Swim Skateboards Co. Part 2: Sac to Portland | Life in the Van Vol. 6 – The PLATFRM

The Swim Skateboard Co. squad hops back in the van to complete their trek north, leaving California behind en route to Oregon for greener pastures and more terrain. Led by Kevin Terpening, with Dan Plunkett managing the vibes, Ethan Loy, Justin Drysen, Ryan Connors, Keenan Lewis and Marley Humphrey pack in for the journey.

Their first major stop is in Eugene, Oregon, where they slam a meal at pro skateboarder Josh Mathews’ restaurant before being blessed with a session by the man himself. Then they skate a few crusty spots in true Pacific Northwest style, and Ethan explains how he scored a quick come-up on some cash in the gambling-friendly state while en route to drop a different deuce.

They continue on to Portland, where they have a plethora of pins provided by local legend Silas Baxter-Neal. After hitting a ton more spots, linking with plenty of homies, and stacking more Life in the Van moments, the Swim team wraps things up in high spirits after stomping their first road trip together.

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Swim Skateboards Co. Part 1: LA to Sac | Life in the Van Vol. 6 – The PLATFRM

Meet Swim Skateboard Co. and jump in for a two-part series of Life in the Van. The crew comes together for their first official team road trip, covering ground from Los Angeles to Sacramento, California, before ultimately reaching Eugene and Portland, Oregon, for a true West Coast classic.

After 15 years of living in L.A., professional skateboarder Kevin Terpening moved back to his home state of Ohio and started Swim Skateboards in 2023. Soon thereafter, Dan Plunkett joined the effort, and everything else has since come naturally for the brand. Today, they have a full team (all of whom—besides Kevin—live in L.A.), featuring pros Justin Drysen, Ryan Connors, Ethan Loy, and Keenan Lewis (no longer on Swim Skateboards) and Marley Humphrey.

They start things off with a dream backyard skatepark session before taking their first pit stop under a bridge to stack manuals. After that, they squad up at a junk jam for the parking lot party vibes, then continue north, ripping their way up the coast and bringing us along for the ride.

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HUF SF Rough Cut

An extended cut of the team in San Francisco for the HUF SF store opening. Featuring Dick Rizzo, Brad Cromer, Tyler Bledsoe, Dan Plunkett, Salomon Cardenas, Justin Drysen, Carlisle Aikens, Erik Herrera, Sam Navaez, Simon Jensen, and Teddy Seeley.

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HUF x Steven Harrington

HUF took the original artwork from the HUF x Steven Harrington collection and made it skateable. Mason Silva, Dan Plunkett, Salomon Cardenas, Justin Drysen and the homie Akwasi take to the streets with Harrington’s “Doobie the Skate Rat” and the rest of the his skateable art. The HUF x Steven Harrington collection is now available HERE.

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sml. Wheels – From Belgium with Love – Youness, Austyn Gillette, Sammy Montano, and Justin Drysen

Some footage of Sammy Montano and Justin Drysen from a couple Summers ago when Sml Wheels visited Youness and his friends in his hometown of Hasselt, Belgium. Halfway through we dropped off Justin at a Huf demo with Austyn. Most of the footage we filmed has already come out in various projects, here’s some of the fun stuff that didnt make the cut. Featuring Youness Amrani, Sammy Montano, Justin Drysen, Koen Helsen, Marwan Amrani, Austyn Gillette, Fandi
Kevin Vu, Fayssal Amrani, David Rodriguez, Laurens Willems, Maico Wie and Blok.

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