“Why would you want to go in-debt all these children when you can teach them how to build a house for almost nothing?” Amen, brother, amen.

I watched this film about 6 years ago, moved to texas, met this dude and now live in a tiny house made of salvaged materials. Thanks, Kirsten & @faircompanies !

Every time he says “so this way there’s no tax” I want to shake his hand and pat his back.

As an HVAC contractor it’s insane to me how much regulation there is in building. It’s such a racket. Your a damn genius.

Fascinating guy from his knowledge, passion, no shoes and no body fat.

“These are the last of the masters of the earth...”. Total respect for trees with that statement.

The knowledge this man possesses is astounding....He should be categorically listed as a national treasure.

His concern for the youth/humanity is sincere and righteous

This dude is a mad genius. I cannot decide which is more prevalent MADNESS or GENIUS. Either way I like his ideas, motivations, and willingness to experiment.

Brad thinks for himself, has heart and clarity. He’s awake, smart and passionate about helping people and the earth. Thank you Brad! This video is so inspiring. Thank you!

“My generation destroyed the family“. That was powerful.

A teacher for the world. He's showing just how good thinking and planning could change things so many.

Stayed here once. It was Amazing and Brad was a very nice person.

I want to go apprentice under this guy! This is awesome, so glad that there is people like this.. taking ‘trash’ to make functional art, amazing.

When I first started watching this, I thought, here we go, another crazy hippy trying to save the world. 35 min in and I'm fixated. The guy is a wealth of knowledge, a true generalist in the greatest respect of the world. Looking forward to seeing more of his stuff now.

man, this dude's energy is amazing

Just the organization of all those salvage materials is astounding. So cleanly stacked and stored. A unique, productive and inspired individual!

My grandfather was a master carpenter back in late 1800’s. Several of his houses are still standing tall! 😊

This Dude is A Total Legend we so need more people that have the same Mindset and this Planet would be great.👍👍👍

I stayed here with my sister on our cross-country trip a few years back. We each had our own tiny tiny house. It was quite the experience-very cool.

I like the idea of teaching kids, especially troubled kids on how to build these tiny houses

He's like a building savant, man this guy could change the world for low income housing or homeless living.

I hope no one has stopped him yet cuz his vision is brilliant n_n

This guy was the kid that stayed out all day in the summer and built forts in the woods!

Please do an annual update on 'Willy Wonka' of Tiny Texas Houses.' January 2020

I love these little houses. There's something aesthetically beautiful about them. The government wants us to live in plastic & composit houses that we can't afford & all look the same.

There are hundreds of these salvage businesses in Spain. They are called "Derribos" derived from demoliciones y desguaces. Absolute goldmines. This guy is doing great work.

“Then along came the government” I absolutely love your expressive way of telling a story!!! Tell it like it is Howard Cosell 💕

Your iconic documentaries, Brad Kittel and Lloyd Khan are the inspirations for my 95% salvaged home. I built my 188 sq foot home for 1500 cdn. Thank you so much for the best of the best. Brads a man who is passionate for life. His empathy is a lesson more could heed

Ok, I'm going to have to watch this video like 3 times. He gave out so much information to process, my brain is spinning in my skull. Lol 🌪️🌪️🌪️

Love this! More communities like this one need to be built. Yes, the family concept of living together has evaporated. We need to bring this back, this way we can take care of our elderly, and our children.

I love how well he speaks & how knowledgeable he is compared to the idiocracy of today. Much of what he's talking about is basic, common sense that most people of the WW2 generation had & thankfully some of it's trickled down, but later generations are an embarrassment for neglecting their kids to chase nonsense instead.

I’m loving everything he’s saying here in Jan 2020. Mad Genius.

I need to take a 2 week vacation and just absorb this man's knowledge.

You know what? I am so happy to finally see someone with an answer to the manufactured housing crisis!!! I always believed housing codes have predatory requirements built in amongst all the good.

Kirsten I admire and respect all your documentaries. Thank you for the eduction and the hard work you and your beautiful family have put into them.

Brad is the real thing...building the great american novel instead of writing it. Inspiring.

I imagine some people would see him as a nut, but I think he should do TED talks as a visionary and philosopher of our time. He is absolutely right that our baby boom generation really began the destruction with our crass consumerism, but possibly we were conditioned to go that way too.

I absolutely love the 2 story tiny house with the stain glass window upstairs.

The Willy Wonka of Tiny Homes is amazing! That's what's this movement is about.

"What am I going to do? Rape a rainforest?" I love this guy, he has the greatest intentions and a passion for this.

Who can't love this man?he's awesome he can built a whole community of tiny houses with all those salvaged materials. God bless you!

Sir Brad has been here before. He had me at the "Bentonite Clay". Build with it, mold with it, insulate with it, craft with it, then, it's a crafty mask or soap to cleanse & detox the skin. Come on through Ancestors! The "Shoeless Extraordinaire". 💯 So gifted! May he live & prosper long enough to see all of his dreams come true 🙏🏾. Would love to see what he has going on now in 2021

I was in awe of this video, I know when my mom had her house built, the builders burnt the leftover wood. I was upset. I saw uses for every piece. You are a visionary.

This dude is like a wizard.

Kirsten, _where_ did you find this guy? He's so charismatic he's mesmerizing. I say on every one of your videos, "Oooh! This one is my favorite!" But THIS one? I'm pretty sure this one is the mothership of tiny house videos. I don't think you'll ever top this one. ツ

Genius. I'm watching a historian, curator of all sorts, builder and policy analyst doing a tour on his environment. I'm not surprised if he is also living an alternative healthy lifestyle. He's got a sharp mind and a lean physique. Someone should film a documentary of his "ideas and practical creations".

This man is AMAZING!!! I PRAY I CAN MEET HIM ONE DAY ON MY JOURNEY TO NOMADIC FREEDON

This guy should be on the board of housing in this county to deal with city and rural codes. If that happen then we would have a whole different country....wink!

So much passion and knowledge every community needs a person like this. To educate both ourselves and our children. The guy is awesome!

He’s got no fat on his body. This man truly living off his land! This is why our great grandparents lived so long! Hard work!!

Absolutely love this guys passion and ethos for children’s future 💕

Brad's upper body is an anatomy poster...

This man is AWESOME!~ wish there were more of him! His knowledge is so abundant...God bless him!!!

This man is amazingly smart and so freakin talented! It’s crazy how he can talk and talk about shit I have no clue or real interest in but I’m sitting here watching and listening to every word he says lol! Would love to see his work in person!

GENIUSSS. I love ALL the houses! He's a great artist

I absolutely love that man. He has gumption & so much more.

Wow ! We need this guy in every community! I love this!

I don't know why but these seem much more breathable than the city micro apartments

Wow! This guy is AMAZING! I would love to have one of his homes! ❤️

I need to meet this man! It has been my dream to live in a tiny home on my own land forever and I believe this is the solution to the housing crisis in my country

This is so much more than the typical tiny house video. This guy, it’s like he “wills” these tiny houses into existence through forced innovation and mental strength. I just wish you could legally put these homemade little homes in more places than just a few!

I ❤️ this guy. I'm hooked on watching tiny house videos, but I hate the ones that are all new materials, cost $200K, & are the same plan again & again. The whole philosophy is reduce & reuse.

Make tiny houses out of houses you tear down for people. Dude is leadership material

Oh my goodness. Brad is such a cool guy. What an honor it would be to meet him.

A true craftsman only in America we must salvage old structures

I grew up in a 900 sq foot house. Really it was 450 or 500 on the first floor, and the attic was converted into living space with a half bath. My dad always bitched how small it was, but I liked it. We had a big garden that more than made up for any perceived smallness. For a 4 person family, it really wasn't that bad. We had all kinda pets too. They've done away with family and community, because they want people to have the illusion of independence, but really they've divided and conquered. Together we stand--united we fall.

5 minutes in and I'm exhausted :) How is that man still alive with that brain and mouth??

This is fabulous. A well educated person with amazing ideas and principles...seriously inspirational!

Honestly! This man is a rare gem. Wow! He through so much education in this hr it's incredible. - I'm so greatful to have come onto this vid. Thank you so much for taking the footage and sharing it! Thank you

I am not leaving at the beginning of this video because of boredom, it is because I know I will sit here for the entire hour. Raincheck

He's such a great teacher. We need more voices like his to help influence government, builders & corporate AG. I just love what he's doing there. Many years ago, some people I knew had built homes entirely out of recycled materials. One young family bought a 49 acre blueberry farm in MA & lived in a lovely colonial farmhouse, then sold the house, & moved into a Yurt on their property while building several houses which they sold, each with a nice parcel of land, built mostly out of recycled materials. I see in the comments, reactions like they've never heard of any of these kinds of concepts before, though there''s been a movement in the US since maybe the 40s, of people observing the rise of the chemical companies selling their chemical fertilizers, which obviously have some merit, & also soil killing pesticides & herbicides - which unfortunately do have their place so corporate farms can produce the level of food this huge nation requires to feed so many millions of hungry people & to export. Meanwhile the family farmers have struggled & many lost their farmland, tor just sold it to cash out during the rise of corporate farming, which used chemicals which caused soil erosion, & later gave rise to the GMO fiasco, & factory farmed animals. My grandmother railed about foods being "adulterated", as did many others, & I remember my grandmother being upset to see what was only the beginning of the kind of movement that led to more profits for the chemical companies, & the food industry, while providing less nutritious foods, often empty calories, to families enthralled with the less nutritious, colorfully packaged foods, which has led to epidemic levels of illness due to poor nutrition, like obesity, & Type ll Diabetes - even in children, & Thyroid disease, some say due to eating too many grains. And more began smoking too - all due to the rise of TV & magazine ads, constantly pushing smoking while the tobacco industry produced more tobacco than ever before, & promoting unhealthy habits like eating tons of grain based products, often containing tons of sugar & tons of soda, & at 1st containing a bit of Cocaine, in Coca Cola, & so many food products devoid of nutrition. My mom studied nutrition & grew a veggie garden until we moved to an apartment in a city. There was a revival of Back to the Land philosophy & practices in the 60s, & now there's another revival, with so many on KZfaq teaching us all how. He spoke about the harmful chemicals used in building products. One of the 1st was the use of arsenic in pressure treated wood to repel termites, though that practice I believe has been stopped. Carpeting & drapes are - or were for a time - loaded with flame retardant, as were kid's PJs, which was making people sick. I think that's been curtailed though. In hurricane Katrina, there was a huge scandal when FEMA poured tons of money into providing trailers for people to live in after so many were left homeless. Then people began getting sick & we learned that the building materials, were outgassing harmful chemicals. Sustainability had a major revival in the 60s, & now it's happening again. I'm very encouraged to see such a positive reaction to what he & others somewhat like him are doing, though they may not have his quite unique force of personality. I enjoyed every minute of this. Back in the 60s or 70s, I'd bought a couple books filled with houses built with a similar sensibility. One was "Handmade Houses", & the other was "Wood Butchers Art" ( I think). I'd spend hours looking at them. Like this guy, they used repurposed materials. And the people in those books showed so much creativity, having to work with whatever they could find - often for free, often at the dump, & those housed were built with no mortgages, all paid for ( except for the land in some cases), by the time they moved in! It's still possible today!

After watching this for the second time, I see the urgent need for a faster transition to the permaculture tradition for all, with integrated house design concepts as shown by Brad. I have developed a permaculture smallholding here in Ireland over the past ten years and can testify it works...but Brad is taking it all to a fantastic new level! Bravo!

This guy is so anti-government...I love it!

This guy deserves his own KZfaq channel.

This guy is absolutely fascinating, I could listen to him ramble on all day, so much knowledge.

“we have to dodge bullets along the way, and, create a product we’d be proud to hand off to our children”

This is the seeds of an education; respect and gratitude sir.

Wow! This man is a treasure trove of information, a maverick & a hustler.

Amazing dedication and respect to nature...recycling, low carbon foot print etc...great inspiring work, we need more people to follow your example.👏👏👍👍

XD "so you actually have a van out here?" "Yeah... that's Jim he's 70 years old and has been out here for awhile now ..."

I've watched this 3x now...this guy is very intelligent!

Where is Brad nowadays. Would love to see what Brad is doing. God Bless you Brad!

What an interesting man, filled with so much knowledge. If only someone would listen, we could save our world and our childrens futures. I really love listening to him talk. His voice is unique. 😊

RESPECT ! I live in the south (Mississippi) and it hurts me to see all these old homes destroyed, and all the material thrown away or burnt. Thank you with all my heart ! I want to move there. I am 62 and I could listen to him all day. He knows so much. I have thought about a lot he's talking about. But, he put it in plan. ❤❤❤❤

I want to go help him with what ever just so i can live there. Omg I'm just in love with all the sane and insane of it all

My Daddy was in the timber industry for 45 years running saw mills and wholesale lumber company he told me when I was a kid. He seen the destruction of the Amazon rain forest where most of the oxygen we breathe and need to live very important. So recycling wood is crucial to our children's future. Keep at it brother

I just stayed at one of the tiny houses available to AB&B. It is amazing. Meeting Darby and Trinity was fantastic. What a great experience. So much more than just a cozy getaway. Also, they have a really cool pig named Scarlet there! I love her!

His tiny houses are so beautiful! I love them!

I love this piece! I've probably watched it at least six or seven times. I'd love to see a follow up, showing how Brad's community is coming along, five years later!

“I believe in humanure toilets and the battle will be fought at some point.”

Brad! Your my hero, love your ideas brother. Keep up the good work. You are a genius. So glad there are dreamers like you that are making it a reality. Good man. 💘☮️🚪🗝🪑🧬🔮🪓⚒🔨🕰🕯🏡🏘🏠🎯🪕🥬🌽🍓🍇🌈🌏🌻🐚🌵👨‍🌾💪👏🥰👍🏻

Now the government will know about his underground fish.

"50% of landfills are building materials". When you really think about that, it's staggering.

I bet cash money this guy never sleeps. What an amazing place. Just leaves me speechless.

Best hour of my KZfaq life.

I think I did acid with this guy at a Grateful Dead Concert in 79.

This guy is very intelligent and a visionary. . . hope he doesn't start a cult though. At the very least he knows how to outsmart the building code guys and tax hawks.

WoW! He makes so much sense! Love his passion and knowledge. Keep recycling, building and educating.

he really does all of this with no shoes... amazing