> But I guess it's not "dignified" #1 reason might be that it never occurred to this westerner. #2-5 are probably things like availability, you sure that thing

> But I guess it's not "dignified" #1 reason might be that it never occurred to this westerner. #2-5 are probably things like availability, you sure that thing isn't painful, etc. Really, concerns about dignity are not even on the list of reasons why I don't use a tumpline. FWIW I am in California though, and people would possibly see such a thing and simply think I'm a granola-lifer, possibly a rural cultist or one of the local caucasian monks of some kind. We have quite a few monasteries nearby.