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Skip Booth (the1skipper) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Southeast
About Me I live in Raleigh, NC and do most of my backpacking in the Blue Ridge Mountains in NC and Virginia. I started backpacking in my mid-20s and I've been doing it off and on for the past 15 years since. Nowadays I typically do weekend trips with my kids. I started out looking to drop weight since I was carrying for myself and the kids. Now that they are older I'm back to mostly carrying for myself and I've managed to get my base weight down to around 10 lbs without sacrificing any comfort.
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All Forum Posts by Skip Booth

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Sunday afternoons hat
I own this hat and love it. It's so ugly it's kinda cool ;). It is super light and you don't notice it on.

In Gear Swap » FS: Sunday Afternoons Adventure Sun Hat, Large, Cream Sand
November 14, 8:43pm
Contrail fs
I'll take it! Email on the way! Skip

In Gear Swap » FS: Tarptent Contrail
July 10, 11:12am
MLD Exodus Review
Will, Another great review! I'm really looking forward to your state of the market on frameless packs. I'm curious what you impressions where regarding the hip belt pockets? I recen...

In Editor's Roundtable » Mountain Laurel Designs Exodus Backpack Review
March 22, 6:59pm
FS MLD Exodus size large
Sent you a PM. I'll take it! Thanks, -Skip

In Gear Swap » FS MLD Exodus size large
February 06, 11:29am
Medium or Large Torso for ULA CDT Pack?
David, I'm interested in the pack if this is a large torso. In your description you state M/L torso. Can you clarify which it is? Thanks, -Skip

In Gear Swap » FS: Brand New ULA CDT Pack
January 29, 10:12am
Re: water reservoir for gravity filter
Dan, It looks like you already ordered something but for future reference I put one together by just buying a lightweight waterproof dry bag and the cheapest small platypus hoser I could find. ...

In GEAR » water reservoir for gravity filter
October 21, 9:38pm
iPhone GPS apps
I really like the Topo Maps GPS app for the iphone. It has free downloads of the USGS Topo Maps and stores them in the flash memory for offline access. It has some nice features for measuring dis...

In GEAR » Iphone GPS apps
October 21, 9:29pm
FS: ULA Conduit (CDT) 2008 SM/MD
I'm interested - sent you a PM with a query and my email address. Thanks, -Skip

In Gear Swap » FS: ULA Conduit (CDT) 2008 SM/MD
October 14, 1:44pm
Re: MYOG Gatewood Cape - Finished
Ryan, Nice work on the Gatewood Cape clone. Also, it was great to meet you on the trail over the weekend in Mt Rogers. Given the weather it was definitely a good weekend to be testing out the ...

In Make Your Own Gear » MYOG Gatewood Cape - Finished
August 25, 9:02pm
Re: Looking for a New Pack
I completely agree with David. I transitioned from a Osprey Aether 70 to an ULA Circuit and never missed a beat. Between 20 and 30 pounds the ULA Circuit carries like a charm and even though I lo...

In GEAR » Looking for a New Pack
July 13, 12:29pm

All Reader Reviews by Skip Booth

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ULA Circuit
Over the past couple of years I've been striving to drop my base weight by gradually replacing my gear with lighter versions, while at the same time trying to find the right balance of comfort and...

In Backpacks - Internal Frame
July 12, 9:17pm