ICEPLATE EXO® HiVis Class 2 Cooling / Heating / Hydration Safety Vest

Now for reference I work construction and currently it’s been 100°+ for weeks. The ice plates last about 3 hours- 3.5 hours.
Make no mistake I am 5’7” and 130 but this vest is HUGE. Comfort is great and I hemmed up the vest to fit (really easy to do with fishing line through the netting). I would buy an extra set of plates, expensive but worth it.

This stellar product, a five-star delight, banishes heat with all its might. No more complaints to endure. Embrace a new chick called Ice rash, the cool companion for your soul. ;)

This ice vest has been worth every penny. With plates that last up to and sometimes over 3.5 hours in the AZ heat, I never thought I would go home from 115 degrees outside with a cold rash. I am the pilot program at my job location to get the other employees these vests, and I can assure you I will certainly be buying more vests.

I wish I would have know how awesome this was. I work outside all day in the eliments. It keeps me cool and carries everything I need it to. I wish I would have purchased this two years ago.
I love this vest. I have it set up to carry a small chest rig with the following: 1 radio 2 first aid kit 3 sun block 4 patch space. I feel this vest works better then intended. I recommend this vest to every single one of my coworkers and to random people on the internet (that includes you) I feel this vest has increased my productivity. I also feel in has increased my safety.
The ice plates last about 4 to 5 hours for myself personally. I recommend buying a second set of plates and changing them out on your lunch break.

I do have some minor things I would love to see in a updated version. More velcro space everywhere. I find it hard to attach a placard with minimal velcro on the front. I would love more velcro on the back for a large agency patch. I also believe the cummerbund is a bit narrow for my personal liking.

I stand behind this product and will definitely buy a updated version if they decide to make one.

Again I highly recommend this product if you work in any reflective vest industry.
Search and rescue
Fire and EMS
Traffic control
Forestry industry
Construction
Highly physical jobs

To sum my review
"Increases productivity, increases safety and would buy again"

Used the high visibility vest with front and back ice plates during the recent heatwave here in Washington. Temperatures got up over 112 degrees over multiple days. Had the drink tubes hooked up as well but didn't drink much from the plates to prolong the cooling effect after the ice had melted. Was able to stay comfortable for several hours and re-freeze the plates each night for the next day. Worked like a charm, wish we had these in Iraq!