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2 comments ·Jul 24, 2025

Plate Carrier Sizing: what size plate carrier do I wear?

How do I know what size plate carrier I should buy? What size plate carrier do I need? Use this short plate carrier size checklist to figure out what size armor plates and what size plate carrier is right for you in just a few minutes.

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#HardQore: Qore Performance Professional End-User Customer-Submitted Image Gallery

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9 comments ·Apr 30, 2025

Does Qore Performance offer a discount for Military, Law Enforcement, or First Responders?

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Feb 23, 2025

USMC Plate Carrier Gen 3: Full Technical Overview and Testing

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Instagram Handle: cheery_cherryz

Solid option for cooling

It’s a great way to cool off and have water at hand. Works great with the ice plate!

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Works as Advertised

They work. Distributes load over a wider surface on your shoulders. They are semi-firm, texture is a bit rough out of the box (beware when taking plates off overhead, they can scratch your face until they wear down a bit.) Can be spray painted if that matters to you. Easy to install and take off, also help keep routed cables and hydration tubes in place if you tighten them down enough. Overall, good purchase.

Worth it.

Intelligent decision to fit a canteen in a slim design. I couldn’t justify $50 for the ICEFLASK holster, so I utilized a normal radio pouch. For $17, the ICEFLASK Canteen is Slim, sleek and isn’t cumbersome, allowing full range of motion of arms while in kit. Definitely recommend. Qore, I recommend R&D focuses on something slim and sleek to fit flush with plates- or, for Recon purposes, something that coincides with both spaces on backside of kit but doesn’t take up the space of plate.

Hi Tom,
Thanks for taking the time to leave an honest reivew of your ICEFLASK™ experience. Regarding your suggestion, what you are describing is exactly the role filled by ICEPLATE® Curve, especially when paird with our IMS Pro Gen 3 with either a CATAMARAN Gen 3 to run under your plate carrier/armor or ICEPLATE® Backpack Gen 3 to run with a chest rig.

Details:
https://www.qoreperformance.com/blogs/military-insights/iceplate-faq-a-deeper-dive-into-the-why-the-science-and-the-design-of-the-worlds-most-capable-water-bottle?_pos=10&_sid=7b32c5d8a&_ss=r

Chest Rig/Recon:
https://www.qoreperformance.com/collections/iceplate-exo/products/iceplate-backpack
Images of this exact application from customers at 1st Recon (scroll down):
https://www.qoreperformance.com/blogs/military-insights/customer-submitted-image-gallery?_pos=1&_psq=hard-qore&_ss=e&_v=1.0

ICEPLATE® Origin Story:
https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/the-summer-is-so-hot-workers-are-wearing-high-tech-ice-packs-7ef3a9cc?mod=wsjhp_columnists_pos2

We hope this helps, but please let us know if you have any additional questions. #StayFrosty

excellent

works great for 105 degree vegas heat when i do matches, also great as ice blocks in my yeti instead of gas station ice bags. good stuff

Ice Plate EXO Gen 3

Awesome product, very light weight and well ventilated. I ordered the plate bag with the AXL cumberbund with tubes and set up was easy. I am 5'7", 205lb, lift weights, so the plate bag fits and covers my torso the way it is supposed to. Only wish i had the option to order the Large cumberbund. There is room to mount the IMS pro gen 3 on the back, inside but the large cumberbund would give me a little more play room. But that's small stuff. Other than that, AWESOME product and AWESOME customer service..

Fantastic product, lasts for more than half a day keeping you cool and providing you with chilled water.

Awesome to hear Dan and thanks for sharing! #StayFrosty

Picture deceiving

I thought this came with the pads but it’s just the Velcro system

The CATAMARAN Gen 3 product page selection boxes are labeled 'Bag: Single or Pair' and the ICEVENTS® Pontoons selection box is labled 'CATAMARAN Gen 3 Panel Only or ICEVENTS® Pontoons Included.' We apologize if this was confusing, but if you could let us a know clearer way to state this, we'll be happy to look in to updating the labels!

Truly a better mousetrap! I didn’t know the water bottle needed the revamp it did. Finding new uses almost daily.

Outstanding Product

Totally satisfied with the product, stucked it in my bullet vest on duty and saved my day, because of its body shaped form, you cant feel it after 10min and it really cools you down and gives you the long run

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It felt abrasive in the beginning, after 3 or 4 day of wearing that start to mold, but the glue between the velcro start to separate. It may need extra sew around it so it doesn't start to come apart

Hi there,

Thank you for your feedback on our ICEVENTS® Classic Plate Carrier Ventilation Pontoons. We apologize for the delamination - that is definitely not normal. Please contact our Customer Service Team and they'll get you squared away under our Forever Warranty. We appreciate your support and hope you continue to enjoy your ICEVENTS® Pontoons.

#StayFrosty
Qore Performance Customer Support Team

Plate Carrier Sizing: what size plate carrier do I wear?

#HardQore: Qore Performance Professional End-User Customer-Submitted Image Gallery

Does Qore Performance offer a discount for Military, Law Enforcement, or First Responders?

USMC Plate Carrier Gen 3: Full Technical Overview and Testing

Best Plate Carriers of 2025: DATA ONLY

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