Through Necessity - Narrowboat Marina Life S3 Ep41 #maximiselife

Another great vlog Chris. I can just imagine the 999 phone call to the police. ‘There's a really dodgy-looking guy in a hoodie walking through the marina, and he looks piss-ed.’ 😂

Shower shoes: I always use them in public showers. Great vlog, Chris.

Great vlog again Chris. Must admit Clickbaiting does get me too. Works for the press and I do fall for such headlines thinking the worse then feel ‘tricked’ as to how irrelevant the click bait was. Health wise bits you mentioned are a key player for me hence waiting for treatment to end later this year. Hope the jobs going well Chris and every best wish. You made me laugh with your walk of shame lol. Brilliant.

lol, I know the feeling we use the electricity as if we were living off grid at the end of a farmers field which we did for 5 years on the River Nene. The mind set didn’t change for us with our new boat in a Marina. 👍🏼

Just had our first narrowboat experience, a week in Scotland. The weather was better than expected. We did this as we intend buying and retiring on one. Not an easy life but think we will get along fine. Your videos are great

as you suggest buddy there's no one size fits all for a life spent aboard a boaty (& the how's) just as all our experiences & reasons for hopping aboard will vary it's a multi faceted here & now but despite the challenges & there are them (broken bodies akin) & wouldn't life be a bit dull without (some of) them the freedoms to be realised are in my experience win all's over the alternatives... again its a personal choice when appraising the alternatives & the temptations to adjust & change given our personal circumstances, 'dreams & desires'... Yours are clearly evolving as your path may now change ? & to that it's all a celebration to behold - good luck & onwards !!

You have totaly done the right thing chris ..im so glad i got off ..like you i appreciate the nature and the beatiful scenery ..which a lot off boat people dont ..it can be such a mierable life .life is for living chris ..fair play to you ..big respect for chris 😊

all the very best for your overseas spell...Jim

Chris, I miss your blogs. I miss your honesty and your personality. I hope your current situation is to your liking. Please, if the mood strikes you, give us an update on what you’re up to. Best wishes, Tom.

Really interesting vlog, Chris. Thank you.

Good morning. Nice early vlog . Great way to start the day.

Thank you Chris for the update. It’s always a pleasure to see what you’ve been up to. So looking forward to seeing what you’ll be getting into next. Take care😎

You're right: some channels are so much about disasters that they get tiresome to watch. Quite a number of long-term vloggers have sold their boats and disappeared. Most are pretty balanced in their approach to this, but others tell tales of woe that I suppose are intended to shut down their channel. Change is inevitable, and being able to adjust is a big part of mental health. I definitely get the part about looking after one's self. Trying to stay as active as I can is a challenge. Knees wear out and muscles atrophy, but I am determined to get into good enough shape to be able to travel comfortably. The trick, I think, is balance. Do whatever you need to do to look after both the present and the future. If it means a couple of weeks off, it is what it is. Hopefully, what is about to happen will be a positive adventure.

You have given it a good go Chris!!! Welcome to marina life matey.

I can't say that I've watched much that is negative about living on the canals on Youtube. I love watching The Narrowboat Pirate, a middle-aged woman traveling the canals alone. There are a lot of narrowboaters out there who totally neglect blacking, engine servicing, do crappy DIY, and then wonder why things go wrong, but that isn't the fault of narrowboat living in general. I have to say that much as I enjoy your videos, I haven't ever felt you were totally sold into the narrowboat life. Maybe military life has trained you into preparing for every possibility, and life on a narrowboat is not very predictable. I hope the best for you, wherever life takes you - be it some little house somewhere or back on the canals. I enjoy your videos and since your subscriber numbers keep creeping up there, others must also. I trust this new opportunity will be all you wish it to be. With all best wishes, Jane

Hi Chris the timing of this vlog is so strange as I have also been planning for my future ie what if when I get older and my health gets to the point where I can no longer manage living on a boat any more so I have been planning considerably for that what if , also I can understand some people work and have kids going to school etc so marina life makes perfect sense but for me I absolutely love being out on the cut it feels like the best home and it would take something drastic for me to have to go into a marina again

Thanks once again for sharing your thoughts, having a balance in life is so important. I am having some Heart issues at present, and am having to rethink how my wife and i manage the future. You have taken care of your family and now is the time to plan your future, learning from your time on the canal

And someone else feels the same as us about "clickbait vlogs" the over dramatic headlines and then out of a 20 minute vlog 30 seconds about the headline, 😢😮😢 Having had a private linear mooring, a marina mooring and now CCing after 15 years of private owning I agree with your sentiments, there is a reason behind everyone's decision, the pricing surcharge IMO is creating a them and us of boaters and will become a deeper divide, but CRT don't care about that. Stay safe and hopefully catch up on your return to blighty!!!

Nice 1 Chris, I’ve got my “if and when”, head on at the moment ref making vids etc again after many years of making them, I thought I would settle first with my time table on the cut before editing etc would “bully try” to write a time table for me because it does not give a damn whether your in a house, a boat or van it always wants your time. Have a good week mate…

Fair play Chris, you need to take the opportunities in life when they appear, so good luck to you. Having just recently retired, slightly early 😊, we seriously looked at a narrow boat as a possible retirement option, at least for a few years, and when age and health dictated otherwise, move back to our house. No way😮. The costs involved would have left us broke and instead we chose a secondhand micro campervan for "Day vanning" and short trips away which we really enjoy. Post Covid leisure costs are ridiculous and soon only those in privileged circumstances will be able partake. I hope your trip is very successful and proves to be very rewarding 😊