Make sure to LIKE this video if you enjoyed this process! It was such a blast making this skate spot, can't wait to go back and get a full session.

Damn that cop must have been having a slow day. Boo at the Karen who rang the police

someone had to make this video eventually you’re a legend

You need a florescent jacket and a hardhat next time dude

Shouts out to the night crew

You gotta dress the part when you're in these areas. No one would've questioned if you had a hard hat and vest

dude, this is some sacred ass knowledge!!! thank you 🙏

This is incredible content man. I just started building ramps at home due to covid and the DIY tips and tutorials are absolutely bringing out my creative side again. Appreciate all you are doing man!

"I just picked up some crack" 14:42

wicked idea, would a Pringles can work well so each one is longer?

You could water cure with the cans on if you wanted to. If you have a really good mold that’s tightly sealed, you can periodically spray the exposed part of the concrete and cover it with some plastic. It has the same function as water curing. Also the bottles that Smart Water comes in make amazing coping molds.

You're a source of inspiration, Zack. Love your vids, specially the DIY ones! I just wanna build spots everywhere I go, thanks to you. Keep it up!!

I like it that you are trying it for your first time and showing the process with the trial and error. Makes it enjoyable even though I'm not building a skate park.

I must say you deserve way more recognition in the community your videos are so high quality and always have a good vibes

14:42 I just picked up some crack Flex sealant

The quality in your videos, and the uniqueness of them. 👌 seriously underrated Zack

Thanks for everything you do man, spread the wisdom to the youth! Awesome to know people are still at it!!!

I’ll never get why u don’t have more subscribers. Ur channel is so high quality and every video has the best vibes

watching from France thank you for inspiration and positivity !!

Best DIY tutorials, man. Keep it up! Handled that cop call great.

what a timely process. thanks for puttin in all the effort to do this! super cool!

Dude I love diy spots and street spots I’m all about street and I’ve never thought about this you’re a smart man zack🔥🔥

Damnnn what a mission! I was super worried when the clip of the officer came up! Glad you didnt get cited with anything on this one, hyped the spot turned out so good!!

Definitely a huge fan, I always get notifications for your vids, so I really thought that I was subscribed already, but when I actually looked it turns out I wasn't, so now I "smashed that subscribe button" and "hit that bell" so I won't miss anything, hahaha! Thanks for the great video's brotha, haha.

I’m learning from people like you that “this isn’t about the haters”. One day, I’ll be that chill.

You rule man. Thank you for this and all the videos. Inspired for sure.

This vid got me sparked! Thank you Zack. The Halberns ditch in Santee is begging for some DIY

what a guy, such a hands on and informative vid. keep it up man, i can’t wait to see what’s in store for the future

Skate session it’s logicaly end. Thx Zack for this good job. Spot looks so nice.

Youre a G my man 🙏 i know you had help at night which is understandable, but given a different situation you would of finished it! Just wanted to say the videos I've seen you DIY stuff you've almost ALWAYS done it solo. I respect you for that its dope my man 🤙 vids are great man keep it up 🔥

This was such a fun project to do. I just made a case of coping! Thanks

FUCK YEAH ZACK. This is a great show of the spirit of skateboarding. Being creative , drowning out the people who are trying to ruin your fun, and MAKING IT HAPPEN.

Another Killer video Brother! Love all the DIY videos. Another great way to make beer can coping or parking blocks is to use 2"-6" PVC pipe. Cut with a grinder using a metal blade. Will cut pvc like a hot knife through butter! Cut in half and to length for a perfect round coping. Just choose your size, use plugs for the ends. Use some wd-40 to coat the inside to make it come out easy. Pour concrete and wait 24hrs. Bam, beer can coping as long as you want in a single piece! Keep up the good work Brother! 👊🍻🤘

DUDE YEAASSS THANK YOU FINALLY NONE OF THE OLD HEADS WOULD EVER TELL ME HOW YO DO THIS MY BRIDGE SPOT IS GONNA GET SO MUCH BETTER

Don’t ever stop these vids man, keep it up 🤙

I need to find a place where I build my own skatepark. Honestly all your videos I watch just make me so inspired. Lets pray that I can make my dream a reality.

Oh man, I like your enthusiasm for DIY!

underrated channel, thx for all you do

Love how you leave a trail of skate spots wherever you go!

I watch all your videos man you keep skating fun much love from indy

Not gonna lie, one of the more creative approaches I've seen here. This is pretty genius tbh, im definitely gonna have to give this a try!! Thanks bunches for this vid

Good video man that rock and roll boardslide was sick

Dope vid and transitions dude

if your spot has mad tiny cracks flex seal spray works perfect it slides like lacquer you’d think it would be sticky but I use it a lot to get rid of cracks in curbs

This was sick! Loved the vid

subbed just for the DIY! Sick!!!!

All purpose kitchen scissors from the dollar store worked for me to get the tops off. But you gotta cut where the top curve of the can is. (Where the can goes straight) working on this today!

Awesome video man!

#Concrete mixing tip: add water to wheelbarrow prior to dumping in concrete. Makes things easier. Roughly 3/4s of a gallon per 80 lbs bag. You can also wrap any concrete in plastic to keep in any moisture on concrete that exits the concrete through evaporation. That will create the water curing process as well. And concrete takes roughly 28 days to reach full PSI strength. And add some moisture to the coping cans to help bind them to the new concrete you’re laying down when installing. Aside from a skatehead, I’m a fence/concrete contractor. That’s why I share these pointers. Rad to see you doing these DIYs.

Definitely one of your best videos!!! I skate also and I made a petition to get a skatepark in my town. I am definitely going to make this. Thanks🤙🏽🤟🏽🛹

another banger, good work, and good call on the quick skate sesh, would've been totally 🔵'd if we didn't get some coping sounds out of this vid lol

Sick vid man I needed this cause I’m making a diy ditch spot to🤘

Every element was against you on this vid and you pulled through. 💪🏽😂 Legendary stuff! #DIY

When he said his friends went and put the rest of the concrete on, he means himself lol you a funny guy

Thanks for this one dude been building a DIY with my homies and said I wanted to do a beer can coping however the way I would have went about it was wack so thanks now I can do it proper aha

I enjoyed this a lot, I bet if you used taller cans too it could make for more grinding surface

Great attitude, love it

This is great info here. Thanks for sharing this info. I have been saving this video for almost a year and now im ready to make the coping for my wall ramp. What type of cement do I use? Portland?

yoo! I never noticed it was concrete, i thought it was just like the metal can with concrete inside. This is like pool coping thats so sick and it gives me a lot of ideas!

This was great! Good on you for filming when Johnny law came calling!

Amazing, absolutely inspired 🙏

I went completely pepe silvia trying to identify this spot lol was so satisfied when I spotted it, now I guess I have to make good on the intel try to get a grind on it. Maybe you can do tutorial on that blunt and I can try that? Love your videos Zack, thanks for helping me appreciate the grittier side of skating from the polished parks, rekindle the old joy of a horrible curb behind the grocery store. Now wherever I go I see potential DIY spots calling out to me

Love all your building videos keep it up I'm totally gonna use this idea

step two!!! drink your beer !! love this guy!! cheers mate

That cop was so chill

Yesss! Been waiting for 'Dowdy Does: Beer Can Coping' without even knowing it 😅 Tips - you can cleanly remove can tops by sanding them on some smooth concrete. - Use the tallest cans you can find, more grind less gaps. 🤘🤙

inspiring me dude, thank u 🙏🏾

good work! had me worried when the fuzz showed up!

I was in the zone listening to that song when the cop showed up and it killed the vibe 🤣

Great 👍video. Massive respect from Slamcrew North West London.....! 23😜

Super legit i've never considered this!

Awesome vid!

nice work man !

20 years from now there will be an entire new generation of skaters who will have you to thank for building all of the monuments they learned to skate on.

Put the canopener sideways so it cuts around the rims outer edge. Takes a sec to figure out but once you get it, it's easy and doesn't leave a sharp edge. Great video :)

That looks super fun

Well done man! Gotta try to make some beer coping:p Looks like a cool spot, gotta envy that California weather tho, havent skated for 3 months cause of winter and pandemic.

Nice man you could also try peeling the cans after the water cure?! I may try like that..! Thanks

Love this! Have you tried “pour in place” coping? You’d need a coping trowel (which you could make out of plexiglass) and normal concrete or Rapidset (which cures super strong really fast)

This was awesome

Dope! Your the man!

Before skateparks in the early 70s me and some friends used to DIY ditches in our area.san Jose.los Gatos.

your content is so sick dude

My brother, im at 14 beers right now because i live a bit out of town and all my friends chickened out but i think i found the perfect opener for beer cans. Its those ones that have a circular blade which you click in and then just turn around a few times. Leaves it nice and smooth and you dont cut off your fingers after 14 beers. Whatever theres some Idiot in Germany that likes thy videos, keep on building and keep on what ever the fuck you wanna keep on keeping on!

This is amazing!

Use a can opener homie 🤙🏼 love the videos 👌🏼

Hell yeah! Making it happen for the people.

sick one thank you for sharing!

Excelente! Thanks you Zack!

love this vid. sub'd! keep on at it!

In terms of removing the caps I know with a food can you can rub the top of the can against the tarmac/concrete until you wear through the crimp of the cap and can. Maybe you can do the same with beer cans and should be quicker being aluminium

Great video thanks

Zack make the best stuff

i admire the dedication but would never go out of my way to skate something like that. thumbs up at least

You can use a can opener and it makes it nice and clean, to get the tops off the cans

The tops of the cans are crimped on. With a good pair of scissors you can cut the very top edge (1 or 2 mil down from the top). And the top will come off super easy and with no sharp or jagged edges. This also keeps part of the ring I place which keeps the top rim stable.

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice job mam youre amazing, i´m from brasil an i know how dificult it is to bild spot on the street without beeing bothered by neigborhood, big hug

This is kind of legendary.

Zack, being that you are down in San Diego beer crowlers are probably even better to use. Sometimes breweries have to throw away cans that don't seal properly or you could ask employees if they could save the cans for you.

drill a hole in the side for the rebar and one on the bottom for good luck - the bigger cans especially have trouble sometimes staying together on the ends when you take the cans off. orbital sander till it bleeds a little out the side hole. before you stick the rebar in. two nights in the can seems to help a lot of them survive being skinned - also might help keep the rebar peg in there solid. then submerged in a bucket of water for two weeks. that's it. i've tried making blocks (w beer cans) but it seemed to need more material (than traditional block thickness) to join them up. pour in place seems better. rapidset hi strength mortar to embed them is expensive but it has worked (so far). i've heard you might be able to cut that stuff w regular mortar too but i havent tried that yet. okay then. peace everyone.