Have you ever been kicked out of a skatepark before? Sounds silly but I have and some of you may have also. On top of that there are even skateparks that charge you to get in and skate. Or for your safety you cant enter without full pads or a helmet.
Have you ever been kicked out of a spot only to be told to go skate the same skatepark that kicked you out earlier? I have also. It’s a bummer. This really got me into the whole D.I.Y. spot state of mind. The ever creative do it yourself spots.
You know the empty lot out in the middle of nowhere. Or the abandoned thrift store’s back lot. Every city has its vacant abandoned lots or old buildings that are left to rot with pigeon crap everywhere. For the most part no one should kick you out from a spot like that because no one will probably care.
That’s where you and your homies come in. With a simple trip to home depot or your local hardware store you could get your hand son some bondo and a few other tools. It might sound like a lot of work. And for many people doing work alone sounds unattractive, but believe me putting time and effort into creating a spot makes it that much more awesome.
Whether its cutting down the top tubes of a giant rail to make a actual skateable sized rail or applying some coping onto an old curbed ledge. The possibilities are endless. And I guarantee that if you make your own spot you will get the locals hitting it up. That is if you choose to tell them about it. Which could either be a good or bad idea. Think about it…actually, don‚Äôt think just do it.
Go on out today and make yourself a spot. You can create yourself a spot of concrete awesomeness, like this guy, if you’re decently handy. It will feel good and you will be stoked knowing you created it. You never know, you might come up with something so gnarly it may become a spot you see in a photo amongst hundreds of magazine issues to come.
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