Cabin

Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman

De: Patrick Hutchison

Narrado por: Patrick Hutchison

This program is read by the author.

A memoir of the author's journey from an office job to restoring a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, based on his wildly popular Outside Magazine piece.

Wit’s End isn’t just a state of mind. It’s the name of a gravel road, the address of a rundown, off-the-grid cabin, 120 shabby square feet of fixer-upper Patrick Hutchison purchased on a whim in the mossy woods of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state.

To say Hutchison didn’t know what he was getting into is no more an exaggeration than to say he’s a man with nearly zero carpentry skills. Well, used to be. You can learn a lot over six years of renovations.

CABIN is the story of those renovations, but it's also a love story; of a place, of possibilities, and of the process of construction, of seeing what could be instead of what is. It is an audiobook for those who know what it’s like to bite off more than you can chew, or who desperately wish to.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

©2024 Patrick Hutchison (P)2024 Macmillan Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A small cabin, purchased of Craigslist and tucked in Washington State's Cascade Mountains, becomes a life-changer for Patrick Hutchinson, who amusingly details a rather impulsive, woodland adventure in his first memoir…What ensues is a comedy of errors where headstrong, learn-things-the-hard-way-Hutchinson is drawn down a winding path that ultimately leads to personal enlightenment."—Shelf Awareness

"A hammer and nail mini-saga, told not by a master carpenter, but by a dynamic prose stylist who possesses the best of all skills: the ability to laugh at himself. This is a charming sample of the cabin dream afoot in America today and Hutchison is the perfect neophyte builder who is made better by the building he makes better."—Joseph Monninger, author of A Barn in New England: Making a Home on Three Acres

"At some point in his life, every man has the thought of going off into the woods to build a cabin. Patrick Hutchison didn’t stop at just thinking about building a cabin, he went and built one. A Walden for the modern age, CABIN humorously chronicles the misadventures, mishaps, and unexpected joys of escaping the digital world for a slice of rustic reality. It’s a book that celebrates and inspires the reader to be more agentic and take action to bring one’s daydreams to life. It’s a book about doing what Thoreau himself advised: putting foundations under your castles in the air."—Brett McKay, bestselling author of The Art of Manliness

A cozy story of self discovery

A pleasant, introspective story of the author’s impulse cabin purchase, and the subsequent journey of repairing the cabin and, incidentally, growing into himself. Well-written and entertaining, a cozy read for sure.

Romantic DIY adventure

A bit too long winded. Felt sometimes too outstretched: going on and on about certain details in the construction of the cabin.

Very entertaining!

I liked the way his cabin project symbolized how he found his way into his future.

He Pulled Me Right In

This was a wonderful book and I’m so glad to have listened to the author read it. He is a wonderful writer full of humor as well as vivid descriptions of the cabin and the incredible mountain setting. The author’s passion for his cabin project is so evident I fell in love with his cabin myself. At the end of the book I was sad to leave such a loved place with all his incredible friends who were integral in the building and in supporting him with his Seattle day job frustrations. A great book, I hope he continues to write!

Excellent, heartfelt, and funny narration by the author!

Even if you never dreamed about having a cabin in the woods, this book might just get you moving in the right direction! Loved it!

Enjoyable read. no see, some F-bombs Great experience

The author reignited my vision of acquiring a dry cabin for escape. His experience showed me how town look for the diamond in the rough. I appreciate his insight, tips, and story. Encouraging accounts, and funny quips.

Just a great story with many layers

This is Great book with lessons on many levels. Love the reader as well.
It’s all a lesson in authenticity

Loved the story

Very well told a nice little escape into something I would love to do and dream to accomplish

A good listen!

Man this story of cabin building and cabin life was just generally great! I loved the writing. Loved the descriptions and just loved the light heartedness of it all.

Nothing Happens

I made it about halfway through before giving up. I like cabins. I love the PNW. I like DIY projects. But the book just didn’t have enough going on. I kept waiting for a plot to develop, but it never showed up.