Scuvvers - Deployable Car Seat Covers

Born out of necessity

Remember 2020? Yeah, that crazy time four years ago that changed the world as we know it? It was also when Scuvvers was born. During the lockdown, the Prasser family, living on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, had enough of cleaning sand out of their cars. Not much to do but visit the beach and the trails, this mountain biking family started coming up with better ways to deal with the amount of dirt migrating into their vehicle after activities. They took the next 2 years coming up with a clever design to keep the elements off their Ute's seats.

Shore Bound

As a child, I loved playing in the mud. Growing up in Istanbul, I spent most weekends and summers hiking around the nearby mountains with my father, looking for excuses to get messy. When we came back home my clean freak mother would strip us both down outside and make the most distinct disappointed faces as we shed our dirt-covered cladding. As I got older and started having to do my own laundry (which actually wasn't until I left home at 18) I realized there was a much needed ritual to keep the outside where it belonged: outside. This desire to keep things clean got a bit more severe when I started shuttling with my clean cars.

Until recently I had been driving a well kept and clean 2003 Subaru Forester. There was not a whole lot of excitement when it came to the car itself-it had a grey leather interior and I kept it tidy. The leather seats were easy enough to keep clean with a simple vacuum and a wipe and people were respectful of its condition.

Some of us don't care how muddy our bums are when shuttling in the rain but I am not one of those people. Making your friends sit on their jackets while going up for another one gets old quick and is not a great solution, either.

After the Subie left my possession and I picked up my new wheels, I knew some of my habits had to change. Cloth seats and bigger cargo capacity meant that the shuttle duties were bound to increase. I started looking for ways to cover the seats.

My local Canadian Tire (akin to Harbor Freight for folks south of the border and Leroy Merlin across the pond) had some generic fitted covers that didn't do it for me. I looked on Amazon for some Carhartt options that were a little more to my liking but 100 CAD per side didn't sound too exciting for a generic product. I looked at FOX's website to see if they still made their covers - I knew people who had them didn't like them as much since they're not waterproof- but my options were limited. Then Instagram came to the rescue. All the searching I've been doing triggered the algorithm and I started seeing ads for Scuvvers all over my phone. An hour after I sent an email, I made contact with a real human, Steve Prasser, the Co-Founder. Steve sent me a tracking number within 24hours of our chat about the covers, and they shipped from their Vancouver warehouse and arrived at my doorstep within 48 hours.

Simple packaging and the eco-friendly reinforcements were good touches. Made from recycled polyester in 300d and 600d layers, Scuvvers are fully waterproof (for 2+ hours) and made from 90% recycled materials. These things sounded promising but the real trick to the Scuvvers design was how they attached and stowed away in your car,

Scuvvers are described as the First Deploying Seat Covers in the market. What that means is the harness attached to the seat is designed to make them removable in a pinch. There are two harness sizes to choose from: small and medium. Steve tells me 90% of cars will need medium but if you are unsure, you can measure the headrest of your car and choose accordingly. A quick slidey fastening system attaches the cover to the harness. When not in use, you can swing the cover behind the headrest and enjoy a cover-free car seat with your clean clothes.

Scuvvers have a silicone backing and are non-slip so they don't shift during use. They are also quiet while you are sitting on them with your rain gear. All the little details point in the right direction. While it is not the person I am, Scuvvers are apparently comfortable against the skin. I can see that being the case but you won't catch me driving topless anytime soon. If that is you in your jeep, I'll be staring!

95 CAD is a fair price for this cleverly engineered setup. If that saves you money in car detailing, that's a huge win. You can also get additional harnesses for 48 CAD and transfer these from car to car with ease.

Before AliExpress gets a hold of this, you can buy them from Steve and Joan and support a small business.

Get your Scuvvers HERE.