ICEPLATE® Hydration Backpack Gen 3 (Cooling, Heating & Hydration)

Uncomfortable, sometimes difficult to adjust.

I love that it holds the plate, and overall it's fairly lightweight! However, the shoulder straps are angled slightly outwards/straight instead of being inwards or recessed, so it tends to slip off a LOT.

The plastic stuff is great, the design and functionality are spot on. And that's where the quality droops off a cliff. The squadron material they used began to fray the second use and was unusable after 12 hours of wearing.

More comfortable and durable than a Camelbak. But more annoying and inconvenient when empty.

I like the idea of this more than I actually like it. The closer this gets to being empty the more of a hindrance it becomes. Unless I have somewhere to ditch it once I drink all the water, I don’t take it with me. Works well for short term use, especially when it’s pressed against your back. This could just be a me thing, but my back only touches 2/3s of the plate unless I’m sitting down or have a backpack on top of it.