When I started streaming, I made a joke that 250 Twitch followers meant I would do a hot tub stream.
Then I hit 250.
So instead of finding a normal hot tub, I rented a floating hot tub tugboat in Victoria, BC. I brought English_Burrito along for the ride. Then I attempted my first proper hot tub tugboat stream.
The 250 Follower Promise
Before we could leave the dock, I had to solve one problem. I needed an IRL streaming setup I could actually trust.
I tested the connection, packed far too much technology onto a tiny boat, and hoped everything would cooperate. Somehow, it did.
Once we left the dock, the follower-goal joke became a real maritime adventure.
We quickly learned that driving in circles helps heat the tub. We also discovered that almost every other vessel on the water was faster than us.
Then we found our big brother.
A much larger tugboat passed nearby, which immediately became one of my favourite moments of the trip.
Chat Makes It Worse
Naturally, chat stayed focused on the important issues.
We debated the logistics of peeing in a floating hot tub. We discussed whether I had officially become a Twitch hot tub streamer. We also tested how many questionable decisions could fit onto one tiny boat.
Meanwhile, I had several actual jobs to do.
I had to steer the tugboat, watch the stream, read chat, and pretend I understood maritime operations. English_Burrito also had to tolerate all of this while sitting in a floating tub of hot water.
For a while, the hot tub tugboat stream worked better than I expected.
Then we reached the bridge.
The Stream Fights Back
The connection started struggling as we approached the bridge. Suddenly, my carefully tested setup faced its real-world stress test.
The stream became less cooperative. However, we kept moving.
Eventually, we made it through and continued the long voyage home.
By the end, the hot tub tugboat stream had become one of my most successful streams so far. More importantly, it became one of my favourite things I have done since starting JimTurns.
What began as a stupid follower-goal joke became a full IRL adventure. It had Twitch chat, Victoria’s harbour, questionable maritime competence, and an extremely small tugboat full of hot water.
You can watch the full highlight on YouTube.
The boat came from Hot Tub Boat Victoria:
https://hottubboatvictoria.ca/
Apparently, making jokes on stream has consequences.
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