I've been kickin' an idea around in my head, and have now knocked myself senseless and would like to ask for input from the gang.
My group of paddling partners has diminished over the years... (It's hard to keep this snoring thing secret). I thought about where to find people I might be able to team up with, and what better place could there be than this.  ???
Then I started to think about the questions that need to be asked to find out if you are on the same sheet of music with a potential new partner. Here is where I'd like to ask for your input....

What information would you want to know about someone before you agree to adventure with them?

I think it'd be great to put together a list of questions, and use those to set up a kind of "paddling profile". Maybe even set up a section on the board where those who choose could submit profiles and that could be a place to start the search for new partners...

Tripper

Ok... Here's a start on the list of questions:

Do you have earplugs? 

Hey Tripper!

Here's a few "compatibility" questions:

1.  Ground tarp inside or outside?
2.  Hang pack or put it under canoe?
3.  Paddle like hell or glide?
4.  Fish or explore?
5.  Portage or shortcut?
6.  Trout or walleye?
7.  Fry or bake?
8.  Sit around campfire all night OR wake at crack of dawn? (or both)
9.  Alcohol or no alcohol?
10. Single portage (travel light) or triple portage (pack chairs & things of comfort)

Is this the sort of thing you had in mind?

Jimbo   8)

PS.  Rumors of your snoring have been vastly exaggerated, though I WILL note a certain shortage of small forest creatures in the general vicinity of your tent....

PPS.  Shamefully, I admit that I put my solo camp in jeopardy last Autumn with my OWN snoring during the moose rut season.  Tracks all over the place when I woke up.

Here's a few more questions:

base camp or keep moving?

cook breakfast or breakfast bars?

BWCA or Q?

Outfitter or self-outfit?


some non either-or questions:

Where do you live?

How long do you go out?

Quote:

Rather than prioritize put it on a "continum" score. For instance, paddling position may be from 1 - 10 where 1 is, "I will only paddle bow", 10 is "I will only paddle stern", and 5 is "It doesn't matter".  So a score of 8 may mean, "I really prefer the stern but if you are totally insistant that you paddle stern, I will paddle bow rather than not go."  Or Hang vs Hide the food pack -- a 4 may mean, "I like to hang my food, but if you feel strongly about hiding it ... OK, I think you're wrong, but I'll be flexible in this regard in order to make the trip work.

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? 
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...