On the west coast of Italy, an hour from Rome, in the countryside above the “port city” of Civitavecchia, a bunch of friends tired of the long political trials and false hopes, decided to move on and turn their dreams into reality. So once the place was found they put their money and their energies together and started building an 80s style wooden ramp in the backyard of a friend’s mom.
Any DIY park has it’s share of freaky randoms that are just hanging out and … Keep reading
For a short introduction, Rozkurwiel is a crew from north of Poland. Ok, that’s enough for an introduction. So for the annual Rozkuwiel Tour, in 2018 we decided to check the ocean. As always we rent a bus, get together nine freaks and hit the road.
Portland DIY – Basel, Switzerland – 5 Years Strong
In the summer of 2011 the news that the beloved BLACKCROSSBOWL was to be destroyed came true and plans were soon put into place to find a new space to build. After some intense dealings with permits and raising money the Basel crew, motivated as ever, started digging, laying iron and troweling concrete in the waste land around the port area of Basel.
Confusion Magazine – Issue #8 – out now! Features with Frank Shaw, Sox, Lovenskate in Basque, DIY skate spots including Bluestone (Australia), Port Land (Switzerland), PFK (Japan), a music feature with Mike Neider from Bl’ast, an artist feature with Zombie Stu, a scene report on Cadiz, Spain, Hot shit, product reviews, zine reviews, video reviews, a Ramp Jam in Belgium and so much more.
Over the time, we got some experience with shaping concrete. And the first thing we learned is that we need good wooden trowels for the first contact with the concrete. Filling up holes and smoothing it roughly is the first step, waaay before you work with a metal trowel.
