People won’t put it past producers to sensationalize any drama, so fans started thinking that the Raney house fire that’s been a big part of recent promos for Homestead Rescue was overblown.
Their journey is chronicled on the Discovery show “Homestead Rescue.” Marty is the poster guys and has been on the show from the first season premiere in June 2016. It completed six seasons as of 2020. Marty Raney is huge on privacy and doesn’t want people to snoop around his daily life. He once broke a drone that was hovering over his homestead.
A lot of marketing from Discovery is surrounding the Raney Ranch fire. But there hasn’t been that much footage of the cabin being engulfed in flames shown on camera or much further context on the accident that forced the family to rebuild their home from square one.
The Raney family face their most difficult challenges yet when HOMESTEAD RESCUE: RANEY RANCH returns with new episodes Thursday, May 6 at 8P ET on Discovery. The Raneys face their greatest challenges yet as they rush to finish their homestead in the new season of HOMESTEAD RESCUE: RANEY RANCH.
Why did Kim and Josh sue the production company?
Then there was the fact that Kim and Josh were so upset over their portrayal in the show, namely that they didn’t know how to properly farm, that they sued the production company for misrepresenting who they were.
According to Hollywood Mask, Wren and Ini spilled the beans on a few key moments that occurred during their time on the program. Apparently, that canola oil wasn’t actually used to power up a chainsaw when diesel fuel wasn’t around.
From all production accounts, however, it seems like the fire that razed the Raney family cabin definitely occurred. Discovery writes, “They’re in a race against mother nature to build and winterproof their most important structures and hunker down safely.
People won’t put it past producers to sensationalize any drama, so fans started thinking that the Raney house fire that’s been a big part of recent promos for Homestead Rescue was overblown.
Where do the Raneys live?
Southeast Alaska. The Raneys have been living in Alaska since 1974, when Marty moved to Southeast Alaska . In fact, the Raneys still reside in the area to this day. That’s 45 years of being part of the Alaskan wilderness. Marty and Mollee settled in the area of Haines, a remote area in the state.
The Raneys have found this to be their home, but it is also home to many wild animals, especially a lot of Alaskan brown bears. 4. Chilkoot Pass. This article from Earnthenecklace.com recounts the story of how the Raneys taught their children to build character in the wild.
The Raneys share a lot of common ground with average American families. For example, they have game night as well–except they do so in their homesteading. Being natural survivalists, you can imagine just how competitive every member of the Raney family gets when it comes to game night. Most of the time, the parents compete against the kids, and no one ever backs down. Living life in the homestead has made this family closer than most, and it’s quite wonderful to witness even on screen.
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The Raneys are some of our favorite homestead rescuers, and here are 10 things about their family that we all should know about. 1. Ultimate Survival. When he began Homestead Rescue, Marty Raney was not a television rookie. Prior to Homestead, Raney was a series regular on National Geographic Channel’s Ultimate Survival Alaska.
Marty Raney is a seasoned mountain climber. He’s climbed Alaska’s Mount Denali many times, and often he climbed as a guide for other climbers. He’s even shared his passion with daughter Misty, and the two have gone up the summit a few times together. Their first climb together was even made into a documentary in Japan. That particular climb was especially emotional and difficult for the two Raneys and the nine Japanese climbers that were with them on the climb. Marty ended up getting sick along the way, and the decisions they both had to make was all for their survival and the survival of those who were with them.
The family actually owns a business and has been running it even before the children were born. The Raney children actually grew up in the family business, Alaska Stone and Log, and they continue to share the responsibilities of operation today.
What lesson do the Raneys continue to teach us?
But if there’s one lesson the Raneys continue to teach us, it’s how to persevere in the face of adversity.
As master homesteaders, the Raneys use a combination of willpower and ingenuity to realize their dream of a multigenerational homestead in the Alaskan wilderness. But that dream could easily turn into a nightmare as the brutal Alaskan winter quickly approaches. Having spent the short summer months rescuing other homesteads across the nation rather than tending to their own, the Raneys were unable to fully prepare for the harsh winter conditions. Now, they’re in a race against mother nature to build and winterproof their most important structures and hunker down safely. In the midst of it all, tragedy strikes when a fire destroys the Raneys old cabin containing all they’ve ever owned inside.
HOMESTEAD RESCUE: RANEY RANCH premieres Thursday, May 6 at 8pm ET/PT on Discovery. In addition to watching the show on Discovery, audiences can keep up on the latest by using #HomesteadRescue on social media.
For All3Media America, Rebekah Fry, Tim Eagan and Peta Peterson serve as Executive Producers. For Discovery, John Slaughter serves as Executive Producer, and Jessica Mollo serves as Coordinating Producer.
Meanwhile, after Matt and Katie commit to raising their son Indy on the homestead, with Katie learning “the Raney way” to hunt, fish, and live off the land. Misty, eager to take on more responsibility, sets out to show her dad how much she’s learned and that she can be trusted to take the lead across bigger projects.
