lol. Am 51! 🤣

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the sub :) that’s nice to hear! Did you used to live on a boat also?

@barriejonas338 Жыл бұрын

Love the videos but just a point. Conservationists will pile wood up as shelter for hedgehogs and other wildlife. Consider before you disturb.

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Barrie - honestly didn’t know that - will definitely keep that in mind :)

@simonsherlock Жыл бұрын

@@thefloatinghome17 I've volunteered (once) for the Woodland Trust and Barrie is right. The trees will have been thinned out to give the others a better chance/more room and piled up not just for hedgehogs but smaller wildlife (wrens will nest in piles), as well as invertebrates and fungi etc. They also shelter smaller and younger plants as well as feeding the soil as they rot down. I'm sure the odd bit won't make a difference though, but it is better seasoned or it will sizzle, smoke a lot and not give out as much heat.

@lizgarland2241 Жыл бұрын

Yes Ash 🇮🇪🍀💚

@RetireMentalityChallenged Жыл бұрын

You'll get more BTUs from oak than any other wood. Basically the harder the wood the longer the burn. But it is tougher to cut.

@howardkeetch118 Жыл бұрын

Also Ula snd Josh are on KZfaq.

@sheilajoseph9953 Жыл бұрын

Pine cones are good fire starters, use dry.

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sheila! We’ve used them a couple of times but I’d actually forgot so it’s a good reminder

@benzo2762 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@richarddavidjohn6803 Жыл бұрын

If you have to it’s ash and fir that can be burnt green. Still would be better dried.

@garyholland5463 Жыл бұрын

And Ash is the best wood to burn green as it has a low moistier content

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@shae5502 Жыл бұрын

So where is your car now? And how do you keep moving them both?

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

We are going to make a whole video on this ☺️

@fransisguyon5163 Жыл бұрын

Ash, dry or green. fire fit for a queen! Alder MUST be dry.

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Great tip - thank you

@garyholland5463 Жыл бұрын

Pulling your cart would be a lot easier

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

We used to do that.. it’s a strange old cart with a few issues and pushing is the only way it seems to go lol

@howardkeetch118 Жыл бұрын

Contact new boaters Ula and Josh,Josh was a tree surgeon and he knows his trees.

@joemcewan7445 Жыл бұрын

You are supposed to pull the cart

@colin125gwr Жыл бұрын

surely they are lift Bridges not swing Bridges

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Correct lol our mistake!

@malcolmwallace33 Жыл бұрын

Why don't you try pulling your cart, it might be a bit easier than pushing

@oldfailedgamer Жыл бұрын

You had me enjoying the video until 10.29 when you said TRUE BRITISH STYLE but your on the English and welsh canal system ... disappointed.

@thefloatinghome17 Жыл бұрын

Sorry Alex! If it’s any consolation when I filmed that specific part we were on British soil.. but we absolutely love Wales and will be making vlogs about it in the near future!