Thank you so much for this video! I just got back into skating again, i'm 34, I almost forgot the freedom and creativity that comes with skateboarding!
I grew up skateboarding in San Diego. Here's my old secret skateboard ditch spots. 1. Tightly Bowl (Skate Ditch in Chula Vista, CA behind Self Storage near Trousdale Ct) 2. Pershing Skate Ditch San Diego, CA (Near Balboa Golf Course) Yes, take Pershing St Freeway exit and it's on right hand side over fence. 3. Orange Ave (Chula Vista, CA) Skate Ditch. 9 foot deep ditch. Was featured in many skate videos from the 80s-90s. 4. Manchester Ave Ditch (Del Mar, CA). Featured on front of Thrasher Magazine cover in late 90s. I witnessed the WSSP build from illegal build to finally being allowed to complete. I remember the guys that built it with their scary dogs there in the trailer. One skinny dude with the missing front tooth (forgot his name). Skated it many times after it was legit as I never felt cool around the wild dogs when people would bring beer to skate sections of it while they were completing it. Skate or Die.
I love the magic in finding random DIY spots, especially when I lived in Beacon, NY, it was full of abandoned factories made of stone, the skate community put in work at random and yet together we built a huge skatepark and even BMX riders joined and made some sick stuff! I, In fact, actually preffer rigging stuff up and using my imagination than going to a standard park.
I love that you guys are doing the DIY thing. In my time we used wood and I built a ton of ramps and curbs. One time me and the guys REPRESENT Long Island Riverhead NY .Anyway I’m not sure who found it but it was a massive long building built to raise chickens. Hence the name. Chickens ! Well half of the place was full of crap and the other side was empty and did I mention that it was 1 , indoors ( NY RAINS AND SNOWS ALOT ) and 2 the slab was poured with some of the smoothest cement I’ve ever touched wheels to. We put one or 2 small things in there at first and nobody bothered us. After skating that for a few months we added a quarter a hip with a box ,nice long pvc slide. It was a blast. For all I know it could still be there but I doubt it. Point is the DIY ETHOS has been around for a long long time. Me and my buddies were there at the start. It’s so rad making your own stuff that you sweated over. It’s awesome. I can’t tell you how many things we built over the years. It was so much fun. I hope they you do a video on wood because it’s still an option. Love the videos bro.
Wow. You have really opened my mind avout this topic. I LOVE the idea of "Renegade Skate spots." It's raw and authentic skating. Now i have to keep my eyes open more..
Good stuff Dude . Have you or anyone out there used "cement all" w/pre bent fiberglass rebar to pour into ramp forms at like 2" thick. we are talking alot less weight at 2" and maybe stronger than concrete at 3"+ I'm thinking of making transition tiles that "snap together" at like
You rock man, I wish I had places like that to go to. I can't even find a curb to grind without harassment. The parks are full of people who shame me for being older and not being able to do much.
Dude I just went to southern cali for 2 weeks from Seattle. I drove to SD and looked for the bowl under the bridge. Wish I would have know about this spot.
Grew up with no skateparks near me but they recently built 2 near me so now I’m blessed. However I do have this one friend who is struggling to progress but he only skates the park. I keep trying to get him into the streets as that’s what made me the well rounded skater I am today. Now that I’m older I do appreciate skate parks for providing a judgement free zone to safely skateboard in
Got my mind on a ditch in Bedford TX. It was like a skate park for us.Its still there but, very rough . Concrete leveler mite work.We used to use anchoring compound to smooth out rough ditches. Found about 300 lbs of it at a construction cite😂
Your attitude towards DIY spots was one of the final kicks that motivated me to start building one near my house, about a year ago: A ledge made out of bricks, a manny pad and "curb ledge". The place was once a renown DIY spot but got abandoned & destroyed, so a bunch of people got excited about the "rebirth" of it, even the original skater who build it initially reach me out to thanks for keeping the legacy alive.
Currently I'm involved in the redesign of our local skatepark. Unfortunately the local authority decided to let a company what produces all kinds of outdoor structures, like trashcans and benches, design and build the park. This in combination with basically only listening to a couple of minors. Obviously the local authority is now planning to build the lamest prefab skatepark ever. I wonder how this will work out, maybe we will be better of with a DIY park...
Yeh they did this in the village i grew up in. My guess is they are going for the cheapest option. Mabey you need to tell them how it will be bad for them if they do this. Tell them that if it is a metal prefab it will be very loud and may lead to noise complaints and will be very ugly. Tell them that if it is a wood prefab it will take damage over time and will become unsafe (they may worry about lawsuits) and they will constantly be spending money to repair it. Tell them that a concrete skatepark built by a reputable state park company will be quietest and most durable.
Loved the video, and the message behind it too, to improve the rules and laws we need to break them sometimes. And that skating and the culture is kind of based around not following rules in the first place. Its an awesome outlet to clear the mind and work on your body and also challenging yourself physically, mentally, and creatively. Sometimes the systems in places don’t really want us to be so free, do they?
it seems to me DIY have more interesting smaller stuff... not all the time... but mostly due to cost its smaller and allows people to be more creative....
You aren't joking about the super nice skatepark trap. I've been skating a new Spohn Ranch park constantly before I got into some legal troubles and now I'm stuck in my state and can only skate an aging ARC park on pitted asphalt and a crust DIY spot. It's been a learning curve but I'm adapting 😂 got some projects brewing at the DIY spot so things are definitely looking up because it's legal and we can do whatever there. Thanks for talking about your friend who can't skate the crust because I feel like you were talking about me and I needed to hear that. 💪
We've got an old bowl which needs repair and coping, the whole thing is roll in apart from about 1.5m of coping which has subsided in the concrete because the bowl has been resurfaced so many times since the 80s and no one has touched the coping. I really want to fix the holes and cracks and add some coping to a couple of areas. The thing I like about it is that there's no social issues there, the new skate park the town has has become a hang out area for mobs and youth gangs and is really a BMX park more than anything.
There's just something about DIY spots or organic spots that parks cant replicate. there are some great parks for sure, but some feel vacant of any personality. just cookie cutter design (bowl, rail, stairs). to each there own
I mean that is nothing different than it was back in the day. You would have to go to spots and make the most of it. If you had a small sheet of plywood you could make a ramp off things.
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I love DIY! hope you enjoyed.
What’s happening to the one you were working on last? It was coming along pretty awesome
Actually I remember now you’re building at your house
Thank you so much for this video! I just got back into skating again, i'm 34, I almost forgot the freedom and creativity that comes with skateboarding!
I grew up skateboarding in San Diego. Here's my old secret skateboard ditch spots.
1. Tightly Bowl (Skate Ditch in Chula Vista, CA behind Self Storage near Trousdale Ct)
2. Pershing Skate Ditch San Diego, CA (Near Balboa Golf Course) Yes, take Pershing St Freeway exit and it's on right hand side over fence.
3. Orange Ave (Chula Vista, CA) Skate Ditch. 9 foot deep ditch. Was featured in many skate videos from the 80s-90s.
4. Manchester Ave Ditch (Del Mar, CA). Featured on front of Thrasher Magazine cover in late 90s. I witnessed the WSSP build from illegal build to finally being allowed to complete. I remember the guys that built it with their scary dogs there in the trailer. One skinny dude with the missing front tooth (forgot his name). Skated it many times after it was legit as I never felt cool around the wild dogs when people would bring beer to skate sections of it while they were completing it. Skate or Die.
Thx!
Makes me want to get out there and do some diy. Cool vid man.
I love the magic in finding random DIY spots, especially when I lived in Beacon, NY, it was full of abandoned factories made of stone, the skate community put in work at random and yet together we built a huge skatepark and even BMX riders joined and made some sick stuff! I, In fact, actually preffer rigging stuff up and using my imagination than going to a standard park.
Excellent points. A big part of the appeal of street skating is the creativity. Skating the stuff you aren't supposed to skate.
@6:41 your blunt is dope but its ut getting out of it is challenging with that rough surface. You got this!
Dude this was very cool and I hope to see more spots like this where I live
Preciate you! You helped inspire me to build a DIY park in my backyard.
Keep it up 🤝
I love that you guys are doing the DIY thing. In my time we used wood and I built a ton of ramps and curbs. One time me and the guys REPRESENT Long Island Riverhead NY .Anyway I’m not sure who found it but it was a massive long building built to raise chickens. Hence the name. Chickens !
Well half of the place was full of crap and the other side was empty and did I mention that it was 1 , indoors ( NY RAINS AND SNOWS ALOT ) and 2 the slab was poured with some of the smoothest cement I’ve ever touched wheels to.
We put one or 2 small things in there at first and nobody bothered us. After skating that for a few months we added a quarter a hip with a box ,nice long pvc slide. It was a blast. For all I know it could still be there but I doubt it. Point is the DIY ETHOS has been around for a long long time. Me and my buddies were there at the start. It’s so rad making your own stuff that you sweated over. It’s awesome.
I can’t tell you how many things we built over the years. It was so much fun. I hope they you do a video on wood because it’s still an option. Love the videos bro.
Wow. You have really opened my mind avout this topic. I LOVE the idea of "Renegade Skate spots." It's raw and authentic skating. Now i have to keep my eyes open more..
Always awesome Zack!!! I love your vids👊🏽
Definitely, you’re one of my favorite skater channels! Keep up the great content!
@5:04 agree...in fact McDonalds will have hungry customers from skating.
Good stuff Dude . Have you or anyone out there used "cement all" w/pre bent fiberglass rebar to pour into ramp forms at like 2" thick. we are talking alot less weight at 2" and maybe stronger than concrete at 3"+ I'm thinking of making transition tiles that "snap together" at like
thank you for repping the San Diego skate community Zack! this is what its all about man
I've always been interested in temporary art that will break down or be destroyed. I get the appeal of enjoying seeing it gone one day.
Damn man you made a lot of great points about the laws and future of skatepark adaptations.
You rock man, I wish I had places like that to go to. I can't even find a curb to grind without harassment. The parks are full of people who shame me for being older and not being able to do much.
They talk crap to everyone dude just ignore them.
Spots look fun zack
I like the urban creativity. Thanks for doing this
Zack it’s a pleasure to watch you videos. DIY one love
I like DIY spots as i know I will get hurt and get back there later after i am drunk to shrad them again. Reminds me of the 90s.
Dude I just went to southern cali for 2 weeks from Seattle.
I drove to SD and looked for the bowl under the bridge.
Wish I would have know about this spot.
love your videos. actually been inspired to start building in my back yard
Sick!!! I wish I had a yard to do something like that. Props and Enjoy
That's the mission of this channel, stoked!
Grew up with no skateparks near me but they recently built 2 near me so now I’m blessed. However I do have this one friend who is struggling to progress but he only skates the park. I keep trying to get him into the streets as that’s what made me the well rounded skater I am today.
Now that I’m older I do appreciate skate parks for providing a judgement free zone to safely skateboard in
fuck yeah bro lol "super citizen" made me laugh hella hard. They really do go out of their way some times lol
This kind of content always makes me want to go fix up a once legendary spot in my home town that is now nothing more than a dilapidated grass verge
Got my mind on a ditch in Bedford TX. It was like a skate park for us.Its still there but, very rough . Concrete leveler mite work.We used to use anchoring compound to smooth out rough ditches. Found about 300 lbs of it at a construction cite😂
It’s nice getting to see my hometown again after moving! Liking the DIY tours.
Also, if you see something that is "almost skate-able" just plop some concrete down and make that spot skate-able! Make a sk8plop!
slick af.
Your attitude towards DIY spots was one of the final kicks that motivated me to start building one near my house, about a year ago: A ledge made out of bricks, a manny pad and "curb ledge". The place was once a renown DIY spot but got abandoned & destroyed, so a bunch of people got excited about the "rebirth" of it, even the original skater who build it initially reach me out to thanks for keeping the legacy alive.
Fun one. Enjoyed this video thoroughly.
Tfw your cruise down the side walk and see a limited edition spot
Cool and Fun Spots!
i wish i didnt live in the middle of nowhere. I envy diy builds like this so much
love your content
I've seen a couple guys yhat rip at their local park but don't even know what to do at other parks or at a street spot...
We enjoy the diy and the content , but most of all we enjoy you !
I hate german curbs like they are NOT grinding but who knows maby ima put some smoth concrete on some
I love this channel!! Saludos desde Chile!
Hey great video I was wondering if you know where the last spot in the video is been looking for it for a while
i dont even skate and i want to go out and see some diy spots and maybe even build one
DIYism is the best 🤘
Cool video man
Currently I'm involved in the redesign of our local skatepark. Unfortunately the local authority decided to let a company what produces all kinds of outdoor structures, like trashcans and benches, design and build the park. This in combination with basically only listening to a couple of minors. Obviously the local authority is now planning to build the lamest prefab skatepark ever. I wonder how this will work out, maybe we will be better of with a DIY park...
Yeh they did this in the village i grew up in. My guess is they are going for the cheapest option.
Mabey you need to tell them how it will be bad for them if they do this.
Tell them that if it is a metal prefab it will be very loud and may lead to noise complaints and will be very ugly.
Tell them that if it is a wood prefab it will take damage over time and will become unsafe (they may worry about lawsuits) and they will constantly be spending money to repair it.
Tell them that a concrete skatepark built by a reputable state park company will be quietest and most durable.
You make good videos, Zack
Loved the video, and the message behind it too, to improve the rules and laws we need to break them sometimes. And that skating and the culture is kind of based around not following rules in the first place. Its an awesome outlet to clear the mind and work on your body and also challenging yourself physically, mentally, and creatively. Sometimes the systems in places don’t really want us to be so free, do they?
Wanna c that nose grind yank brother! 🤟🔥🤟
Surprised you haven't tried slappy trucks yet, can't wait to get my hands on a set, diy is my fav! Just hit a new one this past weekend! 🤙
Like in pineapple express
"Illegal!"
it seems to me DIY have more interesting smaller stuff... not all the time... but mostly due to cost its smaller and allows people to be more creative....
Now I would appreciate it if you could find a good pipe to skate you would love it ok thanks
Btw you hit the pole jam the wrong way
keep it upp
Wooooww. Just. Wowww. Everyone. .. Move forth!!!
You aren't joking about the super nice skatepark trap. I've been skating a new Spohn Ranch park constantly before I got into some legal troubles and now I'm stuck in my state and can only skate an aging ARC park on pitted asphalt and a crust DIY spot. It's been a learning curve but I'm adapting 😂 got some projects brewing at the DIY spot so things are definitely looking up because it's legal and we can do whatever there. Thanks for talking about your friend who can't skate the crust because I feel like you were talking about me and I needed to hear that. 💪
We've got an old bowl which needs repair and coping, the whole thing is roll in apart from about 1.5m of coping which has subsided in the concrete because the bowl has been resurfaced so many times since the 80s and no one has touched the coping. I really want to fix the holes and cracks and add some coping to a couple of areas. The thing I like about it is that there's no social issues there, the new skate park the town has has become a hang out area for mobs and youth gangs and is really a BMX park more than anything.
its a great thing building something in public and sharing with your community , its art and so many things
super citizen > karen 😂
I see more bad roads than I do DIY spots, but yet the city decides to tear down DIY spots then fix our roads. I’m a tax payer!!!!😊
ZACk are you vegan by anychance?
Bro. 3 minuted of ads that you cant skip? Fix that bro
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There's just something about DIY spots or organic spots that parks cant replicate. there are some great parks for sure, but some feel vacant of any personality. just cookie cutter design (bowl, rail, stairs). to each there own
I mean that is nothing different than it was back in the day. You would have to go to spots and make the most of it. If you had a small sheet of plywood you could make a ramp off things.