SWNS / Manders Barnett
Meet the woman who lives outside 24/7 and eats ROADKILL so animals don't "die in vain".
Manders Barnett, 32, has been living in a tent for the last four years and has always felt her "heart and soul belongs to nature".
She left her job as a wildlife technician behind when she met a man living a nomadic lifestyle and felt a pull to join him.
They travelled 500 miles from Idaho to Oregon, in the US, living off-grid together – but she has since separated from her friend and is living alone.
Manders is now staying in Grants Pass, Oregon, in a 10 by 12 foot canvas tent with her two horses outside and uses water from a well to shower and wash her clothes.
Meet the woman who lives outside 24/7 and eats ROADKILL so animals don't "die in vain".
Manders Barnett, 32, has been living in a tent for the last four years and has always felt her "heart and soul belongs to nature".
She left her job as a wildlife technician behind when she met a man living a nomadic lifestyle and felt a pull to join him.
They travelled 500 miles from Idaho to Oregon, in the US, living off-grid together – but she has since separated from her friend and is living alone.
Manders is now staying in Grants Pass, Oregon, in a 10 by 12 foot canvas tent with her two horses outside and uses water from a well to shower and wash her clothes.
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LifestyleTranscript
00:00 I'm Manders and I live outside 24/7/365.
00:04 I've been living outside for four years now,
00:07 after deciding that I wanted my energy to belong to the earth instead of a corporation.
00:12 [music]
00:38 My bathroom is an outside compost toilet, which is an effective way to get rid of waste, if you're not Sweenish.
00:43 [music]
00:57 I don't watch TV, so a lot of my spare time is spent crafting.
01:01 I keep busy with tanning and making buckskin.
01:07 Feed work,
01:08 knitting,
01:10 basketry,
01:12 clothes making,
01:14 carpentry,
01:16 and painting.
01:18 And I'm always learning to do something new.
01:21 And no, I don't own the land where I live.
01:24 Anywhere I go is always with permission from private landowners.
01:28 Foraging is another passion of mine,
01:31 as being present with the native plants is crucial to understanding and developing a respectful relationship with the landscape that you make impact on.
01:38 With that being said, I still buy groceries, most of them being locally farmed foods.
01:43 If that's not overwhelming enough for new folks here, let's throw some horses into the mix.
01:48 I have two Mustangs that I love with all of my eternal soul.
01:52 We traveled over 500 miles from North Idaho to Southern Oregon, which is where I live now.
01:58 Currently, the goal is to get back into packing, but I have some work to do first.
02:01 This alternative way of living isn't for the weak of mind, and for some viewers, it's downright confusing.
02:07 But for me, this is the only way to live free, and practice what it is to be an autonomous human with enormous potential to make positive impact on the earth and in people's minds.
02:18 Welcome to this wild world I live in.
02:20 It's a simple life that requires hard work, but I wouldn't trade it for modern living standards for anything.
02:26 [Music]
02:32 [Music fades]