Is It Cold Living In A Narrrowboat?? How We Stay Warm during Winter.

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  • Опубликовано: 3 дек 2024

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  • @andrewuk2683
    @andrewuk2683 Год назад +1

    'Mincing up and down the canal'...such descriptions made me laugh!

  • @strongjohn10956
    @strongjohn10956 Год назад +1

    It's true your dogs do steal the show! Love'm!

  • @andyfunke9484
    @andyfunke9484 Год назад +51

    Never apologies for staying warm, whether it's coal, found firewood, twigs and branches, untreated pallet wood, or dried cow dung. No one should ever find the need to feel bad, or make excuses for staying alive.
    But yes, I enjoy seeing how various people live a no fixed address life style. Looking forward to seeing more videos.
    Cheers. 👋🇨🇦

  • @OMelikaO
    @OMelikaO Год назад +1

    “Yes I am back on RUclips” never seen you before in my life, mate

  • @garryturner440
    @garryturner440 2 года назад +2

    Good to see you back !!!

  • @marcdonkin9318
    @marcdonkin9318 2 года назад +2

    Good to see you back!🫡

  • @algonsalves8932
    @algonsalves8932 2 года назад +1

    I live in the US. The narrow boat culture facinates me. I love the water I live on the shore of a lake in Northern California

  • @michaelfuller1669
    @michaelfuller1669 2 года назад +1

    Nice to see you back

  • @dianajohnson8455
    @dianajohnson8455 Год назад +7

    Yes I love seeing your doggies !! And your boat looks very warm and cozy.

  • @laurahaughton4523
    @laurahaughton4523 Год назад +2

    It’s amusing hearing about how cold it is. Back in the day that’s how it was , get up in the morning shivering, then get the fire going. It was just how it was 😊

  • @muhammadsaifur8936
    @muhammadsaifur8936 2 года назад +1

    Great content & welcome back sir

  • @leeporter70
    @leeporter70 2 года назад +1

    the boys look class, glad you back, even if its just a wee while.

  • @traceyneedham3718
    @traceyneedham3718 2 года назад +4

    It is lovely to see you back on utube, I really missed seeing and your dogs xx

  • @dreadedscotslass
    @dreadedscotslass 2 года назад +2

    I literally sit in my back garden with my fire pit. I've got a diesel heater in my bus butbi would LOVE a log burner but have no space for one. Gas and electricity prices for houses are completely out of control. I never saw your thing on IG but im sooo glad you're back!

  • @windsurfer2956
    @windsurfer2956 2 года назад

    Glad your back.

  • @lindalawrie148
    @lindalawrie148 2 года назад +2

    Russ, I am delighted to see you back. I kept looking, and looking, and looking. Delighted to see the boys. Stay warm.

  • @shelleyderossi1737
    @shelleyderossi1737 2 года назад +1

    Glad to see you and the boys back maybe gibbo on next video xxx

  • @julesopals53
    @julesopals53 Год назад +2

    Great to see you back. Narrowboat tour is essential, 😂 looking cosy.

  • @julieblackstock8650
    @julieblackstock8650 Год назад +1

    dont live on a boat but the first thing I did when I moved in was get a multi fuel stove and I love it. I also get loads of free wood plus the odd bag of coal. Nothing like it on a winters day

  • @darrenparry3322
    @darrenparry3322 2 года назад

    Nice to see you Russ love your vids keep chipping .

  • @tedbear8426
    @tedbear8426 2 года назад +1

    Happy to see you back after so long missed your vlogs looking forward to your next

    • @tedbear8426
      @tedbear8426 2 года назад

      @@TheNomadicVeteran every one deserves a break from work from time to time 👍

  • @peterrandall9359
    @peterrandall9359 Год назад +1

    Good evening
    I live on an 57 ft narrow boat and up till a few years ago I like you had a multi fuel which I loved but it meant I had to lug 25 kilo sacks of coal about and was getting through 2 and a half a week plus every morning I was coughing with dust when I cleaned it out. Well on health grounds I had to get rid of it so I replaced it with diesel fuelled stove. I found its as good as my old stove but not ash or sacks of coal, it has false coals so it looks as good as a mutli fuel no smell of diesel either the other advantage is that unlike a coal fire I can turn it on or off at the twist of a knob so I don't have to leave it in all night o I save a little fuel and I have also found that when turned on it has a quicker start up time so it heats the boat faster than the old coal fire

  • @marcusd2380
    @marcusd2380 2 года назад +1

    We have stove in a very large room it’s a 12kw Dunsley. We find if we fill it to the max with stove eggs like ur burning. The one fill last nearly 20hours with the air flow shut down and it’s plenty of heat in the room. The one fill method seams the most efficient

  • @lenster999
    @lenster999 Год назад +2

    Welcome back Royal x
    We've missed you on the #vanlife channels, but it's nice to see that you and the dogs are doing well 😀

  • @KristiinaKasepalu
    @KristiinaKasepalu Год назад

    Welcome back :)

  • @Tameasa
    @Tameasa Год назад +1

    My family is from Southwest Virginia and they only heated with coal. It is an excellent heat source for sure. I would love to live on a boat...what an adventure! Welcome Back to RUclips.

  • @firstmotorhome8024
    @firstmotorhome8024 Год назад +1

    Good video . I felt cozy watching it 👍🏻

  • @rebeccadanaher1065
    @rebeccadanaher1065 2 года назад +1

    It was only the other day I was thinking about you all, really nice to see you back and look forward to more vlogs.

  • @sumerislesummerlandsmusic6438
    @sumerislesummerlandsmusic6438 Год назад +1

    Try Ecoal , greenish bag by homefire, it is the best coal iv ever used,
    much warmer and the damp down overnight heat is insane...it can easy run through all night into the next day,
    you wont be waking up into cold it will stay ambient.
    it is made from ground olive seeds...thank me later.
    I like the Morso its a good stove and long lasting...best wishes from Scotland!

  • @simonking559
    @simonking559 2 года назад +1

    Glad you're all bk onboard🤪nice to have an insight on winter boat life

  • @Anniesrandommoments
    @Anniesrandommoments 2 года назад +10

    It's good to see you, the boys & hear gibbo laugh.. I for one have missed you all. Your fire reminds me of growing up in a house with just a fire place in the lounge. I could write my name in the ice on my window in my bedroom 😁 but nothing smells or feels like a real fire 🔥 in the mornings. Hope to see you all soon. Take care of yourselves 🤗

  • @shinylittlepeople
    @shinylittlepeople Год назад

    Boat is beautiful and that wood burner is so gorgeous! I live in Canada... mind you southern most part of Canada but we aren't as cold as you yet.... I have a wood burner in my barn that I love to fire up for my animals but also for myself when I hangout out there.. I love seeing fuel ideas. I have two old gas stoves that look like wood burners in my house... so when they kick the bucket I will be using my small extra wood Bruner... apparently there are no parts for my ancient ones... wood burner are so cozy and homely... ! I also watch @boattime and you all help us live vicariously through you.. I have a river in front of me... so when I will the lottery... wink,,, I definitly be commissioning a narrow boat! or maybe I'll just sell the house, buy and ship over and oldie but goodie and then not only vicarious living though your narrow boaters but I can live on one tooo!!... always enjoy narrow boat videos!!! so exciting ... seriously!!!! Sharing IS CARING!!!! 💖PS I now use coal since watching Amy & Wes and now you! Thank you it has made a huge difference and the natural fire starters that look like wound up rice noodles are awesome!

  • @jimevans2133
    @jimevans2133 2 года назад

    Good to see you back. Looking forward to more vlogs.

  • @stevehalling816
    @stevehalling816 Год назад

    People today have forgotten how it feel to be really cold and the primitive pleasure of a roaring fire, it's the same with food we eat at set time of the day and forgotten what it feel like to be hungry. People need to get back to the simple pleasures of being alive and enjoying it with the seasons

  • @twosurfersinavan
    @twosurfersinavan Год назад

    Yeah welcome back duse. Good to see you back on the tooobe and also to lush to see cookie n hoochie xx little snuggle bugs x

  • @ianwebb2235
    @ianwebb2235 2 года назад

    Welcome back.........

  • @susanlethbridge5341
    @susanlethbridge5341 Год назад

    It looks very cozy! ❤️💕

  • @benslater9099
    @benslater9099 Год назад

    l live on a 58ft NB with webasto diesel heating only use this to heat water when needed l also have a multifuel stove l buy coal but forage for wood to keep the cost down l mainly use wood and a gas cooker for cooking. Nice vlog l look forward to seeing more that you do happy cruising stay safe

  • @Paul-Howell-M3EYG
    @Paul-Howell-M3EYG 2 года назад

    Great to see you back Russ. You have been missed.

  • @ramblingrosie3762
    @ramblingrosie3762 Год назад

    Your dog adores you, he is beautiful.

  • @Johnboyhaulage
    @Johnboyhaulage 2 года назад +3

    Great to see you back love the wood fire perhaps invest in a diesel heater as a backup or for running at night.
    We have a multi fuel fire and if we put a base of coal and a log on that will stay in all night 👍😀

  • @markfoskett3448
    @markfoskett3448 Год назад +2

    Love your dog , he looks so happy and comphy xx

  • @DSWood358
    @DSWood358 Год назад

    Lovely in every way!

  • @candywilson6908
    @candywilson6908 Год назад

    Lovely Squirrel heater. Beautiful dogs 😍

  • @AndyLaskey
    @AndyLaskey Год назад

    Newly subscribed to your channel today from down here in Cornwall. Looking forward to all your videos. Living on a Narrow boat is the perfect lifestyle

  • @bryanmarlow7578
    @bryanmarlow7578 2 года назад

    First time I've watched one of your vlogs like the idea of the fire in the middle of the boat

  • @markperkins9437
    @markperkins9437 Год назад

    Loved the video!

  • @thefloatingapothecaryroman16
    @thefloatingapothecaryroman16 Год назад

    We fitted our stove in middle of boat. We too did van life first. Dogs make great water bottles...lol. We also forage wood, we collect seasoned wood only and it's so important to know what kind of wood you're collecting as trees like willow and alder take two seasons to dry. The 'coal' this year has been very poor quality, as it doesn't stay lit over night, and we've felt it in the mornings as it hit -17 in December and we where frozen in solid for 17 days. This is not good if you like to move every week, like we do. It dropped to -1 last night and it felt tropical 😂

  • @Dstew57A
    @Dstew57A Год назад

    Omg…what a beautiful cozy narrowboat…honestly I have been all over and lived in all conditions and your place is just perfect..I think it doesn’t get much better than where you are living here…hey you can burn coal everyday and it still wouldn’t put out the same emissions as one round trip on a private jet.

  • @cloudycloud2902
    @cloudycloud2902 Год назад

    Nice to see you back. I used to have an open fire and miss it in our new house.

  • @suepattison9797
    @suepattison9797 Год назад

    Hey im not gona lie .the dogs got me first .i had a rubby one .lovely dogs ...i did enjoy the fire makeing haha ..

  • @cinemaparadiso7
    @cinemaparadiso7 2 года назад +1

    or five... that's me. "Back on You tube" ❤

  • @damianadams7995
    @damianadams7995 Год назад

    I’m in S Wales, loved the video. Keep em coming. Interesting

  • @s1dew1nd3r4
    @s1dew1nd3r4 Год назад

    I would absolutely buy a diesel heater to use alongside the burner - could have the diesel heater up and running in the morning for a quick blast to get the place warm until the stove warms up etc.

  • @paulmullen745
    @paulmullen745 Год назад

    Like the idea of a central fire, we have a forward fire and diesel heating when we get on board we heat it up with heating and light the fire and switch over to that and it stays in overnight. Prefer a cool sleeping cabin with a cosy quilt.

  • @RobertSmith-jh2gh
    @RobertSmith-jh2gh Год назад

    Awesome vid bud, 2 v happy pups u have there

    • @RobertSmith-jh2gh
      @RobertSmith-jh2gh Год назад

      @@TheNomadicVeteran absolutely, it looks a great life u have there & it was great how u described the wood collecting etc

  • @mattbuckley392
    @mattbuckley392 2 года назад

    Great to see you back dude. A very cosy video to watch indeed and extremely interesting. Yes to the spin-off channel of course and also I too am sporting the monk beneath a grey beanie wig ... outstanding. 😀

    • @mattbuckley392
      @mattbuckley392 2 года назад

      @@TheNomadicVeteran Absolute pleasure dude .... really is great to watch and the narrowboat is awesome. 'The Green Beret Bargee ', the next channel then .... hehehe

  • @emmaharris2352
    @emmaharris2352 Год назад

    hello mate love your way of life. i have a makita 36v top handle chainsaw. had it five years now still going strong. love the morso squirrel have the same one in my house. i would advise you to put the thermostat 12" up on the flu pipe. its for the flu gases not the stove temp. stay safe. peace out.

  • @anni50ful
    @anni50ful Год назад

    Nothing like a real fire,we have just moved into a new build and miss a real fire so much we are going to buy one of those electric fires with a fake log burner just so we can have a fire to look at .You have beautiful dogs good luck Happy New Year and roll on summer ☺

  • @vkorac
    @vkorac Год назад

    Well, I'm from Serbia and I live on the Danube river on an old 33ft motor yacht. I use a gas stove for heating, I use about 100 liters of gas per month, and the average temperature in my rooms is from 10 degrees to 20 degrees. I also use gas for heating water and cooking. 100 liters of gas in Serbia currently costs 200 euros. But I plan to install a wood-burning stove in order to save gas and for a nicer ambience in the boat...

  • @aprils6154
    @aprils6154 Год назад

    Beautiful puppies !!

  • @stephenbowker824
    @stephenbowker824 Год назад

    We leave our Morso on all night use excel over night as wood burns out to fast while 60 foot stays between 15/20 degrees. Good to see you back 👍🖐 NB Fiddlesticks.

  • @jackdarren9210
    @jackdarren9210 Год назад

    Greetings from Alabama USA. Enjoyed the vid.

  • @TheOffgridNomadUK
    @TheOffgridNomadUK 2 года назад

    Great to see you back hopefully more to come

    • @TheOffgridNomadUK
      @TheOffgridNomadUK 2 года назад

      @@TheNomadicVeteran might look next year at boats just depending on my crypto iam waiting for the good times to come back and retire lol

  • @bics-tc8vr
    @bics-tc8vr Год назад

    Lovely dogs. They look happy 👍

  • @FingalsMyst
    @FingalsMyst Год назад +1

    Just found your channel. Thanks for sharing the experience of living in a narrow boat, I find it intriguing. Love the doggos.

  • @susiearviso3032
    @susiearviso3032 Год назад

    His dog is so cute. So cute

  • @ZaleAway
    @ZaleAway Год назад

    Great video! We travelled in and around Amsterdam by canal boat and love the idea of living on a canal boat. We’ll see what the future holds.

  • @lindalawrie148
    @lindalawrie148 10 месяцев назад +1

    Hello Russ. I missed you.

  • @A1DJPaul
    @A1DJPaul Год назад

    On a Boat i would have a Log stove And a Diesel Heater on a timer / thermostat. to bring the Temp Up early mornings & to Come home to in the evenings & to Stop Anything from Freezing Even just holding the Boat at 5 or 6 degrees 24 hours.
    I Would also have a Hot Waster storage tank for Taps & shower. / or Diesel heated water. Plus a Radiator fed from the Stove.

  • @allanjgray1
    @allanjgray1 Год назад

    Nice one.

  • @sammythompson3694
    @sammythompson3694 Год назад

    I didn't know there was a vote, but I would have voted for you.

  • @acourtesan
    @acourtesan Год назад

    Very cool, i mean stay warm

  • @judylothian5840
    @judylothian5840 Год назад

    I volunteer on a barge crewing for groups of people. We have radiators they are not so warm its freezing in the winter, we have problems. Log burners ideal for barges and there is a lot of natural stuff laying around to use . Love your dogs.

  • @maggiemclean9856
    @maggiemclean9856 Год назад

    You have just popped up as a suggestion on my homescreen. I've scrolled through a few videos, and watched this one (love watching narrowboat and van life!)
    Please keep the videos coming! (Just off to find you on instagram!)
    Thank you!

  • @misschachanaomi
    @misschachanaomi 2 года назад

    The dogs are so cute!

  • @RichardAnderson-zt8mq
    @RichardAnderson-zt8mq 9 месяцев назад

    Lovely multifuel stove. Would like feedback on the other options - underfloor, radiators, diesel heaters - can these be set on timers and stat controlled? Does anyone fit two burners? Thanks for posting!

  • @kjh789az
    @kjh789az Год назад

    Love this no nonsense video. What would you say are the total heating fuels costs for Nov to March, using your mixed fuel approach - ie found wood, bought wood and bought coal, wood / coffee briquettes? Thanks.

  • @MultiBikerboy1
    @MultiBikerboy1 Год назад

    Great photography, you just gained another subscriber 😃👍🏻

  • @mermaidlafemme1022
    @mermaidlafemme1022 Год назад

    Just came across your channel today....love it so far cant wait to see more ....I have 2 berth converted caravan studio with multi fuel burning stove similar to yours I am inventing a sand battery to sit on top to throw out passive heat during the night when I go for overnight stays to paint....will update result to you if you want me too ....hugs to you and cute dogs from chilly Scotland 🙂🤗

  • @petercurrell9344
    @petercurrell9344 Год назад

    Years ago I remember sleeping in our Narrow boat in winter had to leave door open when coal fire was lit.

  • @Icebear2012
    @Icebear2012 Год назад

    I would put pile of bricks top of heater. Reserves heat pretty nice.

  • @0i-di
    @0i-di 2 года назад +1

    Nice to see you butty. I was only thinking the other day “I wonder what those guys are up to these days?” and here you are!
    In a world increasing in Scheiße we need you man. Laters 🤙🏻

    • @0i-di
      @0i-di 2 года назад

      @@TheNomadicVeteran haha! Yes, I thought I’d get creative with the swearing for a change

  • @tamaramadelin4831
    @tamaramadelin4831 2 года назад +1

    Hey! Nice to see you back!! We had a wood burner (that's what I call it) back in France and it was great, minus a little dirty! We went from paying 500€/ month in fuel to like 500€/season in wood! We are now refurbishing a 'woody' in our home in Portugal, although we barely need it!! Why do you like coal? I never even thought of using it!

  • @karenr67
    @karenr67 Год назад

    Want to see more of living on a boat.

  • @ernstdh
    @ernstdh Год назад

    New to your channel, and it's an awesome.

  • @lenbtenor
    @lenbtenor Год назад +4

    This is our first winter on our widebeam and getting used to the heating has and is a steep learning curve, especially in the recent very cold weather. There are three of us plus two dogs and during the cold spell we had real difficulty getting the boat above 15 degs - and that was in the living area, the bedrooms were closer to 10 and the bathroom 🤦🏼‍♂️. We do have a webasto central heating system but very expensive to run for long, and waking up with ice on the inside of windows was not nice, especially for our disabled son! Anyway, long story short, we now mainly use smokeless coal and run 24/7 - average temp is around early 20’s

    • @gailcrook2687
      @gailcrook2687 Год назад

      What do you do with your hot ash, must be lots of it?

    • @lenbtenor
      @lenbtenor Год назад

      @@gailcrook2687 The hot ash goes in to a small bin outside my boat, then once it’s full, (and cold), put in a bag and dumped with the general rubbish.

  • @drewywray3
    @drewywray3 Год назад

    Hi, am currently on a wide beam for three years now, have got central heating and a log burner, takes a while to get heated but when it heats up its amazing.
    Wouldn't go back to bricks and mortar for anything.
    Good luck 👍
    Andy

  • @dave1secondago
    @dave1secondago Год назад

    the 12 volt diesel heaters are a good investment

  • @Builditfixituseit
    @Builditfixituseit 2 года назад

    Nice to see you cookie n hooch..hope gibbo is all good too dude...glad you're back and I look forward to seeing more...😎🤙

    • @Builditfixituseit
      @Builditfixituseit 2 года назад

      @@TheNomadicVeteran I'll try mate...I've been doing tiktoks for the last year or so!..the last just went viral!Nearly half a million views so far👍.The trolls are ruthless 😆..but the editing is so easy and quick...Im currently juggling work , campervans , motorbikes and cars all at once 🤯😆😆😆...I do want to get something up on RUclips though! As I have lots of things coming up..😎🤙

  • @NickFabi
    @NickFabi Год назад

    Insightful video, definitely good that you are tapping into natural resources what I will add is that using unseasoned wood is lowers the burn time and can be a lot more Smokey (for you environmentalists out there).

  • @thehattersmadness1957
    @thehattersmadness1957 Год назад +1

    We used coal for heating our home for a while. The only downside was if it went out. Getting it burning again was awful. We tried all the tricks but never found a quick way to get it to ignite. Love your boat.✌️

    • @deanwalker38
      @deanwalker38 Год назад

      Did you ever try the news paper trick?
      Start kindling fire with extra wood around then put newspaper across the hearth, to pull air from the chimney.
      As a kid I loved making the fire first thing in the morning withmy grandad, miss those days.

    • @GrahamBrown-jk3rc
      @GrahamBrown-jk3rc Год назад

      The danger with this trick is that if the paper catches fire it can be drawn up into the chimney. In a domestic building with a brick built flue that had not been recently swept it could ignite the sooty deposits. Spectacular if you were a kid outside watching it; a chimney fire.

  • @lizhaydon2250
    @lizhaydon2250 Год назад

    Nice video. I 100% prefer the heater you have.

  • @aquious953
    @aquious953 Год назад

    Best scenario is to have electric for when plugged in, diesel hydronic for convenience and wood/coal for redundancy, cost and ambiance. What I have.

  • @rockypup1968
    @rockypup1968 Год назад

    I installed a multi fuel stove into my static caravan in the hoping of saving money over the winter but to be honest i wished i never bothered as the price of wood and coal is ridiculous now , using my oil filled rads again as i worked it out that its a fiver cheaper to use over 12 hours . Lovely dogs by the way !

  • @catherinehughes3740
    @catherinehughes3740 Год назад

    Just found you, like to see more of you and boat x

  • @animallover4955
    @animallover4955 Год назад

    Don’t know who you are but I love your dogs❤❤ & the vid was great. However, I suspect they think you’re talking to yourself😂😂

  • @IshwaraYogaNET
    @IshwaraYogaNET Год назад

    This was nice

  • @andyday4724
    @andyday4724 Год назад

    Brilliant,different,, i like ur vids,,

  • @lightale1367
    @lightale1367 Год назад

    Don't apologise....way to go