Product
Reviews
The beauty of keeping up with all this content
is getting the occasional free product. I've received DVDs,
T-shirts, Stickers, and Skateboards. The list below is from
people who have supported ECA by donating their time and their
product. Please support them by buying a board, shirt, or DVD.
If your interested in hooking ECA up and having your products
reviewed here, contact
here.
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Emerica Wild Ride cordinator Jay Brundege contacted me about some NC info. A few contacts and some road knowledge later I recieved two boxes in the mail! Thanks Jay. Seems the Emerica team is headed north from SC on their motor cycles. They are inviting whomever to camp and follow them to NYC. Check out their camp/skate schedule on their site and get all the info on their current catalog which is full of rad stuff. Those HSU's are pretty damn sweet. Been skating them recently. |
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Trey Womble from Wilmington NC has hooked up my son and I with tons of stuff over the last few years. He is now on Globe and is sending some sweet shoes. The latest being these Clash signature shoe and the Appleyard. Both shoes right out of the box were flexible and skatable right away. I def want another pair of those Clash Shoes.
Also check out the United by Faith Videos with all three parts on line.
Thank you to Trey and Globe, hoping to get more real soon.
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Ace trucks are put out by Joey Terchey and Greg Carrol. I contacted the local East Coast rep on where to get a pair and he forwarded me to Mr. Carrol who promptly sent me a pair right away! Now its not easy riding new trucks with so much Indy pride going around, but these trucks work! I got a set of 44's that seem to fit a 8.5 pretty good. The stock bushings are perfect and they turn super good. Super responsive. Grinding? I don't do enough to tell you how they handle on top of long grinds, but they feel like skateboard trucks. I pulled out my Indy book because I thought they look just like stage III's. Pretty close. Bottom line is: they turn, they grind, their light, and they are not Indy's. So if your into any of that, you'll prob be stoked on them. I do know they dont stay on the shelf very long. Ace trucks! |
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Dakine! I
can't say enough good things about there products! When
AAs's Amped Riders team needed bags for our summer
07 skate tour, Scott hooked
it up with a duffle and backpacks for all ten of us. The
team bag I used was my home for two weeks, with my camera
gear and laptop, ipod, jackets, etc.... The duffle
got muched in San Diego. No worries, we had plenty
of extras they hooked up for rafles and such. When I got
home I had this camera bag waiting for me. This bag is
prob the biggest most comfortable bag made for camera gear.
All my video and camera gear fit in it and I can't fill
all the extra pockets it has. Thanks again Dakine! |
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Local surfer/shaper Steve Head has come
up with a brain storm, in the way of a card game. Steve
brought over the Skate game one night to play with my
family and the game's graphic layout artist Jesse davis.
We had a ball! The kids were eating it up. A quick game
to pickup and it keeps the confidence levels going throughout
the game. Important when you got young players who loose
interest if they are loosing. the game plays fast and
has many variations if you want to continue or shorten
the game. Olivia's quote of the night, "this is
so way radder then Uno!"
Steve and his wife Betsy along with his family, local
Pro surfer Noah Snyder, and Hurly are throwing SuperHeat
contest over the winter at Pizzaz Pizza. $5 and free
pizza gt you entered. The contest works alot like a surf
heat where the top two players from each heat avance
to the finals. Highest total score at the end of the
winter will win bigtime! The events are rad and Hurley
has hooked it up so no one goes home empty handed...
Skylar placed 2nd in the first one out of 20 players!
go Skylar!
Check out Hurley's blog for some pics and info about
the event.
Look for this game at all local surf shops real soon.
If you are a shop and are interested in stocking the
game, or would like to grab a few stocking stuffers for
your kids, contact Steve
here.
Website here Playsuperheat.com |
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Jason over at Boardpusher hooked me up with a coupon to
design my own graphic for a board. Basicly you can upload
any graphic you want and use their design interface to
tweak it any way you want. I'm sure he gives the design
that extra touch to make it turn out right cause the
one I did for Skyler (my boy) turned out super sick!
If you go onto his site check out the option to create
your own store and create graphics and sell throuh his
website. Pretty sick little deal. So if there is any
graphic you ever wanted, this is our guy. Head over to Boardpusher.com and
make that happen. Thanks again Jason! |
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The guys over at Relic were nice enough to kick me one
of Henry Guttierezz's new model and some sick wheels.
check out more here and
a little pic show from their last Outer Banks trip. Check
out their website here |
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Roughneck
Hardware out of San
Fran sent in this package. The bearings are right on time,
super fast and cool colors. Three sets of tight looking
hardware, some stickers and a DVD. Their team has got
some heavy hitters on there, Sam Hitz, Dennis Busenitz,
Brent Atchley, and NC local Jay Moody. The video was
on the other night durng a throw down at the Anchor Inn,
lots of good skating in there. Been around since 97.
Thanks to Charlie for the package. Super
good website. Check their myspace. |
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Thanks to the guys over at Fury for hooking me up with some
trucks and some shirts. Honestly, it would be hard to sway
me away from Indys after 20 years of loyalty, but my son
was all over these. I let him set up a new deck and he just
got some new Flip wheels, so he was loving the whole setup.
He dialed the trucks in no time and was stoked on how far
he could 5050 the bricks downstairs. They look like good
sturdy trucks. With people like Mountain, Hawk, Rune, Bob
B riding for them that alone should speak for itself. Check
out their site http://www.furytruckcompany.com/index.html
myspace
site here. |
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Always big kudos to Terri and Dan over
at Juice mag. Based out of Wilmington NC they cover the
current state of Pool, Bowls, Pipes, Surfing, and Punk
Rock. They do it wth tons of content and they have a good
staff with a mixed bag of interview styles. Their section
"Duty now for the future" always covers someone
whom dedicates their cause for the good of new skate terrain.
This particular month Murf interviews Outer Banks very
own Marc Corbett. They also have a section this month
called East Coast Hardcore featuring shots from "your
truely". Every time I see them down here they hook
everyone up with Tshirts, stickers, and sometimes wheels.
I'd like to get a set of those, hint,hint.... So go out
and try to get a copy of this months mag. Lots of East
Coast coverage. Support Juice!!!
Check
their website here
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Ray and Ashley Fennessey of Atlanta GA
own Deuce Goods. Hand made by Ash are Deuce hats, Braceletes,
Earings, and Beer Coozies. Made with soft & thick
acrylic yarn, these hats and coozies are one of kind and
hold up really well. Check out their site, she has a blog
and it features some of her photography.
Thanks for the coozie (my favorite when I can keep track
of it) and the hat guys!
Check
out their site for ordering info.
Ray's
Outlook page
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Conspiracy
Skateboards "New DVD: "Saikou"
Pronounced 'Psycho' the new DVD from Conspiracy skateboards
is the result of a vast collection of some of the best
cncrete and DIY spots from around the country. Includes
footage from the infamous Fallen Wharehouse Death Bowl,
the Oregon Trifecta, and the Conspiracy Crew's Northwestern
tour. 38 minutes f backyard pools, killer parks, famous
ditches, and raw street spots.
Saw some local footage I shot of Jesse. The NW tour footage
is insane. Jerry H, Glen C. and Brian P. get it done.
The Trifecta part is total chaos.What a shame the Fallen
Wharehouse is gone already, that place looked amazing.
Def a worth while video if your a fan of the Orange or
Green Wheels. Some of the best all around wheels out there.
Get
the video here along with all Conspiracy Products.
Click
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Duff
Shoes: East Coast Duff rep Trey Womble
got me hooked up with some Duffs. The first pair
I got are comfortable, I've only skated in them a
couple times. I skated in a pair of the Kid
Jason Adam's model. They were nice and flat with a
good grippy sole. Highly recomended if you can't stand
some of the other shoe options and you want to try something
different. Skylar is getting a little flow too. Thanks
Trey
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Mob
Grip: Got some Mob Grip from local
NHS Rep Jason Forrest. Comes with every new ECA board
until I run out. Damn good grip tape. I usually catch
hell putting on tape, it's a bit of a struggle without
the extra hand. I usually tend to get bubbles. This stuff
claims to be perferated and eases all this. So far the
stuff is grippier than all get out. Hope it last.
Thanks Jason and MOB |
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Hardnox
Clothing: "A refeshing punch
in the face!" These guys are from P-Town VA. Some
pretty gnar graphics here. Killer art work. I'd like to
get one of those jackets. Check out their site. The site
is pretty clean and you can get their shirts right from
their online
store.
Thank you Mike Battle for passing these on.
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Skate
Colorado:
You like your skateboarding wide open, tranny stoked, and
beer soaked? You like Colorado? You like free skateparks,
backyard danger, fullpipes, chicks, pools, contest, demos,
and bails. Over 80 minutes of all of this from Jerry at
Negativeion.
Bruce Adams kicked me one of these this past weekend and
it prob won't leave my DVD player for a couple of months.
Thanks Bruce. Go
get that thing right here. |
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Wounded
Knee Skateboards
Murph is getting ready to launch the Wounded Knee Video in
Sept/Oct. Expect Sciencefairs, 5.9, Murph, Skatopia, Wanchese,
NYC, and all points in between. He handed out a trailer at
the OC Bowl, try to reach him from the site: Woundedkneeskateboards.com |
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DaKine
makes all kinds of products for all types of board sports,
their most important contribution to skateboarding would
have to be their board bags. Skate team manager Scott Koerner
sent me some bags recently. I got three of the Latest Team
pack. Ample storage for your helmet and pads, a couple of
tshirts, a pair of jeans, and some socks. Other pockets
like fleece lined sunglass pockets, molded sound pockets
with sound port, and quick load skate carry. Scott sent
one of the Manchau Pack, which my son promptly swooped up.
A little smaller than the team pack with the same features.
I also got a much needed Skate Duffle. Big enough for your
board and all your gear. I know some people use buckets,
crates, laundry bags whatever it takes but I do like to
have the extra pockets to store stickers, wheels, and other
crap. So thanks Scott for the bags. I have a few to give
away so I think when the new Currituck park gets dome I'll
give a couple out for some of the first that will surely
go down out there. Like first over that 6 ft door.....
More
DaKine stuff here.
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Sacrifice
Skateboards, Rene sent these in a while
back. It seems the video "In through the out door"
won some awards at this years X-Dance festival. The video
is done in a documentary format featuring candid interviews
with all the Sacrifice team members telling it like it is,
and showcasing some good pool and park footage. The video
has a great vibe and immediately stokes you out to go skate.
Order
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Sacrifice
Killer cut 97A: I got these wheels a
while back. I rode them at Vans back before they closed
the doors and they were perfect hardness for the pool. I
ride 1/4 inch risers and real loose trucks so at 63mm they
are a little big. I have a big board I'll prob set up for
ditch and places like Lansdowne, MD. If you liked the old
Santa Cruz Bullets, these are right up your alley.
Get
them here! |
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Sacrifice
Skateboards, Montclair CA. Rene Morales
has been supporting the site since the begriming. Sending
me stickers, tshirts, and hooking me up with the PBR Sacrifice
Deck. I've had three of them and kept one for display. My
favorite deck, 8.5 with 15 " wheelbase. Perfect for
vert bowls and pools. Sacrifice is in it for the cause,
he has good American products and a solid skate team. Order
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Jeff over at Concrete
Disciples sent this over as soon as it
came out. Killer footage of Basic Bowl, Pink Motel Kreper
party, Joe Lopes Mini Jam and more.Its jammed up with all
the heavy hitters skating park and pools in the SoCal area.
Def. a must have for the collection! Order
info here. |
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FasterSkateboards,
LA CA. I got a couple of shirts and a hat from Mark Gee.
He happens to be sponsored by Faster with a Gee model. I
haven't ridden one of their boards YET, but Dirty has. He
was super stoked on the big Gee model, finally able to ride
some 169s. Thanks Mark. Go check out Faster's
online store, they also happen to be advertising with
us.
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This was my first free board has a result of the site. Nate
(Godadio) Newton stoked me out the last time he was down from
Boston. Thanks Nate! Deathwish
is a record company out of Salem, MA. They now have the Deathwish
skateboard series. I have been riding the board for a couple
weeks, and its solid. . Its 8 with an 14 1/2 wheelbase. The
graphics are by Michal Bukowski, pretty classic graphic. Go
get one here. |
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