Yeah I think its because I don't have any ramps, cant afford to buy them and im not allowed, my dad says there a rip off. I can never seem to land anything good or new on the couple of decent ramps I have but ill still come on here, I probably wont post as much :L

make a ghetto ramp, and you should take a brake or you might start to hate fingerboarding

Put it this way...

You don't need sick ramps and expensive stuff to fingerboard. It's all about having fun. And if you're not having fun, why do you still fingerboard, ey?

Think about it, then report back to me, Sgt. L.

the thing is all my ramps are ghetto, there cardboard and I guess there kinda solid but there just complete shit to ride after a while. And harry the thing is, im not saying I need sick stuff, I dont have any ramps apart from a rail and box. It just gets boring seshing the same obstacles every day.

Take it to the streets. Find some random shit and throw it together in the garden, and have a sesh. Yeh, it's cool having ramps but you don't need them.

yeah but you kinda do, im not just gonna ride flatground, lol.

What about things in your house?
But then again, if you don't want to fingerboard, who's making you?

do some shit in the kitchen, theres loads to grind and vert on, not just flatground.

What everyone else said, sue stairs or somethin, kitchen, set up som books or somethin!

Ill give it a break for a couple of weeks and ill probably want to fingerboard

Then you'll realize that you have to ramps and quit again.

make a rail out of a cabinet handle?

I kinda know how you feel. I don't really have any "legit" ramps, other than the stuff I've made. But, I always just try to move things around, or put the ramps/rails in ways I've never thought of fingerboarding. Cardboard is actually really sturdy, you just gotta make sure you're making it right. My cardboard Jay ramp is pretty sturdy, I can land tricks on it fine, doesn't bend at all. Just put some sticky tack under it so it doesn't move, and use packaging tape to build it. If you wanna know how to make a good cardboard ramp, just Pm or something.

Be creative! ... There are a lot of things in your kitchen or your garden. Go to the carpenter maybe he can build you an obstacle. :/

Lol steve jack is another one of those master cardboard ramp builders
Don't quit Come to my meetup on april 11th and I'll give you a ramp or two haha, pm me ;0

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I don't want to brag or anything but im pretty good at making cardboard obstacles but when It comes to like a box 3 type thing it never seems to work out for me :L And cheers raf, I don't think I can get down to london, theres a chance though :)And im not gonna completely quit, I had a decent 10 min sesh on some books haha

When you're connecting the top piece to the sides, keep them flat right next to each other then tape it. When you fold it, it makes it a lot sturdier, Then just add like a support piece in the middle too maybe.
Edit:I also found that if you use hot glue, and thick cardboard, it comes out pretty strong, if tape isn't working out for ya.

its strong enough, it just grinds like shit haha :L

Fuck yes, COME TO LONDON!

yeah it would be so awesome, hopefully a few manchester peeps could come too

fingerboarding is not a crime -___-

wtf, when did I say fingerboarding is crime?

i have loads of ramps(rails boxes bank stuff) and the most fun obstcles i use are this little cardboard ledge an old tech deck becnh thats seriously waxed up and a dvd mani pad haha also dont fingerboard everyday i only doit when i can be bothered where as a year ago i couldnt stop

Yeah, I haven't got that many ramps. I bought a Winkler dos mini since that's not something I would find easy to make myself. You can easily just arrange your own obstacles with boxes though. See my YouTube for crazy 5 DVD case techy manuals. :p

You could always buy TD ramps. Unless they're considered a rip off too. They're loud since they're plastic but they do the job.

If you have access to scrap bits of wood, then there's nothing stopping you building some of your own obstacles. I've got a few bits of scrap wood and I plan to build a few small picnic tables.

Also, you could watch loads of people's NCD competition entry videos. Loads of people had great ideas for building their own obstacles.

Watching videos in general might be good also.

Tidy your desk/fingerboard surfaces.

Rearrange your obstacles.

Fingerboard new areas of your house/other places.

Put on some of your favourite music, suitable for just chilling and seshing.

Mix up your boards/setups.

Buy/Make/Download Sk8 Dice to challenge yourself to do some tricks... maybe make different sets of dice for flatland/manuals/grinds.

Try to recreate a line/trick from your favourite skate video parts.

cheers man, I have a few old td obstacles like the red banks and stuff haha