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

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

Cabin life is the best!

As a Shabin (shed/cabin) owner, I understand everything Patrick was talking about! There is nothing better than a cozy little cabin with a fireplace roaring while the rain or snow is falling outside!
Great audio book, I will have to buy the paperback for the Shabin!

Inspiring, hilarious and genuine

Whether you are looking for inspiration to take a foray into carpentry, a leap of faith into the unknown, or simply countless heartfelt laughs - this is the book for you. Any reader will find Hutchison’s narration authentic and genuine. A book not to miss.

Humorous, enjoyable, inspiring

This book is for everybody who has ever wanted to get off the grid and do something new, even if in the current moment obligations of life prevent them from doing so. It might not be the right time right now to get away from it all and rediscover yourself, but this book will make sure you don’t miss the opportunity the next time it presents itself.

Let’s head out to the Cabin!

I felt like one of the gang participating in a weekend of building all manner of things, of breathing deep the scent of the woods and leaving the week day world behind. What an adventure! Thank you, Patrick, for sawing & nailing your way through it and for inspiring the rest of us to believe in our dreams. Well done!

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!

The Cabin is delightful and real.

Unexpectedly touching and sometimes hilarious. I laughed out loud several times and fell in love with the cabin!

Writing was unique and quite engaging

Loved how the author captured what cabin projects really feel like. Found the gas can spout diatribe laugh out loud funny

Excellent read

The book itself is a little like the cabin it enshrines - an escape that is all the better for its size and personality. It isn’t the exaggerated hilarity of McManus or the hard-hitting piece that draws a Pulitzer. “Cabin” is exceptional in part for how it walks the line between the two, with just enough real humor and genuine angst to keep the reader there, in the woods, through the whole book. It has layers that take some quiet time to sus out as well as a running social commentary that, for once, is beautifully inviting instead of blatantly preachy.

Thank you, Patrick, for your sharing this part of your very personal journey. I am grateful that your bumpy road included a dash of liberal arts, a smattering of craftsmanship, more than an ounce of bravery, and so much soul. This book would not have been possible without all of it.