living the dream, my backyard vert ramp build. 50yr old loving life. 

That would be awesome, I think I will be lucky if I am still rolling at 65. 👊👊

Haha I know that feeling. I didn't get this until I was 48 , so you never know. 👊👊

JUST DO IT THEN!!

Here here. 👊👊👊

Took me until I was 48 to my ramp 🤣🤣

@@pearsing01 by 1990, I had made three. The last one that was in my parents backyard was 24feet wide 9.5 foot transitions and 10.5 feet tall. I just had a hip replacement. I'm a little sketchy right now. Being 52 is rough.

Tell me you're not a Kiwi. My moms dad(Grandpa Harding) came from NZ to the USA. I'm bad with accents. Cheers.

@@pearsing01 Sorry.. I just looked at your other videos. I have relatives in Australia too. Fuck it. I mean Cheers again.

@@reidellis1988 came from the UK to Australia 15yrs ago.

I did have a call from them but they were really good. I am quite respectful with times of use. And that helps alot. 😁👊

Thank you. I am still stoked on it myself 3yrs in. 👊👊

Yeah I really enjoyed the build too. 🤣🤣no lights neighbours are really close. 👊👊

Thank you, could still happen. 😁😁

Thank you so much. It is rad that you are back. 👊👊. And having something that you can roll at anytime is invaluable. 😁

Thats so rad. I hope I'm still rolling then. 👊👊👊

Thank you. I find it the perfect size for learning lip tricks. 👊👊

I had two layers of 12mm(1/2in) marine ply. Was a mission to bend. Never thought of going sideways. I should have staggered more joints. Thanks for the tips. 👊👊

This might be bullshit but I’ve heard if you go longways it skates faster because you’re rolling with the grain. Though I’ve always gone short because it bends better.

@@carlosduran I have heard that too. Seems logical.

I have heard some similar stories. I just try to be as respectful as I can. And stay well inside the times for noise. 👍👊😁

Thanks mate. 👊👊

Get yourself a reissue and set it up. 😁😁

@@pearsing01 I might just do that. I wonder how bouncy my 51 year old body is going to be compared to a 16 year old one?.

@@bubbleobill267 haha at 51 myself, not to bouncy. 🤣🤣 but in-between the not so bouncy bits it's a lot of fun. 👊👊

Thanks mate. 👊👊

Thanks mate. 😁😁

Thanks it was as I waited for it to be finished before the first roll. 👍👍

It was the biggest tranny that I could get out of a single sheet of ply. I hope you get to build yours. It was definitely worth the time and effort. 👊👊

I am so lucky 3yrs in and still going strong. 👍👍

Thank you 👊👊

Thanks mate. So glad I made the effort to build it. 😁😁

Cheers mate. 👊👊

Haha not seen it . Might have to check it out. 😁

Make it happen mate. 👊👊 It has been so good to focus getting tricks back and just having fun doing it. I was 48 so heaps of time. 😁😁

agree

Thank you. Just reissues unfortunately, but I love them too. 👊👊

Hey mate. Definitely worth it. It's the best thing I have done. 👊👊👊

Cheers mate 👊👊

😁 weather permitting 🤣

Thanks mate. 👊👊

Thank you. I did think about that, thankfully so far(nearly 3yrs)it hasn't moved too much.So it only has to last another few years and the I will be moving, so fingers crossed it should see me through.🤞👍👍

Thank you. 👊👊

Thank you very much. 😁😁

Thank you so much. I still look out my back door in disbelief 🤣🤣

Thank you 😁😁

Do it sooner if you can you won't regret it. Best money I have spent. 👊👊

@@pearsing01 I need a new yard first. I live in nyc, not much halfpipe space in these yards 🤙

Thats a fair call. Haha

I got the ripsaw because it was one of my first boards. Wouldn't mind a steve douglas . 😁

i had the schmitt stix street saw wheels in the 80s on a tony mag deck@@pearsing01

Board and wheels for me 😁

👍👍👍

It is. 😁😁

Haha I haven't had that on here till now. I have had that so much in the past. Guessing there must be something "in the air tonight ". 🤔 🤔

@@pearsing01 🤣🤣

Thanks for commenting and you are so right. If I build another thats what I will be doing. Neighbours are cool. 😁😁

😁😁

Hey mate. Thank you 👊👊. It's about 40' I think 12.5m including platforms. 👍

Thanks mate, yes two 12mm ply, top one stained as i rode the surface for a while., bitumen paint on the bottom worked well. Although I did my first repairs since the build and trying to get the screws out of the bottom was a pain. Top layer is a skatelite surface .

@@pearsing01 Ok, I got it. Thanks so much for the reply. Your design is pretty much what I had in mind, but maybe only 16 wide and 12 feet of flat. and that's going to be a squeeze. I feel like wide is nice but ought to go with a bigger transition too. I figured bending 1/2 ply would be a PITA but doable. Thanks for doing it and doing it solo and putting it up for inspiration. There's a ramp revival going on.

12ft flat should be fine. If you could go 20ft wide you would be happier 😁. Just depends on your available space. 👊👊

@@pearsing01 I will think about going wider. Thanks for your reply.

Good luck . Let me know how you go. 👊👊👊

Haha would be great to do a colabe with Jon distance could be a problem Australia Tot the UK. 😁

I built mine just as covid started. And was around $15-17000 aus $ I hope this helps. 👍👍

Australia 🇦🇺 😁😁

I did build it myself and it was in the region of Au$17000 pre covid. 😁

@@pearsing01 wow 17grand? did a company build it or you did yourself?

I built this myself 👍👍

@@pearsing01 right on my bad I just seen were you said that earlier lol

@@ChildressPride 😁😁

About $18 aus. And worth every cent. 😁😁

@@pearsing01 No way you only paid 18 dollars for all that wood

Sorry forgot the k. $18k.

It is so good. 😁

3yrs ago. Nearly $20k. But worth it. 👍👍

@@pearsing01 Daang thats a heavy price tag. But at least you saved yourself the cost of labor. Then again that requires actually knowing construction.

Worth every cent though. 😁😁

I will ask around. What are you into.

😁😁. Admin must have removed it . I am at *# @#!*&&&^^&&. Victoria Australia 🇦🇺 😁😁

@@pearsing01 Near Mega-ranch?

Not too far. 👍👍

Hey mate. The ramp is in Australia 🇦🇺, nearly all of the clips on my channel are on this ramp, but it went from green ply to the redz skate surface. But still the same ramp. 👊👊

Did you speak to them?

My wife’s boyfriend actually lives down the street from this guy and he said most of the neighbors are cool with it

Thank you for the feedback that is great to know from an outside source. I try to be as respectful as I can.

Buzzkill

@@pearsing01lol maybe re-read what he said

Thank you for your comment 🙏 I built the ramp at 47 ready for my 48th birthday and I will be 52 soon and I have enjoyed every minute of riding it over the last 4yrs. I will continue to do so as long as my body and mind let me. Injuries are unfortunately part of skateboarding so fingers crossed 🤞 I get away with it for a little longer , but if not we all know you have to pay to play. Thanks again. 👍

Thank you, me too. 🤣🤣. The first bit of music is from a freinds band The Somethings. From the 90s. And the music through the middle is just a generic piece from the editing system I use. Thanks and I will John. 👊👊👊