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The Cabin. The sun set a few moments ago. Relaxing on the balcony, I hear the nocturnal forest awaken. Moonlight begins to peek in through the window and the wood stove gently heats the space within. Thus begins my first night in the cabin...
14/My first night in the cabin...
EDITO 
Its an unforgettable experience: your first stay in a cabin deep in the woods. Having brought provisions for only two to three days along with a few books, you sit alone in the cabin, surrounded by all that nature has to offer. Your cell phone is off, laptop and television forgotten. Twenty-five minutes from the nearest paved road, the only reminders of civilization are the white criss-crosses left by passing airplanes high above. What else than this is bliss? The feeling is profound. You have become a hermit deep in the woods, not unlike those in the stories of Jeremiah Johnson in the Rockies: waiting, just waiting, for the dancing wolf to arrive.
Had it been me, I would not have thought to occupy a cabin in the same way that my friend had. I would have invited friends, brought guitars and lit campfires in the fields nearby. However, burdened by a busy schedule and with little time to prepare, I set off to this cabin where an old friend had once stayed. I did not come with the same mentality as he. Since then, this friend has continued to live in solidarity in the woods.
He had been on the road in France and Navarre during a time when we were all testing our boundaries. His approach was different. He arrived four days after I had expected him. It was evident that he had forgotten our meeting to return home. When we did meet up, he told me his stories of living in the woods: cutting his own lumber, exploring the area. All of this gave me the desire to live a similar adventure. A month later, it was I who was living in the cabin; it was I howling with the wolves.
This site is the continuation of these wanderings: experiences in the construction and renovation of cabins. It is intended for those who want to share their experiences of natural living either in solitude or as many living moments of harmony and simple pleasures. ML
News from the woods
January 2011
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February 2008
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This first piece of news pertains to this site's launch. On huts.com we will discuss a sort of alternative living- that which pertains to living in cabins. Huts.com is a website whose primary objective is to identify- in a clear and in a simple manner- useful information for people who choose to invest in our countrysides and in our mountains. Our readers are people who want to keep their childhood dreams alive.
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Life in the woods
Extracts
The Exodus of Lucas
My first real visit to the area was met with excellent weather, as I recall. It was a good omen, I said to myself. In fact, my exodus was not very long ago in April 2001.
I went about my personal revolution into the 21st century with confidence and even more so as I entered my thirties. I left my appartment, my three credit cards, and my downtown parking pass, I settled my various debts. Insurance policies and benefits would be picked up again later. Read the rest of the story here
Jack, Countryside Traveller
"I said "yes" on the plot of land, took out two months of wages to settle up with the seller, and got an advance from my boss for the notary fees. In any event, he was the one who advised me to buy the land without a moment's hesitation. Little by little, I renovated that little shack. Initially, you'd have thought it belonged to Bilbo the hobbit from Lord of the Rings.
The south west of France was not my ultimate destination, and in fact, at that point I didn't have one at all. Thirty years later, I'm still there, but only part time. The choice was not in vain, because I work renovation and carpentry jobs from mid-March to mid-November, and the rest of the time I spend abroad. Working as a roofer made it difficult to go on vacation in winter. Read the rest of the story here
Ode to the Wind Sale
Emma recounts four years of her life in a cabin with great pleasure. Take it away, Emma!
When I saw the photo of that cabin on the real estate agent's tiny computer screen, I knew right away that all along it had been intended for me. Or me for it. And yet I could only see a speck of brown roof coming through the piny woods with a wealth of grass all around.
The road winds from the town of Vauchassis up to the nearby wooded hills.
I lived there four years. The story