# Zack Nelson

> Zack Nelson is the American YouTuber behind JerryRigEverything, the most-viewed smartphone repair and teardown channel on YouTube with over 10 million subscribers. Known for his systematic durability tests — scratch, burn, bend — he turned a $1,000 Jeep repair he did himself for $80 into a multi-million-view media empire. Beyond the broken screens and scorched phones, he co-founded Not-a-Wheelchair with his wife Cambry, building affordable off-road and ultra-custom wheelchairs made in the USA, and used his YouTube earnings to fund a full-size community library in Busia County, Kenya.

- **Role:** Creator & Founder at JerryRigEverything / Not-a-Wheelchair
- **Organizations:** JerryRigEverything, Not-a-Wheelchair, Dbrand (collaborator)
- **From:** Utah, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Business Administration and Management, Utah State University
- **Known for:** Built JerryRigEverything into the most-viewed smartphone repair and teardown channel on YouTube with 10M+ subscribers and 2.9 billion total views, Founded Not-a-Wheelchair, producing affordable off-road and custom wheelchairs, saving users over $2 million compared to traditional wheelchair pricing, Launched Paradox wheelchair line (2026) — $999 custom wheelchairs built in the USA in as little as 3 days

## Career timeline

- **Pre-2012** — Worked in residential construction framing houses in high school; built computers as a side job; worked at a cell phone store while in college
- **2012** — Fixed his broken Jeep for $80 instead of $1,000 and documented it; launched JerryRigEverything on YouTube on July 23, 2012, filming early videos on an HTC Evo 4G
- **2013** — Graduated Utah State University; continued building the channel while working a day job
- **~2015** — Reached ~30,000 subscribers and quit his day job to focus on YouTube full-time
- **2017** — iPhone 7 scratch test video surpassed 16 million views; channel pivoted from car/motorcycle repairs to smartphone durability tests
- **2019** — Married Cambry Kaylor on August 31; built a custom off-road electric wheelchair for Cambry; wheelchair video garnered 12M+ Facebook views and 5M YouTube views
- **2020** — Founded Not-a-Wheelchair to mass-produce off-road wheelchairs (The Rig) for the general public
- **2021** — Son Cyrus Nelson born in October
- **2022** — Raised $75,000 from YouTube earnings to fund construction of a community library in Budalangi, Busia County, Kenya
- **2023** — Kenya library completed — the only such facility within a 100-mile radius, serving 10 elementary schools, 6 high schools, 3 colleges; sued Casetify alongside Dbrand for plagiarizing teardown case designs
- **2024** — Tested Tesla Cybertruck's bulletproof claims; became EcoFlow Global Ambassador; Anker named Official Charging Partner
- **2025** — Clashed with Elon Musk on social media over political activity; tested Cybertruck frame strength in March; expanded Not-a-Wheelchair operations
- **2026** — Launched Paradox wheelchair line — ultra-custom manual wheelchairs starting at $999, built in the USA in as little as 3 days, up to 70% cheaper than competitors

## Achievements

- Built JerryRigEverything into the most-viewed smartphone repair and teardown channel on YouTube with 10M+ subscribers and 2.9 billion total views
- Founded Not-a-Wheelchair, producing affordable off-road and custom wheelchairs, saving users over $2 million compared to traditional wheelchair pricing
- Launched Paradox wheelchair line (2026) — $999 custom wheelchairs built in the USA in as little as 3 days
- Funded and completed a full-size community library in Budalangi, Kenya, serving the surrounding community of schools and colleges
- Successfully sued Casetify alongside Dbrand for plagiarizing teardown case designs (2023)
- iPhone 7 scratch test video surpassed 16 million views
- Designed, prototyped, and manufactured an electric off-road wheelchair from scratch for his wife Cambry
- Named EcoFlow Global Ambassador; Anker named Official Charging Partner

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Launched the Paradox wheelchair line — lightweight, ultra-custom manual wheelchairs starting at $999, built in the USA in as little as 3 days, featuring a real-time 3D wheelchair configurator
- **2025-03** — Tested the structural strength of the Tesla Cybertruck frame on camera
- **2025-02** — Publicly clashed with Elon Musk on social media over political activity and child support matters
- **2023-01** — Completed construction of community library in Budalangi, Busia County, Kenya — funded with $75,000 from YouTube earnings
- **2023-11** — Filed lawsuit against Casetify alongside Dbrand for plagiarizing teardown case designs

## Links

- Website: https://jerryrigeverything.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zack-nelson-5341b361/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ZacksJerryRig
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JerryRigEverything
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zacksjerryrig/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JerryRigEverything

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Last updated: 2026-06-01