AaronS
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Alaska the Last Frontier is watchable. Alaskan Bush People makes me want to punch the tv screen.
TV show: forged in fire
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oosik
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Farm boy00 - at least a lot of the scenery is real. And the only reason its different in AK than where you are is that there probably isn't a spot in MI where you can plop down and be 200-300, even 400 miles from the nearest road. In AK that is very possible. I knew quite a few real homesteaders up there and it took real "grit" to endure as they did. Actually many did not make it and either returned to civilization or died for one of many reasons.
The one in particular, I knew the best, was where I went moose hunting. His homestead was 540 acres located 37 miles west of the New Fairbanks Hwy at mile 105. He was a white man so he was able to homestead 180 acres - his wife was Alaska Native and she was granted 360 acres adjoining his. A week or so before the late moose hunting season - November - he would send me a message via the Muckluck Telegraph with a list of groceries & supplies. I'd take them to him and for that he allowed me to hunt on his homestead. We were usually able to drive in 4-5 miles off the highway - unload the snow machines & supplies and go the remaining 30 miles or so by snow machine. We always killed, at least, a couple moose - one for me and one or more for him. I hunted there almost every year and most years I was the only person, other than his family, that he had seen since I was last there.
Homesteading is a very unique way of life - few were cut out for it and those who managed to survive were themselves very "unique".
The one in particular, I knew the best, was where I went moose hunting. His homestead was 540 acres located 37 miles west of the New Fairbanks Hwy at mile 105. He was a white man so he was able to homestead 180 acres - his wife was Alaska Native and she was granted 360 acres adjoining his. A week or so before the late moose hunting season - November - he would send me a message via the Muckluck Telegraph with a list of groceries & supplies. I'd take them to him and for that he allowed me to hunt on his homestead. We were usually able to drive in 4-5 miles off the highway - unload the snow machines & supplies and go the remaining 30 miles or so by snow machine. We always killed, at least, a couple moose - one for me and one or more for him. I hunted there almost every year and most years I was the only person, other than his family, that he had seen since I was last there.
Homesteading is a very unique way of life - few were cut out for it and those who managed to survive were themselves very "unique".
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I agree with that 100%. Bush people should be canceled.
jack707
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reality show are staged I don't like em
Beltzington
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Do you think you were a little hard on the Beaver last night Ward?
I enjoy watching folks work their craft, if I am not better than they are I tend to keep my mouth shut. I do not like drama queens and I am certainly sure most producers do not appreciate or promote craftsmanship. But to watch someone turn a ball bearing into a blade in < 6 hours deserves some respect. This show is a competition so there are timelines and requirements, not like the shows you have been mentioning as comparisons. Last Alaskan's is about all I can stomach lately.
SPIKER
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I'm in a pretty good agreement with everyone here I DO like the AK shows even Bush people but only cause I have never been there & LOVE the scenery !!
As for the Fire/metal working shows I HAVE caught 3 or so of them & agree w LD1 that seems a lot of them DNQ out. The last one was at least 2 of them that had a very cool roman swords w the folded metal... BOTH turned our real nice & both held up well, boy makes ya want to make up a forge and try your hands at it.. lol.. Think a lot of them are under the TIME crunch but they have pretty good equipment.
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As for the Fire/metal working shows I HAVE caught 3 or so of them & agree w LD1 that seems a lot of them DNQ out. The last one was at least 2 of them that had a very cool roman swords w the folded metal... BOTH turned our real nice & both held up well, boy makes ya want to make up a forge and try your hands at it.. lol.. Think a lot of them are under the TIME crunch but they have pretty good equipment.
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