Every good skater has a number of essential items that he or she takes with them when traveling to parks. These items are often kept in their vehicle, a backpack dedicated to these items, a shoebox, etc. The items which you will want to put in your very own survival pack are a skate uni tool, extra bearings, extra wheels, water, and if possible a spare deck. These items are essential for road trips such as going to an indoor skate park during the winter far from your house. The worst feeling in the world is getting to the skate park of your dreams, paying 15 dollars to get in, and then popping a bearing after doing a couple of tricks. The skate tool is an essential item since trucks that do not fit your skating style i.e. to loose, or to tight can make skating not enjoyable. The extra wheels should be in the pack just in case anything happens to one of your wheels; the uni tool can be used to switch out wheels. A bottle of water is another requirement of the pack since you cannot always be sure that the place you are skating has water available. Some skate parks like the one in Bowlingbrook has a public water fountain however, it tastes like garbage so you are often better off bringing your own. In my opinion the most important item to include in your pack is a spare deck if you have one. Public parks do not have skate shops in order to replace your deck and indoor parks will charge you a small fortune since they know that you’re in a pickle. Having a spare deck even if it is horrible will allow you to continue skating on your trip rather than having to wait their patiently until your friends are done.
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