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Skip Booth (the1skipper) - BPL Lifetime Member

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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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Re: Starlites, Circuits and Mariposa Pluses....oh my!
I just went through a similar decision and I decided to go with the ULA Circuit. The main factor for me was the built in back padding + the carbon fiber/delrin hoop frame. Since I use a Big Agnes...

In GEAR » Starlites, Circuits and Mariposa Pluses....oh my!
May 30, 1:10pm
Re: Double Rainbow?
I would think so - with the floors extended the length is 96". Even in the bathtub configuration the floors are 88". The nice thing about the Squall/Rainshadow tarptent designs though i...

In GEAR » tent for really tall newbie
May 16, 9:09am
tent for really tall newbie
I'm 6'7" and I have plenty of room in my Shires Rainshadow 2 Tarptent. This is a 3 person tent which works great for me and my 2 kids on family backpacking trips. I can't say eno...

In GEAR » tent for really tall newbie
May 15, 9:33pm
FS: MSR Zoid 2 Tent
As of now it is still available. Please PM me any questions you might have as well as your email address and we can work out the details.

In Gear Swap » FS: MSR Zoid 2 Tent
May 05, 10:19pm
FS: MSR Zoid 2 Tent
Bump - dropping the price to $95 shipped.

In Gear Swap » FS: MSR Zoid 2 Tent
May 05, 9:41am
FS: MSR Zoid 2 Tent
I have a MSR Zoid 2 that I'd like to sell. It's been used on about 10 backpacking trips consisting of 1 to 2 nights each. The tent is still in very good condition. More details on the M...

In Gear Swap » FS: MSR Zoid 2 Tent
May 02, 5:33am
WTB Heavy Tent, Bag, Stove
I have 2 tents that I'm looking to sell. I just don't use these anymore as I've moved to more lightweight versions in the past year. I baby my gear and both of these are in excellent ...

In Gear Swap » WTB Heavy Tent, Bag, Stove
May 01, 1:35pm
Lightweight Pack Advice for Tall Hikers - ULA Circuit!!!
Just wanted to post a final update to this thread in the event that others wind up having the same dilemma I had. After trying on a number of packs at REI and another local outdoor store, I jus...

In GEAR » Lightweight Pack Advice for Tall Hikers
April 28, 9:54pm
ULA Circuit vs Granite Gear Vapor Trail
Brett, I was looking at the Vapor Trail, especially since they have fairly long torso ranges and it's a pretty light pack. I was concerned whether the frame structure would carry well in th...

In GEAR » Lightweight Pack Advice for Tall Hikers
April 24, 6:14am
Lightweight Pack Advice for Tall Hikers
I posted some of this in another thread but I was hoping to bump this up one level to try to elicit more feedback. I'm tall (6'7") but most of my length is in my legs. That being s...

In GEAR » Lightweight Pack Advice for Tall Hikers
April 23, 9:33pm

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