Skinning was the least of our worries at my dad's camp. They had a trick that involved a golf ball and a come-along that got the skin off in under 30 seconds. Well a minute or two of whittling to set it up, but still... I haven't figured out how to do that in the middle of the woods though."Cheating"?...I don't consider it cheating at all...Whatever works for you. I'm sure most of us, myself included wish we had it so easy. The only reason I quarter my deer and put them in a cooler is because my processor is getting older and doesn't want to skin them out anymore. He will only take them if they are quartered up and placed in a cooler. I do not wish to use another processor so I bring my deer to him in a cooler. If I could drive up, throw him in the truck and deliver as is, I would.