By now, we (people without their heads up their reverse end) all know the deal with hemp. It’s one of the planet’s wonder crops. But for political trade reasons, hemp has been the victim of a smear campaign for decades. IPATH has never been one to shy away from who they are as a skate shoe brand. They are very Irie/Jahfari/Rasta & make no apologies for it.  They embrace the hemp plant and what it can do for everyday life.  Oh, here’s a tidbit for you: tell your mom to google hemp when she tells you there is no way she is buying her child “weed sneakers”.

Skate 3 stands on its own without any faux skateboard peripherals or balance decks or  plastic “dumb-chucks” to swing around the living room. The game has kept it “real” or as real as an animated video game simulating skateboarding on your television can be. The animations are excellent, the game play is unique and the sandbox style gameplay keeps the player entertained for hours. Try not to sprain your fingers.

These new wheels by Spit’ take advantage of a new molding process that give the inside of the wheels a 101 durometer for a fast responsive ride, while the outside is of a 99 durometer for better grip and less zing outs. Flat spot resistant & multiple colors – so you can better coordinate with your shoes.

This is a mini-cruiser style skateboard that was made to get you to and from the corner store or down to the beach.  Made from 100% bamboo and shakas!

Portable skate obstacles can be great if you don’t have access to a skatepark or if your entire town is made out of dirt. This unit is fold-able so you can store it in the corner of the garage and whip it out when it’s time to grind.

Um, it’s a cruiser skateboard shaped like a giant 40oz. This either appeals to you, or it doesn’t. Just think how sweet it would be to buy one and then pretend like your pullin’ off dat faurty for your Facebook profile pic!

I am OCD when it comes to the grip tape on my skateboard. I try to keep it as clean as humanly possible. For some reason I think I loose pop or something when I get dirt or dust all over my grip tape. Thank the lord for Grip Gum. Every time I have brought it with me to skateparks or on trips, people clown me for being so weird about wiping down my grip tape all the time, but then end up using the thing just as much. It works, it’s awesome and I’m not OCD – just hyper focused – on dirt.

I spent a hell of a lot of time playing this game when it hit the PS1 back what seems like centuries ago in terms of technical advances in video gaming.  The game is, from what I can tell, a flawless port of the sweet original. It takes a bit to get used to the touch controls, but once you do, you will ignore friends for hours.

Sometimes simpler is better. In this day of super-tech vulcanized rubber this and limited edition that, it’s good to see clean lines on a skate shoe. It has all the bells and whistles you need to tre-bomb a 20 set, but doesn’t look like your wearing a snowboard boot in the summer.