What It's Really Like Living On A NARROWBOAT

[@ItsOhJoe]

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[@chrisdenning9540]

Been there done that, in that very block. My treat of the week on a Sunday evening was visiting the co-op up at the roundabout, using a lovely warm toilet. Absolute heaven having a warm toilet block to do me business in.

[@ItsOhJoe]

It’s the little things! 😂

[@apollo11guy]

19:01 I had a cup of that same coffee this morning! Love the cans.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Love a cup of Illy, the cans are cute aren’t they 😂

[@alanmills1213]

I've just watched episode 1 again. If you want to put a smile on your face watch the bloopers at the end. I had tears in my eyes. Thanx

[@ItsOhJoe]

😂😂😂

[@NicksAllotmentDiary]

Hi Danni and Joe. Great to see what a restful weekend on the boat is like. You both deserve a break after everything you have been doing recently. Projector is a good bit of kit. Take care. Nick

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thanks Nick that’s very kind 🙂

[@UKCM]

Pine Cones are good as fire starter. Just make sure they are dry as possible

[@ItsOhJoe]

My parents use those!

[@leedavies3629]

Nice one that clip of Danni with that plank 🤣🤣brilliant I felt that bang on the head I bet that hurt your boat looks well smart now you have lived in it good to c how you get on in there Cheers I might get one of them projectors it did a good picture on the wall when I get it I will use ya link have a top week 🙂🔧🦆✌️

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thanks Lee! That clip is a classic I use it as much as I can 😂😂😂

[@mishkawp8200]

Great vlog. Lovely to see an ordinary day off - you two are such fun too!

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@downhilltwofour0082]

Stay well!

[@annjarvis9300]

How lovely you had some down time on the boat after all the work on it and the van u sure do need it tc now good look on van the oldies 🤗👋👍🤗👋👍

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thanks guys!

[@david712]

Can’t beat abit if kinging-it!! 👌

[@ItsOhJoe]

Have you seen their most recent? About running out of time in Schengen zone! They’re so hopeless they make us feel professional - so entertaining though

[@sandyprosser805]

Hi both lovely video. Very entertaining lovely to see Danni back. There seems a lot entailed in living on boat. You make it look effortless. Have great week 😊

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thanks for watching! Definitely more demanding than a house but we think it’s worth it ☺️

[@fp30e]

Hi Danni & Joe. great to see you have some well deserved down time. Like your new projector. Really enjoyed this week's Vlog. Take care.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thank you!

[@stevemarks3538]

I think you two are great entertainment and so funny, keep doing what you do

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thank you! 😂🙂

[@trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501]

Great vlog. Love the projector too. Best wishes.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thanks Trevor! It’s a great addition!

[@jules9303]

Top video thank you 😊

[@ItsOhJoe]

Cheers!

[@Bicyclehub]

Wow! The projector is lush! Great vlog as always. Glad you had a bit of downtime.

[@ItsOhJoe]

It’s such an upgrade from the laptop 😂 thank you!

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Hi both. Dried pine cones make good fire starters, also save your cardboard from toilet rolls, stuff with strips of news paper. I definately wouldn't fancy a pump out loo, just the thought of a huge tank of waste slushing around, usually housed under the bed area yuk. 🤢

[@anniemac3075]

That was good, thanks for sharing. X

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thank you! 🙂

[@rickonnye2001]

Nice video 😊thank you

[@ItsOhJoe]

Cheers!

[@henrywilliam8506]

Hi guys, great vlog! Just a quick hint. Always run fresh water through your water-filling hose before putting the end into your water tank. The water left in the hose from the previous filling will be stagnant and may hold some very nasty bacterial infections. There may also be an abundance of insects which have made the hosepipe home. You may be washing them into your water tank.

[@ItsOhJoe]

We do normally but in the colder weather haven’t we’ve been a bit lazier with it!

[@cottonfoo]

May I give you some kindling-making tips. Never, ever, hold the wood by hand when you make that initial hit with the axe to split it. Use another couple of sticks to hold it upright, or wear strong gloves. There are a couple of things that can happen; the axe bounces off then slices into your hand/finger, or it goes straight through the wood and slices into your hand or finger. Ask me how I know - I made that mistake after a couple of beers when camping in the woods once, glad I had a first aid kit. Keep safe!

[@ItsOhJoe]

Ouch! Good shout.

[@tikiviktor]

You know you could use some plaster or putty on the wood boards to fill In between each plank of wood.

[@ItsOhJoe]

For the floor? We’ve used rope caulking like on traditional ships 🙂

[@davidcharleston1314]

Great to see the scrumpy cider boak lol good to show the reality of it though great vlogs 👍

[@ItsOhJoe]

😂😂 cheers!

[@billywindsock9597]

What a good video, boat life in a nutshell. Fun stuff. I really liked the popcorn bit, oh wait😂

[@ItsOhJoe]

😂😂

[@olivellanarrowboat4319]

Dude, where did you get all your electrical/solar/batteries? There’s so much out there I’m just going in circles. Good to see you settlied in

[@ItsOhJoe]

So many options! Here’s a lot of the stuff we have - www.amazon.co.uk/shop/danniandjoe/list/1RKMWXETX8D7A?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_m - batteries wise, lithium is a lot more affordable now, for the van I’ve just picked up a 100ah LiFePo4 battery for around £360, you’d need two 100ah standard leisure batteries for the same usable capacity & they’d likely cost £200 anyway, plus a few more benefits like saving space & weight so that’s something to consider!

[@beasmith1]

You can tip the fluid behind a tree.

[@statup2.0]

hi guys, love what you guys are doing but could you please tell me what coffee machine you have my other half loves it. keep the vids coming love them.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Hey! Thank you. It’s the Swan Retro www.amazon.co.uk/shop/danniandjoe/list/43OD6657UCSG?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_m

[@damianrushton]

20:30ish in there should be one of your ducks 🦆 😂😂 i wasn’t offended! Just wanted to let you know. Hope you are both doing well

[@ItsOhJoe]

Well spotted/listened?! 😂😂 we won’t tell if you don’t! Yes doing well, slowly & unsurely getting there with the van 😫😂

[@jayheywood9635]

love it

[@helenhall3705]

I love Map Men!

[@ItsOhJoe]

First time we’ve seen them, have watched a couple since really good!

[@robiniddon7582]

Your loo vent will work if you find a way to keep it negatively pressurised relative to the cabin. A fan forcing air into it somewhere at the smelly end is what you want. Probably some crappy (sorry) old PC fan will work.

[@ItsOhJoe]

That’s actually what they supply them with! Exactly a PC fan. We just didn’t consider putting in a power supply over that side so looking at ways we can power it without having an ecoflow sat there 24/7 😂

[@robiniddon7582]

@@ItsOhJoe car battery and a couple of croc clips 🤣

[@bettyourcampervan]

Another brilliant video guys ❤️❤️🚐🚐 xx

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thank you!

[@rebeccadees2300]

How did your boat do during the flood?

[@ItsOhJoe]

It was all good, the level went down a couple of days after back to normal 😫

[@Falney]

Call me paranoid because I wouldn't want to use them, but you can get those water systems that take water out the canal. Also, I have never seen one on a narrow boat, but you can get black waste incinerators.

[@ItsOhJoe]

We spoke with a company that make the systems. They don’t advice drinking the water as yet but are developing an extra filter that would allow it. System is expensive but would save a lot of hassle - at the moment it’s ideal off showers, washing machine etc

[@Falney]

@@ItsOhJoe the problem I have with it is that it doesn't matter how often you filter, it won't remove things dissolved into the water. So it could still have chemicals in it if there was some in there. With all the junk idiots throw into the canal, it wouldn't surprise me if there were contaminants in there though.

[@kevinscott8267]

Turn the airer upside down and it folds its self down

[@ItsOhJoe]

Ahhhh

[@oliverclothier5677]

Favorate bit of this video was the coffee swap . “Apart from the outcome that couldn’t have gone much worse” 😂 I’m totally like that myself I would have likely kept it . Also Good to bump into you in Asda had no idea you were so local . 👍

[@ItsOhJoe]

Ahh good to meet you! 😂😂😂 really couldn’t have gone worse

[@jillosler9353]

With a compost loo the emptying of the wee holder is the only thing you need to do regularly (every couple of days) but if used properly the poo compartment should only need to be emptied once a month. Coir is the best option we found but you have to remember to 'crank the handle' to mix it after every poo - and never put toilet paper down! A bag of scented 'doggy poo bags' to hand sorts that problem. A useful thing we found that meant only lady wee went into the loo was my man bought a portable wee container (Danni as a nurse knows how they work!) which are readily available from chemists. Emptied and rinsed out daily they do ensure the loo wee container doesn't fill so quickly!! What a lovely post 😉🙄😅. Take care you lovely pair.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thanks for the tips! We’re getting a portable wee container for the van 😂😂😂

[@SusanChinnery60]

I am confused by the compost toilet as this would be my choice. However, I read that you have to compost for up to two years and CRT won't take it. So where do you store all the waste whilst it's breaking down?

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

Good video

[@ItsOhJoe]

Cheers!

[@carolynfarmer3436]

We have a cassette toilet, we have 3 cassettes and is absolutely no problem

[@ItsOhJoe]

Cassette’s are definitely the easiest if you can store a couple 🙂

[@simonbaxter8001]

What happens to the 'grey' water on a narrow boat, i.e. waste from the bath, shower, sink, etc? (Not toilet!) Does that go into a tank that gets emptied or does it go overboard?

[@jillosler9353]

Into the river or canal.

[@simonbaxter8001]

@@jillosler9353 So why do us caravanners, motorhomers, etc have to dispose of grey water in an environmentally way, but not if your on a river or canal? We can't even empty grey water into hedgerows! Even in a house, grey water is mixed with sewage/waste and not allowed into top 'surface' water drains.

[@ItsOhJoe]

As Jill said it goes overboard. It’s an unwritten rule that you buy as eco a product as you can but it’s not guaranteed. We were surprised to hear it when we first bought the boat. Hence why you don’t want to go swimming in canals! 😫😂

[@dallassukerkin6878]

@@ItsOhJoe My guess as too why that is permitted is because the water of the canals does not go to the treatment plants that create potable water for households. I'm no expert on the subject tho'; my only contact with the subject is that I create SCADA control systems to run those plants.

[@fp30e]

I also meant to say, that's an excellent contrast ratio (Just looked it up). Contrast Ratio (FOFO) 100,000:1 Brilliant.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Ahh that’s good to hear! It’s super clear compared to some of the older ones friends have had

[@raymondrichards4888]

Why not regard 3/4's as full and you have a margin if you need to explore to find a pump out facility.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Yeah that’s a sensible thing to do

[@katefinnegan8129]

Nice day of shenanigans.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Was good fun filming it actually 😂

[@LwsNun]

How much is your mooring?

[@ItsOhJoe]

We’ve been on three different moorings so far & between £280-£350

[@martinworrall5888]

Is that road kill on the floor 😂

[@ItsOhJoe]

😂😂 that’s our flat tiger

[@martinworrall5888]

@@ItsOhJoe haha

[@yobeaubaby]

💞

[@Dore60]

👍

[@ItsOhJoe]

Cheers!

[@rotinkerbell]

Geeepers creeepers - coal would burn through the sides of that stove, it would be far too hot!

[@ItsOhJoe]

We’ve had a few night briquettes on top of a grate, but yeah not designed for it really 😫

[@tangs167]

Last time you were on the boat, it was during the flooding, was this filmed before or after? Hope it all receded without any problems?

[@ItsOhJoe]

This was after, the flood waters only took a couple of days to disappear!

[@denisemarshall2432]

You realize that folding deck chairs, ironing boards and folding aircraft all are related and have that same malevolent streak...fingers beware!!

[@ItsOhJoe]

Ouch!

[@sharondowney1725]

Hi guy's hope Route 66 .its something i wanted to do on a bike but having a family who took up a lot of money. By the way Joe great Tee.much love both stay safe.♥️🤘

[@ItsOhJoe]

Cheers! It was amazing would definitely recommend it if you ever get a chance, budget for 3 weeks to see as much as possible (that includes a detour to Grand Canyon!)

[@beasmith1]

70 quid for 2 months? I am putting that on my leccy meter pre payment whatsit every 2 weeks lol

[@ItsOhJoe]

That makes us feel a bit better 😂😂

[@TheMrWoodsman]

Illy coffee to be fair is bloody awful, you need freshly roasted coffee to get the full aroma and taste. Get in touch and I will send you some.

[@ashleyburton8605]

Pump out tanks fail 👎💩💩😂😂

[@ItsOhJoe]

😫😫

[@leejentaylor6195]

please stop videoing making a cup of coffee -

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