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RBB
01-14-2008, 07:59 PM
I was out snowshoeing today to retrieve some birch logs I cut for yule logs last summer (they'll have to cure in the basement for a couple of years). I was using my largest Duluth Pack with a tump line. As I traveled, I would lean into the tump to take the weight off my shoulders, and when my neck got tired, I would lean back and let the weight rest on my shoulders. I've found I can haul more, further, using a tumpline and shoulder straps than I ever could using a frame pack with shoulder straps and a hip belt.

Anyone else use a tump regular?

Rick
01-14-2008, 08:04 PM
No thanks. Homey don't go there. The only thing on my head is my hair and/or a hat.:o

RBB
01-15-2008, 12:27 PM
Check "Wildwood Wisdom" by Ellsworth Jaeger for a couple of examples of tumps:


Pp 66 for tump, pp 70 for Duluth Pack. Several other pack examples:

http://books.google.com/books?id=jE3SMChsaFkC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=how+to+use+a+tump+line&source=web&ots=lwl82h_6r2&sig=ImmvItwFlJkFjMDNE_JWzne-Ado

carcajou garou
01-16-2008, 02:44 PM
Yep, to portage on a canoe trek, it helps balance the load and give me an extra anchor point.
Just pad the forehead part to avoid pressure contusions.
Amazing of the load ability it adds.

RBB
01-16-2008, 03:37 PM
Many people try tumplines once, have a bad experience and are off them forever. Once you get the hang of it - any pack without a tumpline feels like half a pack. I've used them for years, tumpline and shoulder straps, and am able to go further with more, using tumpline and shoulder straps than I ever could with shoulder straps and a hip belt.

http://books.google.com/books?id=xYtraBTkjhkC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=cliff+jacobson+canoe+tumpline&source=web&ots=XnnBCvCIAu&sig=7c87DTHucz1iVaVfxnu-_1-KnLY