Good questions.
There's alot involved with the mechanics of canoe camping....
What to bring? How much of it? How to pack it? How to get it over the portages?  :o
Most of the folks who use this site aren't 1st timers, and even though most of us aren't veterans, we have developed some routines... styles... etc. I like the idea of rating or "weighting" the importance of the different aspects. We're all going to have our "10's", and I think that gets to the heart of the matter... finding those areas where the 10's either mesh or bang heads.  8)
Carry on...