Narrowboat living. our preferred way of life in the uk comes in the form of an 18 ton steel barge. or as we call it in england a narrowboat. it’s 7ft wide, 60ft long and strips our lifestyle down to the bare necessities.. Pingback: narrowboat moorings | narrow boat info. rod september 3, 2013 at 7:25 am. colin, a very informative read, i plan on buying and living on a narrowboat in the future and find this article very useful especially as i’ll be a first time buyer and need as much information as possible before any purchase.. Is it cheaper living on a narrowboat? we’ve heard that living on a narrowboat is becoming increasingly popular as the cost of living in some areas is rising rapidly. we’ll be honest, this wasn’t the primary reason for us deciding to move aboard. we’ve saved a little bit of money but we’ve also spent a lot on the boat..
How to live on a narrowboat; residential moorings & continuous cruising. living aboard a canal boat many people are leaving dry land behind and living on boats on the uk canal system, and most of them do it because it is the life they choose and love.. The costs of living on a canal boat living aboard a narrowboat and continuously cruising our uk canals can be a wonderful way of life, free to move and change the view from the window whenever you want, we know, we've done it since 1995!. In this video, we meet david johns, a former tv journalist from the uk who quit his job, sold his house, and bought a narrowboat to cruise the canal network. his plan was to try being a live.
