Equipment list variants

We have some options for how to implement the equipment list.

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Variant 1

Every user has their equipment list:

• User Woof has tent Mumba Yumba UL2 Black
• User Bark has tents Mumba Yumba UL2 Black and Small Aegis UL

In this case in the database equipment we will have 3 records:

id	item_name	user_id
0	Mumba Yumba UL2 Black	0
1	Mumba Yumba UL2 Black	1
2	Small Aegis UL	1

For users:

id	user_name
0	Woof
1	Bark

Pros

• Independent equipment in equipment list per user.
• No need to manage global lists, every user can add any crap and only the user will see that.

Cons

• Database will grow significantly because of equipment duplicates (potentially).
• Bad UX. Each user should do the work that someone has already done.

Variant 2

The app has a global list of equipment:

In the app, we have only one record for Mumba Yumba UL2 Black and one for Small Aegis UL

id	item_name
0	Mumba Yumba UL2 Black
1	Small Aegis UL

And we have users who added such equipment to their lists:

equipment_item_id	user_id
0	0
0	1
1	1

For users:

id	user_name
0	Woof
1	Bark

Pros

• High-quality equipment list in case of moderation.
• Database will not have duplicates.
• Better UX. If the piece of equipment is already in the database, the user can just pick it up.

Cons

• We need to write a moderation system/wiki approach for equipment.
• We need to support factory modifications (e.g.: extra options).
• We need to support custom equipment modifications (e.g.: custom weight).

Variant 3 (TBD)

Mixed between Variant 1 and Variant 2

• Global list with predefined items.
• Local list of items at the same time.
• Users can add predefined equipment to their lists and add custom items as well.

Pros

• Equipment moderation is not necessary. "Approve" can be set later by a moderator.

Cons

• A question "How to approve equipment and make it available for everyone?".