An American woman lives in a tent and eats animals that have been hit by cars.

Everyone has the right to choose the lifestyle they like. US resident Manders Barnett has been living in a tent all year round for several years now. She says her heart and soul belong to nature and she feels quite comfortable. The 32-year-old hermit eats animals hit by cars on the roads. In her opinion, this gives their deaths meaning.

Manders Barnett worked as a wildlife expert specializing in nature reserves. She lived in a house and enjoyed all the benefits of civilization. But one day a woman met a man who led a nomadic life. They decided to link their destinies and set off to travel together.

They lived in several places, from Idaho to Oregon, staying in tents and self-made huts. But then Barnett broke up with her companion and everyone went their own way. By this point, the woman was so imbued with the romance of wandering that she did not even think about returning home.

Manders Barnett now lives in a 3-by-3.5-meter canvas tent in Grants Pass, Oregon. She keeps two horses, which are constantly outdoors. There is an old well near her camp from which Manders gets water for cooking and washing.

The hermit is fed by the road - she picks up animals hit by cars on the highway and eats them. Barnett isn't picky—it could be a raccoon, a deer, or even a coyote. At the same time, she tries to use all the parts of the dead animal. For example, she makes tools from deer bones, and sews clothes and bags from leather.

She also picks mushrooms and berries, and sometimes buys some things in farm stores. Manders plants trees near his home. In her opinion, this provides an opportunity to “give back to nature.” Barnett says he will never go back to his old life. She believes that the civilized world is a “matrix” from which she managed to successfully escape.

In his free time from household chores, Manders paints landscapes or animals. She has a smartphone and a solar panel to charge it, but this is the only thing that connects her to the modern world. There is no TV or even a radio in the tent. The wanderer heats his home with a small wood-burning stove.

By the way, Barnett is not alone in her culinary passions. A whole gastronomic trend has appeared in the world, the supporters of which basically eat carrion from the road.