Does IcePlate® Work with my Plate Carrier? Plate Carrier Compatibility Chart for IcePlate®

Does IcePlate® Work with my Plate Carrier? Plate Carrier Compatibility Chart for IcePlate®
"Does IcePlate® work with my (insert plate carrier make/model here) plate carrier?"

***NOTE: this article is for the original IcePlate® Classic only. This article does not apply to IcePlate® Curve because IcePlate® Curve is universally compatible with any Medium ESAPI plate carrier. For a detailed compare and contrast for IcePlate® Classic vs IcePlate® Curve, click here.***

To learn about all of the ways you can wear and use IcePlate, click here.

This is one of the most frequently asked questions we get here at Qore Performance®. We consolidated this information into a single living (continuously updated) resource to help answer this question for the entire IcePlate® Community. 

This IcePlate®/Plate Carrier Compatibility Chart is a community asset. The more people who contribute their knowledge/experience, the more valuable it becomes to the IcePlate® Community. Think big data/machine learning but for IceAge Insights.

A few minutes of your time could help one of our brothers or sisters go home at the end of their shift because they were ready and alert when it mattered most. This is the very essence of #StayFrosty®: "don’t be complacent, be humble, keep getting better, perfect the basics (credit: @breachpen)"

If you don't see your plate carrier on this chart, please email us your knowledge/experience with your specific IcePlate®/Plate Carrier/armor combo. If you include pictures and we use them on this post, then we'll even send you some free swag on us as a thank you for your time! We'll add this new info to the chart for the benefit of the entire community.

Specific plate carrier compatibility articles:
Ferro Concepts Slickster
Crye Precision JPC 2.0, SPC, and AVS (zip-on back panels)

IcePlate®/Plate Carrier Compatibility Chart
Crossfit/Tactical Games (IcePlate® in plate bag) Duty Use
(IcePlate® Armor Straps)
IMS Compatible
Blue Force Gear PLATEminus ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Combat Systems Sentinel Plate Carrier ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Condor LCS Vanquish ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Condor Sentry (Rogue Fitness) ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Crye Precision AVS ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Crye Precision JPC 2.0 (M) ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
5.11 TacTec Plate Carrier ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
5.11 TacLite Plate Carrier ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
First Spear STT ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
First Spear Strandhogg ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Ferro Concepts Slickster ✔️ ✔️
✔️
Grey Ghost Gear Minimalist Plate Carrier ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
KDH IOTV ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
LBX Armatus II ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
LBT 6940 ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
SKD Pig Brig ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Shellback Tactical Banshee ✔️ ✔️
Tactical Tailor Low-Vis MBAV ✔️ ✔️
Velocity Systems APC ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Velocity Systems SCARAB LT ✔️ ✔️ ✔️

 

We've assembled this chart from three main data sources:

1. First hand experience: knowledge accumulated on plate carriers and armor systems we own ourselves, we've personally used on duty or during our own R&D testing at Qore Performance®.

2. Customer feedback: when customers have reported their experiences with IcePlate® and their specific plate carrier directly to us.

3. Industry: we have relationships with a number of manufacturers in the industry who have and use IcePlates® with their plate carriers, then share their compatibility experiences with us.

Basic IcePlate® Setup for Plate Carriers/External Armor:

Reference Photos

IcePlate® with First Spear Strandhogg Plate Carrier

 

IcePlate® with First Spear STT 

IcePlate on duty with Sheboygan, WI SWAT in the First Spear Strandhogg

IcePlate® with Ferro Concepts Slickster

Photo: @jasondemo

IcePlate fits easily in the Ferro Concepts Slickster Plate Carrier

IcePlate® with SKD Tactical PIG Brig

Photo: @QorePerformance

IcePlate fits in the plate bag of the SKD PIG Brig Plate Carrier

Photo: @QorePerformance

SKD Pig Brig carrying a QD IcePlate in Frost with a Source Tactical Hydration hose

IcePlate® with Velocity Systems SCARAB LT

Photo: @QorePerformance

Velocity Systems SCARAB LT with IcePlate integration

Photo: @QorePerformance

Velocity Systems SCARAB LT with IcePlate MOLLE Sleeve 6 integration, Ranger Green

IcePlate® with Velocity Systems APC

Photo: @seven_ty_nine

IcePlate integrated with Velocity Systems APC

IcePlate® with High Speed Gear MPC

Photo: @jasondemo

IcePlate with High Speed Gear HSGI MPC Modular Plate Carrier

 IcePlate® with 5.11 TacTec using Qore Performance Armor Straps

Photo: @_zoll_

IcePlate Black on the job in a 5.11 TacTec Plate Carrier with Armor Straps for police use


12 comments


  • Neal

    AR- 500 (Armoref Nation / phoemix,AZ

    TAKES 11×14 PLATES
    Testudo & Veratis plate carriers…
    WILL IT FIT , AND WHAT adapters do I need?


  • Kelly

    @Yunus – Our apologies for such a delayed response. Yes, IcePlate is compatible with your IOTV. IcePlate is the same size as a 10×12″ ESAPI plate and can be worn between your base layer and your plate carrier using our Armor Straps. Let us know if you have any additional questions!


  • Jared M

    They also fit inside the Condor LCS Vanquish plate carrier, with an AR500 IIIA plate. Which in addition to Patrol I use for conditioning training. The ice plate was a fantastic addition running in the afternoon heat of July in Texas!


  • Yunus

    Is it good match with current G.I. IOTV with level 4 plates inserted? I wear my IOTV every day on task force mission for hours and want to eliminate “weights” as much as possible.


  • Brian C

    Best invention to keep me cool… ever.
    We were at an airsoft Milsim event – temps were in the mid 90s with high humidity. Of the 450 people who started, we lost 150 to heat exhaustion. 50 were within the first hour (2 by ambulance). I made it through the entire 2 day event and felt great. At one point I let a fellow player use it to maintain. He couldn’t thank me enough.

    Love that box-o-ice on my back!!


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