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Patrick Hutchison Shares His D.I.Y. Adventures in ‘Cabin’

2025/3/7
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Patrick Hutchison: 我从小就喜欢去Index小镇,那里风景优美,适合攀岩。后来我经历了人生的迷茫期,对自己的生活感到迷茫,一份稳定的工作无法满足我的精神需求,于是我开始寻找改变。在Craigslist上,我偶然发现了一间廉价的小木屋,尽管它破旧不堪,但我还是决定买下它,开启一段新的生活。小木屋非常简陋,没有水电,我的木工技能也几乎为零。起初,我有很多美好的幻想,比如砍柴、在河边游泳、晚上在篝火旁休息。但实际情况与我的幻想大相径庭,我面临着各种挑战,例如安装木炉、处理屋顶漏水等问题。YouTube教程对我的帮助有限,因为小木屋的情况与视频中的标准房屋不同。我需要不断学习和摸索,并根据实际情况进行调整。在这个过程中,我逐渐找到了生活的意义和方向,并与我的朋友Brian建立了深厚的友谊。我们一起合作改造小木屋,并最终决定辞去工作,从事与建筑相关的工作。我的女朋友Kate一直很支持我,即使这意味着我需要花很多时间在远离家的地方。改造小木屋的经历让我更加自信、满足,我没有后悔,并建议尽早开始类似的项目。最终,我卖掉了小木屋,因为我想开始新的项目,并且小木屋承载着太多美好的回忆,我不忍心改变它。 Leslie McClurg: 作为主持人,我引导Patrick Hutchison讲述了他的故事,并与听众互动,提出问题,引发讨论。

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Patrick Hutchison, a copywriter in his 20s, felt unfulfilled in his job and yearned for a change. He found a dilapidated cabin in Index, Washington, for $7,500, and embarked on a DIY renovation journey. This chapter details his initial motivations, the purchase of the cabin, and his extremely limited carpentry skills.
  • Patrick's existential crisis and dissatisfaction with his desk job.
  • Purchase of a rundown cabin in Index, Washington for $7,500.
  • Patrick's lack of carpentry skills and reliance on YouTube tutorials.

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In 2013, Patrick Hutchison bought a derelict shack in the Cascades not far from his home in Seattle. Within a few years, the weekend renovation project would become an all-consuming DIY effort. He documents his turbulent journey from copywriter to carpenter in his recent book “Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman.” We talk to him about what he learned from transforming a “leaky, moss-covered box in the woods” into a special place.

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**Patrick Hutchison, **writer and carpenter