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Home / INSIGHTS: Military, Law Enforcement, Civilian / USMC Plate Carrier Gen 3: Full Technical Overview and Testing
Feb 23, 2025

USMC Plate Carrier Gen 3: Full Technical Overview and Testing

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CATAMARAN Gen 3 Combo (Universal MOLLE Plate Carrier Hydration and Ventilation Adapter Panel for ICEVENTS®)
Adam Gati (Salt Lake City, US)
Comfort Improved.

Obtained a set to attach to front plate on Crye JPC 2.0. Adds comfort to front plate on chest and shoulders and relieves pressure on chest. Feels good to wear, can wear carrier for longer periods of time.

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ICEFLASK™ Cooling, Heating and Hydration Water Canteen (16.9oz / 500ml)
Cody
Instagram Handle: @the_real_ccr
Best ergo bottle

Stay frosty, stay toasty in kit. But my favorite part is this bottle is ergonomics of it. It fits in my back pocket perfectly without feeling bulky or annoying. Makes it easy for me to stay hydrated. Would love to see a titanium version come out, just a little less plastic. Keep rock’n it in the tristarstate

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ICEFLASK™ Cooling, Heating and Hydration Water Canteen (16.9oz / 500ml)
Cameron Garrett (Spring Hill, US)
Instagram Handle: the_combat_trucker
🧊 🏋‍♂️

These are great to wear on ur plate carrier for ruck or run. At the range frozen in 100° heat they last 3-4hrs of keeping me cool. Keeping my core cooler in the heat kept my fatigue down. Keep extra in the cooler to swap out! They will stay frozen in cooler all day.

Dangled 1 in front & rear at Milsim West allowed me to have water on me that wasn't taking up space on my Plate carrier.

These things keep my lunch box cold all day (14hr shifts)! I keep protein shakes & other drinks in my cooler. At end of work day, still cold and have ice in them in the cooler.

Worth every penney!

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ICEVENTS® High Mobility Aero or Classic Ventilated Gun Belt Pads (PowerMesh backing)
Daniel Drake
Instagram Handle: dadrake345
For the price I'd expect more...

Being that these were $181 and some change, $33 which was shipping (absolutely absurd).... I'm not impressed at all, they product manufacturing is quality but they do not do as described... Do your research, read the reviews before dropping your hard earned money...

Hi Daniel,
Thank you for your review. Your order included two products:

* 1× ICEVENTS® High Mobility Ventilated Gun Belt Pads (Aero) – $118
* 1× ICEVENTS® Classic Holster Pad – $30
(Both 100% Made in USA from US materials by US citizens)

As the order was shipped to a PO Box, USPS Priority Mail was the only available method, totaling $33.25. FedEx Ground to the physical address associated with your PO Box would have cost $26.06—a difference of $7.19 (21.62% savings).

To date, we’ve received 56 Verified Purchase Reviews for this product:

* 48× 5-star
* 2× 4-star
* 2× 3-star
* 3× 2-star (including yours)
* 1× 1-star
(All published for full transparency)

We agree that prospective customers should read reviews and do their research. For objective performance data, here’s an INSIGHTS article with empirical test results comparing ICEVENTS® to legacy padding products:
https://www.qoreperformance.com/blogs/military-insights/convective-cooling-conductive-cooling-and-pressure-distribution-testing-of-life-saving-equipment?_pos=13&_sid=3c67e951d&_ss=r

We hope this helps, but please let us know if you have any additional questions.
#StayFrosty
Qore Performance Customer Support Team

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ICEFLASK™ Cooling, Heating and Hydration Water Canteen (16.9oz / 500ml)
MJ Bayer (Chandler, US)
Impressive!

What a well thought out design. This fits in so many different applications, simply brilliant! Well done and thank you.

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CATAMARAN Gen 3 Combo (Universal MOLLE Plate Carrier Hydration and Ventilation Adapter Panel for ICEVENTS®)
Jonathon Davis (Denver, US)
Instagram Handle: Shaggydavis

Sick af. I love the catamaran because it allows you to use Qore’s vented padding, and/or with an IMS Pro you can utilize the Ice plate! Which you can run with padding if you want! Which is how I personally run it. If you want unparalleled comfort and airflow on any plate carrier this is what you want!

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ICEVENTS® Holster Pad Aero (Safariland UBL, CUBL) or Classic (True North Concepts MHA, Guardian Warrior Solutions Bang Hanger, Blue Force Gear Holster Adapter, G-Code)
Pat (Amsterdam, NL)
Comfortable

Adds comfort to TNC/Safariland combo.

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ICEPLATE® Curve Plate Carrier Water Bladder (50oz. / 1500ml)
Joshua Forslund (Howell, US)
for what it is

Well for what it is its great, down side i have with it is i wish there was an option during purchase for LEFT OR RIGHT, I'm using it in a slick carrier for under a chest rig and i want the option to have a T junction for being able to connect to both front and back at the same time drinking out of both. with these Two things alone id be bumping up to a 5 star rating with no problems

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an honest review of your ICEPLATE® Curve experience. We used to make Right Exit ICEPLATE® Curves, but there was almost no demand for them, so they were discontinued back in 2023. Details: https://www.qoreperformance.com/blogs/running-the-business/discontinued-product-sku-rationalization-explained?_pos=1&_sid=56b02836b&_ss=r

We hope this helps, but please let us know if you have any additional questions.
#StayFrosty
Qore Performance Customer Support Team

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ICEPLATE® SLK Gen 3 Safety Vest with Cooling/Heating/Hydration
Keith Hallock (Clarksville, US)
Keep working

We outfitted our warehouse staff with ice plates and it has been a solid tool to keep working in the summer heat and and humidity. Tennessee Heat is unforgiving this product is a game changer.

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ICEFLASK™ Cooling, Heating and Hydration Water Canteen (16.9oz / 500ml)
Timothy Johnson (Stockton, US)
Instagram Handle: @jericho_concepts.

Great item, easy storage. The bottom is easy to drink from and has a steady flow rate with
No leaking. I run the bottle in the right rear wing of my carrier and it fills the space quite nicely.

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