Alaska The Last Frontier

I saw Otto smashing the junk Subaru's, and did see the Toad. I have seen it before, and thought of Rani since she kind of likes those things. I doubt he smushed that one. They may do dumb things for the sake of the show, but Otto, Eivin, Atz and Atz Lee are very smart and talented people. If they weren't, they wouldn't be worth millions of dollars they made in that Godforsaken place long before the show came along.

On one episode I noticed that Otto had owned a machine shop. I can not imagine what the heck these people do to make $$$, they run a few dozen moma cows, looks like they are hard pressed to even bale hay..... just wondering.
I have watched some of these so called reality Alaskan shows as I am curious of the place, like to see the scenery, BUT it must be the wettest sorriest place on Earth to live, unless you like wet, cold, snow, or the Govn't oil checks they send to every soul?? Just wondering.