# David Rule: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

As of 2026-10-28, David Rule has 840,000 subscribers, 89,331,035 total views, and 54 videos. It ranks #89,097 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [David Rule](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for David Rule is “Cargo Trailer Camper Build”, a Short published Jul 15, 2026.
- These are David Rule’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Apr 13, 2021 and Jul 15, 2026 (38 long-form videos and 10 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 446,760. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Building My Dream Tiny Home For Under $8000” (10,513,486 views, Jun 7, 2022). Least viewed: “Exploring Western Oregon: Travel Vlog” (7,416 views, Apr 13, 2021).
- Median length: 13:15 for 38 long-form videos; 0:42 for 10 Shorts.
- In this sample, David Rule’s consecutive uploads were a median of 28 days apart (shortest gap 2 days, longest 214 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 28, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cargo Trailer Camper Build](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/YA8D2LwCHWE/) | 2026-07-15 | Short | 515,859 | 1:20 | - |
| [5 Day Island Survival](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/vvBB_a4yVOI/) | 2026-07-06 | Short | 4,478,736 | 1:11 | 8.39x |
| [5 Days Solo Island Survival (No Food, Water, or Shelter)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/ZgSdKNi6LTU/) | 2026-06-22 | Long-form | 6,165,652 | 30:31 | 2.1x |
| [Building a Real Hobbit House](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/Syy910f0BE8/) | 2026-05-08 | Short | 3,868,140 | 1:04 | 8.5x |
| [I Built a REAL Hobbit House in New Zealand](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/PZ4EW6sO8gI/) | 2026-05-02 | Long-form | 1,555,645 | 41:00 | 0.59x |
| [I Turned a $3000 Trailer into a Luxury Camper](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/FAjhOqMrky4/) | 2025-12-06 | Long-form | 4,055,150 | 45:14 | 1.55x |
| [Building a Mobile Sauna for my Truck](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/RfBVwE7VxCU/) | 2025-10-17 | Short | 161,456 | 0:46 | - |
| [Building a Log Cabin in Alaska](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/vl970P2LSys/) | 2025-10-12 | Short | 1,415,839 | 0:51 | 3.11x |
| [I Built an Alaskan Survival Cabin](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/NX6-OwQgqLg/) | 2025-08-24 | Long-form | 1,616,857 | 34:36 | 0.62x |
| [Overnight in The World's Most Isolated Desert Hotels](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/oS1SlsJETtE/) | 2025-07-06 | Long-form | 222,807 | 21:44 | - |
| [Building a Luxury Sauna for my Truck (Start to Finnish)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/3siG2bc7i7w/) | 2025-04-04 | Long-form | 1,075,746 | 31:33 | 0.41x |
| [Overnight on an Isolated Sea Tower](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/CqOzSVXk2QA/) | 2025-01-25 | Short | 2,938,322 | 0:38 | 7.79x |
| [World’s Most Extreme Hotel](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/UVsR9UtlmtM/) | 2025-01-18 | Short | 81,229 | 0:29 | - |
| [A Shark Ate my Camera](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/A0LAIO5-Fe0/) | 2025-01-15 | Short | 533,076 | 0:38 | - |
| [Building a DIY Truck Camper!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/mNLCzii14Uo/) | 2025-01-12 | Short | 377,660 | 0:36 | - |
| [One of the most innovative designs I’ve ever seen! Spinning treehouse in Norway 🇳🇴](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/25htCTEx30g/) | 2025-01-10 | Short | 171,838 | 0:22 | - |
| [I Built a 3-Story Raft to Float the Missouri River](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/5-AHzE-ev3c/) | 2024-11-23 | Long-form | 8,846,518 | 36:39 | 3.28x |
| [Overnight in Luxury Treehouses](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/FG88ovQ1ZGA/) | 2024-08-21 | Long-form | 1,775,226 | 28:33 | 0.66x |
| [I Built the World's Smallest House](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/uFrLW2ZYpTg/) | 2024-06-01 | Long-form | 8,401,000 | 32:19 | 1.8x |
| [Overnight in the World's Most EXTREME Hotels](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/9mUdNGSm7ro/) | 2024-02-19 | Long-form | 8,037,068 | 24:29 | 2.98x |
| [I Built a Floating Hot Tub](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/3FJwm7PbPr8/) | 2023-11-22 | Long-form | 3,446,823 | 19:05 | 2.01x |
| [Building a Camper for my Bike (Start to Finish)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/OrXUiM19-5E/) | 2023-08-31 | Long-form | 1,476,568 | 21:31 | 1.12x |
| [Building a Luxury Camper for my Truck (Start to Finish)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/dybHyGnqTMA/) | 2023-07-22 | Long-form | 6,209,165 | 19:50 | 6.35x |
| [Overnight in a Hidden Off-Grid Houseboat (Coron, Philippines)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/w_Pha_Y8chI/) | 2023-04-15 | Long-form | 785,790 | 11:41 | 1.2x |
| [I Built an Igloo Tiny House](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/IVi-rvq-rWo/) | 2023-03-11 | Long-form | 527,802 | 9:57 | 1.62x |
| [I Built a Primitive Survival Shelter](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/2wLFvDE0Ra4/) | 2023-02-11 | Long-form | 1,951,760 | 11:37 | 17.42x |
| [Inside My $15,000 Off-Grid Tiny Home (Full Interior Build)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/9dsAT0KnSfk/) | 2023-01-07 | Long-form | 5,896,960 | 21:50 | 72.83x |
| [Building My Dream Tiny Home For Under $8000](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/BIZorMuD0vE/) | 2022-06-07 | Long-form | 10,513,486 | 9:58 | 14.68x |
| [Top 10 Insanely Affordable Travel Destinations in 2023](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/DoBKRf7bUus/) | 2022-05-09 | Long-form | 121,398 | 12:29 | - |
| [Top Tricks for Booking CHEAP Flights Online](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/qDZ1DpKvRe0/) | 2022-04-27 | Long-form | 1,167,577 | 12:12 | 1.63x |
| [I Climbed Cotopaxi Volcano](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/5PgBCAOK9ZA/) | 2022-04-21 | Long-form | 57,359 | 9:49 | - |
| [Rating Photo Presets by TOP CREATORS (Peter McKinnon, Jared Polin, and More)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/s1buM7rigG0/) | 2022-04-12 | Long-form | 40,377 | 13:36 | - |
| [What Can $100 Get in Ecuador? (Baños Travel Guide)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/9OkG5hoEDCQ/) | 2022-04-05 | Long-form | 59,334 | 9:15 | - |
| [I Climbed Colombia's Biggest Rock (Medellin Travel Guide)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/akWlEtc6qPs/) | 2022-02-16 | Long-form | 50,682 | 9:38 | - |
| [Overnight in Colombia’s Hostel at Sea (Casa en el Agua)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/ZOFmHh6JiJc/) | 2022-01-16 | Long-form | 102,692 | 8:46 | - |
| [Instagram Followers Control my Roadtrip (Ended up Here)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/xTTyxxz1vXY/) | 2022-01-07 | Long-form | 31,803 | 9:19 | - |
| [We Spent 24 Hours on a Frozen Island - Survival Challenge](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/fRvQJBI4An8/) | 2021-12-29 | Long-form | 98,975 | 11:01 | - |
| [Chasing Waterfalls in Costa Rica - Travel Vlog](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/8OEyGQrFLtc/) | 2021-12-22 | Long-form | 31,737 | 11:04 | - |
| [Overnight in the Oregon Hobbit Dome / Airbnb Tour](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/lfWro8mfznY/) | 2021-12-12 | Long-form | 116,844 | 8:30 | - |
| [We Raced Kayaks Down a Ski Hill!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/SQMfJDvlfPM/) | 2021-12-07 | Long-form | 25,820 | 5:34 | - |
| [I Ran a Half Marathon in a T Rex Suit](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/2WdQKOM1uAQ/) | 2021-11-08 | Long-form | 24,450 | 11:46 | - |
| [Inside Colorado's Quirkiest Tiny Home Getaway](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/r9XYwvVzxpU/) | 2021-10-05 | Long-form | 34,991 | 14:58 | - |
| [I Built a Cozy Mountain Igloo: Start to Finish](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/4t_PaByNCn4/) | 2021-06-14 | Long-form | 122,569 | 16:13 | - |
| [Reacting to One Star National Park Reviews](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/kIr5xl_bsfQ/) | 2021-05-27 | Long-form | 15,261 | 13:54 | - |
| [Skijoring: Wildest Sport in the West](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/9FSizsYQz1E/) | 2021-05-24 | Long-form | 30,952 | 8:13 | - |
| [Wyoming Q&A! (Travel Guide)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/_8a9zJmVelc/) | 2021-05-18 | Long-form | 11,557 | 14:56 | - |
| [I Swam 9 Miles Across a Glacier Lake](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/DAfXmuoXBwI/) | 2021-04-24 | Long-form | 32,324 | 12:55 | - |
| [Exploring Western Oregon: Travel Vlog](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@davidmrule/videos/hcD8Won7Wg0/) | 2021-04-13 | Long-form | 7,416 | 9:46 | - |

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