Keeping Afloat with the Joneses

Keeping Afloat with the Joneses

Brandon, Sarah, & Iko (🐕) here! 👋 Join us each week on our FLOATING tiny house in the Smoky Mtns! You can expect renovations, lifestyle vlogs, & how-to’s for living comfortably off the grid & on the water!

Our floating cabin adventures began when we bought a dilapidated houseboat sight-unseen in 2021, fully renovated it, & became full time liveaboards for the following 2 years. We then used what we learned from our first home to build ourselves a brand new floating house in Spring of 2023. In the meantime, as our day jobs allow, we've been flipping other floating homes here on Lake Fontana & sharing the journey!

There are many joys and challenges of living full-time on a "boat", and we are always learning as we go. We hope to share our adventures with those who enjoy (or desire to enjoy) a slower pace of life, one in tune with nature. 🌊

You can find us on Instagram & TikTok too. Check us out on those platforms for more frequent content of what we're up to between weekly vlogs!

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  • @bethgahring6676
    @bethgahring6676Сағат бұрын

    You did a fabulous job with this video!🤘 Everything about it done perfectly! I am now intrigued by these mushrooms that you harvested. I love mushrooms and actually never even heard of them. Now I need to try them.😂 Have a great week and I am already looking forward to what you will be sharing with us next video ❤

  • @Tyme_flies
    @Tyme_flies5 сағат бұрын

    So hey im a stranger on the internet and if im blessed/lucky enough to be able to get to Lake Fontana in my lifetime then i hope im blessed/lucky enough to meet people as amazing as these people are. ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊

  • @Skiridr22
    @Skiridr227 сағат бұрын

    I didn’t see the others yet but the Half Pint is my fav.

  • @jamesbeaman5944
    @jamesbeaman59447 сағат бұрын

    Thanks, Sara for introducing those fine people and their beautiful boats!! Great stories. Very cool

  • @user-bk1kk9tl9b
    @user-bk1kk9tl9b8 сағат бұрын

    Well that sure was fun! You guys always give us something to smile about! T&C sending you our love from Ontario Canada! Have a great week!

  • @glenbolton
    @glenbolton11 сағат бұрын

    What a geat bunch with a great vibe

  • @chandrasutton4669
    @chandrasutton466912 сағат бұрын

    Good time!!!😊🎉❤

  • @Brian-mp2mv
    @Brian-mp2mv12 сағат бұрын

    Highly recommend Nature's Head Composting Toilet! Bonus, you've always go a place to dump the urine collection tank!🤣

  • @Charlotte-bn4gp
    @Charlotte-bn4gp13 сағат бұрын

    Great video! The porters are awesome to share their home on the water with us. Love half pint❤

  • @johnqpublic691
    @johnqpublic69114 сағат бұрын

    What an awesome adventure this was. Everyone needs a Norman in their lives. Thanks Sarah.

  • @maureensharma7683
    @maureensharma768315 сағат бұрын

    What a great video Sarah. I loved touring all of the boats. It was so much fun seeing all of their tiny setups and the different choices they all made to suit their needs.

  • @marykathrynmcgregor8612
    @marykathrynmcgregor861215 сағат бұрын

    I’ve been following this journey since you were in the surf shack and let me just say, this was such a beautiful renovation!!! I absolutely loved it and I know the new owners are very fortunate!

  • @verlenefults2419
    @verlenefults241916 сағат бұрын

    Such a great episode 😍Loved seeing the boat layouts and people enjoying life!

  • @DunstanW
    @DunstanW17 сағат бұрын

    Awww maaaaaaan!!! this was one of my fav episodes, finding out about Adventure boats🤯🤯🤯🤯 I just ❤❤❤ them. Norman is my kinda human luv him, don't even know him. Thank you Sarah for share us with these awesome people. And what an Adventure did Brandon have, Mix/Match 😂😮 I tell you what I just want one now amazing craft. Till next time 👋🏾 take care

  • @charlessessions7293
    @charlessessions729318 сағат бұрын

    Mr. Norman was a hoot 😂😀 cool video 📸

  • @mgadkins1659
    @mgadkins165918 сағат бұрын

    All the nice boats an what lovely people to let in film them. Great video.

  • @jimmyrosen9424
    @jimmyrosen942418 сағат бұрын

    I agree with Brandon! At our house, we can say "There is no fungus among us!!"

  • @Ken.gone.fishin
    @Ken.gone.fishin19 сағат бұрын

    That outtro was awesome!!! 👏👏👏

  • @richardwasserman
    @richardwasserman19 сағат бұрын

    Norman is Brandon's future.

  • @KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses
    @KeepingAfloatWiththeJoneses18 сағат бұрын

    😂🙌 everything I could hope for and more

  • @kharris5866
    @kharris586620 сағат бұрын

    Every week i look forward to your vlog! The houseboats are soo cute and so are their owners 😊. And so are you guys!! ❤

  • @RedMercuryBluesBand
    @RedMercuryBluesBand20 сағат бұрын

    Great Episode! All the AC boats were great - my vote goes to 'Half Pint', really fun and festive looking!

  • @georgiapeach2339
    @georgiapeach233920 сағат бұрын

    Loved all of this. I'm still smiling 😊

  • @belesariius
    @belesariiusКүн бұрын

    we didnt lose. we withdrew to fight the french in the north. you;re welcome ;-)

  • @mezanian
    @mezanianКүн бұрын

    A sweet glimpse into the lives of folk, and celebrations for the 4th. Well done Sarah, much love from Australia 😊 The mushroom is nothing we see here.

  • @devinwilliford9792
    @devinwilliford9792Күн бұрын

    By far my favorite episode yet, loved it.

  • @johnthomas3842
    @johnthomas3842Күн бұрын

    AMERICA!!!!!! That was fun. Thank you for sharing this. This is like coming home to my folks. I like Brandon's food dance when you cook him something he really likes. Sarah, Grits, cheddar cheese and bacon will get him dancin, might even pluck a tune on his banjo.

  • @MelissaMalzahn
    @MelissaMalzahnКүн бұрын

    Wow I really love those Adventures Craft boats. Way to cool. It would have been really nice in Michigan when I lived there. We'd fish the Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron on a 25 ft pontoon. ❤

  • @TomBrownlie-ke8gz
    @TomBrownlie-ke8gzКүн бұрын

    PS. I have been living on the ocean for 51 yrs

  • @TomBrownlie-ke8gz
    @TomBrownlie-ke8gzКүн бұрын

    Dam, you kids are so cool!!!!!!❤ Just a old Red neck from Pender Harbour BC 🇨🇦☮️👍😎

  • @janeysiegrist5061
    @janeysiegrist5061Күн бұрын

    I love looking into people's houses when riding around as the sun sets.. thanks for letting us look in from the outside.

  • @greeneyedgirlina
    @greeneyedgirlinaКүн бұрын

    What cute boats. Loved their parade at the end. Matt Roberts, the Half Pint boat captain and sign painter, said he also did boat signs for Darryl and Larry. Where’s the other Darryl and his boat? IYKYK.

  • @hukshot
    @hukshotКүн бұрын

    i am on a quest to get amerians to stop saying "hot water heater'?+ Larry will you take the plunge?

  • @rhondalyn100
    @rhondalyn100Күн бұрын

    What fun! Cutest little houseboats ever! 🙂

  • @janiedillingham3190
    @janiedillingham3190Күн бұрын

    Dang! I found myself waving at those Adventure boats as they went by, even though I'm sitting here in my living room watching on youtube. LOL!! What a great family of boating folk!

  • @echoravenrider932
    @echoravenrider932Күн бұрын

    ❤ those tacos!

  • @billbranch1403
    @billbranch1403Күн бұрын

    yall should name your dingy ,"Ding boat"

  • @bill944
    @bill944Күн бұрын

    Glad y'all had a good 4th! God bless America!

  • @leonagann5161
    @leonagann5161Күн бұрын

    Those Adventure Craft boats are so awesome! Thanks for sharing this unique group of folks and their cool boats!

  • @bocefusmurica4340
    @bocefusmurica4340Күн бұрын

    How much do these Adventure Craft run w average equipment?

  • @TheKlh54
    @TheKlh54Күн бұрын

    What awesome boats!! I want one. Looks so fun! Sarah, I love your plates❤ would you share where you got them/brand?

  • @darlene4232
    @darlene4232Күн бұрын

    All is awesome

  • @carlapierle8623
    @carlapierle8623Күн бұрын

    That was so fun seeing all their boats and how they set them up! I couldn't stop smiling! Thank you for a taste of Independence Day on Lake Fontana!!

  • @toddstewart1432
    @toddstewart1432Күн бұрын

    Nice! Yall keep me a’float on Fridays! Cheers!

  • @melanie2846
    @melanie2846Күн бұрын

    Wow, those boats were awesome! Thanks for the introductions and the tours. That Norman is a character! Poor Brandon…hope they got the rentals all figured out. Those tacos looked delicious! I don’t think I’ve ever heard of those mushrooms, but they look tasty. Thanks for another fun video. Take care, and we’ll see y’all next week!

  • @jeanettekyle7955
    @jeanettekyle7955Күн бұрын

    Loved the music on this one.

  • @laruedouglas7972
    @laruedouglas7972Күн бұрын

    That would be so much fun 😊.

  • @FloatingVillageLife
    @FloatingVillageLifeКүн бұрын

    Your video captures the essence of adventure and celebration on Lake Fontana for the 4th of July. The joyous gathering and scenic beauty create a memorable and patriotic experience, making it a delightful watch for all. And I am Floating Village Life

  • @MimiGerhardtRoth
    @MimiGerhardtRothКүн бұрын

    Oh I love being one of the first to see the new episode!

  • @jeffstaten296
    @jeffstaten296Күн бұрын

    Let’s go!!!

  • @jonathandelano121
    @jonathandelano121Күн бұрын

    This solar installation was hard to watch. A little bit of rope would have gone a long way for both up and down.