I've given up...

[MtB]

...and lit my stove again tonight!

[Laurie Booth]

Wot no boiler !!

[Bettie Boo]

I've had ours going for the past two nights

 

We are now dipping into the wood we had set aside to dry out & cut for next winter's kindling

 

I've still got the winter duvet on the bed as well

[mark99]

Yup. I'm down to pure heat logs which are great for a quick shot of heat in morning.

[matty40s]

3 nights this week. need some summer.

batteries still at 96% when I came home though so its up there somewhere.

[14skipper]

wimps chims taken off, cleaned out fire, put fuel into storage ( car ) two months ago, put it back on ? no way just put on another jumper .

[roggie]

24+ C at the weekend.

[haggis]

For once, we are having better weather up here in Scotland. We have had wall to wall sunshine for well over a week now and I am getting quite used to it! Sorry, folk down south but it is so seldom that we have better weather that I just had to mention it :-)

 

haggis- hoping your weather improves for when we come down to kelpie in about 10 days time!

[Richard10002]

Since buying the boat in Sept 2011, I haven't used the stove between late March and early October. I've lit it almost every night on board this year and bought 3 bags of Excel the other day.

 

Global warming has us in its grips?

[Naughty Cal]

I have come to the conclusion that narrowboats must be cold.

 

We have spent the last two days surrounded by sticky solid fuel stove smoke from their chimneys wafting into our boat through the open windows.

 

It's been too bloody hot on here to even contemplate putting the heating on!

 

We are moving on today so we can air the boat through and get rid of the stench.

[magnetman]

We've had the fire going during the day for the last 3 days. Just using random bits of wood I found here and there. Just lit it a few minutes ago.

[FadeToScarlet]

I have come to the conclusion that narrowboats must be cold.

 

We have spent the last two days surrounded by sticky solid fuel stove smoke from their chimneys wafting into our boat through the open windows.

 

It's been too bloody hot on here to even contemplate putting the heating on!

 

We are moving on today so we can air the boat through and get rid of the stench.

Of course a tin box will be colder than an overgrown picnic cooler

[magnetman]

Or this could explain a warm boat

 

Https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e04pzNwIqU8

Edited June 3, 2016 by magnetman

[PaulG]

You are all totally wrong.
According to the Express, we are in the middle of a HEAT WAVE!
http://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/670830/Heatwave-Summer-Weather-Forecast-UK-Sunshine

[AMModels]

On the N. Welsh coast been 23+ for over a week now living in shorts & t shirts and avoiding going out round midday because of the heat. Only thing missing is a canal.

[peterboat]

Cold here in Yorkshire Rayburn has been lit all week still in today bloody miserable or what!!

[Murflynn]

gert lush balmy weather here in Brigstowe my dears.

[Steilsteven]

Well all I can say is you must have poorly insulated boats.

Not had our stove going since the end of April. I have to say that I've been surprised by the amount of narrow boats with fires going lately, we'd have been 'cooked' if I'd lit ours.

 

Keith

[mayalld]

I have come to the conclusion that narrowboats must be cold.

 

We have spent the last two days surrounded by sticky solid fuel stove smoke from their chimneys wafting into our boat through the open windows.

 

It's been too bloody hot on here to even contemplate putting the heating on!

 

 

Must be loads of hot air on board from somewhere.

[magnetman]

Most boats of that type have neverspacher or similar diesel heaters. Hot air is favoured as it is more instant and involves less plumbing.

[MoominPapa]

On the N. Welsh coast been 23+ for over a week now living in shorts & t shirts and avoiding going out round midday because of the heat. Only thing missing is a canal.

Come over here to Ellesmere. Same Welsh weather and a canal.

 

MP.

[RichM]

Most boats of that type have neverspacher or similar diesel heaters. Hot air is favoured as it is more instant and involves less plumbing.

 

I have an Eberspacher and while it's certainly not without its flaws, it will heat the boat up (and the water) a lot quicker than the wood/coal stove. (by the time i've cleaned it, loaded it up and got it going - that is) Though I wouldn't do without either. It's always nice to have a choice depending on the situation.

 

My stove is currently stocked up with logs for next winter. Seems like a good place to store the logs.

Edited June 3, 2016 by Armitage Shanks

[Murflynn]

 

Must be loads of hot air on board from somewhere.

[AMModels]

Come over here to Ellesmere. Same Welsh weather and a canal.

 

MP.

I feel compensated for the lack of canal, I can float a few of my models in the hot tub...

 

[Jamboat]

We've been enjoying beautiful weather on the shroppie north of Barbridge for days now, so warm today sitting out had to put the parasol up