Provisions, an outdoor supply company
that makes knife handles from old
skateboards.
The
company
donates
five percent of its proceeds to DIY spot
builders. “They’re sending me some gear and
money for my next spot. Stoked on that!” Rastatter exclaims.
PHOTOS BY MIKE JOHNSEN
The first obstacle built at Slums Lot was a
long ledge, two cinderblocks tall. “I had two
pieces of angle iron, a bunch of blocks, and a
bunch of glue,” he says. Thieves destroyed his
perfect ledge and stole the angle iron. Rastatter was disappointed but undeterred. The
second obstacle installed was a bank about
two feet tall, topped with bricks that have
been rounded off and Bondo’d. “We didn’t
use any rebar, just trash and shit,” he says
proudly. Rastatter does most of the work
himself, but his DSS (Don’t Stop Skateboarding) homies have chipped in, and many of the
concrete features have been painted in bright,
playful colors by a local crew called Funziez.
Photos of Slums Lot posted on Instagram have attracted the attention of Sever