Bill Mason was an accomplished pioneering Ontario film maker who managed to make his living doing what he loved to do. Gear manufacturers, and expedition companies promote him as a deity. I'll pass on the worship. I don't pass on the Waterwalker film festival originally created in his honour...there are always a few good amateur films. Here is the cinema where they debut.
Princess Cinema (Waterloo Ontario)

A well organized tour of selected trips and introduction to Algonquin Park Virtual Algonquin Park

In praise of the tump...
portagecoach: "It's incredibly more efficient than having your load begin at your shoulders. This is the way the early voyageurs and natives managed their portages."

paddling.net: "A tump strap can help spread the stress of the load and stops the canoe from slipping down your back"

CanoeKayak Magazine: "Use a tumpline: A tumpline is a strap that reaches across the crown of the head and allows you to keep the load in line with your spine."

Ottertooth Forum: "Yes, the tump is THE portage tool at Keewaydin and Wabun camps, and possibly at Camp Temagami"

myccr forum: "I've been portaging canoes using a tump for a good twenty years"