It's Cosy Season! The Reality of Living in a Narrowboat in Autumn

[@thistinylife]

Does it also feel like winter came in a heartbeat this year for you this year? One minute we were enjoying an extended summer, then came the rain! Thank you for watching this week's vlog and for being part of the channel. We recently passed 11,000 subsribers and it's honestly blown our minds. We really appreciate you being part of this journey, it means a lot 🙂 (ps. if you don't already, please do tap subscribe - it helps our channel so much) See you next week! Jack and Gabby xx

[@claireskinner9077]

Being in Australia it feels like winter won’t let go - we have a few days of beautiful warm weather then it’s back to cold winds and overcast days/rain. It’s almost like I need to light my fire again, but I’m really trying to avoid it as we don’t have any dry wood left!

[@jaynepearson187]

Yes it does and I can’t wait for summer to come lol xx

[@amareshwarbhattacharya343]

What happens to the kanel ,does it freez in winter

[@PhillipRoden]

Hi - Important! The stove needs a throat plate fitting inside to keep the fire in the box and stop the flame going up the flue. This will also make the oven much hotter and conserve wood. Good luck!!

[@glennpuffett9376]

Good old stew with dumplings, yeah for the stove finished 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@lizziemonk]

Hi both! To get the best from range cooking you have to learn a different way of cooking. If you want the oven to heat up, keep your lids firmly closed, this will prevent heating the boat too much as well. All frying/boiling can be done in the oven, that's why range owners have cast iron pots... helps prevent smells too. For example, items can be put on a baking tray to fry straight in the oven Also the bottom of the oven cavity can be used like a hot plate so place your pans straight onto it for steaming/boiling. Can I recommend The Little Book of Aga tips which will be useful for your oven too. Also get a toast rack (Aga make them)... it makes the best toast you can place on the hob and shut the lid, just make sure you heat it up first or the bread will stick to it. Good luck guys x

[@fionacrowe9216]

It’s such a beautiful stove! You’ve done such an amazing job restoring and installing it!

[@donbentley250]

Soup is the first thing I’d cook.

[@Cat-ni6fm]

Cup of hot tea first. Then a good, hearty beef stew!

[@seawench555]

A big juicy hearty stew. Well done, love the channel and puppy.🌈💖🇦🇺

[@Fogerty1959]

Reminds me of when the back boiler went on the aga. Removed repaired the problem was it had to go in a different orientation. So the burning gear came in to the kitchen 2 new holes cut. Boiler refitted all for very little outlay. Well done for sorting it out.

[@cindytennessee]

Your stove looks beautiful. I saw it from its beginning and wow hefty (over 600 pounds) it is. That it looks this good is a great achievement you two. 🎉

[@THK5456]

Your videos never fail to make my day, hope you're keeping warm during these colder days 😊

[@RetireMentalityChallenged]

Stew. Bread to go with it. cheers.

[@thistinylife]

Good shout 🙂

[@lindaallebach4285]

Newbie here, I so looking forward to seeing your progress in your beautiful boat & journey with your baby🧸 I was born & raised in Dublin 💚🍀 But I’ve lived in the Philadelphia Area for 30+ years

[@NicksAllotmentDiary]

Hi Jack and Gabby. Well done for getting the stove sorted. Hope that you are near to getting running hot water from the back boiler. Six weeks will fly. Enjoy the build up. I’m sure you’ll make fantastic parents. Take care. Nick

[@steamingiron]

Well done Jack you never cease to amaze with your skills. Gabby you are blossoming and looking very radiant. x

[@johnmccann1960]

First thing I think I'd cook would be a nice autumn stew, lovely and homely sat in front of the wood burner, cozy time.

[@richardholmwood1468]

I've spent the last couple of weeks watching from the beginning, loving watching your progress, hope the stove works better now.

[@thistinylife]

Thank you so much! It's very toasty in the boat at the minute!

[@davidricketts3654]

Welsh cawl with crusty bread and cheese is delicious.

[@lyndamorrissey6646]

You know how you said you might be ready I said to get some friends to help. Looking now and seeing Gabby I don't think you will be ready

[@janetstanners9246]

I watched volg for the first time. And I love it

[@thistinylife]

Aw thank you so much for watching! xx

[@anitablakeman9257]

I would cook a beef stew and dumplings. Lovely.

[@alanjohn6355]

1st meal, wholesome homemade lamb/beef casserole. And homemade granary bread.

[@skill692]

Reminds me of my childhood with a coal fire and an oven next to it my mother used to cook everything in the coal-fired oven. Those were the days being brought up in a Yorkshire mining village

[@texassweet1618]

I would go with a nice pot of "Texas Red " chili. All meat - NO BEANS - that has a wonderful gravy that is not too spicy, and have some corn bread made in a cast iron skillet. Top that off with a hot buttered rum and a good movie and you are golden! Really enjoy your channel, hopefully in a year or so I plan to come over and see about buying a narrow boat and starting a new adventure. All the Best

[@KarenSFrancis]

Ah the age old discussion. Chili with or without beans.... I'm in the with camp!

[@texassweet1618]

Well you are obviously not from Texas!!! @@KarenSFrancis

[@KarenSFrancis]

@@texassweet1618 very true

[@ead9726]

New viewer here. Oh excellent you got the blockage to the oven fixed, well done. I was worried in case you got your hand stuck 🫣

[@thistinylife]

Hey! Thanks for finding us ✨ nearly 😅😅

[@stephenpyner4156]

Congratulations on getting the cooker going and I hope you enjoyed your first meal cooked on it. I was right with one of my guess's as I thought it would be either your cooker or engine that jack would be working on. My first meal would of been jacket potatoes with topping of choice. Best of luck with your next project on the boat guys and I hope your pregnancy is going well gabby

[@elaineheslip3647]

Good job well done....plenty of wood on the sides of the canal you can pick up....keep your eyes peeled, and how areyou going to cook in the summer...????....Martin....

[@josiefrench75]

Thank you for your videos. I work far too many hours staring at a laptop and do look forward to your weekly update to remind me to get outside, slow down and take a breathe. The stove fire and film night looked lovely on a rainy autumn day 🍁🍂🥮 Surely there has to be a pumpkin pie planned for Halloween… 🤓

[@BoatTime]

The stove looks soooo cosy 😍 the cooking abilities look amazing! Also, really enjoy seeing the realities of living on a boat under renovation, like the tap etc! Really interesting to see ☺️

[@thistinylife]

This isn't a brag but it's honestly too hot at the minute haha! To get the oven up to cooking temp the boat gets a little too toasty. The hobs on top are very handy though! I'd not recommend living amongst reno, it's hard enough in a small space anyway let alone with various bits of wood and tools everywhere haha! Hope you guys are all good xx

[@valyd45]

That was a beautiful art piece. Good to see you made the wood stove operational for baking.

[@jayne4328]

I love your vlogs, you are such a cute couple. Your baby will be gorgeous just like you.x

[@thistinylife]

Thank you so much Jayne, that's really lovely of you to say xxxx

[@reannejarvis9464]

Cinnamon tea cake, so evocative of winter by the fire 🇦🇺🎸⚡️🤘🏼🤘🏿💋❤️

[@AndrewBroadbent-dr8wb]

Nice to see the stove working, well done and thank you.

[@anneliesjoss]

Gabby, I love the art you made!

[@gilliansmyth7167]

You need a plate to stop flames going the flue.

[@gaffercat]

We've been enjoying 15C days here in Saskatchewan for the last several weeks, and today it's instant fall with no temps above 0 for the rest of the week. I guess it's officially sock and sweater season!

[@thistinylife]

Ah a sudden drop!! Hope you're staying warm 🔥🔥

[@christineprice5463]

Pie is an outstanding idea 😊

[@claireskinner9077]

Well done on tackling the wood fire Jack - looks like it worked well! Like you said, when you’re using it intermittently you’ll burn a lot more fuel getting it to temp from cold than you will keeping it at that temp. Love the artwork Gabby - very fitting for your baby!! A month is heaps of time to prepare - honestly other than a few clothes, some nappies and somewhere safe to sleep bubs will need very little at the start! So make sure you rest up during that time - not being worn out when you go into labour will be a big help!

[@Manx-Lass]

Aww bless so glad you have the stove sorted out. Well done for sorting the blockage..Must be getting exciting now little one is on the way very soon :)

[@thistinylife]

It's getting scarily close! We are excited although probably a little naive as to what to expect haha

[@journeytakesatrip]

Happy to see you’ve got your fire going. Having the oven in it working well is going to be great over the winter. Top tip when installing a burner; remember to tell your followers if you’re experienced at having fires otherwise your comment section will be full of people expecting you to not know what you’re doing and offering unsolicited advice under the assumption that you’re going to burn your home down! 🤣

[@thistinylife]

Hahaha this sounds like it comes from experience 😉

[@journeytakesatrip]

@@thistinylife yep! Every time I’ve moved into a new truck and put up a post about fitting the burner! 🤣

[@ronaldhornsey7453]

Hi Jack you never stop amazing me you approach things in a strange way but get there Gabey you are looking radiant and I don't think it was just the heat from the stove❤

[@trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501]

Loving your boat. So homely slready. What a great little projector too. Loved the art work too. ! Every best wish. ❤

[@thistinylife]

Thank you so much! X

[@jonathanrobson3549]

Beef stew and dumplings

[@susanmcgregor3787]

Loved your art work Gabby. Well done. Great job on the stove Jack.

[@thistinylife]

Thank you so much!

[@peterjensen1455]

Beautiful Stove. Great Meal. Buy Vice Grips, Channel Locks and smaller brushes. Congratulations on the Baby coming!

[@alanrichardson1672]

Wow - that stove looks so good, enjoy! 👍😁

[@rickonnye2001]

Lovely video 😊thank you 😊

[@micheldupont4905]

You should put the kindling at the bottom then add the larger pieces on top or to the sides.....

[@thistinylife]

Search the Swiss fire starting method 🔥

[@adrianhoe5199]

great art work Gabby

[@59kiwilass]

I am so glad you got the aga sorted Jack. Gabby I love the screen print & you are looking lovely. I would cook my Mums Bacon & Egg Pie & Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding for dessert with vanilla icecream. YUMMO!!!! Look forward to the next video. Take Care Guys.

[@annjarvis9300]

We would have had stew and dumplings fave winter food well done getting the stove going take now be ready for your little one luv from your oldies 🤗🤗🌹🌺🌷

[@jillchew-tetlaw3388]

The first thing I would cook would be a stew.

[@sarah.sparkles]

Gorgeous! I’d definitely cook a lovely root veg stew with apple crumble for pudding ❤️

[@felinetherapy4782]

Nothing better than baked potatoes cooked in a wood stove. With salt and pepper and lashings of butter!

[@thistinylife]

Oooof 🤤🤤

[@elrolo3711]

Don’t forget that the stove combustion uses up a lot of the oxygen in your confined space. There should be a combustion and make-up air provision for your safety. I would recommend a 3” or 4” diam. vent. You could put this in the side wall low as possible (to avoid chimney smoke) near the stove with a sheet metal pipe down behind the stove (to avoid drafts) near the floor. This will mix with the hot air from the stove.

[@thistinylife]

This is all considered as part of the boat safety scheme, which we passed. The boat has plenty of ventilation at both high and low levels. Thank you for your concern though 🙂

[@glennclarke9787]

Well done for the perserverance with the fire and Gabby, you have hidden qualities we never knew of, well done. Great vlog, looking forward to your next video, love you. XX 💓

[@trayciewalker3268]

Slow cooked roast lamb with garlic and rosemary.... leftovers make a great pizza topping

[@robpower100]

I bought a wide beam barge this year and it came with an Esse Irionheart, the best stove/come fire I've seen, supper hot but need to watch when cooking.

[@susansharples8555]

First meal I made on my Esse was veg curry cooked inside a squash. Try cooking flat breads on the hot plate x

[@thistinylife]

Great idea!! The hotplate looks perfect to do a naan on :) Any other recipes we should try?

[@tinalopez1522]

Stew,wRm & cozy & popcorn!😊

[@andredavies6191]

Hi guys. Stove looks amazing. Use a mixture of wood and charcoal the coal will give you a more even temperature for cooking and will save you burning through a ton of wood.

[@chrisknowles7443]

Fantastic! Packed lots in here! All I’m gonna say is “That Hair, ugh!!!” & please be very careful how you go Gabriella, no lifting!!! Hugs xx

[@SusanDuffield-t1y]

First thing I cooked on my little tiny house fire was eggy bread (french toast) I still do most mornings for breakfast. But you cant go wrong with a stew that cooks slowly through the afternoon - though watch the steam - small places and condensation

[@sallysmith155]

I really enjoyed the video as I always do.Gabby your Artwork was lovely.And jack the meal you cooked at the end looks delicious.Have a lovely week all three of you.❤️🩵🦴

[@Donna-rw7by]

Beautiful stove! Can you put in a pizza-stone-type arrangement to contain the heat? Glad it worked out! Nice picture! Enjoy!

[@maurawhelan3530]

Enjoyable to watch. Great job on stove. Loved the artwork! Take care

[@rosiegardner1870]

Can't go wrong with a shepherd pie!..🍲😀

[@thistinylife]

Definitely on the cards in the next week or so! Such a winter warmer 😊

[@michaeltucker5752]

That looks like a very cozy 🔥 Love it😊 In the USA, depending on where you live, some people cook chili on the wood stove, we always had navy beans or bean soup on the wood stove with pan fried cornbread. I think Gabby’s artwork looks great, lots of different shapes and I like the colors she chose.. Keep up with the great videos and hopefully you will get more subscribers as the weather gets colder and more people tune-in to KZbin…looking forward to more baby news😊

[@aniabrandt7]

Hi Gabby&Jack please get yourselves one of those orangy folding cart that youtubers"Ula and Josh narrowboat" have, it will make your life so much easier to carry heavy thing's to boat and especially with a baby on a way. Much love

[@SallyCurrell]

Lovely to see the stove lit. Looked sooo cosy. Xx

[@dinahhughes7020]

Stew and dumplings!

[@sarahwilliams755]

First I would cook is a full roast meal, invite all my friends with wine, classic music. And lots more wine with a good movie and cakes. That’s my idea when I finally get my boat. I have already let them know “when ever you to get away from it all, my boat in always open”. Which is why I would be having a doors with smart locks, that way I can send them a key by phone. Just so they can let themselves in if I am out, at work, or shopping.

[@mojobumbles474]

Have you tried a coal cage inside the big grate area. If you dont use the oven part too much it might be more economical. Is yours a multifuel? The basket sits inside and you fill with coals and they slowly burn down. No need to fill the base.

[@thistinylife]

We've been meaning to get one all season!

[@StewartRogers-p8q]

baking a loaf of bread would be a great starter to the wood burner ........ great white north ........S

[@Glyn001]

Keep the hot plate lids closed only open if cooking on them plus as others have said throat plate needed

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Think the shot was stopping the air/ heat to circulate. Id cook a hotpot, with garlic herb cobbler to go on top. That will be my dish for tomorrow. 😊

[@pandrew3146]

That dinner looks yummy 😋 good on un2.❤

[@mrsplumbridge4888]

Deffo some kind of stew and dumplings 😊

[@beckyrea2262]

Mmmmm 🤔 I think I would make a Tomato Soup (Marry Berry’s is lush) with flat bread to dip 😋 yum yum for my tum ❤️❤️❤️ Enjoying your work guys on your plush boat 👍🏻 X X X

[@thistinylife]

Mm delicious, sometimes you can't beat a tomato soup when it's cold and miserable outside! Soup will definitely be on the cards in the next week or too 😊 thank you ✨

[@carohalo2862]

Lentil and vegetable curry

[@Andy-oz8it]

Glad to see your fire chooses to belch smoke in to your cabin as well when door is open. Mine does the same (I wonder if everyone's does...) Last night, I saw a boat that probably didn't have a throat plate in its stove. It was moored under a tree and flaming bits of not sure were soaring in to the tree above and on to the roof of the boat. Terrifying. Maybe get something fitted so you don't set anything on your roof on fire? Or melt your ropes without you realising. Sorry if you've already thought of this!! 🙏

[@suzieq2958]

Firstly, I would do a big pot of neck of lamb stew to last days. Secondly, did you know you can get baskets to fit inside so you use less fuel? Also, hope you read the comment about the throat plate and storing the wood under the fire being a bit dodgy. All the best for the forthcoming birth 😀💜

[@aniabrandt7]

About your darkness on a boat, I seen it some youtubers did a 2 big halls in a roof and put glass in it and they have plenty of light now. Although in a right place as a privacy issue😅

[@gowiththeflowartuk8086]

Glad you managed to fix the oven problem. Jack instead of buying you a coffee can a buy you a big elastic headband, so you don’t have to keep scooping your hair out of your face?? I was thinking of the ones the footballers use!? 😊

[@janroberts1815]

Stew and dumplings 👍, but we call it Lobby, because we originated from the Potteries 😃

[@cathyjay2569]

Definitely cook a shepherds pie or a big pot of stew! Perfect winter meal.❤

[@margaretnolan1298]

A nice proper wholesome stew last you days yummy

[@thistinylife]

Great idea! What flavour stew are you thinking 🤔

[@davidpearson243]

Sirloin steak (medium rare) Deep fried chips and a Diane sauce

[@AScottishOdyssey]

Essentially, you ate living a hygge life? Does the wood burner have an oven section? If so, I would cook a lovely apple crumble in the oven, and a chilli con carne on the top of the wood burner.

[@vanessavanderkramer6588]

I’d make stew and homemade bread. A dinner that’s hard to beat!

[@andyhyde6222]

hi we have an iron heart at home. did you get instructions? There is a button to slide top middle this transfers the heat to the oven, but it does take time to heat up.

[@Jax240jk]

Id be cooking stew and mash and an apple crumble 😊

[@slimnil2124]

Once again,,,,, great video!!! May I ask what type of movie projector are you using? Is it still available for purchase? Much appreciated !

[@sallyannlidtka7290]

Stew and dumplings😊

[@johnkirts4010]

A 2-inch pan pizza filled with just about anything you desire... with a couple of pieces of pineapple scattered on top for color!

[@lyndamorrissey6646]

Eggs scrambled fried a mince and spaggette dinner a cup of tea

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Soup and fresh bread.

[@thistinylife]

Does anything beat fresh bread?! Nervous to try it in the new oven 😅

[@tracymcmanamon3369]

Stew and dumplings

[@jaynepearson187]

A 🥧 was a good choice 👍

[@paulgray2387]

All of your heat is going up the chimney.

[@bnpandsc]

What plans do you have to counterbalance the 300kg weight of the stove as it is placed starboard and towards the bow end ( with the engine etc) of your narrow boat ?