Abstract: A travois assembly, comprises a load-carrying frame having a lower end and an upper end. A single wheel is rotatably mounted on said lower end of said load carrying frame. A user harness includes a single vertical frame member attached to a horizontal frame member at a lower end thereof, a back pad attached to the vertical frame member at an upper end thereof, a belt circumferentially attached to the horizontal frame member, a pair of shoulder straps each having a first end attached to the back pad and a second end attached to the horizontal frame member. The load carrying frame is attached to the user harness by a universal joint having a first end rigidly attached to the upper end of the load carrying frame and a second end attached to the vertical frame member of the user harness.