Relaxing Vintage Engine Sound Canal Boat Sleep ASMR
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ย. 2024
- In the 5 years or so that I've been producing Travels by Narrowboat, one question has popped up more often from viewers than anything else - when am I going to produce a 'relaxation' type of video - one consisting of nothing more than 'Aslan' chugging along a canal in the UK, her 1952 Petter McLaren B2 vintage diesel engine, tirelessly playing it's sweet music. Apparently it helps people nod-off, though I'm told it's actually meant as a complement. ASMR they call it.
Well request no more, as here it is.
Two hours (almost) of Aslan doing what she does best, along with some of the various sounds typically heard on and around our British Inland waterways.
Filmed recently along a 7 mile stretch of the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal, it even includes one of the locks near the end.
Cheers everyone and enjoy . . .
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I love it Sir, but could I ask...I watch on a 70in 4k screen and the slight vibration of the camera is very noticeable when enlarged. Do you have a mounting device with better isolation from vibration? Thanks Again and glad to see you moving about.
Yes Brian. If I was to do it again, I'd record with a different camera. You live and learn but this is a one off. Besides, it's a relaxation video - close eyes and drift away, sleep and relaxation aid - that sort of thing. It's the latest craze on TH-cam apparently. 😁
@@CountryHouseGent "Unintentional ASMR" is what the kids call it hehe.
That's the phrase I was trying to remember Brian, ASMR (fingers crossed) ☺️
@@CountryHouseGent I understand I do. I am desert dweller in the south west...seeing green and the sight of water is a nice break from my arid landscape. Chug Away. :)
I have a whole playlist of “Ambience” videos, this one went right to the top of the list
Shit. I’m American. I’m not going to even lie to you. Some of y’all might think this is boring af. But my ass got stoned as a mother fucker, ordered some baskin robins ice cream off doordash, casted this video to my tv. Then I wrapped up in a warm fuzzy blanket and decided I’d go on this journey with this man from the comfort of my own sofa with an ice cream as my only source of substance. I love these types of videos, it’s like reading a book in reverse . Instead of creating the vision in your head from the words you have to create words for the visions your seeing. And this is a peaceful storybook. I love it!
Awesome. Sounds like a very enjoyable evening. Cheers, 🙂
Bliss
I’ve been watching this narrowboat guy for years. I really wish someone would slow roll the intercostal waterway like this.
Beautiful description ❤
Never take this video down, ever. I come back to it all the time. When I’m overwhelmed and my mind is in chaos it brings me home. ❤
Does anyone else have to use this every night to fall asleep now? I'm totally addicted. Love the videos
Canal boat or Senate Watergate hearings for me. 😂
When I started watching you back in the beginning, I tried to tell others how soothing I found the chugging of Aslan. Some looked at me bewildered ☺️. I still love it and am so happy you are back.
Cheers. She sure has a certain 'something'. 🙂
@@CountryHouseGent she helped me sleep much better last night, thank you.
Thank you, great to hear. That's all the reward I need.
Aslan has by far the best sounding engine on the whole of TH-cam. I especially love the subtle change in tone when going under bridges. Mark my words, this is going to be the breakout hit sound of 2022!
Now that would be the icing on the cake, Paul.
It sounds like Will Smith repeatedly slapping Kevin Hart if you listen closely.
@@jeffwspencer Aslan NEVER had hair to begin with.😂
Thank you. I suffer from tinnitus and the sound of Aslan's engine always provides relief. Having two hours of footage to listen to is great.
Try lymph drain massage by massage with Heather, available here on TH-cam. It helped me a lot
This is relaxing and the countryside is beautiful. But I will say that this video just proves that Kevin is what makes his channel so enjoyable for me. Without his commentary and shots of himself and others, narrow-boating does not look near as much fun. Kevin’s outlook on life, his rock references, and his sense of humor *while he is narrow-boating* are why I enjoy his channel.
My Grandfather used to take me on steam train excursions with him when I was young. There was a local railroad museum that had rolling stock including a 2-8-2 Mikado steam engine. We would ride in an open car just behind the engine tender and use my Grandfather’s cassette recorder to record the sounds of the engine, the whistle, and the track. At home, we would then just quietly sit and listen to the sounds of the experience. Good times. He’s been gone for nearly 50 years and I still miss him.
I love Aslan's heartbeat. ❤
I projected this video on my wall and it almost feels like I'm on the narrowboat, so calming
Wow that would be something to see
I work from home and run it on the big screen, it is almost like being there. So relaxing.
Are you going to invite us around to share and enjoy the experience? I can just imagine. Wonderful. Are you supplying the pizza and beers 🍻? What about bunks and breakfast? Cheers, Rick
I have lost my fiancée and my job then lost on of my dogs. I am suffering from extreme anxiety. For the first time in a while I have got some sleep listening to aslan. Thanks for this lovely vlog. Your my hero.
I have followed all your travels and look forward to seeing more. Thank you my friend. Steve m
It is still great to hear Aslan, when I have trouble sleeping.
This should be next year’s winner for the Academy Awards!
Thanks for producing some aesthetic calmness to help counterbalance a world of increasing chaos.
Keep on chugging y’all!
This is now my new "White noise" sound. Beats any old gentle rain or rain forest sound, hands down. Cheers Kevin!
Great to hear that, cheers
I can’t tell you how many episodes that I’ve had to go back and rewatch because I fell asleep listening to the chug chug chug of Aslan. Thank you so much for this video! - and yes, it went to the top of my Sleep Ambiance playlist as well!
❤️❤️❤️
I’m going to play this whilst driving along in my wife’s electric car which is very quiet, it will make the perfect backdrop.
Thank you for some calm in a world full of lunacy.
Listening to the "voice" of Aslan, and watching that beautiful countryside passing by is mesmerizing. What a glorious day you chose to film this chapter in your life aboard. I particularly love the reflection of clouds and passing landscape - and bridges - in the smooth water of the canal! I admit that I miss your narrative however, but that's just me. Nice job!
Thank you Kevin, your classic engine is great for a good nights rest😀.
This is the best vlog on TH-cam! I watched before going to sleep for a week. It took a week because I would fall asleep after 15 minutes of Aslan’s relaxing putt putt and the amazing scenes of the beautiful canal! Honestly, it’s the best source of relaxation I’ve ever experienced! I’ll be coming back to this episode again and again. The birds chirping, Aslan’s engine, the tranquil scenery- what more could you ask for??!! Thank you Kevin. I loved it!
I appreciate that Blake. Cheers,
Thanks Kevin, I've always found the sound of Aslan's engine relaxing.
Great to hear that, cheers
Hello Kevin. I have yet to see this video from start to finish as I keep falling asleep, which is no mean feat for someone who has spent their life struggling to sleep! Two years ago today, 2nd May 2021, I lost my husband Steve to a brain tumour, only 14 months after my sister Elaine succumbed to Covid. Watching your videos relaxes me and gives me peace. Thank you. 🙏🌞
I like that this gives a sense of the quietness of the journey. It's a nice view of the in-between spaces joined together.
Oh thank you 💖 This is heavenly for someone who lives in West Texas and has no opportunity to see/hear anything like this!
Absolute perfection. Straight to favorites with this one!
It fires every fence post , love it
Yes! I used to run “Cruising the Cut” bow camera for background noise awhile back when he was doing them, the best part being the natural sounds. Extra cool with Aslan’s particular cadence 👍😊
ohhh, I love the sound of Aslan! thank you, Kevin
Thank you! Excellent for tinnitus relief ! Loving Aslan and all her noises, even her cranky owner.
Moi? Cranky? Never 🤭
I was thinking the exact same thing
Best “slow tv” EVER! Thank you, Kevin - stay safe and healthy ❤️
What a beautiful Aslan. I love her and the sound of her engine. 🙏😊
Aslan’s greatest hits! 😊
Ha yes. And for my next number... 😁
Hi, from the western Sierras of California. Just finished a huge plate of Bubble-n-Squeak. Now listening to soft strum of Aslan. I will sleep well tonight. Thanks, Kevin!
Ooh haven't made the old bubble and squeak for a while Deb, thanks for the reminder. 🙂
I like the contrast of speeds, slow when passing other boats and gathering momentum when clear again. And, as usual, great scenery. Looks like it was a lovely calm day. Thanks Kevin.
Hes it was a very still day. Perfect for a steady cruise.
The blazing speed was scaring me, so I had to set it to 1/4 speed on the playback. 😁
Thank you sir for the trip.
Absolute bliss Kevin! Kudos! i’ll be relaxing and sleeping to this for months. keep them coming friend. you and aslan have been virtual family members for years. i have subscribed to multiple narrowboat ASMR for awhile and your cinematography, engine noise, camera quality and perfect day tops the, all hands down. well done! please do more of these!
Thanks for a lovely cruise Kevin with the background sound of Aslan's engine. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Good to hear you enjoyed it Stevie.
Just about to go bed and this pops up, I suppose five minutes of audio pleasure won't do any harm, thank you Kevin 👍 , guess we weren't the only ones wanting this to be made available, may your weed hatch be ever clean 😁❤️
Very enjoyable, satisfying and only slightly wobbly. I loved it, thanks. I will also repeat watch the thing each Sunday morning. (Perhaps in thirty minute stints.) Cheers.
My spouse and two kids have made a habit of gathering in my bedroom late at night, turning on Travel by Narrowboat and drifting off to sleep while watching. So peaceful. Brilliant idea to make a loop of the audio!
Absolutely the best 2 hours of television available anywhere….and you can repeat it, endlessly….its a midges hair below dark chocolate.
Almost as good as chocolate hey, Sean? I must've struck gold. 😁
This is playing while I study. A good pair of headphones and Aslan chugging along helps me block out all distractions. Thanks, CHG!
You're very welcome Arkay and great to hear the video is doing what it's intended to do. 🙂
THANK YOU!!! Love, love Aslan's purr and the scenery is delightful!
Love the sound of Aslan....thanks for doing this!
I enjoy the rhythm of the vintage diesel engines in these narrow boats, thank you!
Makes me want to set up a lawn chair, kick back, and open a cold beer. Thanks, Kevin
thanks Kevin! i really needed the peace of Aslans chug chug and of the travel by narrowboat today! sry no punctuation....
Greetings from Clayton, NC (USA). Thanks for posting the wonderful ASMR video. We have watched your videos for only a couple of months and we are hooked. So hooked that my wife is baking pork pies for Valentines day.
In the 60s and 70s I lived on HWY 85 in Buffalo S.D. and in the winter trucks would park in front of our house and idle all night long. When we moved I could not sleep, I needed the sweet sound of a diesel engine to sooth me to sleep. Thank you.
I can see why. Gern is sonething 'clock like' about a big old diesel engine.
Yes! Finally. I can listen and fall asleep. Thank you!!!
Love falling asleep to this sound! Now to figure out how to loop it 😊 Thank you for making this ❤️
Thank you so much, Kevin! Aslan engine noise is my go to for a bout of insomnia. I do watch all of your videos when I'm awake too but the side effect of drowsiness is very helpful at 3am when nothing else works. Take care.
Thumbs up to you and Aslan. My favorite couple on the canals!
Thanks for the ride. I did get off and on several times. O, buy the way, Great speed control.
Yes the joys of a speed wheel, instead of the usual Push Me Pull Me throttle stick. Fine control. 😇
Thank you for this one CHG. It reminds us what the pace is really like.
To be able to live on the canals like this is an absolute luxurious lifestyle! You are more connected to the world around you and less on tv and social media. Just being on the canal and watching life around you…..bliss!!
Very true. Can't remember the last time I watched TV and only enter social media for the videos I produce. Very liberating and frees up so much time to live in the moment and place you're in.
@@CountryHouseGent absolutely right! I have been watching your videos since I first found them on Amazon prime..and even though at times it may be challenging, it was still a beautiful and complete life. It has challenges and difficulties, but it is so much more than what we ‘land locked’ people have. The endless adventures are priceless!! Thank you for these videos!!
I’m in love with that engine ❤
This is very relaxing and enjoyable. I remember watched a TV programme about a bus journey in the Yorkshire Dales and it was similar to this. The bus went through different villages in the area and showed the scenery from different cameras fitted to the bus. Thanks Kevin!
A million times... Thank you Kevin!
Just beautiful!😁❤️❤️
Perfect, on all counts.
Aslan is music to my ears. Kevin thank you for this brilliant video. Glad to see you back chugging on the canal. Love your cooking segments, too. Keep up the great job.
Cheers,
To me the most satisfying feature of all your bow shots is that beautiful lamp peering out into the distance. Just such a unique look for a canal boat!
Very soothing. You did quite well with your vow of silence! Discovering new talents every day, hey? Still, I’ll look forward to hearing your gentle musings along with Aslan’s gentle heartbeat. Thanks for this, it’s a keeper!
Greetings Kevin from the States. Apologies for being totally remiss in adding a comment to your channel. We have been huge fans of your channel since discovering it years ago when first appearing here on Prime. You have brought us much joy in watching your travels, cooking and especially the life philosophies. We would have supported you in any path you decided to take (motorcycle, caravan, canal boat) but glad to see that you have returned HOME to the canal. The sounds of that Petter McLaren B2 is the heart beat of the channel. Thank you making this special episode. Wishing you all the best...............J&J
Thank you for that Joe, very much appreciated. Very pleased to hear you've enjoyed the series and videos.
Boat candling history is fantastic.you can see were the horse rope making on the bridge if you looked
Yes, well spotted Suzanne. Must've been a lot of horse traffic over the years, to wear grooves in stone and iron.
When I started streaming you on prime I fell in love with Aslan's charm. Lockdown was coming and everyone here at home started stressing, me too but I donno why that thump thump of Aslan just eased me out. Thank you for this. Great to have y'all back. 🙃 Tx🇺🇲
Last August I fractured my back. I couldn't sleep in my bed with my hubby for the first couple of weeks. I set my laptop up in front of the futon on my porch room. I found your videos. I played them all night, falling asleep for short periods. I did find it very relaxing. It got me through a hard time. Thank you for that. I very much enjoy watching you tour through the canals on Aslan. Enjoy your cooking videos too! Thanks Kevin and Aslan!!
Oh yeah..! Perfect for watching by the fire with a dram of good whiskey..!
Sounds like a perfect evening, Dave.
This is just the best. I used to have another video when needed to relax before sleep. This one is so much better. Lovely views a bit of nature sounds and the wonderful cadence of Aslan’s engine.
I can't tell you how happy I am to discover this. We were going to ask if you'd do something exactly like this. Struggling with some things lately and this is like a gift from the Kev-heavens! Thank you so much!
I’d say with over 365 comments on its first day of release, this wonderful montage is indeed on its way to being a hit of 2022. Kevin, the relaxation provided by you and Aslan kept us sane during the worst times of 2020 and continue to do so. Thanks.
Many thanks for that. Fingers crossed.
At doubled playback speed Aslan sounds like your shovel!! Love it!
This is what tells the viewer what the narrowboating experience is like. I know you must think this is boring video. But for the viewer, it is very relaxing and enjoyable. I really enjoyed it. Thank you!
Yes relaxing is what this video is all about.
Love it, calming down, going to sleep 💤!;!!! 👍
Perfect! Cheers Kevin.
That was perfect. Bridge 27 and the lock at real time was outstanding. I love you . Ha! Thank you soooo much. ♥️ you are the man!
Thank you CHG!
How magical and therapeutic was that! You could record Aslan’s gentle chug chug and market it to all the insomniacs out there.
How respectful you were when passing other boats.
The joy of seeing the lock gates open and glimpsing the view beyond was amazingly!
Thank you 😁
Many thanks for your compliments regards my boating skills and yes, I try to treat moored boats as I'd hope they'd treat me when moored up. That's the plan anyhow. 😳🤭
Absolutely agree! Thank you Kevin and Aslan .....
two hours of canal time--awesome, just awesome. Thank you Kevin
I put this on every night. Aslan puts me to sleep every time. Love it! There is a vibration but I've found I don't notice it much with my eyes closed😁
That was outstanding!
Feel free to do that again
I'm voting for a one-off, once a week. Next, a Zoom F6 and pair of Sennheiser MKH 8020 omnis with a Jecklin disc for capturing the audio at a level only CHG could produce. I've watched this twice already - it's wonderful for watching while riding a stationary exercise bike, too.
Cool what a great idea, a backdrop of sorts, bht in front. 🙂
How did I miss this?. I ❤ it!
Next best thing for being there, Great Video !.....Thanks for sharing.............Robbie
Got this chugging in my lugs, as I sit at my depressing desk working. Makes me dream of a better life :)
My hero! Thanks so much for this. Aslan's engine puts it a cut above other "slow TV" style videos on TH-cam, as does the generous 2 hour duration. No pressure, but next time you are in the mood, I'd love to see more like this. Thanks again.
This is wonderful! Closest I will ever come to this experience. Thanks so much for sharing. Terrific! 💕
Lovely Aslan chugging along 💕
This was absolutely wonderful and really enjoyed it. Will watch this many times over. Thank you
Ahhhhhh..What a wonderful way to start the day.....Thank you so much for sharing....
Kevin, thank you. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched and/or listened to this. It’s nearly 21:10 on Wednesday 31st May 2023 and yet again I am sitting in the dark and listening to this whilst ‘switching off’. It’s the best sound for meditation. 🙏💞
I have been on the boats on the canals and enjoy it the County is so lovely.to see
I’ve been waiting years for someone to make one of these videos. You can see my heart rate on my Apple Watch slow down quickly to this sound when I’m stressed. I can’t run to my parents boat every time I need a fix. So thanks for this. 😂
You're very welcome. Fabulous to hear the video is doing it's job. Stay chilled, ☺️
What a lovely trip that was. Enjoyed it very much. Thanks for that.
So nice, felt like I was sitting at the front of the boat cruising with you. Very peaceful, the sound of Aslan’s engine is very soothing. Nice, thanks for this one Kevin. 🌷👍😊
You are the man Kevin! I’m loving all this new content. Thank you!
Hi Kevin, thank you she sounds great, it's amazing you can hear the birds singing in the background. Great day to cruise. I feel blessed again thank you.
That's a result, Penney. Cheers, 🙂
In the past three weeks, I've watched all of the videos on Amazon plus the two seasons on TH-cam. Initially, I was put off by the engine sound but that lasted only a very short time - probably not even the length of S01E01. Now, I find it very relaxing, sometimes to the point of "Oh, wait, my eyes are supposed to be open." Both the sights and sounds of the British canal system are very soothing. It also reminds me of family vacations in the 1960s spent cruising New York's Erie Canal in a 14-foot aluminum boat with an 18-hp motor. You mentioned a lock in Season 7 as being the biggest one you'd seen and to me, it looked like a typical Erie Canal lock. The Erie Canal, unlike the canals you've been on, was widened over the years. British canals and locks are more scenic and interesting.
Can't say I will watch it from beginning to end, but its given me a big smile and a little chuckle that you did it - LOVE IT!
I will say a chuckle and a smile is a positive result, Allan and what the video is intended to do. Cheers, 🙂
You are a great helmsman. Straight, right down the middle. Cool vlog! Great job!
Fabulous, thank you Ron.