ICEVEST HiVis Cooling / Heating / Hydration Safety Vest (Type O)

I have a history of heat related injuries and this vest makes life soooo much more bearable. Once you get heat stroke, it gets easier and easier to get it again. This vest makes the 95 deg days in full sun on our farm way more enjoyable. I’ve had a few friends and family members get some themselves because they tried it out and were impressed with how well it cools you down. It’s a must have for anyone working outdoors and I can’t recommend it enough.

This is a great product. I have been very happy with how cool it keeps me.

I bought this for surveying out in the field. I chose this vest versus the other because it has a belt with a couple of pockets. It doesn't have enough hi-vis to be OSHA approved on a construction sight, but I can just throw a regular vest over it. When working on rail roads, sometimes you have to wear vests of a specific color anyway. When standing still running the total station, this is awesome. Here in southern New England it can get up to 95* + with a dew point of 70. If you're moving, you're still gonna sweat and be miserable, but less miserable with this. On days that are that hot, it only cools for about 4 hours, after that I take it off and realize how miserable it is without these. I'm considering getting a second set for that. Also, it takes about 24 hours for these things to freeze solid. They get good and cold overnight in my chest freezer, but not frozen all the way through if used the day prior. The inside of the vest is fuzzy like the outside is to stick velcro. I wish it was smooth like the material of the reflective strips. I find myself hanging my hands on the rim of the plate so my wrists rest against the reflective strip because its a great conductor of the cold to my wrist to cool down. Because I'm almost always in direct sun I'm always wearing a kaki, long sleeve, button down shirt. That with the fuzzy fabric, insulates more than I'd like. I will soak the vest with a hose before I throw it in the freezer so that the vest will be wet when I put it on and be thermally more conductive for that reason. They may have tested different fabrics and settled upon what they have for a reason, but with my gear and environment, I think my idea would be better. This is the only reason I'm giving 4 out of 5 stars. That being said, I am contemplating adding the ice vent pontoons to the inside of this. When I feel a strong breeze blow I'll lift the plates to create an air gap to catch the breeze and it feels sooo good. It will break the conductive aspect of the plates, but allow the sweat and condensation to evaporate more in our humid climate.

Long story short, if you work out in the heat and have been contemplating buying these, just do it. The vest has held up to the brush better than expected, but I wouldn't buy the drinking package in hind sight. I already have a water bladder I wear on my back with these so even when they are melted, so long as they're cool, they still act as a heat sink to absorb heat from your body and keep the water on your back refreshingly cool as well. The more water you keep in the plates the better they work.

I work construction outside in heat above 110 and it keeps me cool for the hot hours of my day!

The vest is great the only thing is the screw on lid should be made of rubber because after it freezes if you drop it then the plastic lid brakes

Used it and it keeps us work cool even when it feels like 104 degrees even with high humidity here in Houston

Well worth the investment. In 110 degree weather the ice packs lasted about 4 hours. However the ice packs had been in a cooler from 6am until 9am. They were still frozen at 9am.

We have employees who work outside during the hot Arizona summers. Without the Ice Plate vests from Qore, this would not be possible!

The vest works great and provides a great amount of cooling for employees working in our industrial heater factory in a St. Louis summer. The stock suspension can be a little tricky to set up and get just right for the person wearing it. This makes it a little cumbersome to share a vest between users. The ice plates are supposed to interlock for stacking in a freezer. They do, however, the plates we received have a bulge either in the forming and makes the stack unstable. Our users can feel the bulge of the ice plate through the vest. Overall, it is slim enough to wear underneath painting suits, welding jackets, aprons, and other PPE that's required. I'm looking forward to the winter when I get to send a vest with our field service technicians that should be able to wear with hot water and stay warm in below freezing temps!

great product