What's the Worst Thing About Boat Life? 10 Things you Need to Know!

[@thistinylife]

What do you think is the biggest compromise to living on a narrowboat? Let us know in the comments! Check out our full narrowboat tour here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWK4n5KjbNKjr9U And please do SUBSCRIBE to get a notification when we post a new episode. We've also just launched our tip jar! If you'd like to support us, you can donate to our tip jar here: thistiny.life/tipjar/ Every single penny is massively appreciated! Thanks for watching 🙏

[@JitsIntoTheSunset]

Bravo!!! 👏We loved this so much, you guys!! Super insightful and hilarious and the same time! Plus Tilly looking like the stunner than she is in every shot... 🥰 Excited to see you again soon! xx T

[@thistinylife]

Thank you so much for watching guys ♥ Tilly wanted to show off her new haircut, hoping to catch Triggy's eye 😉 See you soon! x

[@thehealthjunkie8996]

This is great. Thanks for the info. It hasn’t put me off. Maybe the toilet but have to get used to this. I don’t mind spiders at all. So that’s ok! 😎👌🏻🙏🏻❤️

[@thistinylife]

Glad it hasn't put you off! You do get used to the toilet.... And then just really appreciate using a 'normal' one 😅

[@laceyjs92]

I appreciate the honesty and openness, thank you for sharing!

[@nedfisher3688]

Merci!

[@donnaburske1925]

The hot water/shower situation would be very hard….I think. Really appreciated this video.

[@thistinylife]

Yep it's definitely a big one to adjust to! Some boats do have hot water on demand, just depends on the set-up. But we all have to be conscious of how much is left in the water tank - forgot to mention that in the video! Thanks Donna 🙏

[@charmainejay7515]

You have made my mind up never to buy and live on a boat. I didn't realise the costs and the loo issues.

[@thistinylife]

We'll do a more detailed cost video in the next few months if that might help, but yep the loo is one that you can't really get around with boatlife. For us the positives hugely outweigh the cons... but these are the honest compromises to the lifestyle!

[@charmainejay7515]

@@thistinylife Your video is the most honest I've seen and it's much appreciated. I honestly never realised about having to have the bottom of the boat painted every 2 years. It's a great life style for people who can work from home/boat. Will you eventually upgrade to a larger boat?

[@ladygardener100]

The fifty seven foot boat is the right size for all locks and inland waterways, longer or wider restricts the boat

[@ladygardener100]

I find that the first two years are the most expensive as you are sorting out problems from previous owners. I think the cost of boating for a constant cruiser is cheaper than living onshore , marinas are expensive.

[@nathanberry4339]

thank you this was very helpful for me because in the next year or two im going to be selling my house to get a narrowboat and id heard of everything you mentioned except spiders and they dont really bother me as i get them in my conservatory and i leave them there because their also a great way to stop flies in the summer

[@trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501]

Great vlog. Really interesting. Are you doing ten reasons to live on the canals ? Very very jealous of your lifestyle. It’s perfect. Best wishes

[@thistinylife]

Thanks Trevor 🙏 we will at some point - there's a link in the description to our blog including the positives, but we'll do an episode in the next month or two ✨

[@desireedankt4276]

The really really big issues for us should be; the headspace. Actually not for me, but for my husband 😉 And with two kids (one is a teenager) and two dogs, a cat and some birds it wouldn't work out

[@thistinylife]

When we have friends over it does suddenly feel a lot smaller! But there are families that do it....widebeams are double the width and feel like floating flats - if you ever wanted to do boatlife that might be a better option 😅

[@robtheplod]

Great vlog, really can relate to all points!!!! I'd delay putting out a cost of boat vs house for a while as it seems all other vloggers have done this over last few weeks... :) Rob

[@thistinylife]

Thanks Rob!! We tried to cover all the cons we weren't necessarily aware of before moving into Flora! Good tip, thank you ✨

[@Glyn001]

How is the floor going ? 👍👍👍

[@thistinylife]

Thanks for asking! We're very nearly done... just a week over schedule 😂 Tomorrow is hopefully finishing the floor day!

[@hilarygibson3150]

One of the main reasons I don't live on my boat full time is number 7...I have four dogs, in wet weather it becomes mud central!

[@thistinylife]

Fair enough!! 4 paws takes enough time to dry 😂

[@ronaldhornsey7453]

Hi I don't know if this will work on a boat we put conkers in cupboards that are on floor level and we don't seem to get any this is not a joke 😀👍

[@thistinylife]

We've heard this before but didn't know if it was a myth or not! We'll see how bad it gets this autumn 😂 thank you!

[@anneliesjoss]

One question, what do you do with the liquids from the toilet? We have a composting toilet in our van, and we just empty it in a toilet, wherever we’re staying.

[@jasonblackmore7631]

Are u on permanent moorings what's difference in price compared to continues crusing

[@thistinylife]

We are permanent at the moment! Every one pays the standard CRT license to be on the water, and so we pay our CRT license and a mooring fee. The cost of a mooring totally depends on where you are and the facilities you get with it, whereas the CRT license is decided by the length of your boat. Ours is 57 foot - and we pay £120 a month for that 🙂

[@MattF12765]

Did you hire a boat for a holiday before deciding just to see if you got on with it?

[@thistinylife]

Nope! Neither of us had ever been on a narrowboat before... We looked around one other before buying Flora, and that was the first time we'd ever stepped foot on one!

[@carbon1255]

What is the deal with that old wood burning stove and the new regulations? Do they apply to you? And what about love making? Do you worry about being overheard? Does it rock the boat?

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Thankyou, I think the only concern I would have is safety.

[@thistinylife]

Fair enough - we've luckily never had any problems with safety! We know a few boaters that have, it can be worse in cities but we feel very safe where we are and the community looks out for each other🙂