They say these are essential pants. Essential for what, you might ask? Cruising around the house? Maybe…throwing them on after a surf? A 12-hour flight to New Zealand? Ok…I guess they’re pretty essential. They have wicking abilities keeping you swamp free – which is good for everyone.

Oh…it’s big, has wheels and you can put a snowboard in it. What more do you really want from a board bag? I suppose you could stuff a body in there? Now…what kind of a person would you be, if you were stuffing a body into a snowboard bag?

Atiba is a skater’s favorite photographer. eS thinks he’s so awesome – they decided to give him a shoe. Kind of them. It’s a special edition ditty…you know…limited numbers & all that. So get ‘em, while the gettin’s good. (Photo: HypeBeast)

Yvon Chouinard is my hero. After watching the movie that retraced his surf journey, 180 degrees south, I became a fan for life. He’s predominantly known as a climber, but has been surfing for just as long. Patagonia enlisted the Malloy brothers to help fine-tune the surf program…and that’s just what they did. Now, Patagonia has some of the best wetsuits available today. Very warm with great flexibility…just what you need for any adventure.

Spy’s old slogan was “windows for your head.” I used to think how…stupid. A window for your head? Others would see your skull…and more than likely, your cerebellum. Not a pretty window view. Thank God they dropped that nonsense. Their new goggle – the Trevor -  is nice, simple with colorful designs. The lens is bigger – letting you see more of the world around you – which is always good, when you’re whipping through the trees at 30 mph plus. Hitting a tree at 30 mph would definitely give you a window in your face.

Surfrider & G-Shock have teamed-up to bring you a time-piece for your arm. Solar powered and portions of the sale proceeds go to saving our coastline. Being conscious of your environment…not just for hippies anymore.

This is a Gad-dammed classic! It has Zach Galafan-fan-ah…you know, the guy with the beard; Lee Majors, the Six Million Dollar Man, himself; David Koechner, from Anchorman; Thomas Lennon, officer Dangle from Reno 911; and many others. Think about it…this was the start for many of the new guard of comedy movies! Oh…did I forget to mention, I’m in it too? Well I am. And, I’m damn proud. If you don’t know what the hell Out Cold is all about…GO…rent it, buy it or just wait for it to be on Comedy Central again in 15 minutes.

Fred Gall has a new shoe dropping right about now. The folks over at IPath have the irie footwear for your Jah life.

Buy a shirt & they plant a tree. There it is. Plain and simple. You want your own forest? Buy a shit ton of t-shirts.

I can’t tell you how much time I have spent flying these little heli’s around my house and at my cat. They are a blast. You can Google Havoc Heli & find tons of YouTube vids of people doing customization and sharing flying techniques. Yeah…they really don’t have anything to do with action sports, directly…but if you get really good at flying them, you could always pretend you’re dropping Jeremy Jones off on some first decent peak in AK.