My Self Reliance

Subscribers 2.2M

Videos 702

Views 526.3M

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My Self Reliance focuses on log cabin building, bushcraft, survival skills, cooking, wilderness living, homesteading, and growing food, as reflected in keywords like self reliance, off grid, log cabin, hunting, fishing, wild edibles, and #borealforest. The channel showcases tutorials and long-form, hands-on content about building a cabin, off-grid living, and wilderness crafts, with occasional related vlogs and project-based videos. Uploads appear frequent across years with an average of about 257.1K views per video, and the channel has 2.2M subscribers and 526.3M total views, active since April 22, 2013.

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89% relevance

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Videos 493

Views 3.4B

Appearances 18

SERP 100%

Similarity 82%

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Both target audiences interested in primitive camping, campfire cooking, and backcountry living, with high search overlap (100%) and strong content alignment (82%), indicating similar topics pursued for rugged outdoor skills.

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Robin Greenfield view on YouTube

71% relevance

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Videos 479

Views 25.9M

Appearances 9

SERP 53%

Similarity 84%

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Both channels attract viewers curious about foraging and wild edibles, with shared search interest (53%) and high content similarity (84%), though Greenfield emphasizes foraging guidance while My Self Reliance centers on self-sufficient living.

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Woodsbound Outdoors view on YouTube

67% relevance

Subscribers 2.9M

Videos 416

Views 2.0B

Appearances 6

SERP 44%

Similarity 82%

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Both emphasize survival skills and primitive camping/bushcraft basics, reflected in a solid 44% search overlap and 82% content similarity, showing closely related how-to material despite branding differences.

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63% relevance

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Appearances 9

SERP 45%

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60% relevance

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Videos 448

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Appearances 3

SERP 32%

Similarity 79%

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#6

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57% relevance

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Views 45.3M

Appearances 3

SERP 29%

Similarity 77%

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Both touch on rugged construction and functional woodwork related to self-reliance (timber frame/building), yielding 29% search overlap but a high 77% content match, suggesting complementary audience interests with different specialization.

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Top competitors include Outdoor Boys (89% match, 19.3M subscribers) and Woodsbound Outdoors (67% match, 2.9M subscribers). Robin Greenfield (71% match, 477K subscribers) also represents a close match. These channels share overlapping queries with My Self Reliance such as off grid living, log cabin building, survival skills, bushcraft basics, foraging wild edibles, and primitive camping. The channel averages about 2.2M subscribers, while Outdoor Boys far exceeds it at 19.3M; Woodsbound Outdoors and Robin Greenfield are smaller but active competitors with relevant, overlapping content. Shared queries include survival skills, bushcraft basics, and foraging/wild edibles, indicating competition in the wilderness lifestyle and homesteading niche.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to My Self Reliance?

Outdoor Boys — 89% match, 19.3M subscribers; Robin Greenfield — 71% match, 477K subscribers; Woodsbound Outdoors — 67% match, 2.9M subscribers. They share focus on off-grid living, homesteading, survival skills, and outdoor lifestyle similar to My Self Reliance.

What type of content does My Self Reliance make?

My Self Reliance creates videos about off-grid living, building a log cabin, hunting, fishing, and wilderness homesteading. Content examples include 'My Self Reliance' (1.1M views) and 'Building my Timber Frame Sugar Shack + Roasting Beef Shank: Off Grid Log Cabin Life' (77.9K views). Uploads appear frequent with an average of around 257.1K views per video across its recent posts.

How do we determine which channels are similar to My Self Reliance?

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