Canyons involve a lot of sliding, scraping and general thrashing. Which ends up with a lot of scraping and thrashing of the gear and clothing upon which that sliding is done. Harnesses, shorts, wetsuits - they all get destroyed on a regular basis.

The ShuffleButt2 offers the best protection (Vinyl Laminate) where it is needed the most (Leg Loops), while maintaining the more-comfortable 1000d Air-Textured Nylon coated fabric for the upper. Bonus for me is that it is a LOT easier to sew.

For the Shuffle or Scuttle to fit on your harness, the leg loops must open all the way, so the leg loop can be threaded through the leg loop sleeve. On some harnesses, you will have to monkey with the leg loop hold up straps to get the waistbelt through the waistbelt sleeve… or just cut them off…  but it is best to maintain the leg loop hold up straps.

People doing flowing water canyons prefer the ScuttleButt…  People doing non-flowing canyons will likely prefer the ShuffleButt.

While the ScuttleButt is for the scrapiest canyons, the ShuffleButt is a lighter, more flexible version of the same for non-scrapey canyons. Perfect for Zion, Death Valley, etc. Lighter on the butt, so to speak. Less durable, perhaps, maybe not!

The Shuffle Butt does not work with the Bod Harness and Alpine Bod Harness, nor with the latest version of the BD Momentum AL (that does not open fully). 

How Long will it Last? Hard to say. Depends. The seat is made of a 1000 denier coated air-textured nylon fabric and should be pretty good. The Leg Loops are now made with Vinyl Laminate.

SPECS: 

Weight: 4.2 ounces

The waistbelt sleeve is 4-1/2" flat = 9" circumference.

The Leg Loop sleeves are 3-1/4" flat = 6-1/2" circumference.