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Looking for an alternative way of living, Nick Weston left London to live in a treehouse and off the land in a secret location deep in the woods of mid-Sussex for six months. "Wild in the Woods" chronicles this amazing real life Boy's Own adventure - from the original construction of his tree-house - complete with hot shower, compost loo and double bed - to the planting of his vegetable patch. Practical information on every project undertaken, details of his delicious recipes and photographs are displayed throughout. Witness all of Nick's trials and errors and the highs and lows of treehouse. Best of all finishing his day with a glass of home brewed nettle beer and looking forward to the time when the elderflower champagne can be popped open! "Wild in the Woods" is an inspiring tale of how it is entirely possible to unplug from the rat race and live the dream off grid.
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Self-styled survival expert Nick appeared in Channel4's Shipwrecked - a loosely survival-based programme based in the Cook Islands. Come November he will be banished to a remote cottage (with electricity) to complete the writing up of his treehouse diaries before embarking on his next project - Visit Nick's blog on huntergathercook.typepad.com
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
If you go down to the woods tonight,
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There's a lot of brown in this book. In fact I don't think I remember the last time I read a book that shunned black text for another colour so completely. But brown as a colour is perhaps quite appropriate, given the browns and greens of the wood he chose to adopt as his temporary home. If you ever wanted to build your own adult sized tree house, this book is definitely for you, as it goes into a sometimes quite exhausting level of detail. More interesting for those of us who only want to read about such things though are his diary entries.Though food is a big part of Mr Weston's life, I can't say I exactly enjoyed some of the culinary adventures he got up to. Though elderflower champagne and nettle beer sound like something I might happily try if someone I trusted to make it right offered it to me, the thought of badger burgers made from tick infested roadkill turned my stomach. But full praise to Mr Weston for realising that this sort of thing does not require the complete removal of all his home comforts. There's no holier than thou attitude in his writing, and that makes him a lot more approachable than most writers of this type. He's a man surrounded by friends enjoying an adventure more typically reserved for a hermit, and for that you have to admire him. I can't see that this book would hold everyone's interest, but it's a good read if this is the type of pursuit you daydream about when taking the crowded commute into work.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I want to build my own tree house,
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This review is from: The Tree House Diaries (Hardcover)
I found this book a brilliant read. Written in diary form it was easy to grab snippets of it while I got on with my stupidly hectic lifestyle. You can't help but admire Nick in his woodland adventure, and while one reviewer criticises Nick for having a loo and comparing him to Bear Grills, I can't see any reason why you can't live comfortably while enjoying a sustainable life. This was a challenge for Nick, something he felt passionate about, he didn't start this journey being a survival expert at the time and he didn't have camera's following him around while he did what he was doing. Good on him I say and hopefully more people will be enthused to try something out of their comfort zone. However, like the grumpy 1 star reviewed did mention, do be careful what you eat. There are some good handbooks on amazon about foraging. Don't eat anything that you are not 100% sure about.Try one of these Hedgerow (River Cottage Handbook) Edible Seashore: River Cottage Handbook No.5 Mushrooms: River Cottage Handbook No.1
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspiration!,
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This review is from: The Tree House Diaries (Hardcover)
After taking receipt of this marvelous book two days ago, I have finished it. Well, devoured is probably a better description. Being an enthusiastic lover of game, the countryside and a hunter of rabbit, squirrel and pigeon I commiserated with Nick when he didn't manage to bag something for the pot. Mind you, when he did bag something, I was truly pleased for him.The recipes have left food for thought and a longing to be out of the office and to be yomping through the countryside, gathering as I go. Mind you, that's tempered by the fact that so many will probably have the same idea and pick more than they need.Which is something that this book doesn't encourage, all through the book you can see that Nick only takes what he needs, nothing more. Not much more to say except, BUY IT NOW! You will not be disappointed.
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