Keith
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Post by Keith on May 16, 2019 18:14:51 GMT -7
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Sept 24, 2019 10:07:24 GMT -7
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Post by jrmflintlock on Sept 24, 2019 10:07:24 GMT -7
A question gents, are tumplines suitable for carrying heavy loads? I see a lot of blankets and such carried with them, so I was curious about heavier loads. Thanks! JRM
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Post by spence on Sept 24, 2019 11:08:52 GMT -7
Impressive craftsmanship in those items, nice to see. All Native American inspired, it seems. How about a Non-NA version of leather and jute rope, requiring minimal talent? In spite of being ugly it works well. Do you suppose such a thing ever exited? Spence
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Post by Black Hand on Sept 24, 2019 11:19:53 GMT -7
A question in return - how common was the tumpline among non-natives...?
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Post by spence on Sept 24, 2019 12:41:35 GMT -7
In my post above William Clinkenbeard describes their use by the whites, apparently,...."what we used to have to tie up our packs with, blankets, or budgets, or anything of that kind".... but says the particular string he was discussing had been gotten from the Indians. That's assuming that he means tumpline when he says "sappers string".
As a side note, Gilbert L Wilson's paper on The Horse and the Dog in Hidatsa Culture, American Museum of Natural History, quotes a Hidatsa man saying,
"On the march, a woman might also carry a light load, as two or three blankets or a robe. Such a load she carried on her back with her pack strap, which had both a shoulder and a forehead band. Though the headband was not generally used, it was of help sometimes, as when the woman wished to rest her shoulders. If the headband was kept constantly in place, it would fret the skin of the woman’s forehead."
Have you ever seen a tumpline with both bands?
jrmflintlock, yes, they were used to carry very heavy loads. Commonly used in construction, mining and more to our interests, by the voyageurs.
Spence
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Keith
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Post by Keith on Sept 24, 2019 18:28:37 GMT -7
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Post by hawkeyes on Sept 26, 2019 5:28:35 GMT -7
Good information my friend. I've played with my load on the line many times to optimize carrying and I still will grab my tumpline over other methods. Obviously the trek will dictate what is being carried. However for short stints I almost always settle on utilizing my tumpline. From my own observations the tumpline seems to have rather long historical roots throughout different cultures.
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