Still less than my mortgage and I can’t move my house when my neighbours piss me off 😅

The last shot of you two walk up and twirling with the rainbow behind. That’s a beautiful moment

You are blessed brother. You live where you want (close to water of course) , And you have a woman by your side that enjoys the same lifestyle

There is special mortgages for buying boats and they are low interest I only found out when my friends said it was cheaper than a house mortgage and no Council tax

A nice cost breakdown. So if you bought the boat outright it would cost about 300 pounds per month?

Wow! That’s incredible! Cheers to living the life 😊

I would love to do this for a year, what a fantastic way to see the UK. Fantastic stuff guys

That's more than i thought. Thank you for taking the time to let us know.

Love the honesty and transparency. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing

Be careful you'll have so many Narrow Boats on the water. You'll be able to walk from east coast northward till you run out of waterway. And never get your feet wet. Im looking into living on the water here in the U.S. I almost bought a little cabin sailboat. But after looking it needed almost all the bright work replaced. Many stripped screws. The mast was bent pretty badly. So I passed. But I'm now looking into building. I know it'll be more. But I'll have exactly what I want when finished. No settling and thinking. Well I can change this and that. Because there may never come a time especially once I'm living on it. Great videos y'all

That shot traveling on the aquaduct was amazing

Those narrows boats seem pretty cool, I lived on a houseboat for yrs but it wasn't nearly as cool as that but where I'm at, a narrows boat wldnt make it for long lol I do miss living on the water tho, it was great to sleep, took me a long time to get use to sleeping on land, it use to feel like the bed was rocking even tho I wasn't on the boat anymore

You guys are living the life. Love your story.

Rainbow in the background was great

Thank you for being transparent with your costs!

Over $1200 Canadian. Not crazy expensive, not crazy cheap.

Love finding out this information. Ty

That's slightly cheaper than renting a 2 bedroom 1 bath house here in Stephenville Texas!! 🤠👍

It costs you £728 to live on a narrow boat . We're do you work or how do you make a living.?

You can run those old marine diesels on almost anything. Got your local oil change shop and ask if you can have some waste oil. Filter it to get any solid particles out and voila, free fuel.

thank you for your break down. I immediately subscribed and looking forward to watching more of your videos ☺

Such a wonderful life!

your scenery is beautiful !

Thank you for the really useful information, and well done to you both 👍👏😁

That's really useful information!

Looks like so much fun!

Awwww what a beautiful life

Thank you for this breakdown!

That’s not cheap. In fact considering the amount of space you have, it’s actually very expensive. Plus your hull will degrade over time due to the electrolytic effect, eventually requiring a complete new one. This means that you have only a constantly reducing investment in the boat as it loses value over time, with the added risk of sinking. On top of that you have no vehicle for travelling beyond the canal and river systems, or even shopping etc. I looked into this option and decided it’s actually an expensive lifestyle choice that’s not even environmentally sustainable. However, a fully treated and marine painted hull, a scrap wood fired triple expansion steam engine (to keep the fuel costs to the bare minimum), and a partially finished status to avoid fees, plus a small business of some sort, and a motorcycle, might make it more interesting.

Awe ❤

I love how upfront you are!!

I learned about narrow boating from "Cruising the cut" and fell in love with it. I would love to live on a narrow boat

Good to know - thank you. Safe travels.

Wow thats actually more than I expected 😕... I've always wanted to live in a boat house or on a boat, I hoped it would just be the large up front cost but even with that there are still plenty of expenses I clearly wasn't taking into account and calculating at all

Beautiful! I live in the USA. I've never even heard of a Narrow boat, but i love it! I too have a boat I can live on but it's called a houseboat here. It's huge. I can move it, but not nearly like you can move around the waterways. Keep enjoying life all you 2can bc it's short💯 🫡

The people that live in a boat live a much healthier life and see all the nature around them and meeting up with like minds and lovely life. People who live on the river will not want to sell like you do with a house many live on their boat til they pass how fabulous life freedom.

This looks so amazing! I wanna drop everything here in the states and jump a flight to England and get me a narrow boat ASAP! I’ve always loved the boats and the thought of living on a canal and waking up to a beautiful English countryside every morning while drinking my tea is tempting as can be!!!

It's gone up a lot then.. I lived on mine for 5 years..from 1993 to 98.

I live on a boat full time in Berlin Germany…… just a small cabin boat with low depth….. ( 6.5 x 2.5 meters ) and it was only €2000 and the boat is from 1986 … fiber glass…… but then in Germany if you don’t want anything from the government or benefits office you can live on it for free….. tie your boat up at any public mooring and go to work! But of course parking at those mooring are only allowed for up to 24 hours…… but staying in a nearby bay is free …. save and sometimes very secure from the elements

Now here we go With some legitimate information. About Other People's Life Experience's, or Home's Out of the Ordinary or Unusual. What Thier Expenses are, the amenities and Basics they require. Stuff like that is Fascinating. Thank You so Much.

Seeing this is a first for me, thanks! My hubs talked about wanting to live on a houseboat. We're Americans getting ready to sell our 3 story house & move into our 40 ft motorhome & be full time rvers. A whole lotta downsizing going on right now! Hubs is 77 & I'm 61 & we can't afford to travel until i get Social Security next year, so staying in a really nice campground in the mean time, the 🎶on the road, again🎶

I like how practical you are. and you show it, and that leads to happiness

Incredible and well done xox

So interesting!! Keep these coming mate!

It’s all relative … I own my boat outright, my costs are minimal … others aren’t … the simple matter of the fact is, if you do your due diligence, get a full survey, because for one reason, the bottom of your boat is the roof. For those starting out, it’s far cheaper and far more closer to nature, therefore healthier to live on a boat. I love it, it’s a far gentler life than living in a house, in one place with cost spiraling out of control …

Sweet. You're livin the life man. Cheers.

Can you guys ever both leave the boat at the same time? Like can you go out for dinner without worrying about your home getting robbed or stolen?

Extremely informative, thank you! I was curious.

I would love to live like this, the freedom seeing new places along the canal route. My idea of pure bliss. ❤

Everibody gangsta until extraordinary maintenence arrive

Nice shots of the Chirk Viaduct and Aqueduct, mate. (I live in Chirk, don’t have a narrowboat, but love walking the towpaths on the canal)

What do you guys do for work? So hard when you’re moving every two weeks just interested to know. Sorry if you have covered this already I just found you today.

Geez you're making your life seem incredible; BECAUSE IT IS!!!😃

Anybody know if there are any narrow boats in the US? Many rivers I assume you could do this on in the US but do we even have narrownboats here or is that more of a UK thing

It's a cool life. 😎

That sounds reasonable 🤔. I love living on the water.❤ but I can't yet

It's very pretty

1/5 of the average living cost here in aus lol. Interest rates have gone so far up. People be paying $4000 for JUST the mortgage alone! Thank God I have parents. We living together now. Shared bills, groceries and responsibilities. And always an extra sets of eyes for the kids. Joint families can be drama. But in these times, its the biggest blessing financially

That’s a pretty good deal. A lot cheaper than what I have 😢

That's still way too much. I got my 20 acres and cabin paid off 15 years ago and only pay less than $1500/year in property taxes. Everything is set up to run totally off grid so no utility expendatures and I hunt, fish and grow almost all of my food.

my cost of gas … benzine is just about €10 which usually last about a week….. heating and cooking I do with white spirit / Spiritus ….. which can be more in the winter month but generally comes to the same amount of €10 per week! No fees for docking! Insurance even if I sink and it has to be lifted out is about €300 a year ( but probably an additional cost for the recovery as a one time payment … in certain scenarios and locations )

15 pounds = 25 Canadian dollars. This video has taught me that we’re being robbed on every level in Canada 🤦🏻‍♀️. Legit the cheapest wifi I can get in a majorish city, 99.99 plus tax a month.

It's nice to know people never talk about money it's about time people did😅

Love the twirl and the kiss. You are obviously living your dream. Thanks for sharing your

Wow £728 a month for two people and you get to own the boat. 99.9% of people are doing something very wrong in life while renting or paying a mortgage. Your braver then most, stay happy stay free. You have a beautiful life.

Looks awfully cozy!

Love this so much nobody discloses how much anything is 😂 its really good how transparent this is and it's realistic, I think it's a dream for alot of people to live in one of these one day so I really appreciate this ❤ mine would be called 'there and back again' if you know you know ❤❤😅

Great deal buddy! My dream life

I could definitely do it! ❤❤❤

Definitely very affordable! At least from a U.S. perspective!

I am jealous as f*¢k! Smart, motivated, and luck doesn't hurt.

Your story reminds me of Roald Dahl and the Swallows and Amazon's series. Hello from Canada. Your life looks nice

Good value❤❤

Way cheaper than an apartment in the US. Base rent in the south is 1000 and up.

Yeah and maintaining my boat …. the small outboard motor doesn’t cost that much….. but the optical renovations inside and outside can get high in price! But generally living on a small boat as a single in Berlin Germany is quite profitable especially if you work full time and don’t have to pay any income tax ( because in Germany you can be self employed and have a small registered company that doesn’t exceed a certain number of profit…. officially…then you will be exempt from paying income tax…. but you still have to file your income )

The people comparing with real estate aren’t understanding this is a lifestyle

I'd love to take a vacation in the UK and just ride around point to point and see the landscape.

Thats pretty good

what a great idea!! I'm doing it with a small (16 feet) travel trailer. it's too cold here (north western Colorado USA) for a full time in a boat.

Super cool and smart

just to put into perspective,my house cost 28000-i have been mortgage free for years now as paid it of early.lived here 30 years tho .running costs are around the same as you BUT i would loveeeee to live on a narrow boat :-) alas i wont cus i dont like change lol

So if you buy your boat out right with no loan it’s only £281 per month up keep! That’s bloody great! That’s less than £65pw. For 2 people with all bills included. £32.50p per person all-in!

The problem is though the boat is always a depreciating asset. If you own a house in the UK, you're usually making money on your investment. A boat is always losing money. That's your rent essentially

Not as cheap as one might think, but neither was my adventure living in a box truck for a couple years. And I didn't have to pay for internet.

In all my years! Never seen a boat float across a bridge

Y'all have to pay for your boat license every month boat license here in the US are like $20 for one year

SoCal is killing me. Rent for a crap apartment is at least 1,200 British pounds and easily 1,500 and that's without utilities like water, electricity, internet. Also need a car, insurance and fuel.

Very nice well done😊

What do you guys do for work? WFM or staying in city areas?

How does the cost compare to land living?

I always wanted one of those boats growing up, problem was we don't have any waterways like that in the U.S

i dont know why someone would live in a boat but i 100% want to live in one

Accurate accounting and great clips accompaning. Any premium needed on groceries?

£200 less that i pay p/m... and that just the mortgage!! 😭

Glad your back.

This looks like a real awesome wat to live I can just imagine how awesome places are that you probably stayed

Can i ask what do you use for the internet is it reliable like ive walked down a few streches of camal and lost all cell signal before x

Where are you? Why do you travel around? How many locks do you travel through each week?

I can only dream of a life like this. I'm so broke..

I know its probably a dumb question but where would you store your home if you both went on holiday