ICEPLATE® Gen 3

Plate carrier hydration. Cooling. Heating.

SKU:S-ICEPLATE-Gen3-CY-Drink

$ 75.00 USD

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52.4 fl oz (1.55 L) of water in a Medium ESAPI-shaped reservoir. Choose the configuration that fits your use.

Drinkable / Cooling / Warming includes the Source 90 Drink Tube, ICECAP Gen 3, Valve Cap and Cap Tether.

Cooling / Warming Only includes two Closed Caps and no drink tube.

ICEPLATE® Color:

Drinkable or Cooling & Warming Only?:

What’s in the box

1 ICEPLATE® Gen 3 (Coyote Brown)
1 Source 90 Drink Tube (Coyote)
1 ICECAP Gen 3
1 Valve Cap
1 Cap Tether

Mounting sleeves, carriers and accessories are sold separately. Explore mounting options below.

Base System: $ 45.00

System Total: $ 45.00

Optional add-ons

ICEPLATE® is not body armor. Review return eligibility

Details & specifications Setup guide Team purchases

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Optional add-ons

Optional items added separately to your order. Check whether a selected combo includes another ICEPLATE® before adding it.

Configure Your ICEPLATE® Gen 3 System

Wear ICEPLATE® with:

IMS Pro Gen 3 Combo (Internal/External MOLLE Plate Carrier Hydration Pack)

$ 80.00 - $ 155.00

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ICEPLATE® Included?:

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CATAMARAN Gen 3 Combo — Universal MOLLE Plate Carrier Adapter for ICEVENTS®, IMS Pro Gen 3

$ 80.00 - $ 179.00

ICEVENTS® Pontoons:

Panel Color:

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ICEPLATE® Hydration Backpack Gen 3 (Cooling, Heating & Hydration)

$ 125.00 - $ 195.00

Configuration:

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ICEPLATE® Driver Harness (with Cooling , Heating, Hydration)

$ 125.00 - $ 195.00

Configuration:

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ICEPLATE® MOLLE Back Panel Combo

$ 99.00 - $ 174.00

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Performance Enhancements

ICEPLATE EXO® HiVis Class 2 Cooling / Heating / Hydration Safety Vest

$ 175.00 - $ 315.00

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ICEPLATE EXO® Gen 3 Ultralight Minimalist Plate Carrier

$ 290.00 - $ 514.00

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Setup videos

System Total: $ 45.00

Cooling. Heating. Hydration.

Put the water you carry to work. ICEPLATE® Gen 3 combines hydration with cooling and heating in a low-profile, Medium ESAPI-shaped reservoir.

70 W cooling

Freeze ICEPLATE® for a typical 2–4 hours of cooling.*

52 W heating

Fill with warm water for a typical 3–5 hours of heating.* Follow the temperature limits in the instructions.

1.55 L hydration

Carry 52.4 fl oz of water. Choose the Drinkable configuration for hands-free hydration.

*Duration varies with environmental conditions, workload and mounting. Conductive body cooling and heating require body-facing placement; carrying ICEPLATE® externally does not provide the same effect. Follow the filling, freezing and warm-water instructions.

Find your mounting setup

Start with where you want to carry ICEPLATE® and what you need it to do.

IMS Pro Gen 3 mounted inside ICEPLATE EXO Gen 3

Inside your armor

For body cooling, heating and hydration.

Use IMS Pro Gen 3 on the body-facing side of your plate carrier or soft body armor vest.

Body-facing loop Velcro® present: mount IMS Pro Gen 3 directly to a suitable loop surface.

No body-facing loop Velcro®: CATAMARAN Gen 3 + IMS Pro Gen 3 are required.

Check your available space and attachment layout before ordering.

Choose internal mounting

ICEPLATE MOLLE Back Panel mounted externally

Outside your armor

For external hydration carry.

Use the ICEPLATE® MOLLE Back Panel for a low-profile reservoir on the outside of your carrier. Check the MOLLE attachment area on your equipment.

External carry prioritizes hydration. For conductive body cooling or heating, choose body-facing mounting.

Choose external mounting

A dedicated wearable system

For use without a plate carrier.

Explore ICEPLATE® Backpack Gen 3 for wearable cooling, heating and hydration, or a task-specific safety vest or Driver Harness.

Check each package’s included components and intended mounting position.

Explore wearable options

Mounting sleeves, carriers and accessories are sold separately unless included in your selected package. If you are adding a sleeve to this ICEPLATE®, choose Sleeve Only where available to avoid ordering a second reservoir unintentionally.

View CATAMARAN Gen 3 mounting details

Low-profile carry. Practical details.

ICEPLATE Gen 3 shape shown beside an armor plate

A shape built for close carry

The curved, Medium ESAPI-shaped reservoir measures 9.5 × 12.5 × 1.1 inches. Its structured profile fits close to your equipment without the rounded shape of a conventional water bottle.

Check dimensions and mounting requirements against your specific setup.

Hard-cell construction

A rigid HDPE body provides a structured alternative to a flexible hydration bladder. ICEPLATE® Gen 3 is made in the USA from US materials.

ICEPLATE® is a water reservoir, not ballistic armor.

Quick-disconnect hydration

The Drinkable configuration includes the Source 90 Drink Tube with Helix bite valve, ICECAP Gen 3 quick-disconnect, Valve Cap and Cap Tether.

Cooling / Warming Only includes two Closed Caps and no drink tube.

Access from either end

Top and bottom fill ports both use 28-410 threads, providing access for filling, draining and cleaning.

ICECAP Gen 3, Valve Cap and Closed Cap each function correctly on either ICEPLATE® Gen 3 port.

Proven in use

7,000,000+ hours worked without a heat injury.

The ICEPLATE® family’s field record. Built on use across generations of ICEPLATE®, rather than Gen 3 alone.

This historical record is not a guarantee of individual protection. Plan hydration and heat exposure for your workload and environment.

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Specifications & compatibility

Water capacity: 52.4 fl oz / 1.55 L
Dimensions (W × H × D): 9.5 × 12.5 × 1.1 in
24.13 × 31.75 × 2.79 cm
Shape: Medium ESAPI-shaped reservoir
Empty weight: 11.3 oz — ICEPLATE® Gen 3 reservoir only
Material: BPA-free HDPE (high-density polyethylene)
Manufacture: Made in the USA from US materials. Fulfilled from Knoxville, Tennessee.
Fill ports: Top and bottom: 28-410 threads
ICECAP Gen 3: Compatible with both Gen 3 ports. Quick-disconnect interface for the drink tube.
Valve Cap: Compatible with both Gen 3 ports. Included with the Drinkable configuration.
Closed Cap: Compatible with both Gen 3 ports. Two included with Cooling / Warming Only.
Source 90 Drink Tube: 34 in / 86 cm. Included with the Drinkable configuration.
Internal mounting: IMS Pro Gen 3 mounts to suitable body-facing loop Velcro®. CATAMARAN Gen 3 + IMS Pro Gen 3 are required for plate carriers and soft body armor vests without body-facing loop Velcro® on their plate bags.

Cap compatibility above applies to ICEPLATE® Gen 3. For freezing, follow the marked fill line and current instructions. ICEPLATE® does not replace ballistic armor.

ICEPLATE® Gen 3 Plate Carrier Hydration Bladder (52.4 oz. / 1550ml)

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Its good but itll cost you.

Its good but... price for the full setup put me off buying for a long time and im still not fully convinced it was worth the cost of it. Secondly the fact it only carries 1.5L of water compared to the my normal 3L camelbak with the fact I mostly carry/use about 2L is a big drawback. I've been looking to buying am ice plate since the first Gen came out but the fact they haven't made a 2L slightly expanded version is frustrating!

Hi Nathan,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a detailed review and for following our journey from Gen 1 through your purchase of ICEPLATE® Gen 3!

We completely understand why moving from a 2L–3L soft bladder down to 1.5L (52.4 oz) feels like a trade-off initially. The 1.5L volume is a deliberate engineering decision based on two factors:

1. ESAPI Geometry: Matching the exact footprint of a Medium ESAPI armor plate maintains an ultra-low profile that integrates seamlessly into plate carriers without bulk or shifting your center of gravity.
2. Physiological Science: As documented in the Borden Institute Monograph Series (Water Requirements and Soldier Hydration* by Dr. Scott J. Montain and Dr. Matthew Ely), active core thermoregulation reduces fluid requirements by up to 50%. By lowering your sweat rate through conductive cooling, 1.5L of iced water delivers the functional endurance equivalent of carrying 2L–3L of ambient water in a traditional bladder.

We hope that more field time in the heat proves the full ROI of the system for you. Please reach out to support@qoreperformance.com anytime if you have questions or setup feedback!

#StayFrosty
Qore Performance Customer Support Team

I had the first gen, for many years. Final gave it to my daughter when she went in Army and was used many times during her FTX (a lot of people start buying and using from her unit).
Then been running the Qore flasks. Love them just as much.
Bought this new version of the plate and WOW!! I forgot how effective it is in southern hot summer events it was. Worth every ounce.

Hi there! We're thrilled to hear you love your new ICEPLATE® Gen 3 and your ICEFLASK® caneetns! Thank you for your longtime support and trust - we never take it for granted.

#StayFrosty
Qore Performance Customer Support Team

Very good quality, and it does exactly what it says

Hi Kimon, thank you for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear you're satisfied with the quality and performance of your ICEPLATE® Gen 3 Plate Carrier Hydration Bladder. We appreciate your support! #StayFrosty

Should be standard issue gear

Only used them cold so far, but these are incredibly useful and work better than I'd even hoped. They add some bulk and some weight, there's no avoiding that, but in my case I find it well worth it. Now I need them to make some 11x14s

Hi Andrew, we're thrilled to hear these work so well for you! We agree that making ICEPLATE® and ICEFLASK standard issue will benefit our teams/units tremendously. Thanks for your support—let's keep spreading the word to make it happen!

#StayFrosty
Qore Performance Customer Support Team

ICEPLATE® Gen 3 Plate Carrier Hydration Bladder (52.4 oz. / 1550ml)

Hi Ted, It sounds like the gear is working great for you, so we wanted to check in—did that result in a 1-star review by mistake? We value your input on how we can improve.
#StayFrosty
Qore Performance Customer Support Team

Civilian use.

This fits perfectly in the 15" laptop sleeve in my backpack. It provides me with a backup source of water and doubles as a weight plate.

Hi Nicholas, we're glad to hear our ICEPLATE® fits perfectly and serves as a versatile backup! Thanks for sharing your experience with an off-label use. We love hearing these types of explorations/stories! #StayFrosty

This is a great idea!

I have an Agelite flat pack attached to my Agelite carrier that holds their 3 liter water bladder. It's great if you're not wearing a pack but if you throw a small daypack on over top of it then you risk the chance of bursting the bladder because you've got a pack over top of it that is squishing it. So I replaced their water bladder with this hard one and now my pack can squish it all it wants and it's not going to burst. I then put my Agelite bladder in my daypack because nothing is going to go on top of that and squish it. Once this catches on I think it will be standard setup for all plate carriers.

Hi Steve, we're thrilled to hear how our ICEPLATE® Gen 3 has become a key part of your setup! Thanks for sharing your innovative approach on a textbook ICEPLATE® Gen 3 application—it's great to know it’s making a difference.

#StayFrosty
Qore Performance Customer Support Team

Started with gen 2, moved to gen 3. Best gear out there!

ICEPLATE® Gen 3 Plate Carrier Water Bladder (52.4 oz. / 1550ml)

Hi Mohammed — thank you for the feedback.

We understand your concerns around both the cap configuration and the available colorways. ICEPLATE® Gen 3 is offered in multiple configurations because different users have different requirements. The drinkable version includes a one-way valve for hands-free hydration under load, while a cooling/heating-only version is available with closed caps for users who don’t want a valve at all. These options are clearly differentiated at the time of purchase.

ICEPLATE® Gen 3 also introduced a new manufacturing platform and material set, which required changes to available colorways. Current options are listed prior to checkout so customers can make an informed selection.

We appreciate you sharing your perspective—feedback like this helps future customers better understand the available configurations and choose what best fits their needs.

Qore Performance Customer Support Team

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Reviews in Other Languages

Awesome idea and design!

The rigid canteen that fits in a plate carrier is awesome and it works. The drink tube that came with it didn't work, but they replaced it quickly and for free with a tube that rocks. Their stuff is only compatible with a few things: none of my Blackhawk-Hydrastorm and only one of my Camelbacks. The straps are kinda useless: still figuring out how to mount the canteen to various rigs.

Perfect!!!

Best solution for hydration in the field, military, Airsoft, civilian!!!!

Questions before you buy

Which configuration should I choose?

Choose Drinkable / Cooling / Warming for hands-free hydration plus cooling and heating. It includes the Source 90 Drink Tube, ICECAP Gen 3, Valve Cap and Cap Tether.

Choose Cooling / Warming Only if you do not need a drink tube. It includes two Closed Caps.

What do I need to mount it?

For body-facing mounting, use IMS Pro Gen 3. If your plate carrier or soft body armor vest does not have loop Velcro® on the body-facing side of its plate bags, CATAMARAN Gen 3 + IMS Pro Gen 3 are required.

For external hydration carry, explore the ICEPLATE® MOLLE Back Panel. For a dedicated wearable system, explore the Backpack, safety vest or Driver Harness options.

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How long does cooling or heating last?

Typical ranges are 2–4 hours of cooling and 3–5 hours of heating. Results vary with ambient conditions, exposure, workload and mounting.

The reservoir holds 52.4 fl oz / 1.55 L. How long your drinking water lasts depends on consumption; plan additional water for your activity.

How do I fill and freeze ICEPLATE® Gen 3?

Follow the marked fill line and current freezing instructions, allowing space for water to expand. Freeze until solid before use; allow approximately 6–8 hours, though actual freezing time depends on your freezer and starting water temperature.

Read filling and freezing instructions

Can I drink while the water is frozen?

In the Drinkable configuration, liquid water becomes available as the ice melts. Plan a separate drinking-water supply if you need immediate hydration while ICEPLATE® is fully frozen.

Will it produce condensation?

A cold reservoir can collect condensation in humid conditions. Consider moisture management when choosing its placement and mounting sleeve.

Review use and care instructions

How do I clean and dry it?

Empty, clean, rinse and dry the reservoir and hydration components after use. The two fill ports provide access for draining and cleaning.

Follow the current care instructions for the reservoir, caps, drink tube and bite valve before washing or long-term storage.

Read cleaning and drying instructions

Is ICEPLATE® body armor?

No. ICEPLATE® is a hydration and thermoregulation reservoir. It does not replace ballistic armor.

Warranty, returns & support

Returns

ICEPLATE® sales are final for health, safety and insurance reasons. Review the return policy before ordering.

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Forever Warranty

Review the Forever Warranty for applicable coverage and claim instructions.

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Need help choosing?

Use the mounting guide or contact us with your carrier model and intended use.

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Ready to build your setup?

Choose your ICEPLATE® Gen 3 configuration and mounting options. Your current selections remain in the configurator above.

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Instructions & technical resources

Setup, care and mounting guides

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How to wear ICEPLATE®

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The ICEPLATE® story

ICEPLATE® is where Building A Superhuman Future® began. Explore the origins of Qore Performance and the development of our thermoregulation products.

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ICEPLATE® Gen 3

What’s in the box

Optional add-ons

Configure Your ICEPLATE® Gen 3 System

Wear ICEPLATE® with:

Performance Enhancements

Setup videos

Cooling. Heating. Hydration.

70 W cooling

52 W heating

1.55 L hydration

Find your mounting setup

Inside your armor

Outside your armor

A dedicated wearable system

Low-profile carry. Practical details.

A shape built for close carry

Hard-cell construction

Quick-disconnect hydration

Access from either end

7,000,000+ hours worked without a heat injury.

Specifications & compatibility

Customer Reviews

Reviews in Other Languages

Questions before you buy

Warranty, returns & support

Returns

Forever Warranty

Need help choosing?

Ready to build your setup?

Instructions & technical resources

ICEPLATE® 360° View

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