This show is a really great watch! I have been binging every episode (including the rescue series for the Raneys 40 acres in Alaska) and I just adore everyone on this show. Are the homesteaders particularly unprepared and, um, not smart? Yes, but with the number of people who fail at homesteading every year, I can't imagine there are not real people out there like this. And to need a rescue, you have to be in a lot of trouble, right?
As for people who are bashing Marty for his unbuttoned white shirts... whatever. Get over yourselves. It's his style and he likes it. Period. I think he looks ruggedly handsome.
Every reality show has its exaggerated drama. It's why people watch a reality show. If you think its unrealistic, then quite obviously you are missing the entire point and the "reality" genre is not for you.
There is a lot of knowledge and experience on this show. My son and I are planning to set up a farmstead in the near future and there is a lot we have learned from this show.
Thank you Raneys! Keep up the excellent work!
