LIVING ON A BOAT Challenges

LIVING ON A BOAT Challenges | Is it worth it?

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8 ай бұрын

This week I continue my cruise heading North explaining the downsides of living on a boat. Although I really do love boat life it does have its challenges and is a lot of hard work especially during the colder winter months. I try my best to address Boat Life expectations and realisations although I absolutely adore this off grid lifestyle choice.
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Thank you so much for watching. If you are new here, I'm Heidi and I live aboard my Narrowboat The Rum Wench and travel the UK's Canals in search of Adventure. After selling my house to experience an alternative lifestyle I bought a canal boat and a camper van which as a solo female who loves to travel, gives me the best of both worlds. I have recently got myself a new addition to the crew, a fabulous companion - my little rescue dog Bonny who is an absolute joy. I also work full time off grid from my tiny home and trade at canal festivals as The Pirate Boat.
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@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

Ahoy! For FAQ, badges, music and more please check out my website thepirateboat.co.uk 😄🏴‍☠️❤️🥃 cheers me hearties

@paulallen4839 6 ай бұрын

Just watched your episode for the first time.. loved it... keep them coming

@Richardj410 8 ай бұрын

It's hard to show the downsides of anything when you love what you do and where you live. Isn't the struggles of life that make the good times even better.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

Yes 😃🏴‍☠️😂❤️

@brodie2711 8 ай бұрын

I do hope you are feeling much better. Those early winter colds can be just awful. Thanks for squirting this video up the interweb early for all of us viewers of the channel to enjoy. All the best to you Heidi and Bonnie and say hi to Nicky

@perrywaters6070 8 ай бұрын

Come on Heidi you can't be getting ill on us. We all need your weekly videos. Have a tit of rum that'll warm you up 😉

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

😂😂 cheers 🏴‍☠️

@kevgermany 8 ай бұрын

Hope you're better. Bad when you're ill, but your attitude is great.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

Aww thanks Kev 😄🏴‍☠️

@alexandrarohla1531 8 ай бұрын

How on earth you do those locks when feeling poorly leaves me admirering you even more Heidi

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

I’ve no idea 😂😂 I felt it later on 😂😂 thank you 🏴‍☠️

@stanholt684 8 ай бұрын

Isn't it about attitude and approach to life that makes anyone's life happy and rich?

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

Of course 😃❤️🏴‍☠️

@simonchristie4117 8 ай бұрын

If "sunshine and rainbows!" Isn't the title of your next song then there's no justice! 😅❤

@dallassukerkin6878 8 ай бұрын

:smiles: One of the small pleasures with watching boating channels like yours is when we recognise where you are :) As soon as I saw that huge gathering of geese I knew you were coming to visit us here in Stone :) Seeing St. Michaels's on screen was lovely, as it is part of quite a pivotal period of the towns history. Interesting to see that little snippet of Sally too - now that's someone with some get-up-and-go to run a small pottery business on a boat! On the downsides theme, one of the big challenges to come for all boaters is the foolish decision of the government to cut funding for the CRT - such a short-sighted move on their part, especially given that, the scheme of things, it is not a huge amount of money compared to what they waste on other things ... cough ... cough ... HS2! It's as if they recall nothing of the immense effort it took to revive the canals after they had been neglected last time around!

@davemurphy1520 6 ай бұрын

Live the life you love and love the life you live

@markgruenberg6277 8 ай бұрын

Hope you are feeling better now. Thanks for showing the other side of boat life. Be well and stay safe.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark, you too xx

@C2FUX 12 күн бұрын

You have earned my subscription, its rare to see the hot and the cold,x

@TheNarrowboatPirate 12 күн бұрын

Thank you 😃🏴‍☠️

@nigebkk 8 ай бұрын

4am in the morning here and you got me into trouble for waking the wife up by laughing too loud at your shopping ! Thanks for the chuckle.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

😂😂 hehee I was just having a giggle 😃

@peterattfield4342 8 ай бұрын

I agree with you about the CRT. But they do also like wasting money on the canal where I fish they have just replaced the signage with new ones that was only two years old, saying exactly the same wording. Also last winter a group from crt was planting 3 rows of hawthorn canes when speaking to them they had traveled up from Cornwall to Yorkshire with them. No wonder they are scint.

@racebanning6390 8 ай бұрын

YOU ROCK... I APPRECIATE YUR SENSE OF HUMOR... HAAARRRGGG!! BE BLESSED , GET WELL, THE MUSIC IS GONNA BE A HIT!😃😋👍👍🏁🏴‍☠🏁

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 😃🏴‍☠️❤️

@michaelwilkinson5621 8 ай бұрын

Very nice Retirement Homes by the lock in Stone and also a pub alongside the lock.

@annjarvis9300 8 ай бұрын

Do hope you are feeling better we have been rough with it tc Bonny to the oldies

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, I hope you are both on the mend 😃🏴‍☠️❤️

@markgruenberg6277 8 ай бұрын

In the spirit of Thanksgiving here in the USA.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much …. Happy thanks giving 😃🏴‍☠️❤️

@LeeBoulton-pm5nq 6 ай бұрын

What can i say, 😂 your little jokes make your channel so funny. Enjoy the cut. Won't be long before I'm on the cut too cannot wait. Then I can learn to play my tenor saxophone all day long 😁

@TheNarrowboatPirate 6 ай бұрын

Whoop I look forwards to hearing you 😄🏴‍☠️🎵

@waynegardella2589 8 ай бұрын

Wishing you a speedy recovery. Please stay out of the rain and a sip of rum can go a long way. Cheers

@tracygillett7071 8 ай бұрын

Loving “Nip in the air” Heidi. You are such a talented musician ❤

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 😃🎵🏴‍☠️

@karenhellmann7707 8 ай бұрын

Where I can feel a bit envious about your beautifull life is when you pass all those amazing bridges, aquaducts all that gorgeous old craftmanship 👏👏😊👍😘

@nickvaughan4069 8 ай бұрын

I'm really glad that you showed how hard it is Hiedi,I know it's not going to be a fairy tale when I eventually get my boat,to be honest I'm bricking it a bit as it's just diving into the unknown, doing locks mooring up planning where to go let alone learning about the boat and trying to keep it in the right direction etc but it's always been my dream for over 10 yrs and I'm going to live it within the next 18 months I hope,stay safe,Nick 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 x

@NarrowboatWill 8 ай бұрын

I'm still heading up your way Mrs. I will try to get up over the next few weeks. Looking forward to it. I keep changing my route due to stoppages and sunken boats etc. Great that you are showing the ups and downs. ❤

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

It will be fab to see you 😄🏴‍☠️❤️

@user-bj2sd2bm3u 8 ай бұрын

Great video again Heidi. No it’s not a bed of roses as a lot of people may think, but it’s fun 😂 (when things aren’t going wrong) 😂

@franktuckwell196 8 ай бұрын

Being outside when feeling rough can sometimes help to blow those cobwebs out. If you run out of lemsip, soluble aspirin +honey does the trick.

@richcolgate8929 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely love ur vlogs, they give me a grin everytime,,,,, Ur a tough one I give ya that,,,, Keep em coming Rich 👍👍

@alistairhart9568 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Heidi, Luv ya work, appreciate seeing the mud at the bottom of the rainbow, the gnarled base of the unicorn's horn and all that giss(*) ...... A fiend once noted that whilst he was unhappy commuting to his daily grind of a job, he realised that he shared that commute (on a ferry) with tourists on their way to or from the tropical island that he lived on..... We often see only the negatives in our lives, where others would be jealous of what we have..... Thanks for sharing, giss (* gizz, jizz???) and all.. I've had a couple of shitty days (1st world anxiety issues), yesterday I came hone to enjoy the latest from my van life girls (#campervibe), today I forgot my troubles by living vicariously through you and your adventures..... Thanks..

@MrOVERANOUT 8 ай бұрын

You're so funny Heidi even with a bad bout of cold. I have had 4 days suffering from a stomach bug. Didn't know which way to point at the toilet first. 😢 Sorry if you were in the middle of eating your cucumber... 😂 But seeing you made me feel so much better. I may even have a tot of Rum or Brandy tonight. Lots of narrowboaters moan about the weather, it's only natural, but you seem to just get on with it, and thrive. Thanks for an uplifting vlog. ❤

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

Aww thank you and I’m glad you are feeling better 😄🏴‍☠️❤️🥃 cheers 🏴‍☠️

@clarkindee 8 ай бұрын

Not a whinger at all -- good to see all the reality! Really hope you are feeling better soon!

@charlescorris3469 7 ай бұрын

You are as far away from being a whinger as anyone could possibly be. You work hard to maintain your lifestyle and you don’t complain at all. It is nice that you’re traveling with a companion. It makes life easier at times when you know someone has your back.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 7 ай бұрын

Aww thanks so much for your lovely comment .. it’s made my night 😄🏴‍☠️

@robinhall3347 8 ай бұрын

Really hope you get better fast - no matter how wonderful life is, getting sick is pure yucky.

@alisonsimpson616 8 ай бұрын

Hi Heidi and bonnie, we need to know about the down side of boat life, it ain't all sunshine and warm days!!! Don't waste your money on lemsip. Buy a bottle of lemonade, a lemon, honey and paracetamol. Warm the lemonade, honey and lemon together and take the tablets!!!!! A fraction of the price of medicine and tastes much nicer. Take care keep filming kind regards Alison, we met at Asterstone locks ❤❤❤

@paulinehiggins8239 8 ай бұрын

You’re such a positive person Heidi, that’s a great trait helps you over some more negative times. That was a scary lock. Do you often find if one thing goes wrong it can turn into a shyt day, that’s when the positivity has to come out. Great video, keep your chest warm and drink lots of water, take care, kisses for Bonny. 🥰

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 😃❤️🏴‍☠️

@lyndaodell3619 6 ай бұрын

Like all things you have to take the good with the bad you are such a trooper .

@bgaearith5878 8 ай бұрын

Heidi, the answer to Is it worth it, is a resounding yes it bloody is!!!!!!!!

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

Of course 😂😂

@adrianhoe5199 8 ай бұрын

Its good to see all sides of the Boating life, stay safe

@mishkawp8200 8 ай бұрын

I love your positive attitude - even when you’re trying to outline the negatives you still say how much you love the life. There are so many people who find the negative in everything that your attitude is brilliant. 😊

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 😃🏴‍☠️

@crantockbob 8 ай бұрын

Well thinking about it, all the negatives and I still think it beats the crap out of 4 walls in middle class suburbia even in deepest Cornwall. Stay safe Bab..xx

@toffee1159 8 ай бұрын

Hope you’re feeling better soon we have just finished watching all your videos took a few weeks a bit sad as we only get one a week now love to Bonnie and thank you for all the happy videos Peter & Serenity in Western Australia

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

Aww thanks so much for watching 😃🏴‍☠️

@Chris-cu7xy 8 ай бұрын

Hi Hiedi & Bonny Hope you're feeling better and your batteries are fully charged 🎉 must be a bit cold holding your tilla on top of your boat How Rude.😊 keep sipping sipping sipping your lem sips you'll feel better soon luv Chris & Jeannie xx luv your video 's you must have been a great teacher very entertaining 😮

@heidinortonclarkehnc 8 ай бұрын

You're living my dream life ✨️ but I'm just saying that running a house has its issues and wants repairs and general upkeep, and sometimes it's out doors so I t totally understand where you're coming from....... with doing things in horrible weather you really do take the brunt of it and you do so well for being a single boater I take my hat off to you!! 😊 Take care Heidi and Bonny safe boating looking forward to next week 😊 ❤ xx

@glyn829 8 ай бұрын

Thats great Heidi 👍 im local to Stone at Trentham which you would pass through next .. just out of Stone is an iron age fortress "bury bank" king Wolfere is believed to of lived there at some time .. hope your better soon 👍 Glyn

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

Oh wow!

@jacquelineryde7339 8 ай бұрын

I love your honesty, as we will be CC we know the downsides and are with you that we always love it but there are certainly are days that you think ahhhhhh 😂. Love to you s as bd Bonny ❤❤

@RichardPentreath 7 ай бұрын

Hi again Heidi, so glad to see you are still just as cheerful! My Dutch barge is now moored up in Mulhouse, France, where I will be spending a fair bit of my winter; x 😋

@TheNarrowboatPirate 7 ай бұрын

How wonderful 😄🏴‍☠️❤️

@ainsliejones3764 8 ай бұрын

Your inspirational. Thank you for enriching our lives.

@johnfife3062 8 ай бұрын

Hope you feel better! Hey, I really liked your "Nip in the Air" music -- good stuff!

@glennalillpop3590 8 ай бұрын

Hello Heidi - hope you are recovering quickly. I appreciate you sharing the reality side of being a continuous cruiser. Any part of life has its challenges so anyone considering cruising or living in a caravan or a tiny house really needs to look realistically at what it takes. You have a serious adventurer’s soul so you are much more capable of adapting to where you find yourself. I loved today’s video - save a spot for me next Thursday- love, peace and blessings to all from Gramma Lainee

@user-vu6zj3hi6l 8 ай бұрын

You are a treasure be safe Howard Leavitt aka Skipper from Brockton, Massachusetts USA.

@clairepapadatos1116 8 ай бұрын

Love ya both!❤

@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS 8 ай бұрын

SO GOOD TO VIEW.. YOU ARE A MIRACLE. thank you

@gobbsmacked9777 8 ай бұрын

Shout out to Nick . . . you know who you are.

@waynegmcmillan3592 8 ай бұрын

Those Canadian Geese are Just like the rest of us Canadians do enjoy your channel!

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

😂😂

@lilesosannaflower9956 8 ай бұрын

there's negatives in all chosen lifestyles so it was good to see what yours are. Bonnie's loving boating, she seems to understnad the routines now a bit. Hope you feel better soon.

@user-pj7iw1ue6r 8 ай бұрын

always enjoy every week with you stay safe

@sidsnott5608 8 ай бұрын

Great to watch as always. Nice to see the downside of boat life put in a fun way. Hope your cold clears soon. Safe travels

@karenhellmann7707 8 ай бұрын

Looked for a second there as if Nicklas boat was getting away from her. That would be a negative 😨😂😁🦄🦄

@user-il6hj8nb2l 8 ай бұрын

Hope the cold has gone. For me, 2 lemsip a tsp of sugar a glug of whisky all in one cup topped up with boiling water. All taken at bed time. I sleep like a log and awake refreshed, or hung over. Either way I don't care about the cold😊 BTW Thank you for your videos. I love them

@seanredmond4396 8 ай бұрын

Great videos love watching your utube good fun .SEAN IRELAND 🇮🇪

@sunlightprism 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for another inspiring video, Heidi.

@user-vu6zj3hi6l 8 ай бұрын

You are a treasure be safe stay warm Howard Leavitt aka Skipper 😊

@Voyage_of_Lydia 8 ай бұрын

Think a cold started to come down on me as I was leaving Stone this morning! Winter sniffles are going around I reckon!

@traceyjane4288 8 ай бұрын

feel better soon Heidi xx

@kajstorgaard1791 8 ай бұрын

I love your vlogs

@joycebryson3972 8 ай бұрын

Love your vlogs and love bonnie your wee dog get better soon ❤❤❤❤

@marsexpresschipper7915 8 ай бұрын

The best way to get rid of a cold is to turn up the heat, pile on as many blankets as you can, put a candle on the end of your bed and start drinking rum until you see two candles. When you wake up the next day your cold will be gone. True!😃

@christopherbutler7588 8 ай бұрын

Lovely video 😊. Hope you feel better soon 😘

@user-ue3vy3yz7g 8 ай бұрын

nice to see your parked near other boats theres safety in numbers

@charlessommers7218 8 ай бұрын

Good show . Stay well 💪

@tohirhart1861 8 ай бұрын

Keep going girl you always make me smile

@lakeshoregraduate 8 ай бұрын

Get well... no fun being sick.

@raymaulder7383 8 ай бұрын

Great video Heidi, hope you are feeling better soon. Love the gushers, you know you are doing something right when you get a gusher.

@tucsontom7244 8 ай бұрын

It looks like a lot of fun in spite of the weather. There doesn't appear to be many sunny days in the UK.

@xlithoplatemaker 8 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@ianspicer3885 8 ай бұрын

Another great video Heidi I love your sense of humour and I hope you get well soon 😊 👍

@user-im8et5lz7w 8 ай бұрын

Great episode- love the part about the history!

@rebeccawilkes7919 8 ай бұрын

Hidie you are fab xx brilliant blog 😊

@luciemanning3938 8 ай бұрын

Hope you’re feeling better now and thanks for sharing the challenges and adventures of boat life ❤

@butchknapman3939 24 күн бұрын

Good honest video

@juneranfone3238 8 ай бұрын

I just adore watching you and bonnies travels along the canals. Sorry your feeling a little under the weather. Get yourself some well deserved rest.😊

@user-br2bf1hl6n 8 ай бұрын

Hope your feeling better now Heidi. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and life. Best wishes, Deb

@simon-oy6um 8 ай бұрын

Oh you poor thing ,😢😢😢,we get hurricanes in the carribean and in summer its 95 plus but we have beautiful turquoise seas ,turtles and lots of other good stuff 😅😅

@tonycox5625 8 ай бұрын

Hope you're feeling better now Heidi, really enjoy watching all your vids. 👍

@karenjaques3937 8 ай бұрын

Another realm of adventure. Thankyou for being so truthful about the ups and downs of boat life. It's still enchanting but has its down side. You work hard at it and rise above the negative side. Lots of ❤ to you and Bonnie. Hope you are feeling better soon. Happy Thanksgiving from Arizona 🇺🇸.

@russellgordon5160 8 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤ .

@michelefoxton1586 8 ай бұрын

Hope you are feeling better sending lots of love and hugs xxxxx

@johnmccloskey9759 8 ай бұрын

Hope your feeling better soon, love your hee heee😂

@trevorpoxon401 8 ай бұрын

Well done Heidi hope you’re feeling better. Love you lots what you see with you is what you get, that’s a lovely honest human being. XxxTrevor & Linda xx🥰

@elisabethteau6591 8 ай бұрын

Get well soon!

@thoughtsonnarrowboatingwit3882 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant video Heidi and to your point, boat life is a choice which I refer to as ‘the gentle life’. Sure there are times when things do not go to plan, but to bemoan it the way numerous channels do, seems misleading and possibly off putting to those who are genuinely considering a life aboard. The way you describe living day to day comes across eloquently, unfiltered and honest and in your usual ‘carry on‘ like style. If I speak to anyone else considering the life, this is the defining video. So glad you did this. I have been on nearly 9 years and have never looked back.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

Aww thanks so much again Nigel 😃❤️🏴‍☠️

@jlsem 8 ай бұрын

Toujours aussi vivant et intéressant je vais peut être goûter au rhum😂 merci Heidi pour votre façon d'être enjouée qu'elle que soient les circonstances trop bien. Je commence à visionner vos premières vidéos que du bonheur 😊

@dwrowley 6 ай бұрын

Great video, that cake and pie stall looked very good

@christinemcintosh1450 8 ай бұрын

I can't wait to meet you on the canal one day.

@user-nt6zd8ny3w 8 ай бұрын

That's why we love watching you and Bonny....open, honest and fun living. Can tell you absolutely love your life on the water, and it's ups and downs. ❤

@geralddavies3262 8 ай бұрын

Get well soon xxx

@jimmcintosh9045 8 ай бұрын

Maybe switch from rum to warm whiskey or brandy and some sugar and paracetamol. That's a big cucumber you got in Morrison's!😀

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

😂😂

@mindless-confusion 8 ай бұрын

As always one of the high points of my week - always love your videos of you “faffing” about as you say

@lisaduncan-purcell1450 8 ай бұрын

Very interesting video, thanks for sharing the "reality" of boat life. As always little Bonny perched atop your boat gladens my heart.

@RamblingRuth 8 ай бұрын

Hope you’re feeling much better now Heidi! Really enjoyed the video- even when you were trying to point out the negatives you were beaming away.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 8 ай бұрын

🏴‍☠️😂

@shirleygreaves9650 8 ай бұрын

I hope you feel better soon Heidi. Try to rest up and get well soon. I loved hearing the history of Stone, I’ve been there many times but I’ve learnt something today. X