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I have put together a (short) list with links of some of the best known hire firms but this does not constitute a recommendation: click here to see the list, What about a route, can you recommend one for us when hiring?Again, alas no. Penny gloomily watched the entire scene with a very long face, appalled at such wanton misuse of her grooming equipment, as she always did at hair cutting time. who actually want to pay me money, typically $2 $5 a month to support me in making more Vlogs. A terrifying ordeal awaits our hero as he continues north up the Trent & Mersey canal: The "Scarecastle" Tunnel, a very long, dark, damp tunnel which has sagged in the middle over the many decades since it was built, making it very, very low indeed in some parts. First thing to say - David is far better at gadgetry and digital communication than I am. The trouble is that with a 50+ foot, 15 tonne boat, you really need to see what its doing as you maneouvre it, rather than have it all happening behind you. And so, like so many, we have known David, in a kind of unknowing way, for a long time. He navigates the many tunnels and locks. And is Lorna your wife?I am long ago divorced and currently single (applications for the post of girlfriend are welcome ;-). David continues his cruise north along the River Soar, wears a funny hat because it's cold, and turns from the Soar onto the River Trent rather briefly, before joining the Trent & Mersey canal to head east across the UK. 4. The Umbrella Solution How do you / Why dont you paint the baseplate of the boat?This is a source of much debate, a bit like what type of boat toilet is best. He chucked his job, sold his house, bought an old school, live-aboard fifty-six foot narrow boat, and started chugging along the extensive network of bucolic British canals at two miles an hour. The sandwich default is un-heated in any way. Typically, a canal might be maybe 4-5 feet deep in the middle (the canal bed tends to slope upwards slightly at the edges). The water tank under my well deck is huge and takes up the space where a thruster would go (plus the thruster would need its own battery and new charging wires run throughout the length of the boat from the engine room). However, the podcasts were already underway. Unfortunately theres no charging infrastructure on (most of) the canals so yes youd also need a generator of some sort even if thats just the engine standalone diesel gennys are ridiculously expensive and a massive battery bank which is expensive, weighty and requires maintenance. In which David needs to take the narrowboat out of the water to de-rust the gas locker at the bow, and has to work out how to stop his chimney from leaking. Languages English. How do you make money?I am now a full-time YouTuber; every time someone watches the ads that occasionally play, I get a fraction of a penny. I watched it upon the recommendation of a friend, and I'm glad that I did. The CRT has an excellent page explaining it all, at https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/specialist-teams/managing-our-water/day-to-day but I have also done a video all about it, see vlog 247 (The Leaudown). Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. Deborah (who composed the music for the version of Cruising the Cut seen on Amazons Prime Video) is my sister. Why dont you get all-solar narrowboats?It sounds great, for sure. I like his personality and sense of humor. 285A The most unusual narrowboat cruise I've ever been on (Part 1 of 2) Hoping for a season 5. It was a dark period of personal crisis. Heres my first video blog, describing how I came to be in the market for a narrowboat on which to cruise the UKs canal network and hopefully take life easy for a bit. Please share our website with your friends and family. I havent done enough of the canals to be able to happily recommend somewhere; also everyones requirements are different.Plus hirers tend to do one of the standard circular routes so they end up back where theyve started, whereas Ive just dawdled my way on the various canals as Ive seen fit so my experience isnt similar to a hirer.Most hirers want to know about site-seeing places and which pubs to visit and on that front Im a dead loss as well as I just dont go to them. David texted me to say he'd arrived and by the time I had located the 'g' for 'I'll come and Get you' he was already down on the other side of the canal. Why are the canals so disgustingly filthy? Why are you driving on the right when you drive cars on the left in the UK?Apparently international maritime convention is for driving on the right. There are spooky goings-on along the canal (or are there?) Plus he goes past the goose fields of Northamptonshire. Links to the episode as well as to David's channel can be found in the programme notes. Dont eat them, youll likely give yourself something nasty from the water.See https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/angling-strategies/fishing-faqs for the CRTs Fishing Questions page.For the various types of fish in the canals, see https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/fish-species. It's not unlike full-time RVing, which is what I am currently doing as a solo, but without having to deal with all those locks en-route! I watched it upon the recommendation of a friend, and Im glad that I did. 2022 Emmy Nominees Action & Adventure Animation Anime Comedy Crime Documentary Drama. I deliberately refer to what I do as 'narrowcasting' - although it pains some podcasters who see the internet as a field ripe for plucking and the avenue to stardom. Top Genres & Tags. Whats the narrowboat forum you mention sometimes in your videos?The forum I gained most of my info from is canalworld.net. That said many boaters disagree entirely with these arguents and do paint the baseplate how often is down to their enthusiasm for the task and / or the depth of their wallet. But I hadn't realised how much work it entailed! Johns calls his 239 videos the "diary of my life afloat. This isn't a movie or even a television show, it's a "video blog" or, as IMDB puts it, a "web series" that you can watch on YouTube, Twitter, or Amazon Prime. So, he quit the rat race. He speeds through a very tight bridge, does some laundry, and comes to a legendary canal junction at Fradley. We took it slow and easy, Penny reacquainting herself with old haunts that were once so familiar to her. The videos also have the usual travelogues about what they are up to and where they are. See Lornas (London Boat Girl) video about voting here. A favorite quote: "I wish I could take dog happiness as a drug." Just say you were visiting and felt ill or needed a checkup or whatever. His journalistic training is not just in evidence in the finished product uploaded to YouTube. ANDAMAN ISLANDS:Virginal and amazing India, The Journey to Business Significance (Part 1), Ten Cities I Absolutely Must See Before the Reaper Comes for Me. Many, possibly most, have multi-fuel stoves which burn coal or wood and they will keep a boat so toasty youll have the windows open in mid-winter! Of all the vloggers, I think that is why for so many of us, his news that he was selling his boat to move on land, hit so deeply. Get enough views and this will eventually add up. How do you deal with all the mosquitoes on the canals?There really arent that many. Only in peak summertime are you likely to approach the solar panels maximum output and even then only when the sun is high.In spring and autumn, any solar is very variable and in winter its negligible plus the hours of daylight are much shorter too and the angle of the sun much lower (Its not always possible to angle the panels at the sun and even so, the other factors mean the resulting power will be far less than in summer).On an average 57 foot narrowboat you have space for about 2.3kW of solar. Have a look at Vlog 74 which is all about heating on narrowboats. David Johns YouTuber and Narrowboat-dweller Welcome to the Airscape, the online home of video producer David Johns. Here's a vlog of two more days of cruising up the Avon, from Comberton Quay where the last vlog ended, through Pershore and Evesham, and up to Offenham. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Moorhens scuffling and splashing, turning the water and the air around them into liquid diamonds. A thruster could come in handy for tight spots in some marinas but generally its not a necessary item but a luxury so its not on my must have list. I was also really touched that David felt that there might be enough things to include to sustain a vlog. Jasmin from This Narrowboat Adventure has done an excellent video about a new phone app which you can use to get services from a local GP wherever you are on the network. Will you film a shopping trip for us please?Its likely not something Ill do because if Im going shopping I dont want to lug the camcorder along as well as the bags of food. There are a number of companies producing this type of box. He has over fifteen years experience as a reporter and Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. David is a great teacher who makes every lesson fun. Apart from a few high spots around the canal network, we just dont get the kind of breeze these things need.Plus they have to be put up and down each time you travel. David's epic narrowboat odyssey along the Grand Union canal concludes as he returns to Braunston in surprisingly sunny weather for mid-October. And even if I zoomed in from above it doesnt really tell you anything useful about the place. Can you take a narrowboat to sea?People have done taken narrowboats across the English Channel but it requires extensive preparation and some alterations to make them seaworthy as well as a calm day and nerves of steel. TV Shows TV. And so, when David contacted me, I was a divided soul. We do get lots of houseflies and occasional wasps etc but theyre just the normal summertime pests. If youre permanently in one location or have a base mooring, register somewhere near there and whenever you go back to the mooring you can get your teeth checked or whatever. Can you change the boats name and how?You can call a narrowboat wherever you want, pretty much, and rename it as often as you like (superstition holds that you should do this with the boat out of the water but I dont believe in all that nonsense).As long as you inform the Canal and River Trust so they can reissue your licence, youre OK. Explaining what is needed and why with sensitivity and clarity; guiding and supporting them, and most of all, knowing when to step back and leave the picture. CruisingTheCut @CruisingTheCut 229K subscribers Merch! A narrowboat needs only 1-2kW to move along (once it has begun moving) thus a 20kWh battery pack could sustain 5-10 hours travel (presuming standard lead-acid tech ie 50% drawdown before recharge) and presuming the battery is not used for anything else aboard (though in reality most electric-focused boats use it for domestic purposes as well so the battery and solar system has to support that too)However, solar is not so reliable in the UK. What happens if you overstay on a mooring?The CRT have towpath rangers who patrol and note down boat licence numbers and dates; they will issue an overstay notice requiring you to move if you hang around too long. He is a naughty boater. theres enough space to two to pass albeit carefully. If you can wade your way through that occasional treacle, its good stuff. It becomes a metaphorical journey in learning about narrowboating, changing lifestyles, and meeting challenges, as well as an actual journey along the csnals and rivers in England. Actually, Donna had been watching Cruising the Cut before we had even thought about thinking of maybe living on a boat. It felt like we were losing a reassuring presence. Thats calculated as 40 feet / 12m usable roof length at absolute max, assuming you dont store anything else up there (which most boaters do) and that you dont want to get on the roof during lock maneouvres (which again most boaters do) x about 1.6m width which you dont want to overhang else the panels may get shredded when you go through some bridge holes or tunnels.Using high output 400W LG Neon solar panels (1m x 2m dimensions), youll get 6 panels max = 2.4kW maximum theoretical output. Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2022. This lovely series is a relaxing travelogue, providing ease and calm distraction The charming David Johns is narrator, captain and solo resident of a British narrowboat. And you can get diesel stove as well. Secondly, without some kind of clutch mechanism, the drill would crunch the paddle gear into the end stop and ultimately this would cause wear on it, which costs the CRT money to repair or maintain. He reflects on his former life. What video gear do you use?See my gear page! The steerers will wave and say hello when they pass each other, that is when the back of one boat passes the back of the other. All the navigations on the canal, even the tight corners can be easily turned by using the tiller, as can most maneouvres such as mooring. He relishes a simple cheese sandwich. In the first season, he seemed rushedas he got more experienced, he got more relaxed. This is the title of a YouTube vlog about living on a narrowboat and cruising the canals in the midlands of England. 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If youve ever felt your canal boat scrape on the bottom of the canal and wish more dredging was done by the Canal & River Trust, heres an explainer of how dredging is done, why its so expensive and why they cant do more of it. Can I sent you a gift, whats your address?Thats a very kind thought and thank you but although I did once, several years ago, accept an unsolicited gift (a hoodie), I now prefer not to receive items and politely decline such offers though I really do appreciate the sentiment. As he reaches the final stage of his 2017 travels, two familiar faces pop up to help with the last strenuous leg down Hatton locks. The argument is partly that most rust occurs at the waterline (true) because thats where you get the highest mix of water and oxygen, and partly that the baseplate is (usually) 10mm thick so it can withstand many, many years before its rusted to a point where youd worry about it. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Im 53 and used to work as a local TV news reporter for ITV in the south east of England. The boss said, "If I ever understand a word of what you say again, you're fired!" How fast can you go on the canals?Asking how fast is to miss the point of narrowboating. His YouTube channels include:Cruising The Cut (narrowboats): www.youtube.com/CruisingTheCutUKVandemonium (campervans): www.youtube.com/VandemoniumTubeshooter (camcorder / gear reviews) www.youtube.com/tubeshootermagUKAirscape (informal camcorder tests): www.youtube.com/UKAirscapeDavid Reads Stories (exactly as the name suggests): www.youtube.com/DavidReadsStoriesDavidExpert (gadget reviews): www.youtube.com/DavidExpertTV, Powered by - Designed with theHueman theme. But no boats have them and there are no disposal facilities for grey water, so its not going to change.The abundance of fish and wildlife on the canals suggests it really isnt an issue! David is 50 and used to work as a local TV news reporter for ITV in the south east of England. Animals encountered include swans, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, ducks, and herons. The Wooden Canal Boat Society in Ashton-under-Lyne is a wonderful group of enthusiasts who not only renovate and bring new life to decaying ancient wooden narrowboats but also provide valuable services to the local community. WebA seemingly naive and devout middle-aged man finds his way in the underground world of supernatural fighter plane films. Just a matter of personal preference.You can also use apps or online guides such as canalplan.org.uk (ideal for route planning rather than a map) or opencanalmap which has all the CRT facilities marked etc albeit in a rather tiny font that you cant seem to enlarge. Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram. I presume the climate here just isnt warm enough for great clouds of them that you might find in other countries. Regular reviews of films that provoked me to think afresh about our human condition. The fact that he managed to put something together in which I not only have been saved from appearing as a jabbering fool, but has garnered interest in the podcast is a testament to his skills in salvaging silk purses out of particularly grotesque sows' ears. WebDavid Johns net worth, income and Youtube channel estimated earnings, David Johns income. Plus I have recently (vlog 139 onwards) taken to adding specific Google Map links to my start and end points for each video. Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2022. David Johns canal-based YouTube channel is Cruising the Cut. Its fairly foolish to do so though, so most people will either try it out with friends whove done it before, pay for narrowboat experience days, or even go on a one or two day RYA Inland Waterways helmsmans course. What does it cost to live aboard a canal boat?There are a huge number of variables which mean there is no simple answer to what does it cost? Please make a cup of tea, get comfortable and take a look at my Vlog 66, Vlog 67 and Vlog 68 plus the more recent Vlog 213, all of which go into the costs in excruciating detail. A boater's term for the canals is a "cut," because long ago they were literally cut out of the land. The research compass that provides the map and tells you what sort of questions and the vocabulary that you need in order to dig deeper. Roughly. I try to answer the question, To be a writer or to write? Its tough, that. [3], In 2016, he starred as the title character in the Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake in a critically acclaimed performance described as "powerful", "a welcome comic touch", and "all the more moving for its restraint". For the past three years, he has been living aboard his narrowboat and navigating the extensive British canal The Greek myths tell us that there are times when the gods come down from Olympus to walk amongst mortals. He travels slowly and peacefully around Great Britain's historic and still-active canals. Its a tale of mid-life crisis, near-purchase of a campervan, and a calender from the RNLI. Its fun and quirky, partly because of the extremely simple production techniques, and a good example of the expanding range of genres far beyond movies or TV. After talking it through with Donna, we said yes and so we tentatively set the date for around the end of March and springtime. There's that boyish sense about him that I recognise from his vlog. So it is strange meeting someone who feels like an old friend but whom you have never met. Its a tale of mid-life crisis, Johns calls his 239 videos the diary of my life afloat. Theyre really not; its just silt. David reaches the furthest point of his canal cruise, at the interestingly-named "Cowroast" - be assured, no cows were harmed in the making of this episode. Will you ever be visiting
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