The BEST episodes of Homestead Rescue
Every episode of Homestead Rescue ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Homestead Rescue!
Expert homesteader, Marty Raney, along with his daughter Misty and son Matt, give struggling families a second chance at surviving off-the-grid. The stakes are high, but the Raney family is determined to prepare these families for nature’s worst and set them up for success.
#1 - A Golden Opportunity
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/1/2021
The Raneys rescue the Kramers in Alaska by converting an old barn into a commercial fishing kitchen. But when Marty is suddenly forced to quarantine, Matt and Misty must finish alone, leading to the discovery of the homestead's biggest resource: gold.
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#2 - Raney Returns: Quake and Break
Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2025
Marty returns to Interior Alaska to help a single mother whose homestead is on the brink of ruin. With a quake-damaged water line and bears circling the property, he must act fast to protect the Adams family's animals and dream.
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#3 - Stuck In The Mud
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/8/2021
Misty and Matt find themselves alone on a critical rescue of Alaskan homesteaders ill from dirty water and stuck in a crumbling cabin. It's all-hands-on-deck as the Raneys call in family reinforcements to bring all new ingenuity to save the day.
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#4 - The Hill of Death
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/29/2017
The Raneys must save an Oregon homestead trapped at the bottom of a 100 foot cliff separating them from four acres of land they need for food and livestock. Marty risks all forming a road up a bedrock cliff to a forest crawling with mountain lions.
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#6 - Arctic Circle S.O.S.
Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2025
Two young couples in Alaska struggle with their homestead near the Arctic Circle. But with no access, no water, and no shelter, survival is impossible -- and the Raneys must engineer bold, all-season solutions for the harshest climate they've ever faced.
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#8 - All My Stresses Live in Texas
Season 11 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/28/2024
A family of recent transplants from California that is longing for ranch life in central Texas finds itself on one of the most unsuitable homesteads the Raneys have seen yet; to save them, the Raneys must execute a total homestead makeover.
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#9 - Green Mountain Gurus
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2021
The Raneys bring some homesteading mastery to a Vermont couple who start but rarely finish big projects. Marty creates viable access through dense terrain, Misty builds an underground garden and Matt bear-proofs the homestead with ingenious builds.
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#10 - Quake on the Forty
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/29/2019
The Raneys return to Alaska to discover their own homestead in utter disrepair. Beetle kill has destroyed their only access, so they race to build a steel tram before the deep freeze sets in. But can it withstand the force of a 7.2 earthquake?
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#11 - Home Is Where the Yurt Is
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/2021
In the rugged Tennessee mountains, the Raneys scramble to save a family without suitable food, water and shelter; Marty constructs a massive yurt, Misty transforms a rundown pond into a food source, and Matt creates a workshop with a propane forge.
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#12 - Mississippi Mayhem
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/24/2021
In Mississippi, the Raneys must first solve the mystery of flooding water before teaching a family of six to thrive off-grid together. Builds include a new Elvis-inspired "Heartbreak Goat-tel" goat pen, garden compound and metal forge.
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#13 - Tropic Thunder
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/29/2021
The Raneys attempt to rescue a family descended from rock'n'roll royalty by reclaiming their homestead from the jungle on Kauai. But when a dangerous flash flood strikes, the Raneys find themselves on the wrong side of the river and out of time.
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#14 - Georgia Strong
Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/2/2025
A widowed homesteader, realizing she didn't learn the skills she needed before her husband's passing, is overwhelmed by her large family homestead. Her six kids are now even more determined to protect their dad's off-grid legacy and over 100 animals.
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#16 - Shock and Awe
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/2019
Marty embarks on an ambitious, off-grid hydropower system after Tennessee storms obliterate the Reathifords' power source; Matt creates a meat smoker, but a surprise accident leads to a construction site injury for one of the Raneys.
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#22 - High And Dry
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/2019
Stranded on a cliff in their RV, amputee Jeff Tatsch and wife Carol need a livable home, water, and a place to grow food, so the Raneys build an entire cabin from scratch on solid ground and harness a source of water from a natural spring.
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#23 - Denali Double Rescue
Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/17/2023
The Raneys enter the shadow of Mount Denali to tackle their first-ever dual homestead rescue; Marty, Misty and Matt race against the clock to address food, water and shelter concerns that could ensure both homesteads survive the next brutal winter.
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#24 - Life or Death in Michigan
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/2019
A day in, Marty is hit with a bombshell the old well he's come to fix has already claimed its first victim. To set the Dagues on a path to self-sufficiency, the Raneys try to deliver a long-term water source, protein supply, and sustainable power.
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#25 - Home Sweet Homestead: Safer at Home-stead
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/20/2020
The Raney family turns cameras on themselves as they shelter in place on their Alaskan homestead. When a moose kill is discovered dangerously close to their cabin, Marty attempts to track the predators.
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