Dave, I don't think it's fair calling the aforementioned products "little" in a negative context. My pool is very large (almost 26,000 gallons) and sits between 6 maples, 2 oaks, 2 black walnuts, 3 locusts, and a dozen or more long needle pines...with a complete 6 acres of woods another 60 feet beyond that. I get TONS of debris, leaves etc, at any wind, rain storm or what have you. I was sick of cleaning leaves, UNTIL I got that leaf skimmer that is shown above. I actually attach mine in the FRONT or leading edge of the skimmer Weir, so NOTHING can get into the actual skimmer basket..and this thing makes very short work of anything sitting on the surface of my pool. I don't have to put a leaf rake in at all. With this item, and my pool robot working the floor my pool is clean and clear hours after any storm. It's a great product and works very well.