Remember the old days of tumplines and those who did not use them were known as humpers? Words change their meaning, but I'll bet few of today's campers are going into KJ "the hard way"!

I didn't know what this was. Here's the definition.
Tumpline:
Pronunciation: 't&mp-"lIn
Function: noun
Etymology: tump, of Algonquian origin; akin to Eastern Abenaki mádûmbí pack strap
: a sling formed by a strap slung over the forehead or chest and used for carrying or helping to support a pack on the back or in hauling loads

Here also is the definition of hump, as I've never heard it used in this context before. The current usage is #4
Hump:
Function: verb
transitive verb
1 often vulgar : to copulate with
2 : to exert (oneself) vigorously
3 : to make humpbacked : HUNCH
4 chiefly British : to put or carry on the back : LUG; also : TRANSPORT
intransitive verb
1 : to exert oneself : HUSTLE
2 : to move swiftly : RACE

Thanks for the language lesson.

I remember "humping" in with my backpack and skis with the wrong wax and falling down like a turtle, flaying my arms and legs in the air, not being able to get up because of the weight of the pack.
Fun times! Great memories!

KJ Ruulib!!