Have you ever just wanted to take off into the woods for a simpler life? Maybe you built forts in the woods as a kid, and you want to get back to that innocence, before your friends got married and you had to pay taxes?  

Tacoma author Patrick Hutchison felt that. So, he bought a $7,500 cabin as a young man with little to no knowledge about how to restore it — the how was unimportant, honestly — and he documented his experience in his memoir, Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman.

The KUOW Book Club read Patrick’s memoir in July. KUOW’s Katie Campbell sat down with him on July 16 in front of a live audience at the Seattle Central Library to talk about just how clueless he once was, and everything he learned as he restored his own piece of the world. 

Join the KUOW Book Club at kuow.org/books. 

Help keep KUOW's local podcasts going strong! Donate now at kuow.org/meet. 

Have you ever just wanted to take off into the woods for a simpler life? Maybe you built forts in the woods as a kid, and you want to get back to that innocence, before your friends got married and you had to pay taxes?&nbsp;&nbsp;
Tacoma author Patrick Hutchison felt that. So, he bought a $7,500 cabin as a young man with little to no knowledge about how to restore it &mdash; the how was unimportant, honestly &mdash; and he documented his experience in his memoir, <a href="https://thirdplacebooks.com/book/9781250285706">Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman</a>.
The KUOW Book Club read Patrick&rsquo;s memoir in July. KUOW&rsquo;s Katie Campbell sat down with him on July 16 in front of a live audience at the Seattle Central Library to talk about just how clueless he once was, and everything he learned as he restored his own piece of the world.&nbsp;
Join the KUOW Book Club at <a href="https://www.kuow.org/books">kuow.org/books</a>.&nbsp;
Help keep KUOW's local podcasts going strong! Donate now at <a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/meet">kuow.org/meet</a>.&nbsp;

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Meet Me Here&nbsp;is your podcast guide to the most exciting arts and culture events in Seattle. In each episode, we&rsquo;re fighting the freeze and meeting you around the region for art shows, concerts, author talks, geeky get-togethers, and more. There&rsquo;s a lot to do in this region, so let&rsquo;s make some plans and go experience it together.

Meet Me Here is your podcast guide to the most exciting arts and culture events in Seattle. 

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The KUOW Book Club read Patrick Hutchison’s memoir, "Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman" in July. KUOW’s Katie Campbell sat down with him in front of a live audience at the Seattle Central Library to talk about just how clueless he once was and everything he learned as he restored his own piece of the world. 