Aside from taking a shower, getting cold beer on ice, and cooking a 4 star meal for the masses, I think it might be helpful if we had a few people talk about skimmers (assuming there isn't already a topic that I don't know about). I'm in the market for a new one in a couple months (I've never bought a "real" one before) and I think it would be very helpful to understand what the different types are and what the pros and cons are (maybe also have examples on hand if anyone has some of the different types not currently in use?). I don't know if this is too basic, but there are a lot of different kinds of skimmers out there (not to mention brands), they are all expensive, and they all look basically the same standing a few feet away from them. I've been shooting around the internet looking for stuff, but with all of the nicknames and acronyms floating out there it is incredibly mind boggling. Just an idea...