Houseboats VS. Floating Houses... What Are The Real Differences & Which Is A Smarter Buy?!

[@pamjamas]

Surprise! At 13:36 you showed a shot of the building that my Grandmother lived in on the inner harbour of Victoria, BC Canada. Not the houseboats, she lived in the red brick building, although we could see them from her windows. She was an amazing woman who lived to be 103. It’s a small world. ❤️🇨🇦😎

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

No way!!!! wow, what a small world indeed 🥲 that is so awesome that you have a connection to what I thought was an otherwise totally random picture 🥰 103 is absolute goals. What a lady!

[@paulhamilton4756]

Found your site by accident and have been watching ever since. Great personalities and great videos! What a life. Can't wait for the new floating cabin build. You guys need a magnet to get your stuff back from the bottom of the lake. There are videos of what people call magnet fishing. Keep them coming!!

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Aww 💙 thank you so much! So happy to hear you’re enjoying the videos. Haha yes we have seen magnet fishing! Would have to be a seriously long cable- it’s 150ft of water below us! 😅 Fun content on the new build coming up for sure, can’t wait to share! 🙏🙌

[@DeepHouseboatLife]

What a great video! We’ve been wanting to learn more about the differences between floating homes and houseboats. Our houseboat does not have much insulation, but newer houseboats do have insulation as an option. We heat our houseboat with central heat/HVAC with shore power, and use the gas-powered generator if we ever lose power. We now have lithium ion batteries to power our outlets and fans in the summer, so we don’t have to use the generator as much. Really cool that y’all have a wood-burning stove. Puts our little electric fireplace to shame 😂. Thanks for sharing!

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Thanks y’all!! Very cool, thanks for sharing that info too! I bet those batteries were a nice upgrade!! Do y’all have any plans to add solar? Probably not necessary since you have shore power as an option (not an option where we are!) but might be nice for when you go cruising around! 😋 Yes we love the wood stove 😍 a little more legwork but the ambiance & heat output are worth it! 🙌 Thanks again for watching!

[@DeepHouseboatLife]

@@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses we'd love to add solar to our houseboat, but it's more of a longterm goal right now that we are saving up to meet. If we were able to travel beyond our lake, say on a river, then we'd try to switch to solar sooner rather than later so we wouldn't have to worry about shore power while traveling long distances. Our lithium ion batteries + shore power to recharge them are plenty for our off-grid adventures on Lake Lanier. Looking forward to hearing more about this new build you guys are planning 😀. Hopefully with another beautiful wood stove!

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

@@DeepHouseboatLife makes sense!! 🙌 & ahh thanks - much more to come on the new build for sure! It’ll be quite a process haha. Hey we’ve got a couple friends on Lanier, if we ever find ourselves down that way we’d love to say hi! 😊 in the meantime, cheers & happy boating y’all!

[@DeepHouseboatLife]

@@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses definitely say hi if you come down to Lanier!

[@ATAP...AnotherTime]

Great information guys thanks... My sailboat was made for cold water. It heats up with a tiny wood stove and stays warm for hours. However my DIY houseboat is cold even with the heat on. Thinking of installing heated floors for use at the dock. Or a generator on cold evenings.

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Yes some sailboats are definitely made well to hold in heat!! I bet that was so cozy 🥰 houseboats in general just tend to fall short in that way though, so you’re not alone there! Would it be practical to use a wood stove in your DIY houseboat too? Heated floors would be top notch for sure!

[@TeresaCAUBLE]

Love y’all’s houseboat

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Thank you! ☺️

[@alwaysboatin659]

First, you two are really awesome people to watch. Keep doing what you’re doing. Makes people like me wish i could get out of the Midwest. Question: Are there websites with listings for floating homes? You guys mentioned they sell in 5 minutes. How does a person not from the area obtain one without an in?

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Hey, so sorry just now seeing this comment! There are not any websites with consolidated lists of floating homes for sale in our area. That might be possible in other areas where these are prominent, but I’ve never heard of such a site if so. Since these are sometimes listed on FB marketplace though, if you’re not from the area a good way to know as soon as one is posted is to save a search query on marketplace (“floating cabin” “houseboat” etc) in the geographical range of Fontana or another lake that has them so you get a notification as soon as one is posted. Don’t haggle on price, if you can afford it just tell them you’ll buy it and to take the listing down (before someone else makes a higher offer lol). You can also call around to local marinas on lakes allowing these periodically to ask if they are aware of anyone considering selling.

[@alwaysboatin659]

@@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses thank you for the advice. Keep up the content! We love it.

[@Brian-mp2mv]

Did not realize you're in North Carolina... I guess the TVA designation made me think you were in Tennessee.

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Haha understandable but yep! The tennessee valley river system spans through most of the southeast so there’s lots of TVA lakes in other states! 😊

[@TheBoatman11]

Have y’all looked at the small China diesel heaters , put one one my boat last year and so far doing great , do y’all plan on adding more solar and adding a mini split heat pump

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

We did look into diesel heaters before getting the wood stove but in the end the wood stove has worked out great for us so far! Plus we have an unlimited supply of wood all around us to use haha, that helps the wallet out 😋 No plans to add solar or mini split to this house, but we’ve got some exciting plans coming up for a potential new build in 2023 that will indeed include those things!! 🤫🤩

[@DunstanW]

Awesome info, love watching your vids. I do have one question do you have any problems any with snakes coming aboard, or just squirrels?

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Haha we have only ever had 1 snake, & it was back before we lived here when we were renovating & there were wood piles everywhere (snake heaven)! never since 🙌

[@mikeleggiero2524]

My house boat that we are remodeling is more like a house. My kitchen alone was 10 grand. The boat is insulated .the first thing you do when you leave is turn off the water. . We also have a full size washer and dryer. We live on it year round we have a company that builds a boat called the tiny. . Small house boats that look like tiny houses. . You need to check them out .

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

You mentioned check it out, possibly potentially regarding your channel and the boat that you live on but there's no content no videos no nothing

[@mikeleggiero2524]

@@GreenCanvasInteriorscape name of the company is tiny house boats. I don't have a channel

[@TheBoatman11]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@BJonesZn.Crypto]

Good name 🤙 and information I’m looking to find a floating house in Tennessee

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Thanks!! 🙏 We see lots for sale here and there on lake norris! Check out the facebook pages about floating cabins, a lot of folks list them for sale on those pages!

[@jamesbrand987]

Where does your dog relieve himself

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

Shore ⛰️ we’ve got a few videos on this if you wanna see more of her daily routines and what not haha

[@keithcarter7729]

Communities suck, neighbors way too close, lake fontana has the best i have seen fore more room, distance is great

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

at least in our harbor! 🫡 a little more crowded on down the lake. We like our neighbors but not as much as we like our privacy 😅

[@aggabus]

8:44 Naked

[@KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses]

there is no one naked in this video. you okay buddy?