I love Ember and Josh's barge, I love how they have something that was once a work barge and instead of it being thrown on the trash heap or cut up for scrap, it's been re-purposed and re-used to make a home! In this single-use throw-away society, we need more of this in our lives. Yes, I could live on a Dutch barge but being from the coastal region, I wouldn't be living on the canals even tho narrowboat living on the canals appeals to me, I would only live in the canals on a narrowboat but I could see myself living in the coastal areas on a dutch barge. I am in awe in their space as I am with a narrowboat like Mary L because I live (part-time) on a 26 ft Pearson sailboat in coastal North Carolina here in the States.

Loved this. Really good viewing and nice to see people doing their thing on the waterways in different styles. Lovely boat. Great character

I did enjoy the dutch barge and while I thought I could probably live on one, I prefer the narrow boats because I want to visit every place on the British canal system.

Can't beat a narrowboat really, but I did like the character and history of the Dutch barge, the way it had been done up was great. Josh and Em were naturals too.

"Amsterdam style relaxation" - love it.

Hi Tim &Sam when you up on the Llangollen you are in 6' 10" heaven There's so much you can't do with a wider boat .But the Dutch Barges are charming.Keep Chugging Ray .Tern.

Great viewing as always guys thanks! I liked the barge very much the history was fascinating and a beautiful place thanks again

Ahhhh! I now realise you're the Sam and Tim I met when you came through Marsh lock on the Thames!

Interesting, love seeing inside 👍

Another great video, keep it up and keep safe .

Great content, and wow, that Australian girl is beautiful. Love the accent!

A great video.

Fantastic 😊! Many Thanks!!!!

very interesting video thanks to you two and both your friends on the Dutch barge, good to see how other people live. Best Wishes. A.R.

It was wonderful meeting you both, albeit a short meeting x heading home now after a wonderful 2 weeks on hire boat Hooded Grebe. Stay safe and keep giggling 🥰

You guys make friends everywhere! Very informative vid, If I had to choose I would go for the Dutch Barge- I prefer space to do my old people exercises hehehe.

From the bow shape and the squared off stern I think that is a type called 'Kagenaar' first build in the area around Leiden. They started off as pure sailing barges for agricutural products, both produce going to market or peat and manure going to the fields (not at the same time) whenthere was little or no wind these were poled,pulled or pushed by the mate. When engines became more available and reliable the back cabin was sacrificed for placement of one. although smetimes as a in between solution small auxilliary engines were clamped to the side not unlike one of those Thailand long tail engines...

Lovely vlog, thank you! I noted the white walls in the Dutch barge gave the space a very airy feeling and the light that did come in bounced off the walls to give a fresh feeling. Nice!

Brilliant guys thanks for that 😁👍👏👏👏

I loved this video I am most interested in all the different boats. But I think I love the narrow boat best!

Great episode, Ember and Josh seem nice people. A friend of ours has a Dutch Barge on the Regents Canal up past Mile End, says it is nice to live on. I was talking to a guy from Newcastle who was living on a "yoghurt pot" moored up in Paddington basin he told me it was nice and snug even for a small boat, so just believe it is whatever suits your needs, and what you like living on.

I’m a sucker for vintage anything. The older the more lovable. I really enjoy your channel.

Thank you for explaining this.

Another really interesting vlog. Lovely dutch barge but prefer a narrowboat 😍 xx

Another enjoyable learning experience about living on the water. Thinking I would prefer the narrow boat but would really like to experience a Dutch barge. Have a safe week.

Hey Josh! I'm so jealous of your awesome Nederland Boot, ('Dutch Boat'). I'm an American living in Emmer Compascuum, The Netherlands. I have always wanted to own and live on a Dutch Boat (or even a narrowboat). I use to live on the same type of pontoon boat that you lived on and loved it! I have one huge obstacle which is keeping me from buying a Dutch Boat, my lovely Dutch wife! lol. She hates boats, which I just don't get! There is nothing quite as freeing as living on the water, and having a boat to keep you from getting wet is a bonus! lol.

Great vid. If I had to choose I would probably live on The Chimp (the dutch barge). Looks cosy, and they have done it up well👌🏻

I really like your hair up like that Sam

Narrowboat. The dutch barge has its charms, but the narrowboat seems way more practical. That said, I have never been inside one and can't wait for the Crick boat show 2022 which I plan to attend. It's the slow life I want, and if a narrowboat turns out to be impossible due to my physical form (1.95 meters tall and a bit overweight) a widebeam would be the next option. I am really looking forward to the next vlog though. A narrowboat race? That's kind of a conundrum or a really, really slow race: "Oh look, he's diving down the inside! I'll have dinner and in an hour we'll see if he can make the move stick!" 😁

Absolutely brilliant vlog guys, loved the Dutch barge but my preference is still a narrowboat. Aka Sugar Stealer - 14th on the quiz 😁

Hey, hope you guys are well. I viewed an amazing dutch costal barge today. It’s an almost perfect live aboard (with a compromise or two). Tidal barge life here I come!

It is so nice to see how others live. Beautifully decorated home. I loved the kitchen work top. It will be interesting to see after the changes they are making. Very interesting vlog. Thanks Tim and Sam . And Josh and Em for letting us in their home.

Holy cow! I used to live in Woodbridge, Suffolk too!!!! And I'd want a Wide Beam.

Tim has longer hair than Sam now. Mind blown! 🤣

I'm a slave to narrowboats lol but this is lovely too. A perfectly adequate & cool home x

Can you do a video on the yoghurt pots you called them please .xx

Narrowboat is my preference....keep chuggin....

Nice.

First off great vlog...loved the barge I find the NBs very small I would struggle on them

The explorer in me would have to opt for the narrow boat - the are so many great places to see on the English inland waterway network that are probably inaccessible to some Dutch barges. But when you’ve seen everything - why not?"

I’m currently watching this video the Amsterdam way 💨😎😂

Well HELLO! I had been wondering where you had got off to. Great to see a new video! As far as a narrowboat vs a dutch barge vs a wide beam vs.......what? A yogurt pot? No to the yogurt pot, right off the top. For a day out on a lake, sure. Otherwise? No thanks. If i had the choice, i would live aboard a dutch barge and rent a short narrow boat to travel the aquaducts. Why, you ask? Oh, that wasn't you? Huh. Gonna tell you, anyway. As much as i love the idea of taking the narrowboat out to the lake district, into London or Manchester or Liverpool or York (yes please) or taking her out in the country where the cows or sheep or horses are all the company i need or want when i am weary of noise? A narrowboat is stuck in the UK unless you lift her out of the water and you can't even roam up to Loch Ness or further to see the Norther lights, to cool off in the summer or moor up in Edinburgh for the Tattoo. But on a Dutch Barge, I can go up along the coast then turn into a river or canal in Scotland. I could take her across the Channel and spen a year or two on the rivers and canals in France, keep going into Germany or wander back over to Denmark if i like. I would not be comfortable on the ocean in a barge, but i can island hop and hug the shore as much as possible. If i was going to spend much time on the ocean, i would consider a bigger catamaran or a self righting lifeboat conversion. But a Dutch Barge seems awfully comfortable with hrr tall ceilings, the large rooms, the wheel house just above which i would also use for an office and studio with all of the windows and the wood. The large deck areas for music, fireworks, festivals and enjoying the night air. I am in the market for a narrowboat because I want to do the canals and the pubs. But if i had the wherewithal or if i didn't spend much of my pension on food, coal and licenses so that i could afford a barge? I would go with a barge. If i had the money, i would start with a narrowboat and graduate to a good sized barge. Fun video! Thanks and i cannot wait for the race. What will your brother be racing on or with?

The unasked question was how she decided to make the journey from Oz to the UK on the back of what seemed like a video call relationship. Unasked question aside, good video and good chug.

Love Amsterdam

I like the Dutch barges, some have a better steering position, in the middle of the boat, rather than the end, I like that idea a lot, better viability

I love dutch barges but I'd want to be able to access as much of the canal network as possible 🤷‍♂️ narrowboats still have plenty of character

In these days of equality you can go Dutch !

wide beams..their mother would describe them as big boned ..who writes ✍ your script!!!.Btw I have now accepted reluctantly that I will never win a chugging along cushion so I bought my own...it has a picture of a cat 🐈 on it nothing like your superb cushion but it will have to do .....keep on chugging

The narrowboat belongs to the Engeland canals and is nicer I think

Love the idea of canal living - just wish I was young enough to consider the options!

It's a shame I can't get one of those in the U.S. I'd love to live on that on the Mississippi.

Nice boat, but I would feel restricted if I couldn't go on the narrow canals.

It appears to be a bit wider than a narrowboat? filmed with wide lens?

Hi guy's Do you know if Dutch Barges in general charge their batteries and get their electric power from the engine, off boat generator or inboard generator ? Personally I don't understand why so many "live on board" narrow boaters use their main engine to run the alternator to charge batteries and so on. I have more or less decided to go for living on a boat but there are so many pro's and con's for a narrowboat, wide beam or maybe even a Dutch Barge ! I have to admit that I am hesitant about going for a narrowboat because of the lack of width but there will only be me on it so it may be easier to handle. Before I make that final choice and seriously start searching for a boat to but, I will be going for a holiday on one (me alone) and hope that will allow me to make that final choice. If you have any friends who live on their boats, I would really appreciate it if you could put them in touch with me, especially if they have been living on their boat for eighteen months or less and it's their first boat as my biggest fear is making a huge ***** up and getting everything totally wrong leaving me with a mountain of issues to resolve ! TIA guy's

At this point a narrow boat but I have seen some that are bigger and look easier to drive . They have a wheel to steer ? And you have better visibility. I live in the states so unless I win the lottery big, I don't think I will have to make that decision. Great video thank you.

The Chimp is currently up for grabs if anyone took a real shine to her… www.apolloduck.com/boat/barges-river-barge-for-sale/664094

Hi Guys The boat that you showed in Woodbridge was a Thames barge, not a Dutch barge. Sorry to be picky. Jeff

I SHOULD BE WORKING ON MY BOOK - BUT INSTEAD, I PEAK IN AT YOU GUYS!! FUN! I LIKE IT, BUT THAT ONE IS TOO SMALL. A WIDE BEAM, GIGANTIC FORE AND AFT CABIN BARGE AIRCRAFT CARRIER - THAT IS THE TICKET! I WANT TO SEE SAM STEER THAT BOAT! :-)

You can drive the boat very well. However, do you think before becoming a boat driver, people should have a theory canal test?

I had a hard time figuring out if Sam cut her wonderful braids off, or simply wrapped them tightly behind?

I have a beautiful completely original 1966 - 132ft (39 meters) Dutch Barge currently for sale. It's just been to the dockyard and is in amazing condition with certification for the next 7 years - located in Belgium. Don't hesitate to send me a message if you're interested and I'll provide all relevant info.

You have to many restrictions on a wide beam as not many canals can take one, also mooring, licence etc costs increase.

Definitely off topic: www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-57156755 St Ives: Man builds raft to save 'unluckiest' swan and eggs

Could you ring me back concerning your Dutch Branson badge to have for sale

bro chose style 16

Wide beam and Dutch barges restrict the canals you can visit.......

Na not for me, a narrowboat with a nice Lister engine much better. like Aslan with Country house gent

A rose tinted look at life theses vessels come with lots of problems ie repairs they were inherintly built thin at 100 yeas will be iron and repair cost are extreamly expensive the small ones are known as tulip bages also the historical thing is a missnoma most people cant afford to repair thrm buyer bewhere i would say you video is this informative and lacks any substnce very few of thses boats are in reasonable condition and would not survey well

Love the Dutch Barges and they are certainly built heavy and strong. They seem to be an oddity on the market though, in my admittedly limited experience, they're either disconcertingly cheap or prohibitively expensive, but undoubtedly gorgeous. If we had the luxury of time, it might have been something to consider but as it happens we put a deposit on our future home yesterday and she's a 67ft Semi Trad Narrowboat so happy days on the horizon!