Volume 4 includes:
- Craig Robbins uses a Covid & injury enforced break from surfing to unveil the US wide phenomenon of Futuro homes
- The grotesque Surf Gods of Tim Lehi
- Take a trip into the past aboard the hearse cum surf wagon of the Paihiatu Funeral Posse with Sam Rhodes and his Grandad
- Ian Patton gets in with the locals of Cape Verde
- Road tripping into the Huntington Beach OP Surf Contest riot of 1986 on acid as told by Zach Sebastian
- Sam Smith gets unstuck in time to explore instances of animals being used in warfare
- A Floridian Oasis photographed by James Jackman
- Correlating Polynesian design motifs with the islander's surfing past with Shane Egan
- 50 years of airbrushed surfboard art as gathered from the furthest reaches of the internet
....plus loads more photography and tall tales to keep you psyched to explore deeper and further.
128 (completely advert free) pages.
ABOUT PRIMITIVE SKILLS
"Primitive Skills Magazine is an independent study into the rituals, symbols, habits & habitats of surfers. Misuse of funds, distaste for authority, anti-social behaviour, freedom of thought & other undesirable side effects of salt water to the brain."
We often joke that the only reason we started The Golden Rays was so Robin could get his hands on the latest issue of Primitive Skills without having to pay for the shipping from Australia. And as they say, "a joke is only the truth wrapped in a smile." The staunchly independent magazine is a fascinating rollercoaster exploring the very edges of the surfing world. It's hard to describe exactly what to expect from Primitive Skills... it's a wonderful collection of obscure references, history lessons from odd pockets of surf culture and eye popping travel tales, all bound together with some of the most exciting contemporary photography in print.