Kendall Macken

Hey there, I’m Kendall, a 21 yr old Sagittarius originally from Indiana but have been living the landed peasant life in southern Oregon for the last two years, where I’ve discovered a love for the mountains and community of badass sustainable humans who know that true anarchy comes from creating a viable alternative. I currently live on my brothers property Off grid where we are building a permaculture food forest. I take care of the goats there including my goat babies Khaleesi and Khoomei. I just started cheesemaking, have been working as an herbal apprentice for the past year and enjoy hiking around the old growth forests and learning new skills. I’ve emjoyed living in Oregon for the education but am hoping to move back to the east coast soon. I’m not sure what’s next for me but I’m excited to move and explore somewhere new. Lots more about me that I couldn’t fit here but if you’d like to chat here’s my email bangermoms@gmail.com

So my big project this summer is to build a tiny house with a friend of mine who has some previous experience building structures. I have never done this before and while looking through the forum couldn't find anything on building a tiny house from reclaimed materials and from presumed garbage. I live in southern Oregon making the possibility of some natural building techniques, such as cob, impractical for my landscape. I was wondering if anyone here had any advice on material scouting and what type of materials you would recommend for this climate.

Also as far as heating goes, any advice on a simple heating system for a tiny house and how to effectively insulate it for my harsher winters?