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Harness Accessories     The Clipster           Scuttle Butt

The Clipster     $ 13.95

Doing canyons, you're using ropes; from time to time you gotta clip into things. There are other products that work OK, but are heavy and expensive. Those from a climbing background often use a daisy chain, but it is awkward and long, and you don't really need the adjustability of length.

The Clipster is a canyoneering-specific clip-in sling.

Made from Burly 11/16" supertape, the web is first tacked into a full-strength sling. Then we carefully stitch it together to make a nice clipper. The bottom end is sewn with a half-twist so that it girth-hitches neatly to your belay loop. The top end is sewn small to accept a 'biner, and a major-brand rubber biner-holder is provided. The 22-inch length is perfect for many canyon tasks.

When the length is NOT perfect, because the webbing is sewn together, you can tie it in a knot and still get it untied after weighting.

Uhmm, that's about it. Inspect carefully every couple of canyons. Be careful about the rappel rope running across it while weighted. Comes in a couple of colors. Pretty strong - intended for body weight only.

Scuttle Butt
            $ 32.95

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. The harness, the shorts, the wetsuit - they all get destroyed on a regular basis.

Like Clint Eastwood in In the Line of Fire, the Scuttle Butt's mission in life is to take the bullet aimed at, well, you get the idea. The Scuttle Butt intercedes like Jimmy Carter. And so forth - a long line of cheesy analogies are probably best not stated.

The Scuttle Butt is designed to be used with most leg-loops-and-waistbelt-style adjustable leg loop harness. Sleeves allow the leg loops to be slid into place. A gap in the sewing allows the holdup strap to be pulled through and used like regular. At the waist, two buckle-and-straps attach the Scuttle Butt to the harness.

For the Scuttle Butt to work, the leg loops of your harness must open fully, so it can be pulled through the sleeve. The Scuttle Butt does not work with the Bod Harness and Alpine Bod Harness.

How Long will it Last?

Hard to say. Depends. The seat is made of a medium-weight PVC boat fabric, and should be pretty good. I tried using a heavier fabric, but it was rather uncomfortable to walk around in. My experience is that it will last a while, and can be easily repaired or patched. I forsee a large amount of duct tape in the Scuttle Butt's futures.

Prototype Notes:

The version in the pictures is a pre-production prototype, and the leg loop slots are sewn with nylon thread, and wear out quickly. I am having the main bodies welded for the actual production.

One Size Fits All. Colors: Assorted.