The WORST Things about LIVING and Cruising on a NARROWBOAT

After living aboard our boat Alba for 18 months we decided to talk to you about the problems and challenges of living life afloat. We are covering the things that trouble us the most and a few additional potential challenges that you should be aware of when thinking of getting a boat. We hope you find this useful! ▶ Grab Cruising Alba T-shirt from our organic shop: https://www.cruisingalba.com ▶ Support our production on Patreon:   / cruisingalba   ▶ Or buy us a coffee: https://paypal.me/CruisingAlbaCrew We’ve always wanted to find an alternative way of living and the idea of moving onto a canal boat came to us in September 2018. In January 2019 we bought Alba! Watch the full story here: https://bit.ly/AlbaEpisode5 ▶ Watch the tour of our boat Alba https://bit.ly/AlbaEpisode1 ▶ Watch all our vlogs in order: https://bit.ly/CruisingAlbaPlaylist ▶ We RESCUED a bat | Part 1 https://bit.ly/AlbaEpisode8 ▶ Bat RESCUE Part 2 https://bit.ly/AlbaEpisode11 ▶ The first time on the river    • We Swapped CANAL Life for RIVER Life | Ep. 19   ▶ Rainbow at the source of the Thames    • Made it to the SOURCE of the THAMES. Oxfor...   ▶ We almost had a fire!    • We Almost Had a FIRE on our BOAT! Smoking ...   ▶ Boating in a storm    • What It’s Like to Be on a NARROWBOAT Durin...   ▶ Getting on the Oxford canal    • Young Couple Travels the OXFORD Canal on a...   ▶ Scary story & narrowboat life Q&A bit.ly/AlbaQnA ▶ The story of getting our boat bit.ly/AlbaEpisode5 If you have any questions, leave us a comment and we will get back to you. ▶ SUBSCRIBE to get notified when our new videos go live. ▶ CONNECT with us: Instagram:   / cruisingalba   Marina’s Instagram:   / marinaquoise   Facebook:   / cruisingalba   Twitter:   / cruisingalba   ▶ Filming gear: Main camera https://amzn.to/34a7IPc 22mm lens https://amzn.to/3l6qgGK 50 mm lens https://amzn.to/3jjBqaZ GoPro https://amzn.to/2EN5RqO Microphone 1 https://amzn.to/3cPjLoQ Microphone 2 https://amzn.to/33gLCLJ Tripod 1 https://amzn.to/3ikywBh Tripod 2 https://amzn.to/3cKDczp Drone https://amzn.to/3l6oMMG Fast Memory card https://amzn.to/36o3WV2 Hard drive https://amzn.to/34hhxea USB battery charger https://amzn.to/34fE37d ▶ Music: Epidemic Sound Get 30 days free: https://bit.ly/AlbaMusic #narrowboat #canalboat #boatlife #canalbarge #widebeam #barge #vanlifeuk #exploringalternatives #tinyhome #tinyfloatinghome #tinyhouseuk #tinyhouseliving #tinyhomecommunity