Colin's bin returns to Foxes Afloat's midweek chat
Colin and Shaun's only new upload brings back their unscripted Q&A after a summer away from vlogging.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
Foxes Midweek Live Chat Back at 7:30pm Wed 7th October.
The chat is back. Colin and Shaun posted just one video on Foxes Afloat, but it restored a familiar midweek appointment: questions, unplanned conversation and the gloriously unpromising giveaway feature, "What's in Colin's Bin?"
"Foxes Midweek Live Chat Back at 7:30pm Wed 7th October." reached about 14,000 views, most of them arriving in its first day. The description sets out a deliberately loose format, with no agenda or script and a prize of questionable value. For a channel whose adventures have moved from the narrowboat Silver Fox to a Highland croft and a motorhome, simply having both hosts back for a chat is a distinct part of the week.
Their earlier return video, "After 8 Years on YouTube… We Disappeared for 3 Months!", remains the channel's strongest daily draw. Colin's waterside catch-up describes a summer spent traveling, reconnecting with people and thinking about what it means to live without documenting everything. It also mentions big decisions, without spelling them out in the description. The older motorhome walkthrough offers a more practical companion, covering the kitchen, sleeping arrangements, heating and lockers while comparing life on wheels with life afloat.
Subscribers increased over the week, even as today's viewing pace sits well below the channel's usual daily level. Nearby outdoor channels Samson's Whitetail Mountain and SilverFarms had much larger viewing weeks; Foxes Afloat was closer to the quieter end of that group. Here, the renewed Wednesday conversation supplies something different from a vehicle tour or a travel diary: Colin, Shaun and a bin with its own recurring slot.
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Where next?
The videos drawing views on Foxes Afloat right now
- Channel
- Foxes Afloat
- Subscribers
- 165,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 56,811
- Videos published this week
- 1
- Video published
- October 7, 2026
- Video views so far
- 13,635
- Views on its first day
- 10,817
The numbers
Here is Foxes Afloat's week in views and subscribers.
💡 Test your knowledge
What was Colin and Shaun's narrowboat called?
Their return video's description names the narrowboat they built as Silver Fox.




