As of May 2017, Johnson's sponsors are listed as Adidas, Thunder, Spitfire, ABC Hat Co., MOB griptape, Andale Bearings, Loud Headphones, and Glassy Sunhaters.
On the "About" section of the Back Forty's Facebook page, the project is self-defined as a commitment to: "Becoming the voice for what skateboarding has to say for itself.
While technically unrelated to The Back Forty, The Nine Club podcast shows a clear vision of furthering the missions of the latter project and generating skateboarding culture, history, and business content by and for skateboarders.
The list was published on Rodriguez's personal website and he concluded with the statement, "I think he is one of the all time greats for sure.
"[6] In August 2012, Johnson's residence was in a semi-isolated, mountainous area of California called Crest Line.