It was raining and I got a call that the session was on at Jeff’s house. Jeff built this rainproof mini ramp for his son Carter a few years back and they both learned to skate on it. We had a great mini ramp session even though it was raining. What could be better than that?

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If you believe Harold Camping the Apocalypse is coming in May of this year. I don’t know about that but there are other things you might want to be on the lookout for like economic collapse or another down turn in the skateboard industry (more close to my heart) or something. The end of the world is pretty uncertain as far as I can tell. Maybe the Mayan Calendar ending is a big deal or maybe the calender just ends because when they made it 2012 seemed like a long way off.

Tongue firmly in cheek, I give you the Apocalypse Box. This is the ever expanding collection of skateboard stuff that, lets face it, may not be available forever. A box full of used wheels, bearings, hardware, trucks, salvageable shoes and a stack of used but not ended decks might be important to have if you can’t get them or manufacture them.

Another take on this would be to have you and your skate pals all get sorted on manufacturing the stuff you need yourself. Making your own decks, trucks and wheels might be a good idea to prepare for the future. Think about the bartering power you will have when money doesn’t work anymore. You want Monk or Red to build you your own skate structure you might want to have skate gear to trade for it. Better than that; maybe you want to learn how to work the concrete yourself and maybe you’ll have to learn how to make your own concrete.

Life is uncertain, make it what you want for yourself.