Bring a bench spot into your setup
Work on grinds and slides along the Picnic Bench's Butter edges, or take a manual across its flat top. The six-foot bench brings a familiar street obstacle to your skate spot and arrives as a kit to build with a drill.
Line up along the Butter edges
Butter edges run along both long sides of the bench. Choose the side that suits your approach, then work on the grind or slide you want to take down the line.
Use the flat top for another trick
The flat surface between the edges gives you a place to work on manuals and nose manuals. Link an ollie onto the bench with the balance trick and roll-away when that fits the line you want to skate.
Plan for a six-foot bench
The bench measures six feet long, twenty-two inches wide and fourteen inches high. Mark out that footprint before choosing its place, then leave additional room for the approach and roll-away at either end.
Build the bench with a drill
The Picnic Bench arrives in kit form with photo instructions. You need a drill for assembly, with an estimated build time of forty-five minutes before you place it in the setup.
Choose the shape your spot is missing
The trestle-style supports and broad top give this obstacle a bench form. Choose it when you want that street-furniture shape in the line, or browse grind boxes and ledges to compare it with a box or stepped obstacle.
What's in the Box
- One Picnic Bench kit
- Photo assembly instructions
Free shipping in the U.S.
Shipping is free to the 48 contiguous states with no order minimum. Alaska and Hawaii require a shipping quote.
Questions about Skateboard Picnic Bench
What tricks can I work on with the Picnic Bench?
Try 50-50 grinds, boardslides or noseslides along a Butter edge. The flat top also gives you a target for manuals and nose manuals; choose the approach and exit around the trick you are working on.
How does the Picnic Bench compare with a standalone skate rail?
The bench has a broad, flat top between its Butter edges, giving you a platform as well as long edges to skate. A standalone rail offers a narrower grind or slide target. Choose around the obstacle shape and tricks you want in your setup.
Is a six-foot space enough for the Picnic Bench?
Six feet is the bench length, not the full skating area. You also need room to approach, get onto the obstacle and roll away. Mark out the bench footprint and your intended line before deciding where it will go.
Does the Picnic Bench come ready to skate?
It arrives as a kit, not a preassembled bench. Follow the photo instructions, assemble the kit and check the finished setup before skating.
Can I return the Skateboard Picnic Bench if it is not the right fit?
Eligible unused products may be requested for return within 30 calendar days of purchase when they are in original condition and packaging with all included parts and manuals. Customized, used, skated, damaged, or incomplete products are not eligible, and freight, original shipping, processing costs, and a restocking fee may apply. Review the current OC Ramps Return Policy before ordering.
What to Expect
We have two teams working around the clock to mass produce the beloved kits that are in high demand, after all we service ALL skaters worldwide! The fabrication time in our warehouse starts when you place the order as the information prints out directly to our team to start production. After the kit is created, the next process is actual transit time. We work with several carriers for a variety of our products to help cut down on transit times and delays.
Our Quarter Pipe kits (4ft wide Quarter Pipe & larger), Half Pipes, and sheets of GatorSkins or Skatelite Pro all ship on a double size pallet (4ft wide x 8ft long) via freight carrier. As the double sized pallet leaves our warehouse, the freight carrier will then begin the transit process to get your order over to your local delivery terminal. As your shipment arrives in your local area, the freight carrier will have an appointment setter call you directly to schedule an appointment for delivery. Just like when you book an appointment with the cable company, you will be given a 4 – 8-hour window of delivery.
The freight driver will then arrive at your residential delivery address on the day of your scheduled appointment. Please note that this will be a curbside delivery. The driver will not be able to pull into your driveway or any other requested area on your property. You will want to be sure to have 2 – 3 able-bodied adults, in total, at your place of residence during the delivery window to assist with the unloading of this pallet. Provided the size and weight of these shipments, a liftgate is not permitted and drivers are unable to assist with any of the hand unloading process. The pallet is easy to breakdown to execute a hand unloading process with yourself and a few additional helping hands.
The entire unloading process may seem daunting however it is a fairly simple process that can be executed within 10 – 20 minutes! Please keep in mind that delays may occur with the delivery. We understand that this can be frustrating. If you experience a missed appointment, please reach out to us and our team is happy to help.
If you notice any damages or issues with the order upon receiving, please proceed with accepting the shipment, but notate on the delivery receipt by stating “DAMAGE” when signing the delivery receipt. You do not need to itemize any material which was damaged when accepting the shipment. Once your shipment has been unloaded and signed, please email our team directly with the damage(s), proof of signed delivery receipt which has been notated as damaged along with full length pictures of the material which was damaged. We will work on resolving the issue immediately.
The internet has all sorts of terrible ideas as to how to quiet or dampen the sound of your skateboard ramp - in particular the mini ramps (or halfpipes).
You may read about wives tales on using insulation, filling the coping with whatever, or add pillows and blankets behind the ramp. We are here to clear the air….that is all nonsense.
There are really only 2 suggestions to help quiet your mini ramp.
- You can close up the back of your skateboard ramp with ¾” thick plywood. This will eliminate the hollow sound significantly. Again, don’t read into the bogus information about filling in that empty space before you close it up with plywood. It doesn’t work. Simply closing up the backend will help with the noise. Some customers will get creative with it- we’ve seen several put hinges on the backend - making a custom door for storage, etc. That is entirely optional to make use of the space. But in terms of noise levels, close it up.
- Also using a softer gel wheel is helpful to give you the incognito vibe your neighbors won’t complain about while shredding your skateboard ramp. Generally the harder the wheel, the louder they hear ya coming! Many skaters have multiple skateboards with a different set of wheels, most prefer the harder wheels during normal street skating use & then at night we switch over to the gel softer wheels so your neighbor’s can get their precious sleep & you can shred your heart out! Not every skater likes riding a gel wheel. There are many pros/cons. For this conversation, the biggest pro for having a softer wheel is the reduced noise factor. If you have neighbors that are goin to be a narc, just throw on the soft wheels!
