Adventure

Let’s say you have a group of friends, and you have decided you all want to do something together over Labor Day weekend, but you don't know what you want to do. One of the group's leaders could go into the system and create an adventure with a date range over Labor Day weekend. This person could then add all the people in the group that said they want to participate and then send out a notification asking for idea suggestions that will be added to a poll. Everyone in the group that has a suggestion could submit it with as much detail as possible. The poll will then be assigned a start date and a deadline for responding.

After the submission deadline is up, everyone will be sent a notification to vote for their favorite suggestion. The application will use a ranked-choice voting system so that you will select your first choice, second choice, and so on. When everyone has voted or the deadline has been hit, the main organizer can confirm the choice. An organizer can override the first choice and go for a second choice if, for example, a campground is sold out or there are no kayaks available. The voting system could also be used to pick a date. Let's say you want to do a kayaking trip and you are trying to figure out what date everyone is available; you could fill in the information for the trip and add in multiple dates to be voted on.

Once the activities and the dates have been decided, the system becomes the primary communication platform for the group. When I have done group events with friends, we will often have a group text to iron out the details. If someone gets added to the group, a new chat needs to be created, and the new person won't have any of the previous information. If someone shared a link or contact info, it could be painful to scroll through and find it again. This app will make the message board available to everyone as they are added.

The resources section will give users a place to share links and contact information for campgrounds, kayak rentals, outfitters, etc. Reservation details can be managed so users can track if someone is only doing part of the adventure. For example, if the adventure included kayaking and camping, a person could skip the camping and only do the kayaking, and everyone would be aware. Static resources like maps and routes can also be found in this section.

The gear section is what will make this app cool. When planning the adventure, a shared gear list will be created. If you are going kayaking, you could have a kayak and drybag on the list, and each participant will be able to specify if they Own, Rent, Borrow, or Loan. This will make coordinating rentals easier and sharing gear possible. It will also give people a checklist to use when packing.

When the adventure is over, a section for sharing photos, videos, and comments about the trip can be shared publicly.