Making a boat a
home.
For the last 6 years
my family have lived on a narrow boat. most of people ask “How can
you live in a boat with children?” “What about the space?”
When the truth of
the matter is, most narrow boats are about the size of a one or two
bedroom apartment. One of the main things that people struggle with
no matter where they live is space, and buying things that they relly
need and not always what the want.
When we live in a
world where we are somewhat encouraged to be materialist, we forget
that 9 times out of ten we buy things that we do not really need.
When it comes to
raising a family on a boat we find that we end up buy more things
that we do not really need and a 100 things that we do.
When raising
children you have to cove all eventualities and also make room for
the changes that seam to take place over night when our children
grow.
Yet the main things
that children need are food, warmth and shelter.
When raising my
children I found that the market for children items still is very
limed to the travelling community and is amid at people who live in a
standard tersest house and not even a modern apartment or new home.
Most furniture to
day is also cheaply made and flat packed to help with “space
saving/practicality.” Yet if you live on a boat the last thing
that you want is something that is made from MDF, yet the items need
to be robust and light weight where ever possible.
One of the things
that I am looking into to designing and making product for boating
families and would like to know about the types of things that you
are looking for and struggling to purchase.
I know that the
following are an issue.
Sleeping
arrangements, (beds and bedding)
Storage, (for every
day baby items)
Pushchair, car seat,
baby slings and storing them.
Safety gates
Baby alarms
Then all of the
other ways to help Child prof a boat.
I would like to know
of any other times are an issue and of any product that you would be
looking at buying and are unable to find.
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