INSIGHTS: Military, Law Enforcement, Civilian
Skeletonized plate carriers are particularly popular among high-end, premium offerings. While they are great for weight savings, they expose the armor plates they are carrying. There is confusion in the market about exposed plates being good or bad. In this article, we examine plate carriers that expose armor plates to finally put this question to bed: are exposed armor plates good or bad?
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An overview of the leading plate carriers in the market as of May 2022 from Crye Precision, Velocity Systems, Spiritus Systems, and Ferro Concepts. This guide walks you through the best things to consider when buying a plate carrier for your application: Military, Special Operations, Law Enforcement, SWAT, Prepared Citizen or Private Security Contractor.
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ICEPLATE EXO® is the most versatile, most configurable, and most capable plate carrier ever built. With the ability to organically integrate evaporative and/or conductive cooling, heating, and hydration, ICEPLATE EXO® is unmatched for everything from maritime direct action to home defense/personal protection to CBRN/MOPP/HAZMAT and fitness competitions like Crossfit or The Tactical Games.
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A step-by-step, piece-by-piece tutorial of the best pouches and placards to use with the ICEPLATE EXO® Gen 3 Ultralight Ventilated Plate Carrier with integrated Cooling/Heating/Hydration by Qore Performance. Accessories, pouches and placards from Crye Precision, Shaw Concepts, Blue Force Gear and more are showcased for use with ICEPLATE EXO®
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FLIR images of a frozen IcePlate Curve, IcePlate Curve behind spacermesh inside of a Velocity Systems SCARAB LT, IcePlate Curve inside IcePlate EXO-SLK, and IcePlate Curve behind SportSkin found on IcePlate EXO-XFT. This is a quantitative, side-by-side comparison of different materials used to make plate carriers and how much heat they transmit or how much they insulate/heat the user.
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