About the polystyrene: polystyrene gets a bad rap but it's light and can be made strong where it needs to be. Paper packaging wouldn't do it. Packaging is a very technical business. You could use bits of wood and certain kinds of foam rubber, but you're not gaining much. It would probably still have to go to landfill. You're going to have plenty of stuff to put in the bottom of your plant pots!

Reformed sailor, when on the boat I used a two gallon bucket, after using the bucket for a bath I refilled it and washed my clothes. Hang them out to dry! Easy peasy I would love to do the narrow boat except for cold weather. It looks beautiful! Floridian, Gulf of Mexico, missing the boat days.

Loving your vlogs! Such a lovely couple, thank you yor sharing your adventures. I have lots to watch to catch up, excited to see your plans.🚤💖

Time to send the laundry out! 😂

😆22 point turn....better than I could do👍

Good luck with your plants!! We have one little bitty jalepeno plant that didn’t die and two tomato 🌱 seedlings. Probably will put(transplant)outside soon (since, weathers getting warmer!) Have fun doing laundry!😊 that unit seems to work well for a small load!

A peaceful full life. Less stress. How wonderful.

Fran, (How presumptuous of me to think we are on a first name basis, but I'm in California, so rudeness is expected.). Your necklace is stunning. Just the thing for doing laundry. You two are delightful and refreshing. Three weeks ago I had no idea N.B.s existed. Give my best to Bill Shakespeare in passing. 😺

You stand the machine inside the shower tray then no problems. Fill from shower head drain direct into tray.

We only wash by hand and then put it on an airer in the shower. We then put it in the lounge overnight. We haven’t yet put it outside to dry but many do. We’re not liveaboards, so do bedding and towels at home.

Yes !!! Does it get any better? Just finished work and sat down with a cup of coffee and I see a new video from Fran and Rich! Perfect, just gonna settle in to watch. Still our favourite KZfaq people for boat club. Just love how natural u both are and you're not trying to'be something' which always comes across as false. Our boat build started this week! See you soon. Lewis and Pawel

Get to a junction, where to go ? just follow the front of the boat!😆

Hi Fran & Rich. I'm a newbie at this KZfaq stuff but I'm already a fan of your channel. Who else could turn watching a washing machine into fun?! I am also looking forward to following your travels down the Oxford to London as well as the Crick event. (I think Jono's recent vlog said he was heading there too). Do please keep the videos coming - even though I'm 18,000km away, they make the canals feel closer and more familiar.

Lol couldn't stop laughing at the twin tub part. You know it's what we were waiting for. Brings back fond memories and I'm being serious! We'll have a washing machine fitted on new boat but I'm still getting one of these for small everyday washes and I love dicking around with it 😂😂😂

With the veggies up the front you could have a tiered shelve at the front, that's how we had 6 tiers on the barge then it takes up very little space, they basically self water each other and you have the cover for any cool nights or bad weather.I use to really enjoy in the morning having a cup of coffee up the front and tending to them before we would set off. Fran those washing machines are really common in Asia in the older apartments,they call them bench washers or table washers, some of them are tiny like the size of our kitchen tidy bins,we had a twin tub one in our 4x4 Off Road truck/camper we traveled around Australia and New Zealand in, that l made out of a ex 4x4 Country Fire Authority fire truck, l brought at their surplus auction. In Asia they put them on the kitchen bench and use them (that's where we first seen them), a lot of their places actually have a mini electric hot water heater and taps up on the wall above the kitchen bench for them and it all drains into the kitchen sink.They definitely have to be higher to gravity drain but it doesn't have to be much, in the truck camper l knocked up a bit of a light pallet type set up and made it to fit sat in the shower recess,then you can fill and drain all in a water proof setting,add some corner edging to stop the unit moving and your set . Really lovely video again that was some lovely footage behind your big noggin Rich as you were going along,l hope you took time to take it all in,sort of a beauty and the beast moment really LMAO ;). We laughed at the dogs having a wrestle in the background at the lock,they must be loving being with you all day and being able to hop off for a explore of new good snifff's as you go ;)Happy Cruis'n,Give the dogs a pat from us ;)

.....yep, made it to the end.....ABSOLUTELY GLUED TO WATCHING THE NEW WASHING MACHINE CAST ITS SPELL.....HILARIOUS!🤣🤣

As a boater in the past I absolutely adore your vlog, my only regret is there is not enough. When will we have a tour of the cottage? Keep up the good work you lovely people.

Your optimism with the washing machine is priceless. Fran I'm not sure your selling it too well :) too funny. I'm disappointed at not getting to Crick this year as I have a wedding mid June in the UK. Look fwd to seeing it through your eyes I know you will have a blast.

When ya get onto the Oxford keep eyes peeled, plenty of kingfisher down along there and a lovely painting of one under a bridge if I recall correctly!

Went on a narrowboat last year with a mate who has sadly passed away, am totally enthralled by tje lifestyle . I got some serious plannimg to do, ur lovely people and i eish you both all the best 😊

Put the washer in the shower tray put something around it to wedge it in stop any vibration & try putting the hose down the shower drain hole it may work. Test it keep an eye on the see if any water is coming out the fitting on the outside of the boat then you know it's working

Hi Guys Love the vlog, using a twin tub washing machine takes me back to when I was a kid when that was all you got no automatic's in the early 70's, I'm glad your going to Crick on Monday so am I see you in the beer tent 1pm the composting toilets can wait till after lunch 😀

The twin tub made us chuckle, those instructions were dire. Well done for working it out!

Love taking time out and settling down to watch these. So relaxing and inspiring. Never fail to make me smile. Great to see you both living the life you want. Hope to see you soon xxx

Very good video as normal You just need a piece of wood that goes over the shower tray and use the twin tub on that and store in shower tray when not in use. Enjoy your time at crick.

Another very nice vlog. We love your presenting style - it's very easy going. We also agree that you should go to places even if others say don't. We've moored in the centre of Birmingham and really enjoyed it even though many people warn you not to.

Hi Rich & Fran :) It was lovely to have a drink and a chat with you at Crick :) Just keep ploughing on getting the house sorted and then enjoy spending all your time on the boat!

The Stratford has to be one of the most beautiful stretches on the network especially when the sun shines - I think that lift bridge was the same one where ‘cruising the cut’ also squashed his horn so I’m guessing that the boatyard around the corner does a great trade in new horns. The 19th was my birthday and I must have drove past you twice that evening as we headed out for a meal in Tanworth in Arden - good luck with the floating allotment, I planted my cherry toms this evening so I know there’s nothing better than growing a bit of your own.

We’re paying a weekend visit to Crick too. Really looking forward to looking around and sampling beer and seeing a few acts there too.

Lovely vlog, looking forward to seeing more! Agree with you about not listening to what everyone says about avoiding places. Go see for yourself and make up your own mind! Shame we’ll miss you at Crick, we are going on Saturday. Jo

What a beautiful part of the canal thank you

Great vlog guy"s. Good part of the canal. Luck with the washer Guy"s. Good luck from New Zealand.

A temporary pole mounted at the stern and bow with a single laundry line and spring loaded clips to hold the drying laundry on the line should give you adequate room for drying.

Well done guys,enjoyed this one👏👏👏👍😁

Just great watching you both!

Very informative.Well done you two

The saying 'Ne're cast a clout ere May is out' refers to the May tree - or hawthorne bush, if you prefer. The saying dates to before the Gregorian calendar. The May blossom used to come out on or about the 1st May, which under the modern calendar is about 12th May. So Fran was holding to the saying.

Enjoyable watch well done 👍

Thank you for a great vlog, love the hat. Roger and I wish you a safe and glorious summer narrow boating. Lots of well wishes from Canada!

Cast not a clout until May is out does not refer to the month of May but is the Hawthorn Blossom which is called May Blossom.

A very dignified video 😂 thanks again

Love the long videos I really enjoyed it thanks guys

Anything that can handle Richys skiddys is a winner in my book eh👍🏼😉

Love your life style. Really enjoy your videos. Can't wait til tube next one. Hopefully ya all will video some from crick. Keep it up. Waiting on the next

While the cat's away... ;o)

Just on my lunch break, what a lovely way to spend it! great video thank you :)

Soak when you spot some unwanted pallets grab a couple dig out your hammer and build a platform to put the washer on so it can be higher enough to drain properly or you could ask Cruising the cut who had one until he finally bit the bullet and bought a 240 volt front load washer and dryer combination unit and that's how he does his laundry now. Though even with solar running the front load washer dryer while cruising the cut guarantees you excellent mains power coming of the engine which is better that discharging you house batteries.

Sometimes polystyrene is not actually polystyrene, but is ' PE' not ' PU'. PE can be recycled, although a discussion with my local authority on the matter was fruitless, as the manager of the recycling department couldn't understand - it looks the same so must be the same was his dcision!

Great, think perhaps someone needs to sit on that washer when it’s spinning, got a mind of its own Lol.

well done top loader slimline for me lol

I could use one of those distinguished and elegant washers in my tiny apartment!😂

I like large wave pulsators. Dignified. Omg!!! Who the hell writes these instructions?

David from Cruising the Cut did London I'm sure & was fine. Hope you had fun as I've gone back to the start..😁

I really like the way Fran uses all the natural plants for meals and stuff. That sweet washing machine is ok but quite time consuming. Why cant you get a stsndard wm guys? D x

Wonderful.... London is fine. I have spent many good weekends there in my rugby playing days. Indeed, 2 weeks before I came to Japan - almost 20 years ago now - my 2 older children and my best friend and his wife took me to London for the weekend. We went to an area near Piccadilly, they called little Tokyo. There are lots of Japanese supermarkets, restaurants - izakaya in Japanese - where we ate Japanese food, had sake etc....It was great. The reality of Japan is way better though!! Oh, by the way, Rich, when you said that Fran had gone to a wedding,,, My wife started to cry,,,I said why? She is a pretty good English speaker, but she is used to a Welsh accent, not Brummie and Cockney. She thought - and you did look miserable, young fella - Fran had gone to her wedding,,,, to marry someone else!!! 😜 And again, in fairness to her bless her, we are watching these out of sequence and she thought this was a recent upload. As always, thank you for your videos.

LOVE the vids ,,,,,keep it up...

Your videos are getting better with everyone you do guys, just one little tip for you, try growing some micro greens as you have restricted space as they take very little time and effort.....Plus enjoy your journey on the cut.....dozo

I made it to the end but I was drinking a very large gin and tonic 😳 seriously though, it was great as always. Loved the gardening but need more detai as watering fills me with dread! So how do you keep plants alive when you’re away from the boat! The washing machine looks good but a bit complicated for me. After some research I’ve decided to go for a Drumi machine. I showed my better half the video on KZfaq and he was impressed but he doesn’t know I’ve ordered it! It’s an indulgence but with no electric and hardly any water I think I’ll give it a go. It also won the James Dyson award for innovation so it must be good! We’re also going to Crick but not sure what day, if it’s Monday I hope we bump onto you. Thanks for sharing your journey, your videos a wonderful.

size of washer you'll be having clean smalls lol

Hi Fran and Rich, Greetings from New Zealand. As usual loved your video, such pretty countryside where you are. For those of us not too familiar with the English canal system, would it be. possible to show on a map, the location of the canals and locks that you are currently cruising on. Loved your demonstration of your new twin tube washing machine, my mums first proper washing machine was a Hover twin tub many years ago. I'm originally from London, so will be following your adventures down to and around London with great interest. Regards Barry

Mate sure to keep an eye out for two lady's from the channel narrowboat experience.

Brought one of these washing machine, nah wasged by hand rinsed by hand and put it in for the finally spin, to much faffing about

I get a big grin when you two get the laughs. Love it! Good ole Edna looking so distinguished. She did a good job for you in the last few years?

Guys london is great it is busy but should be traveled its no more dangerous than any other bug cry see you at crick

Loving watching all of your Vlogs... maybe you guys should put the clothes in the shower floor and fill it with water and have a dance.

Try a cold wash automatic

.....I need to know more about ".....the lock keepers daughter"😝

What type of oil did you use for the oil change? A diesel requires a specific type of oil. Here in the us its determined by the Society Of Automotive Engineers. SAE for short and each container of oil is so marked with the grade of oil. Each grade is prefaced with a S or a D. The S stands for spark ignition and the D stands for Diesel ignition. You don't mix the two because of the compression. A gas engine generally uses from 8.5 to 10.5 compression ratio. Where as your Diesel engine could use up to 21 to 1 compression ratio which is common is small diesels. In most diesels a 15w-45 oil weight is used and common. Do not mix oil with artificial oil as it has a lot of cleaning capability in it and if the engine has been using conventional oil all its life that's what you should continue using. Buy a gallon container as it's generally done and cheaper that way. Plus you always have oil on hand to add to the engine as needed. Cheers!

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Really interested in the washer. How much does it hold and what do you think of the quality of the clean? Great video really enjoyed it as always Dave & Sue from Naturally Narrowboating

Like a bird on a tree

can never understand why they never put those lift bridges to lift on the towpath side...getting off and on to do them on the off-side is a pain....have seen several other vloggers who have been to London and no problems whatsoever...good safe moorings...just have to pay for a permit to go on the Thames...that is a nifty litter washing machine...

That was"nt very dignified .lol. loved it" don"t ever change,

Fran you always look so glam.....Rich one word my friend "on your bike" facebook.com/dailypilipinas.info/videos/598758900457935/ Thanks for the information regarding the tunnels Rich. Love my lunchtimes watching your vlogs, keep them coming. Noah and I are about 10 mins from Windsor be good to see you both, the dogs and the boat. Happy cruising and enjoy the bank Holiday Weekend and Boat show!

I take it the new washing machine would not take a double duvet cover?

Richard, how do you record your video, what equipment?

You need to show this video to EVERY other competitor of the company that produces 'that' washing machine - I reckon they'd pay you £££WELL for that #ProductReview :-)

Do other boats, or can other boats besides "Narrow Boats' use the canals?

Love your video's what is the music you use like it with regards Gerald Wilde

What is the name of the song you play ?