How to Sew Adhesive Strips onto your Plate Carrier and ICEVENTS® Pontoons to install ICEVENTS® Body Armor Ventilation Pontoons

Sewing adhesive Velcro loop strips for use with ICEVENTS® Classic Plate Carrier Ventilation Pontoons is super easy. We STRONGLY recommend sewing for strenuous applications like infantry live fires, o-courses, and maritime applications like MIO, OTB, and VBSS.

For a solution that does not require sewing or permanent addition of adhesive Velcro loop, check out our CATAMARAN Gen 3 Universal Velcro Loop Adapter Panel. 

Above: CATAMARAN Gen 3 Universal Velcro Loop Adapter Panel used for mounting ICEVENTS® Classic Plate Carrier Ventilation Pontoons and IMS Pro Gen 3 for cooling, heating, and hydration. 

First, place the adhesive loop strips toward the edge of the inside panel of your plate carrier so that when ICEVENTS® are installed, the edge of the ICEVENTS® are at the edge of the plate carrier to allow air to flow through the ICEVENTS®. The lines in the picture below indicate the sewing lines:

Here is an image showing where the stitch lines would be with the ICEVENTS® installed. Stitch the adhesive loop strips to the plate carrier. Do not sew the adhesive loop strips to the ICEVENTS®. The image below is for demonstration/reference purposes only.