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Let's see where this goes... Interested? I'll start it off?

AGE: 34
SEX: Male
STATUS: Married
HEIGHT: 5-11
WEIGHT: 165 (ish)
I.Q.: lower than I'm bettin!
YRS PADDLING: 11
DAYS PER YEAR: 60-100
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 9,000+
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 3-4 hrs.

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 7
WW C-PADDLES " " : 12
LIFEJACKETS " " : 4
HELMETS " " : 4
BOOTIES " " : 16
DRYSUITS " " : 2
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 1
THROW ROPES " " : 2
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 4

AGE: 21
SEX: Male
STATUS: single
HEIGHT: 6'2"
WEIGHT: 200
I.Q.: Debatable
YRS PADDLING: 8
DAYS PER YEAR: 40
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: lots
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 1-4 hrs.

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 0
WW C-PADDLES " " : 1
LIFEJACKETS " " : 1
HELMETS " " : 2
BOOTIES " " : 1 pair
DRYSUITS " " : 0
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 0
THROW ROPES " " : 1
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 1

AGE: 32
SEX: Male
STATUS: to be married may 1
HEIGHT: 6'5"
WEIGHT: 205
I.Q.: What's that?
YRS PADDLING: 20 (WW 2)
DAYS PER YEAR: 60
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 2500
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: between 2 and 4 hrs

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 1
WW C-PADDLES " " : 1
LIFEJACKETS " " : 1
HELMETS " " : 2
BOOTIES " " : 2 pair
DRYSUITS " " : 1
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 1
THROW ROPES " " : 1
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 2

AGE: 40
SEX: Male
STATUS: married
HEIGHT: 5'11"
WEIGHT: 180 (variable)
I.Q.: variable (dependent on coffee)
YRS PADDLING: 25+ (10+ ww)
DAYS PER YEAR: up to 100
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 3000
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: up to 4 hrs.?

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 1
WW C-PADDLES " " : 5
LIFEJACKETS " " : 1
HELMETS " " : 1
BOOTIES " " : 1 pair
DRYSUITS " " : 1
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 4 (you cannot have enough skirts!)
THROW ROPES " " : 2
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 2

KNeal

AGE: 28
SEX: Male
STATUS: married
HEIGHT: 5'10"
WEIGHT: 150-155
I.Q.: too dumb to know when to quit school
YRS PADDLING: 5
DAYS PER YEAR: too few (probably 50-75)
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: too many (probably 8000-10000)
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: (depending on season, workload, C-forum activity and purchase intent) 1-8hrs

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 1 (OC2) (Used: 1 OC1, 2 C1, 1pre-converted)
WW C-PADDLES " " : 2 (soon to be 3 I hope! Used: 2)
LIFEJACKETS " " : 2
HELMETS " " : 1
BOOTIES " " : 4 pairs
DRYSUITS " " : 1
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 2
THROW ROPES " " : 3
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 4 (2OC, 2C1)
KAYAKS CONVERTED: 1

NB: Just editted this post and added a boats converted tally. This could be useful for gauging market options. How about everyone else?

AGE: 45
SEX: Male
STATUS: Married
HEIGHT: 5-9
WEIGHT: 165 (ish)
I.Q.: yes
YRS PADDLING: 3 whitewater, many flatwater
DAYS PER YEAR: 24
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 2500
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 3-4 hrs.

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 0
WW C-PADDLES " " : 1
LIFEJACKETS " " : 1
HELMETS " " : 1
BOOTIES " " : 0
DRYSUITS " " : 1/2
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 1
THROW ROPES " " : 1
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 3

AGE: 26
SEX: Male
STATUS: single
HEIGHT: 5-11"
WEIGHT: 225
I.Q.: no
YRS PADDLING: 20
DAYS PER YEAR: 80-100
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 10k
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 5-6 hrs.

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW:1 (5 oc's bought used in last 2 years - might have bought new if the right boat was available)
WW C-PADDLES " " : 3
LIFEJACKETS " " : 2
HELMETS " " : 2
BOOTIES " " : 1
DRYSUITS " " : 1
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 1
THROW ROPES " " : 1
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 4

AGE: 39
SEX: Male
STATUS: married
HEIGHT: 5-10"
WEIGHT: 135
I.Q.: paddling IQ > non-paddling IQ
YRS PADDLING: 10
DAYS PER YEAR: 50
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 3000 mi
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 2-4 hrs.

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW:2 (used 4)
WW C-PADDLES " " : 4 (1)
LIFEJACKETS " " : 2 (1)
HELMETS " " : 0 (1)
BOOTIES " " : 3
DRYSUITS " " : 2
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 0 (1)
THROW ROPES " " : 5
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 3 (4)

I included used numbers in (brackets).
I'll be interested in viewing the summary of the results.

SEX: Male
STATUS: Married
HEIGHT: 6-0
WEIGHT: 200 +-
I.Q.: hit MY head Crashing bikes what evers left
YRS PADDLING: 10 ww
DAYS PER YEAR: 20
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 1200
I live on the Catt NY
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 1-2hrs.

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW:
WW C-PADDLES " " : 2by4s chuncks of plastic 6 Paddles1
LIFEJACKETS " " : 1
HELMETS " " : bike HELMETS suck OC1
BOOTIES " " :1
DRYSUITS " " : Just orderd
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 1
THROW ROPES " " : 2
AIR BAG SETS:" " : lost count

AGE: 28
SEX: Male
STATUS: In love, but no way i'm gettig married
HEIGHT: 1.82 (that is in metric system... sorry)
WEIGHT: 70 (...kilos...)
I.Q.: Enough to go paddling in winter
YRS PADDLING: 15
DAYS PER YEAR: 99-100 (it's my job...)
ANNUAL ESTIMATED kilometers DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: too much !
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: My eyes hurt ! (too much !)

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 5
WW C-PADDLES " " : 6
LIFEJACKETS " " : 4
HELMETS " " : 4
BOOTIES " " : 5
DRYSUITS " " : 5
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 6
THROW ROPES " " : 5
AIR BAG SETS:" " : many

AGE: 21
SEX: Male
STATUS: single
HEIGHT: 6' 2"?
WEIGHT: 210lbs.
I.Q.: schvifty-five
YRS PADDLING: .5
DAYS PER YEAR: eh...only 2 days on the river so far this year, ~10 last year (+ 1-2 pool session per week)
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 2500 byt the time it's all done
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 1-4 hrs.

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 0 (1 used, rest borrowed from GT)
WW C-PADDLES " " : 0 (all borrowed form GT)
LIFEJACKETS " " : 1
HELMETS " " : 0 (all borrowed from GT)
BOOTIES " " : 1 pair
DRYSUITS " " : 0
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 1
THROW ROPES " " : 0 (all borrowed from GT)
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 0 //edit just got a set for my kingpin

AGE: 22
SEX: Male
STATUS: not even close
HEIGHT: 5'9"
WEIGHT: 175
I.Q.: ummmmm..........
YRS PADDLING: 20(11 solo WW)
DAYS PER YEAR: 100-200 depending
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING:over 13,000 last year!!!!
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING:3-4

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 1
WW C-boats currently owned: 4 (all c-1s)
WW C-PADDLES " " : i own 1, but i broke 8 in hte past 2 years!
LIFEJACKETS " " : 3
HELMETS " " : 3
BOOTIES " " : 0
DRYSUITS " " :0, 2 dry tops
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 3
THROW ROPES " " : 2
AIR BAG SETS:" " : o

AGE: 19
SEX: Male
STATUS: Single
HEIGHT: 5-11
WEIGHT: 155
I.Q.: 420
YRS PADDLING: 3
DAYS PER YEAR: 60-100
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 9,000+
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 4-5 hrs.

WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 0
WW C-PADDLES " " : 3
LIFEJACKETS " " : 1
HELMETS " " : 2
BOOTIES " " : 0
DRYSUITS " " : 1
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 1
THROW ROPES " " : 2
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 0

AGE: 34
SEX: Male
STATUS: married
HEIGHT: 6’1”
WEIGHT: 180-185 lbs
I.Q.: debatible
YRS PADDLING: 5
DAYS PER YEAR: 50-70
ANNUAL ESTIMATED kilometers DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 2-4000km
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 2-3 hrs
WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 2 OC2, 1 OC1, (Used) 1 OC1
WW C-PADDLES " " : 3
LIFEJACKETS " " : 4
HELMETS " " : 2
BOOTIES " " : 2
DRYSUITS " " : 2
SPRAYSKIRTS " " : 0
THROW ROPES " " : 2
AIR BAG SETS:" " : 3

AGE: 45
SEX: Male
STATUS: married
HEIGHT: 6’3”
WEIGHT: 215 lbs
I.Q.: I paddle more kayak than c-1 - draw your own conclusion
YRS PADDLING: 17
DAYS PER YEAR: 50
ANNUAL ESTIMATED MILES DRIVEN FOR PADDLING: 10,000
WEEKLY TIME ON INTERNET RELATED TO PADDLING: 2-3 hrs
WW C-BOATS PURCHASED NEW: 1
WW C-PADDLES: 2
LIFEJACKETS: 4
HELMETS: 4
BOOTIES: 4
DRYSUITS: 1
SPRAYSKIRTS: 3
THROW ROPES: 3
AIR BAG SETS: 3