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Kelly Hays packs a month's life without a hip belt
Her Arizona Trail loadout includes camp sandals, dedicated sleep clothes and a return to thru-hiking after two years away.
In short
On YouTube, Kelly Hays has 212,000 subscribers and 34,149,801 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 1,000 subscribers and 180,379 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "I’m Leaving Everything Behind to Live Out of a Backpack…", with 289,668 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 4,538 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 125 of 163 in category "Outdoors, fishing and homesteading". On Instagram, @kellyhays23 has 33,076 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
212,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
▲ 2,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 2,000 in the last 30 days
total views
34,149,801
▲ 180,379 in the last 7 days
▲ 1,032,649 in the last 30 days
▲ 1,032,649 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
21,155
on a typical day: 32,246
Videos on the channel
624
1 uploaded in the last 30 days
Last upload
16 days ago
October 26, 2026
Views per subscriber
161
a new long video usually gets 183,392 views
Next milestone
250,000 subscribers
38,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers
@kellyhays23 · The account on Instagram
Followers
33,076
▲ 3 a day, on average over the last 2 days
Posts
1,178
Views per Reel
25,496
usually, by 6 recent Reels
Likes per post
1,436
usually, by 15 recent posts
4.3% of followers
4.3% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Outdoors, fishing and homesteading | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 2,104 of 2,442 | 56 of 69 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Outdoors, fishing and homesteading
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska completely stole my heart this summer. | Carousel | September 23, 2026 | - | 2,375 | 63 |
| Wow. My first 100k was seriously one of the most fun, impactful, and challenging… | Carousel | August 12, 2026 | - | 1,854 | 87 |
| Nobody cares, work harder. #FUELTOTHEFIRE #ultramarathon #roadtococodona250… | Reel | August 11, 2026 | 28,767 | 1,436 | 133 |
| #ad Every year, I’m reminded just how important it is to take safety on the… | Reel | August 10, 2026 | 14,861 | 281 | 7 |
| One of my childhood dreams and bucket list experiences happened at beginning of… | Carousel | July 6, 2026 | - | 1,722 | 33 |
| The weekend after my 50k I ran a 20 mile race at devils den state park! This… | Carousel | July 6, 2026 | - | 1,052 | 34 |
| This spring I was excited to take Toby out on one of my favorite trails. He… | Carousel | July 6, 2026 | - | 1,625 | 46 |
| In March of this year I ran the 3 days of Syllamo 50k. This was my first… | Carousel | July 6, 2026 | - | 864 | 26 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 6 Reels and 9 carousels.
As of November 9, 2026
Follower, post, like, comment and view counts in this part are Instagram's. The changes and the "usually" figures are Trari's own calculations.
YouTube: What happened lately
October 27, 2026 3.5x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 103,197 views a day, 3.5 times a normal day (29,153).
This week on the channel +284K views this week
Kelly Hays trades woodland endurance for a Florida getaway
Her only new upload, "I Wasn't Expecting To Find This Hidden Oasis," takes viewers along on a coastal vacation.
The video drawing the most views now
I’m Leaving Everything Behind to Live Out of a Backpack…
- Video published
- October 26, 2026
- Video views so far
- 289,668
- Video views, pace per day
- 3,895
- Views on its first day
- 75,933
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Outdoors, fishing and homesteading | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 4,538 of 5,393 | 125 of 163 |
| By views gained this week | 4,217 of 5,274 | 110 of 163 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 3,929 of 5,043 | 96 of 159 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.5% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Outdoors, fishing and homesteading
Views gained this week in the category Outdoors, fishing and homesteading
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 210,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 212,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 33,136,859 views → November 11, 2026: 34,149,801 views · average: 34,929 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 I’m Leaving Everything Behind to Live Out of a Backpack… | October 26, 2026 | 21:30 | 289,668 | 3,895 | 75,933 | 7,550 | 462 |
 I’m Leaving My Cabin… | October 11, 2026 | 28:28 | 153,970 | 247 | - | 8,455 | 317 |
 I Wasn't Expecting To Find This Hidden Oasis | October 4, 2026 | 37:36 | 183,392 | 562 | - | 8,285 | 368 |
 Sharing Some Secrets LIVE & Uncut🤫😏 | September 28, 2026 | 1:30:00 | 62,659 | 83 | - | 2,693 | 174 |
 Kelly Hays Live Stream | September 27, 2026 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 |
 My Biggest Solo Project at the Cabin Yet…& I Almost Screwed… | September 20, 2026 | 25:28 | 116,002 | 60 | - | 8,084 | 723 |
 Well…My Cabin Is Torn Apart | September 13, 2026 | 28:29 | 192,921 | 151 | - | 8,892 | 484 |
 I Tried to Run 62 Miles Through the Woods Alone Overnight | September 7, 2026 | 28:49 | 212,742 | 114 | - | 8,406 | 549 |
 It’s destroyed…I can’t believe this happened. | August 30, 2026 | 27:20 | 269,497 | 187 | - | 11,501 | 763 |
 Alaska Took Me Places I Never Expected | August 18, 2026 | 1:00:52 | 154,761 | 160 | - | 7,770 | 561 |
 THIS is Why I Bought My Remote Cabin on a Lake | August 2, 2026 | 31:39 | 143,223 | 97 | - | 10,284 | 395 |
 This Problem Has Gone Too Far. | July 26, 2026 | 23:08 | 309,380 | 108 | - | 16,420 | 873 |
 The Antigravity A1 drone is hands down the coolest drone on… | July 24, 2026 | 0:58 short | 8,042 | 10 | - | 591 | 25 |
 My Cabin Was at Risk Before I Finished This Project | July 21, 2026 | 26:44 | 136,335 | 93 | - | 10,655 | 343 |
 I Love Living at My Remote Cabin, But This Has to STOP | July 5, 2026 | 29:49 | 388,761 | 198 | - | 15,976 | 1,056 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 47.9 in the category: 19.1
- comments per 1,000 views
- 2.7 in the category: 0.6
- short vs long
- 1 short (up to 3 minutes), 13 long
average views per short video: 8,042
average views per long video: 201,023
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Solo Winter Van Camping in -5° F | February 22, 2025 | 16:38 | 1,690,711 |
 I Bought a Remote, Unfinished Cabin & Land for CHEAP (full … | July 6, 2025 | 15:26 | 1,295,660 |
 Kayaking to a Hidden Oasis on the Chassahowitzka River | Ho… | September 3, 2023 | 25:51 | 746,980 |
 Solo Camp and Surf at Jetty Park | Port Canaveral, FL | November 27, 2023 | 18:53 | 700,937 |
 Surviving a Historic Winter Storm ALONE at My Remote Cabin | February 1, 2026 | 39:56 | 676,438 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Solo living in a cabin deep in the woods tour of my propert… | July 17, 2025 | 0:43 | 76,721 |
 So stoked for the 2026 backpacking season! Full YT video co… | January 23, 2026 | 0:44 | 73,576 |
 Life is simple when you thru hike #appalachianmountains #th… | June 23, 2023 | 0:17 | 47,315 |
 Weeki Wachee felt like a tropical dream✨ | December 13, 2023 | 0:31 | 45,014 |
 Keep going❤️ | August 9, 2023 | 0:23 | 43,509 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 103,197 views a day, 3.5 times a normal day (29,153).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 155,137 views a day, 4.8 times a normal day (32,116).
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube, Meta Instagram
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Stories
This week on the channel +196K views this week
Kelly Hays packs a month's life without a hip belt
Her Arizona Trail loadout includes camp sandals, dedicated sleep clothes and a return to thru-hiking after two years away.
This week on the channel +284K views this week
Kelly Hays trades woodland endurance for a Florida getaway
Her only new upload, "I Wasn't Expecting To Find This Hidden Oasis," takes viewers along on a coastal vacation.