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Tales from the Riverbank – Pt 5

There is another lifestyle available on a boat: that of the nomadic boater who travels the waterways constantly, never mooring up in one location for any length of time, here today and gone tomorrow.

I met only a few people during my five years afloat who lived this way and only experienced it for a […]

Tales from the Riverbank – Pt 4

So, would a boat make a good bug out location? I really can’t answer that as there are so many variables. I absolutely loved living on my boat as an affordable home and I would certainly recommend anyone thinking of such a lifestyle to give it a try. However it is just that, a lifestyle, […]

Tales from the Riverbank – Pt 3

Living off grid on my small narrowboat was great fun but, as we’ve seen previously, requires some planning ahead to make sure you don’t run out of essentials like water, gas and electricity. It’s not hard, just a way of thinking ahead that in a “traditional” western home you don’t need to bother with as […]

Tales from the Riverbank – Pt 2

Hindsight, they say, is 20/20. I like to remind myself of that every time I mess up. Which is often.

I’d like to start by saying that up until this point in my life I’d lived in more “traditional” homes, connected to all mains services (and paying a hefty price for the convenience) so what […]