Full Name: DANE ZAUN

Hometown: SOUTH BAY, CA

Local Surf Spot: MANHATTAN BEACH

Years Surfing: 12

Years Skateboarding: 10

Arbor Preferred Skateboard Quiver: BOGART

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Please describe your style of surfing: I TRY MY BEST TO SURF LIKE CHARLIE NINEGAR

Where is your favorite place to surf? WHEN THE WAVES ARE FUN AT HOME, THERE’S NO WHERE BETTER!

Do you snowboard? YEP! LOVE MY ARBOR WESTMARK 151

If you could pick four people to go surf with, who would they be and where would you go? MY DAD, BROTHER, AND MY BEST FRIENDS.. WE WOULD GO TO INDO AND SCORE SOME TUBES!

What is the worst lie you ever told your mom? I NEVER LIE… HAHA

What is the worst lie she ever told you? NO IDEA, DON’T WANT TO KNOW HAH

Mac or PC? MAC FOR LIFE.. IPHONE, MACBOOK PRO, IPOD.. NEXT I NEED THE IPAD

Would you rather be smart and ugly or dumb and beautiful? HAHAHA WOW.. WELL IF I WAS SMART AND UGLY I’D MAKE LOTS OF MONEY SO I’D PULL THE BEAUTIFUL CHICKS…

What is your worst habit? SLEEPING IN

Describe your perfect day of skateboarding: THE POOL AT VANS WITH JUST A FEW FRIENDS! SO FUN…

]]> http://www.arborcollective.com/2010/08/dane-zaun/feed/ 1 http://www.arborcollective.com/2010/08/video-a-forest-longboard-run/ http://www.arborcollective.com/2010/08/video-a-forest-longboard-run/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:45:56 +0000 admin http://www.arborcollective.com/?p=4228 Arbor freeride skateboard team riders, Max Myers and Eric Singer got in a mellow downhill shred through a forest in Santa Barbara, California. It just makes you feel good.

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Hometown: Originally from Oahu, Hawaii. I now reside in Vero Beach, Florida.

Local Surf Spot: Sebastian Inlet

Years Surfing: 18 Solid Years

Years Skateboarding: 19 Solid Years

Arbor Preferred Skateboard Quiver: I like the Pin Koa for long distance cruises, the Hybrid GT for skate parks, and the GB Sizzler for fitting into tight pockets and carving around bowls.

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Please describe your style of surfing: I would like to think my surfing style is somewhat of a mix between power and originality.

Where is your favorite place to surf? My favorite place to surf in Florida is Sebastian Inlet, but my favorite to surf in the world is Pipe and Backdoor.

Do you snowboard? I don’t snowboard a lot anymore, but I used to when I lived in New York for 3 years.

If you could pick four people to go surf with, who would they be and where would you go? Kelly Slater because watching him free surf is like nothing from this world. Duke Kahanamoku because he is the man who first brought surfing all around the world. CJ Hobgood because he is my favorite surfer especially in the barrel. Lastly I would bring my good buddy, Eric Geiselman because we were born an hour apart from each other and when we get a chance to surf together it’s always a good session.

I would have to take them to Greenbush! The new wave that got created after the Tsunami in Indonesia. Mainly because I haven’t been there yet and the wave just looks so perfect yet so hard at the same time. And crazy left barrels are the best thing ever.

What is the worst lie you ever told your mom? Don’t think I can tell yah the worst one but maybe telling her I wasn’t going out to drink when I was a little 17 year old punk.

What is the worst lie she ever told you? Don’t really know any of the lies she told me she is very sneaky. HAHA.

Mac or PC? PC can’t afford a MAC just yet but soon I hope.

Would you rather be smart and ugly or dumb and beautiful? Smart and ugly. If you are smart you should be able to make a good chunk of money. And the weird looking guys always seem to have the hottest chicks in the clubs mainly because they have cash.

What is your worst habit? I bite the shit out of my finger nails when I am bored.

Describe your perfect day of skateboarding: A perfect day of skateboarding for me would be at a cement park with a bunch of hips and slight inclines. So I could have a bunch of speed and carve around the park all day long on a sick mini longboard skate.

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I had planned on talking about the reforestation work we’ve been supporting in Hawaii with the groups True Offsets and Rock ‘n Renew, but lately there has been so much interest in the apparel we’re making from bamboo that I decided to cover this first.

As many of you know, the mission at the Arbor Collective is to use environmentally friendly, natural materials to improve overall performance and style.  Fifteen years ago, we launched our snowboard line with this philosophy.  Four years later, we introduced skateboards designed with the same idea in mind.  Then, three years ago, thanks to the development of bamboo-based fabrics, we created a stand-alone streetwear line around this same core principle.

For us, form still follows function and only bamboo allows us to deliver contemporary design attributes while offering ecologically responsible fabrications.

Today, there are no 100% “green” solutions for creating fabrics: organic and transitional cottons require large amounts of land and water; recycled P.E.T. (polyethylene terephthalate) is still a chemically driven, petroleum-based material; and many hemp and bamboo fabrics require a less-than-ideal pulping process.

When looking at the current options for environmentally “friendlier” fabrics, our choice came down to the material that provided the best blend of ecological and performance benefits.  That was bamboo; a material we’ve come to see as today’s most promising alternative.  Below are some of the facts that drove our decision to use bamboo as the principle raw material in our line.

The Ecological Benefits of Using Bamboo as a Raw Material

Renewable – The bamboo used for apparel production is the fastest growing plant known to man, growing up to 4 feet (122 cm) per day, and rapidly reaching heights over 40 feet.  Because of this rapid growth rate and the amount of vertical biomass created, bamboo is able to deliver far more usable material per acre than any other raw material available, making it today’s most renewable alternative.  Bamboo is also self-regenerating, so it can be harvested and, in most cases, will simply re-grow without replanting.

Sustainable – Bamboo cultivation requires zero pesticides or chemical fertilizers to achieve its amazing growth rate and renewability.  Hence, it is inherently organic.  In contrast, it takes 1/3 of a pound of chemicals to produce enough conventional cotton for one t-shirt.  Cotton production is responsible for 16% of the world’s insecticide use, more than any other single crop, while covering only 2.5% of the world’s cultivated land.  Much of these chemicals run off into our waterways, harming humans and the natural environment.  In addition, bamboo requires much less land and water (as a ratio to usable fiber produced per acre), than cotton, organic cotton, and other alternative fibers.  In fact, it takes 15,000 liters of water to grow 1 kg of cotton or organic cotton.  Some of this water is piped in from critical watersheds, as cotton is typically grown on arid lands. In contrast, bamboo requires only natural rainfall.

Additional Eco Benefits – Bamboo propagation prevents erosion and adds nutrients back to the soil, while conventional, transitional, and even organic cotton cultivation strip the land of nutrients. Bamboo is hand picked using traditional methods that have a much lower impact on the environment than modern machine-based harvesting practices.  It’s also important to note that bamboo is not planted on cleared forestlands; it is sustainably selected from naturally occurring bamboo stands.  In addition, bamboo absorbs more carbon dioxide and emits more oxygen than equivalent stands of trees.  Oh – and the “timber” bamboo used for apparel production is NOT a source of food for Pandas, nor is it harvested from Panda habitat.

The Performance Benefits of Fabrics Made Using Bamboo

Wearable – Bamboo-based fabrics are much softer and more comfortable than cotton, hemp, or other alternatives.

Functional – Bamboo-based fabrics help regulate body temperature.  Compared to cotton, they are more breathable; provide improved wicking of moisture; and deliver better UV protection. In addition, mechanically produced and nano bamboo blends dry quicker than comparable fabrics.

Anti-Microbial – Mechanically produced bamboo fabrics and nano bamboo infused fabrics retain bamboo’s natural anti-bacterial, anti-fungal properties.  This makes them resistant to mildew and odor retention and much less likely to cause skin irritations.

It is important to note that we work to make our efforts to replace non-sustainable fabrics with bamboo-based blends “seamless” for our customers.  To that end, we design our apparel to be washed in a manner similar to the fabrics that we’re replacing.  For example: our 70% Viscose from bamboo / 30% organic cotton blended t-shirts can be washed just like conventional cotton tees, while our nano bamboo infused polyester boardshorts wash just like other boardshorts on the market.

Thanks for taking the time to learn more about our bamboo-based apparel.  We believe it to be the best option for creating contemporary, performance-oriented, sustainably produced apparel, especially for those of us whose lives are based around skating, surfing, and snowboarding.  If you haven’t yet tried bamboo, give it a shot.  Be warned – it’s addictive…

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Full Name: Eric Singer

Hometown: Tarzana, CA

Years Skateboarding: Didn’t learn to push until I was 18 years old in 2007

Arbor Preferred Skateboard Quiver: The Assault, Hybrid and the new team board that is coming soon.

Please describe your style of skateboarding: Flowing, technical, fast and sideways.

Where is your favorite place to skateboard? If I told you I’d have to kill you.

Do you surf? Learning.

Do you snowboard? Oh yeah!

If you could pick four people to go skate with, who would they be and where would you skate? Adam Colton, Rodney Mullen, Patrick Rizzo and Team Arbor in Outer Space.

What is the worst lie you ever told your mom? Don’t worry, I have it under control.

What is the worst lie she ever told you? That stuff will put holes in your brain!

Mac or PC? PC

Would you rather be smart and ugly or dumb and beautiful? Smart and ugly.

What is your worst habit? Getting too stoked all the time.

Describe your perfect day of skateboarding: Hitching runs all day with a buddy and eating wild fruit.

Double Avocado Bacon Western Triple Burger from Max Myers on Vimeo.

Full Name: Sean Maxwell Myers

Hometown: Lompoc, CA

Years Skateboarding: Since I was a wee one.

Arbor Preferred Skateboard Quiver: The Assault and the new team board that’s coming soon.

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Please describe your style of skateboarding: I pick the fun lines over the fastest lines typically, do lots of stand up slides, and throw in some style if I can manage it.

Where is your favorite place to skateboard? California.

Do you surf? It takes a huge back seat to skateboarding, but every once in a while.

Do you snowboard? I’d like to try, but even when I go to Mammoth I end up skating half the time.

If you could pick four people to go skate with, who would they be and where would you skate? Too damn hard to pick four people, why not share the love?

What is the worst lie you ever told your mom? I already did all my homework in class.

What is the worst lie she ever told you? Of course I was watching!

Mac or PC? Currently have a Mac.

Would you rather be smart and ugly or dumb and beautiful? Smart and beautiful, is that not an option?

What is your worst habit? I can’t sit still.

Describe your perfect day of skateboarding: A safe day with good buddies getting dirty on something really technical and drifty.

Double Avocado Bacon Western Triple Burger from Max Myers on Vimeo.

Arbor freeride skateboard team riders Josh Hunt, Max Myers, Eric Singer and Jimmy Riha (right to left).

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Through striking visual imagery, Jeff Soto communicates profound visions and fears, nostalgia of his youth, and themes of love, lust, and hope. Soto’s distinct color palette, subject matter, technique and bold themes resonate with a growing audience. Inspired by childhood toys, the colorful lifestyle of skateboarding and graffiti, hip-hop and popular culture, Soto’s representational work is simultaneously accessible and stimulating.
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Arbor was founded in 1995 on the assertion that solutions to many of today’s most difficult snow, skate, and apparel design challenges exist in the natural world. For 14 years, Arbor has built on the belief of replacing, environmentally harmful materials with ecologically based, natural alternatives. Arbor’s goal is to create a higher level of function and relevance in the most responsible way possible. The end result must be improved style and performance, with significantly reduced impact on the environment. “We all need clean air to skate, clean water to surf, and snow to ride…”

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