INSIGHTS: Military, Law Enforcement, Civilian

While the lack of organic thermoregulation capabilities is where the LBT 6094 starts to show its age, it is an ideal candidate for two of our newest additions to the IceAge Ecosystem: IMS Versa and CATAMARAN. IMS Versa facilitates internal mounting of our ICEPLATE® Curve for conductive thermoregulation plus hydration to the inside of any plate bag with an external MOLLE field. CATAMARAN uses largely the same mounting system to facilitate the use of our ICEVENTS® Classic Plate Carrier Ventilation Pontoons for convective thermoregulation.
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We are always looking for ways to bring ICEPLATE® Curve's cooling, heating and hydration capability to new end users. The latest addition to the IMS family, the IMS VERSA, brought many previously incompatible plate carriers up to speed, and now we're sharing how to mount IMS VERSA to your slick plate carrier.
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Plate carriers come in all shapes and sizes, from huge vests that also support all sorts of additional armor to cut-down, minimalist plate carriers. There is nothing wrong with either approach, as long as it is tailored to the mission....
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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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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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