A Big Adventure in a Tiny Houseboat Near Orlando, FL
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Have you ever lived for a few nights on a tiny houseboat in the middle of the wilderness? I’m not sure how, but Dustin somehow found out that there is a rental company near Orlando, Florida that would let us stay on a tiny houseboat. He was so giddy about it that we decided to spend our anniversary floating on the St. Johns River on a tiny houseboat. I have to say, it was such a unique adventure, completely different than what we would normally do. Not only that you can stay on it, but you can also drive these adorable vintage tiny houseboats and explore the St. Johns River. It was like camping in a camper van, but on the water, in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by gators. If you’re looking for a unique experience near Orlando, Florida, spending a few nights on the tiny houseboat is a must!
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Love the captain hat! ⚓️👍
We thought it would be a nice touch 😂😂😂😂
@@LiveThatAdventure 😂😂😂
Looks like Phil Collins
I bought a Lil HOBO from a marina owner for $4,000 back in 1974. It had a blown 75 HP engine (way too much power) that I traded for a 15 HP Merk . I brought it from the Chesapeake up to Philadelphia for a homeless NamVet to live on. A marina owner (veteran) gave him a job in the yard (yard dog) in exchange for work and beer money. He lived on it for 4 years before he ended up in the VA hospital.
Wow man! That is so cool that you did that for him. I'm sure you had a huge impact on his life. The world needs a lot more kind and awesome people like you!
And yea I cant imagine a tiny boat like that with a big engine one it. That would be a handful!
Nice, I used to let unhoused vets stay in campers on my land unfortunately once Covid happened and tenets got more rights than landowners I had to stop…
Your my hero along with him.
We need a non profit that just accumulates land for everyone. Free to live in trailer or tent cabin for 1 year. All by donations.
@@freetrailer4poor My daughter lives in her Thor Tallero and travels around. She went out to Texas for the SXSW in Austin. She stayed in a place called the Cabins, it was an old farm with a collection of artist , tradesmen, nomads, and tech-es . They had a central club house made of some shipping containers, with a kitchen, showers, washing machines and good wi-fi. She works closely with KIFT
The noise at night was mostly frogs. I am sure thee were hunreds of other animals, too, but the frogs were making the most noise.
That lovely noise you heard all night is the native green tree frog. For something so small they sure make a lot of noise. 🤣
Heck yes they do! I wish I had a decibel meter out there. Very cool sleep sounds though! 😎
The noise at night is mostly frogs, DeLeon Springs also has (at least use to) cave diving into the boil and training and the restaurant has cook your own pancakes at the table. The gators often lie on the bottom out of sight.
DeLeon is a great spot! We need to spend more time there!
Thanks!!!!
Your welcome 😁
Google says " a roaring bull gator, the screech of a blue heron, the cacophony of frogs so loud its hard to believe its a natural sound. " Looks like a great time! Cheers.
I'm telling you there is a lotta nature out there making noises. It's really cool. I wish I would have had my audio recorder with us!
@@LiveThatAdventure Next time. )
I believe you had a medley? Chorus? Frogs, gators, skins, lizards, night birds, cicadas, crickets etc. Truly blessed 2 experience that. Rare. Like the aurora where I'm from.
It was pretty epic. Super loud... But epic. I'm hoping to go back and record it with a legit recorder at some point. Hopefully we will be as lucky next time
I made sure by watching your videos that most of your subscribers are old people who realized that how amazing to be palces like there, but i am 21, in fact i am happy because i coulf realize these places are so stately and i planned to make adveture to there in the future why now i live in Uzbekistan
Its cool that you enjoy the nature at this point in your life man. Hopefully you can make it over to explore the country some time soon!
8:30 can’t believe you guys didn’t know what was making all the noise…it was “those little aliens from toy story” LOLLL sorry couldn’t resist but you did open the door.
Hahah it totally sounded like them didn't it? We were surrounded by them!
I have lived in Florida for 58 years and I love being out in nature. You were being serenaded by frogs.
Thats awesome! So much beautiful nature to enjoy there! I wish I would have had my recording gear to record the frogs. We might just need to go back! :)
1. You are pretty safe to swim anywhere in the St. Johns gators eat fish and small animals. 2. The sound you hear at night ar frogs, some birds, and gators. Thanks for the video.
Thanks so much man! I was so tempted to jump in the water. I just didn't know it was safe at the time. At that noise was so perfect to sleep to!
I miss FL. BEEN back in PA since 2010. I moved to Plant City FL. I. 1982, Strawberry capital of the world. I love rural Fl.
It's definitely worth another visit. We were seriously shocked about how much we enjoyed it there. What was supposed to be one quick trip has turned into an almost annual visit.
Spent my entire life since 1971 growing up less than 10 miles from blue springs. It was way bette run the 80’s when I was a teen. You could jump out of the tree into the spring. We still go shining deer around Hontoon Island in the middle of the night.
Aww man! Jumping out of the trees sounds like so much fun!
OMG! That's a Hobo! We had one back in the 90's. The back section of the top was cut off, so I made a vinyl door with a screen and roll up window. We had sooo much fun in it, even went out to the Isle of Shoals in NH. And we went out to see the Tall ships in Boston, I forget what year that was.
Aren't they fun boats? I would love to have one of my own. Sounds like you guys had some really cool adventures in yours. Hopefully we could bring back some memories!
Those apple snail eggs are of the invasive variety. The eggs when pink like that are that species and actually have a neurotoxin in the slime coating to protect the eggs from predators
Woah that's crazy! We didn't know about the toxin! Thank you for the info. We love random facts! 😎👍
@@LiveThatAdventure happy to share! Great video by the way!
@@allkindsofoutdooractivities Thank you so much! We want to come back to make a sequel :)
Mostly bullfrogs & cicada (locust). Cicada alone are loud enough to fill the forest with loud sounds!
At DeLeon springs we found a tree full of cicada's. They are so loud!
I got to Deland on the St.Johns every winter for a couple weeks, I've seen these boats several times, pretty cool
That's awesome! It's such a cool area. We would really love to do another couple nights on the boat.
I'll help you out... You don't drive a boat, you pilot it. And don't say xbehind the wheel". Say at the helm. Lol just kidding around. Looks like fun. I may do this for our 25th anniversary.
Haha good to know! As you can tell, we're not boat people 😉 It was a blast. You definitely should do it!
It’s actually St. John’s and it’s one of only two rivers that flow north. I always heard St. John’s and the miles are the only 2 that flow north.
You are right when you say this is a beautiful section of the river. Actually it's all beautiful but in different ways. I'm 79 and been up and down the St.Johns river and all of the rivers entering into it. Air boated the southern part , ran larger boats on the upper and played around all the time in the central part. Worked the Volusia , Seminole and Orange county sections while with the Seminole County Sheriffs office for 27 years and the rest of the 76 years on my time.
Hey Check! Thank you for your comment! It was really cool hearing about your time on the waterways. I would love to drive an airboat! Is it as fun as it looks? Hopefully you are still out there living it up and enjoying the scenery :)
Chuck I applaud you 👏🏽
Frogs. That is the noise you were hearing at night. Some of them very tiny, but they number in the thousands.
It was such a cool sound. I wish that we had our zoom recorder back then! I'd love to have that audio!
I lived in Volusia Cty for over 25 yrs. Fished the St Johns & connecting lakes. Trip down memory lane
That's awesome. Such a cool area. Glad we could bring back those memories😎👍
Would love to go down the Missouri and Mississippi in one.
There are so many places we would love to see these. Lake Powell and Mead would be cool too!
That, Sr, was the sound of a frog orgy... Serously. That is mating season frogs trying to find mates.
Best answer to this question yet! That's hilarious and I bet it is so true! Sounds like plenty of them found a mate! :D
Those are the sounds of bull frogs and tree frogs.
You nailed it! I just looked it up and that was totally it! Those little guys are loud!
I got nervous just seeing you guys dangling your feet off the boat!
We were keeping our eyes peeled for reptiles :D
Good 👍
Frogs! But to many species to name. The main ones that stand out to me are the Bull frog, Grey tree frog, Squirrel tree frog, Spring peeper, Leopard frog, Bird voice frog and the invasive Cuban tree frog. That's a beautiful swamp symphony.
Wow that's awesome! I guess we never considered the fact that it was a ton of different species at the same time. It all added up to make such a unique sound.
I used to go camping in Pennsylvania near Brandywine. There was a spot were we used to stay, we actually nicknamed it frog pond, it was so loud you could hardly sleep at night. Thank God we had alcohol.
That's so funny! Yea these guys were super loud, but it was almost like one of those white noise machines. We have frogs in So Cal but nothing like that!
Got comfortable transformed into the captain then puts on hat...! I could not stop laughing...good for you Captain! Then you had Captain "B" onboard too........im feeling pretty safe for you both out there with those gators etc............. Go gators- My HS motto ! The gators are nice and friendly until they are not..be AWARE and keep a safe and comfortable distance AT ALL TIMES:) So you met the state bird.mosquitos. great video captain (s)
Always stoked when we can bring a smile to someone's face. Glad you enjoyed the video! It was definitely nice having a CO captain to take over whenever I needed a break. We always like seeing gators in the wild but we always do our best to give them a lil space just Incase they are looking for a snack 😁
We just did this trip earlier this month but were on a different boat, the yellow one. The first night we stayed in the same place you stayed and the limpkins were calling all night. The second night there was a storm forecast so we anchored in the middle of Lake Woodruff. Lots of fishermen in the morning there. The storm missed us after all, the whole trip was great! since it was January there were manatees all around so we went very slow most of the time, our boat definitely did go faster. We went through a small creek that we just barely fit through in a couple of spots. There were three of us on the boat, two adults and a 12year old. Blue springs was closed because it was manatee season but the kid lost his desire to swim after he saw a few alligators. It was tight on the boat but mostly because we brought way too much food, camera equipment and stuff. We didn't cook on the boat but I brought a 500W battery and a wheeled refrigerator / cooler along with a couple solar panels to keep the cooler and batteries charged. We rigged one solar panel to the roof of the boat and didn't use the second one. We kept the cooler charged and brought food that you only had to mix with hot water or eat cold. We brought a portable water boiler for the hot food. We would absolutely do it again. We had a blast!
That's awesome! We might have to try to get the yellow boat next time for a couple extra mph :D. I wish we would have seen more manatees. We might have to go in Dec next time. Those tight spots can get pretty exciting! We got a Lil sideways in one and it was like that scene in Austin Powers where he is trying to get that little golf cart unstuck. That's a super smart idea with the fridge and boiler! We are coming from CA so it might be hard to fly with a jetboil but that's a brilliant idea! Glad to hear that you guys had fun!
Thank you.
You are welcome! 😁
Hell yeah!
We agree! Glad you enjoyed the video 😎🤙
I really like the houseboat. Having a restroom onboard makes it even better.
That is definitely a nice feature! especially when you are going to be living on the boat for a couple days :)
That sound was the gators saying, "Is anybody hungry?"
I knew it! Good thing i didnt take a dip!
I had a houseboat for years. Went up and down the Suawannee and Silver river.The boat is still at Miller's marina
That's awesome! If you can drive a full-sized houseboat I bet you could drive this like a pro! :)
that was a nice adventure.
Thank you! We loved it! Definitely going back! 😎
We did a weekend trip on that one, it was cool, but the most uncomfortable thing, the way they made the seats backs vertical. Was glad to turn it back in.
Outstanding
I was born and raised in DeLand. I now live in DeLeon Springs. Give them a try.
Definitely a cool area. I would like to spend more time there on a future trip!
In that country going is easy, coming back is more difficult!
There is a ton to see and do there!
Sort of the area I grew up near. I wish more people realized how beautiful "Old Florida" is as compared to the attractions area (not that there is anything wrong with the amusement parks if that's what you are into).
We totally agree! There is so much natural beauty there to be explored! Any recommendations?
Howdy neighbor !
I live by Weeki Wachee River, and about an hour South from Rainbow River if ya are going down US19.
Yes, I wish more people realized how Gorgeous Old Florida is, especially all the city folk moving down here from NYC, then MAYBE they wouldn't want to change all these BEAUTIFUL Wild places into a concrete jungle ?!
The Truth is I really wish they'd Only come for visits and then GO BACK HOME!!
Stay Safe, fellow Floridian!❤🦎🐊
Cool captain hat ⚓😄just watch out for pirates 🏴☠️
We totally had a pirate fight. Unfortunately, I was too busy loading cannons and muskets to press record on the GoPro 🤣
@@LiveThatAdventure great video. It looked like y'all had a really good time ❤️ my grandfather lived on a house boat on old hickory lake outside of Nashville TN here where I live and that was some of the best memories I had as a kid staying with him and going out on the water.
@@johnwilson4453 Thanks man! We had a blast! That sounds pretty awesome about your grandpas house boat. Hopefully we were able to help bring back some of those fond memories.
"Two Nights or More at $175 per Night?" I consider that to be OUTRAGEOUSLY reasonable. I wish they had these when I lived in Miami.
Yes we were pretty surprised at how reasonable it was. Obviously that was the price at the time of the recording of the video and things can change, but it was cheaper than most hotel rooms that we stay in.
Nice video, My wife and I will be trying this out!! 👍sub!
Thank you so much! We hope you guys have a great time!
awesome navigational skills with gps .LOL
It isn't really gps. Anytime that you see us using the phone we are using Google maps to get an aerial view of the area. Sometimes we used it to look for shallow and deep areas. The majority of the time we were using a paper map. So yes, navigational skills are important.
@@LiveThatAdventure Thank you for the clarification.
@@Nature-bt5ip not a problem :)
I used to work at that marina, also on the west coast at skeleton key Marine in Hudson Florida. Congratulations, and the water is my happy place lol
Can't argue with you! We love the water too!
@@LiveThatAdventure I grew up with boats, my father built Mach 1 and Envision boats in Monmouth IL for 37 years. I grew up rolling in fiberglass. And we lived 15 miles from the Mississippi River, Pool 18 on the Upper Mississippi. After I got out of the Navy in worked on Line Boats (towboats). Then moved to Florida to be around the Ocean. My whole life.
@@Mach11976 Thats so cool man! We love the water too! I wish we lived a little closer to some epic bodies of water. I would love to get out on the Mississippi sometime. I wish we could take our kayaks, but that would be a little bit of a drive. Any other Florida waterways that we should explore? and thank you for your service!
@@LiveThatAdventure You the Black Warrior river is cool, over in Alabama.
Nice video,I enjoyed it. Like almost all boating videos, it starts out how not to tie a cleat knot😊
Glad you enjoyed the video! Ya we are still new to the boating thing 🤣
Got a new subscriber first video I saw of yours. Really enjoyed that. Just would like to hear you guys talking and interacting in real time. A little bit would be enjoyable addition. Curious if your lady has a voice? 🙂 Wondering what the fishing would you like along the way. Thank you for taking us on your adventure! I don't know if I could sleep with How loud The frogs were! Holy cow. I was laughing That is beyond white noise!
Thank you so much! Hopefully, we can show you some awesome adventures! You are 100% correct about interacting with the camera; that is our goal for every video from here on out. We are actually off to shoot in Bryce this week and it will be the first videos with this new style of shooting. :) Vy has a super cute voice that you will be able to enjoy as well. Up to this point it has mainly been be because I was trained in radio broadcasting so I'm super comfortable on the mic, and also because Vy typically edits the photos and runs the website. I take care of the video side of things. Even though the frogs were really loud, I usually sleep to white noise so it was oddly relaxing... just at a slightly crazy volume :) Neither of us fish, but I bet you would catch some pretty crazy stuff out there. Thanks again for the sub. Stay safe out there! :)
We water ski and swim there without any problems. I do gator hunt and did get a 12 footer about 2 miles north of Lake Monroe.
Thats wild man! The low visibility had us way to freaked out to try swimming.
I live in the Pacific Northwest, but visit Florida every couple of years.....and Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge is always on my itinerary, so it was cool to see the lake from a boats perspective. I'd love to spend time exploring those waterways.
We highly recommend it! I wouldn't go during the hottest part of the year, but it was such a fun experience. We would totally do it again! Do you have any cool recommendations for us un in the PNW?
Great video
Thank you so much!
Happy anniversary.
Thank you so much!
This looks really cool
Very scenic! The only thing missing was fishing gear!
It was super peaceful out there!
I have been to that marina I used to live in DeLand my uncle's and an aunt lives in Deland now I have been to Blue Springs in the orange city / Debary area. De leon springs I have been to I swam in the springs there and in springs in blue springs. Blue Springs had a park lookout person watching us swimming because of Gaters
Such a beautiful area!
Very nice, now I want to check out the tiny houseboat. Good job guys.
I enjoyed the video. I have subscribed as well. Thank you.
Thank you so much Art! It is definitely worth checking out. We really enjoyed it and we really want to go back. Thank you for the sub! We can't wait to show you more cool adventures 😎🤙
Actually a "Hobo" houseboat, specifically the Camper version. Built in early years in Wiarton Ontario then in later years by Be-A-Hobo in New Jersey. Fun boat!
Good to know! They are pretty fun! 😊
@@LiveThatAdventure They were designed to plane when the engine was bigger, mine had a 85 Merc and she would fly on Lake Simcoe. They also were built not to sink even if you filled it with water - like a Boston Whaler. With their trailer you could camp in RV parks as well.
Late 60s we put up gate on boil in blue springs scuba diving we also used to get prehistoric sharks teeth and manta rays teeth from when fla was covered with water thanks for the adventure god bless you
That is so cool man!! Sounds like one heck of an adventure! So glad that you enjoyed the video. Many blessings right back at ya! 😎👍
Wow funny I remember seeing you guys down by blue springs
That's awesome! What a small world! 🤣
That would be awesome 👌
It's was an awesome experience. We would love to do it again! 😁
Daytona girl here, but I am very familiar with Deland & the St Johns river area,, my dad still jumps off of his boat and swims in that gator infested water! (yes he is a crazy one) Loved this upload, thanks for sharing
Hey Tammy! Wow! Your dad is way more brave than us! Glad you enjoyed the video! 😁👍
@@LiveThatAdventure oh I wouldn't say he is brave, more like an idiot, lol, but that's just me and I'm the only one that gets away with calling him that :) ,, but yes, complete idiot! Those gators are huge and NOT scared :)
watching again, & as familiar as I am with this area, especially the Marina area you went to & that part of The St Johns river, HOW did I NOT know these houseboat rentals were a thing! Hubby & I are in need of a little 3 day get away and as soon as I comment here, I'm off to look into and see about booking one for us! the weather is perfect for it right now, fingers crossed they aren't too booked up! I'd like to do it as soon as next weekend if possible, but whatever the soonest they have, we'll take it ! :) thanks for sharing! I'm super stoked and going to go fill hubby in now and see about booking :)
No show of what it was like spending the night in the boat.? Probably a bit muggy in May. Boat was really under powered, but guess that's good thing for the over night captains renting it lol. I seen a comment about no lights on the boat? Not even navigation lights (red green up front and white in the back)?
That was actually an afterthought that we had. We were so busy cooking and moving around in the tiny space that we didn't think to film it. We will definitely be returning and will do a better job of capturing a little more of the inside living part of the adventure. it was a little toasty for sure, but when we were driving it was actually quite nice. I don't believe there were nav lights, but then again I didn't look for any since we aren't supposed to drive it at night.
@@LiveThatAdventure Well if you were anchored in the water (not at a dock) You should have your white light on.
@@radioraffa you know what I forgot about that one. Vy reminded me that we did have one of those!
I have been in love with these little houseboats for a long time and the St. John's. Your video was just about perfect. I hope the company gives you a big discount next time you rent one of their boats. I am also impressed at all the work you did in your video to make it even more watchable. I subscribed.
Hey Robb! Arent these boats fun!? So glad to hear that you enjoyed the video. We would gladly accept a discount to shoot more houseboat footage :D. Thanks for the sub! Hopefully we can show you tons of awesome things. Have a good one and stay safe out there!
Very cool! We will check it out !
It was such a fun experience!
Just found your channel, what wonderful adventure you had. Thank you for sharing 👍
Thank you so much! So glad that you enjoyed the video. It was such a fun experience. 😁
Omg, new subscriber here!!! I use to live 10 minutes away from this place when I was a kid….we would always go to Winn-Dixie grocery store to get supplies when ever we got on the boat for the weekend…..have many great memories here, specially the Christmas boat 🛥️ parade during the holiday!! 😊 I’m loving this content!!!
Thank you so much Neal! That's awesome! So stoked that we could bring back some fond memories for you. It's such a neat area. We really want to get out there to explore more. We didn't know about the boat parade. I bet that was really fun!
@@LiveThatAdventure wish you guys could have experienced De Leon springs on Sunday morning where you can make your pancakes 🥞….also a great place to go snorkeling in the swim area and dig around for sharks teeth…I use the have a small jar that I would fill with sharks teeth every time I went on the weekend and same goes on blue springs, you’d find several along the banks …I’m so happy to see you guys were able to show these awesome springs in volusia county !! Hope you guys come back and do more videos !
The nighttime noise was from baby Chupacabra's. Lucky for you they are terrible swimmers.
Whew! I didn't realize that we were in such danger! 🤣🤣🤣
Would have been nice to see something other than the toilet. Meal preparation, sleeping arrangement, etc... Guess everyone's prioritys differ!
The toilet only had about 3 seconds of screen time. We wanted to focus more on the places we got to go. Thought it would be a lil more interesting to watch.
Loved your drone shots, I sailed on the Chesapeake Bay for 37 years, last boat was a36ft Gibson. But I always wanted to do the ST Johns or Shenandoah
Im glad you like the drone shots. They were quite challenging to get. I've never tried landing on a moving boat before and I was pretty sure that I would never see the drone again. Luckily I'm happy to report that it is still alive and well. We would love to try sailing some time, There is actually a place that rents sailboats out in San Diego so we may have to give it ago. You should give these guys a try and check out the St. John. It is. really neat waterway.
That's Florida nature! Mostly tree frogs and other such Florida Critters LOL! Tourist are funny
It was such a cool sound. I was thinking there might be birds mixed in there too, but probably just a buncha reptiles. 😁🐸🐸🐸
My backyard sounds like that I got 8 ponds but I live in Southern Illinois
@@nickshepherd662 that's so cool. Great nose for sleeping! 😴
Definitely Frogs.
I am definitely planning to do this! and already have a catboat reservation for the end of June!
Thats so awesome!!!! You are going to have so much fun! Be sure to tell Nate from Catboat Escapes that we say hi! :)
This was an excellent vlog!!
Thank you! Glad that you enjoyed it! 😎🤙
That nighttime noise would have driven me crazy! Great video. Loved the dance party.
The noise was crazy! It was almost like one of those white noise machines though once you get used to it.
@@LiveThatAdventure Good ole frogs! I love it. Fall asleep to frogs, wake up to bass hitting the top water.
@@keeganlove8267 it was a great sounds. We really want to go back to record it for our other channel!
There are tons of little boats like this that are great. the R-23 by ranger is a little 23' "tug" great for day trips and overnighters, the R-27 though gives you a nice kitchen with stove and oven, wet bath, lots of storage space, its suitable to stay on for days or even weeks at a time.
another option is the, Nordic Tug 26 its kitchen is about en par with the r-23's with 2 burner and microwave... but its got more walking room. nice wet bath and such. Given it only has a bar fridge, its a weekend cruiser, and the next step up from there is the 34 pushing it into a much larger class then the rangers 23', 25' and 27'.
The advantage though to the Nodric is its built for rougher weather... sea and lake rather then river.
Wow! Thank you for all the info. I looked into the models that you mentioned and they all look super neat! Do you have one? If only we had more waterways in So Cal that would be good for one id love to pick one up! You see a lot of Duffy's around here at the channels near the beach. They wouldn't be great for camping and the batteries do last all that long, but they are good for crusing around for a couple hours.
@@LiveThatAdventure That's the thing about these, these are more for big lake and ocean, they preform better then the flat bottom houseboats in areas with big waves. So great lakes.
Now there is one other "strange" option. and thats the Electricat 450 and 600. (there's an 830 now) the number corrisponds to the length in cm. So 14.7 feet, 19.6 and 27 foot. They are electric though you can opt to mount gas motors. have lots of space for solar. And its essentially just a big open space inside that you can configure how ever you want. Add in a solar generator and you can do what ever with it.
But around here, you see all kinds of boats, from day trawlers, to massive 2 masted liveaboard schooners and Ketches. Its a busy lake. And every year some big sailboat ends up beached on a sandbar laying on its side.
@@LiveThatAdventure Oh, it's well out of my price range but the R-31 by ranger, picture, 180 gal diesel tank, 320 HP Volvo D4 diesel inboard, diesel heat, diesel generator, solar panels. galley fridge and freezer with an extra cockpit deep freezer.
350 nm range at 8 knots giving you the range to "city hop" up and down the cost or through the great lakes. With the ability to reach 20 knots in an emergency, if you have to get to port fast to outrun a storm.
@@jenniferstewarts4851 Now that sounds like livin in style! Lets get some lottery tickets :D
@@LiveThatAdventure and the r-31 is still trailerable. Its only 31 feet. after that the R-43 isn't. but its range goes to about 900 nm at 6.6 knots. for 500 at 8 knots.
You get a full galley, HUGE fridge and freezer, washer, dryer, but the price jumps from 400k for the 31 (which is acceptable if its a liveaboard) to... 1.2 million for the 43.
But the little R-23's start at 130k for a good duration trawler... that you can stay aboard for a week or 2 at a time... thats not horrable.
Nordic 26's are a bit more expensive but with a 600 mile range at 8 knots... you could actually do an alaska run with those. You'd have to port hop... but still, running up the coast of BC then alaska...
"One does not drive a boat, one conns a boat."
-Papa Jim
They do have a bit of a mind of their own sometimes!
The noise was small, green, native frogs talking to each other.
It sounded like the frogs were having some sort of music festival 🤣
@@LiveThatAdventure You would be astonished how small those frogs are compared to the noise they are able to generate
@@luxdevoid it reminds me of the Coqui frogs in the big island of Hawaii. They are so loud!
Did you try to catch any fish there? No way could I go there and not try fishin'. Cool place.
Don't hate us, but we don't really fish 🤣. I bet you could catch some pretty good stuff there though and the little front deck on the boat would be a perfect place to fish from.
@@LiveThatAdventure oh I don't hate anyone for not fishin'. I was just curious. Looks like a great place for a catch and cook video, if that's your thing. Thanks for showing us the area, I didn't know about it and I grew up in Sarasota.
@@comfortablynumb9342 It is such a fun waterway to explore. Are you still in Florida? You should check it out sometime!
@@LiveThatAdventure no, I'm in NC for now. Planning on moving to the VA Beach area in March.
@@comfortablynumb9342 Very cool! We havent made it out that way yet.
Nice, I lived in Deland for many years (23) and fished the entire river from Deltona (Lake Monroe) all the way up to Deleon Springs, I owned a flats boat, so those shallow sections weren't much of a problem, awesome bass fishing down there in the spring and early summer.
It is such a neat area to explore! Id love to go back for longer so that we can take our time and really take in the scenery. I think that you definitely have a better setup for getting into all the small and tight spaces. It was our first time driving a boat like that so we were being extra cautious. Happy New year!
@@LiveThatAdventure I live back where you got blocked by the weeds
that plant life moves around and clumps up constantly. i can shut the motor off and pole through it sometimes..
@@lazloholyfeild that's what the owner of the houseboat was saying! That's pretty crazy! We have boring waterways out here. Nothing really moves 🤣
This is great! I would love to have one of these tiny house boats and travel down the Saint John’s river. We have just purchased property in Salt Springs Florida. That was one of the very first ideas that I had.
If only we had more cool bodies of water like that in So Cal, we would love to have one. They appear to be way more popular on the east coast. Neither of us had ever seen one before. Congratulation on the new property! :)
@@LiveThatAdventure Thank you so much! There are many more springs like Blue Hole & Deland. Y’all need to come back and visit!
@@chefevilee9377 We get back to Florida every chance we get. We have hit a bunch of springs, but not Blue hole! Sounds like something we definitely need to check out! Thank you for the recommendation!
@@LiveThatAdventure oh I meant blue spring. But there is a blue hole I think up in northern Florida?
Have you been to Silver Glen spring? That’s the one that my property is right down the road from. They also manage Alexander spring and Juniper spring. The springs are all within a 17 (?) mile distance. then of course there is Salt Springs if you drive up the road just like 10 more miles from Silver Glen Springs. That is what we call the family spring. We have rented Property by that one as well to put our RV on. We need a place to stay while I work the land of the road is why.
I've swam in the St. Johns many times from a beach in Highbanks marina and also at the redneck beach a little south towards Sanford, no gators, just watch out for the boats/jet skies, they'll run you over. The tunnel of trees once had many personalized bird houses hung from the trees with family names, dates and we hung one and all were taken down, maybe 100. It's a beautiful river.
Many great fishing trips on boats or just a dock. So relaxing 2-3 weekends a month in our RV for 18 months. Just got too expensive.
Wow!! You're brave to swim there. lol. We saw a few gators including a dead one as we cruised along the way so we stayed off the water. 😅 That's pretty cool about the bird houses at the tunnel of trees. Too bad they were all taken down. St. John is a beautiful river. We would love to come back!
Next time, Silver Glen off Lake George. It's stunning.
Thank you for the tip! We would definitely love to do this again!
You were treated to a very nice frog serenade. They can keep you up in fascination with their voices and sooth you at the same time.
So very true! It was such a cool sound! I would love to know how many lil frogs were involved because the sound was so constant!
I was going to say it reminds me of a go-kart, until you said it goes about 7 miles per hour…just like our big ole houseboat. Looks like a fun adventure and you made it pretty far
Yes don't expect to break any speed records! 🤣. On a positive note, it is about as agile as a go kart! We got through some really narrow spots a couple times.
@@LiveThatAdventure you definitely made it through spots we would dare not go in our houseboat haha. These smaller houseboats are cool. We keep saying we need a scoot around boat…
@@DeepHouseboatLife Yea you could get a little zodiac for the back or something! Might be fun to play around on.
@@LiveThatAdventure I like that idea and am going to check into it
Interesting
Looks like a ABSOLUTELY AMAZING EXPERIENCE!!!❤
It was so much fun! We will definitely be back!
you should have brought your fishing gear. Some of the best fresh water fishing in the world.
Next time for sure!!
Biting Bugs, Alligators, Black Vultures, .. manatees ..Thunder Storms...... no thank you.
The bugs are a bummer, everything else is really cool to see in its natural habitat.
That was awesome, a true adventure!
Thanks man. It is such a unique experience and the scenery is amazing!
that awesome
Thank you! It's really fun😎
Awesome adventure!
Thanks man! It was such a unique experience.
You were hearing frogs 🐸 and baby gators 🐊
Oh yea! I didnt think about the noise that baby gators make!
I am amazed you made it from lake woodruff up to the springs without getting stuck or hitting a log or stump! That area is notoriously shallow and treacherous. Must have been raining weeks prior to you doing your trip and high tide on the north end of the St. John's.Also I would not even dare to try that trip in the middle of summer without a/c !😎
There were definitely a couple of tense moments for sure. Thankfully we made it through without any problems. We also lucked out on the weather. As long as we were on the move it was actually pretty pleasant. The nights were a lil warm though.
That entire area has had high water since Hurricane Ian went through.
Came here to see the boat and how you guys slept in it and what it’s like in there. Damn what a shame.
Don't you worry, we hope to go back and film the sequel. Sometimes it is hard to guess what people will want to see. We thought that viewers would be more interested in the adventure rather than the daily life on the boat, but we will get it right next time!
Looks like fun times!
I also highly recommend Catboat Escapes for your next visit
With such a great adventures we will look into this trip. Lovely trip.
It is a great time. Hopefully you can check it out! :)
You don't "drive" a boat, you pilot a boat
How damn CUTE!
Right? If we had more awesome waterways here in so cal we would totally want one!