Batteries do not last forever.
You can only take out what you put in.
Solar is as practical as sliced bread.
Keep a good supply of diesel.
There is no such thing as too much coal in winter.
Starting a fire does not equal warmth. Not immediately.
Take on water every time you pass a water point.
Twenty-minute showers are the stuff of legend.
A tin box on your roof will be your fridge for five months of the year.
Class is denoted by the presence of a washing machine.
Electric kettles are a disappointment.
Insulation specs are fiction when applied to a steel tube in cold water.
You’ll always run out of water mid-shower. Covered in suds.
Gas runs out halfway through cooking a roast dinner.
When you buy your first boat, thank the batteries. You’ll have killed them in three weeks.
Pick blinds carefully. You’re usually lower than the towpath—and a lot of joggers freeball.
Dogs don’t know which side you’ve moored on. Prepare for the bolt, the jump, and the moment after.
Ropes degrade.
