Outdoorsman and Youtube creator Zachary Fowler is a Vermont native who moved to Maine to become a wooden boat builder.
He's amassed a big following on his channel Fowler's Makery & Mischief -- 1.6 million subscribers -- who follow his various outdoor pursuits that include fishing trips, backcountry camping, off-grid living, survivalist trips, and all sorts of boating adventures.
He's a legit outdoorsman, too, having survived 87 days in Patagonia to win Season 3 of the History Channel's Alone TV series.
Among his many pursuits lately has been to build what he calls The World's Tiniest Houseboat -- a 10 foot aluminum hull modified to include almost full living accommodations inside the tiny cabin.
Fowler, thanks to his New England upbringing and passion for the outdoors, even outfitted it as a lobster boat by adding a stern platform for hauling lobster traps.
On top of the mini-cabin, he's even found a way to include a solar panel to help power the boat's various electronics -- including an inverter and an electric motor. The motor, it's worth mentioning, appears to be a weedwhacker with a propeller that he purchased from Amazon.
You have to appreciate the commitment to adventure.
There's also a small kitchenette with camping-style cookware, a cooler for storing food, a cooking station with a gas burner, and a few other perks for avoiding resupply like fishing rods, a fishfinder, and lobster traps.
Fowler makes good use of his small provisions, considering he's a survivalist after all, and manages to catch, clean, and cook dinner aboard his houseboat. Not only does he catch fish, he even cooks a couple crab. He caught a lobster too, but it was too small to keep.
If you're not into modest living like Fowler, the opposite of his mini-houseboat is an option too. Currently, the world's most expensive houseboat is on the market for $3.6 million. The only hang-up, if the price doesn't deter you, is that you'd have to switch from the East Coast to the West Coast.
And if you want to settle somewhere in the middle, it just so happens that plenty of people are getting into the houseboat lifestyle. Lots of amateur sailors are choosing to live the houseboat lifestyle rather than buying a cottage, and there's been a huge resurgence in the camper van phenomenon -- some of which bridge the gap between land and sea.
It's not exactly a short video, but it's well worth your time. Here's how he built The World's Tiniest Houseboat and spent two days at sea in Maine. You can follow him on Instagram too.
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