
For families moving entirely off-grid, the learning curve is steep. To save their homesteads, they call in survival experts to prepare them for the worst.
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Sunday
13th April
12pm
For families moving entirely off-grid, the learning curve is steep. To save their homesteads, they call in survival experts to prepare them for the worst.
Episode 1
The Raneys share their family's journey from rural Washington state, across southeast Alaska, before settling on a parcel of land known as "The 40."
Episode 1
The Raneys scramble to ready their 40-acre homestead for winter. Marty helps a fellow Alaskan who has lost access to his riverside homestead.
Episode 2
The Raneys race winter to build the first ever "homestead fortress," and protect a family from brown bears that have taken over a remote homestead.
Episode 3
The Raneys are in Maine to help a couple whose homestead is overrun with boglands. They build structures to help with the brutal winters.
Episode 4
The Raneys encounter the unexplained disappearances of a Virginia homestead's water and food sources. They work together to solve the mysteries.
Episode 5
A Florida homestead is devastated by flooding and alligators. The Raneys find inventive ways to protect the homestead and bring in new food sources.
Episode 6
In Aloha State, a Hawaiian family struggles to homestead between two active volcanoes. The Raneys build a fortified garden and a hunting blind.
Episode 7
A Big Island family finds their off-grid paradise threatened by destructive storms and deadly pests. To save them, the Raneys must get creative.
Episode 8
Novice farmsteaders in Iowa are on the verge of losing the legacy of their late father. The Raneys must quickly give them an off-grid masterclass.
Episode 9
Thinking they hit the jackpot, Oregon homesteaders buy their dream property. But flooding rivers devastate their home, gardens, and livestock.
Episode 10
A widowed homesteader, realising she didn't learn the skills she needed before her husband's passing, is overwhelmed by her large family homestead.
Episode 11
Marty responds to a new, desperate plea from the Bower Family in eastern Vermont: a 100-year flood has wiped out their property access route.
Episode 12
Marty Raney returns to the island of Kauai to find the Nash's homestead again in peril. A surprise guest helps them revive their overgrown garden.
Episode 13
Marty responds to a new call for help from the Welchels, who struggle to manage their 40-acre homestead after their ranch hand left.
Episode 14
Marty re-rescues the Broadhead family, whose Ohio home faces major structural issues. He must restore a settling berm and construct a concrete storm.