Blunt Trauma Plates / Pads

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Not to be confused with Rifle Plates, Blunt Trauma Pads are added to thicken the vest, and help lessen the “blunt trauma”, i.e., bruising (or a cracked bone). that happens when a bullet is stopped by a vest.

Even though your vest stops the bullet, it still hits like a sledgehammer – a Blunt Trauma Pad helps spread out this impact and lessen the severity of injury to the mid-Chest and the Sternum bone that is so vulnerable just under the skin.

Tap the middle of your chest with your knuckles.... and then imagine the impact of a bullet pushing on the vest!  Vests are NIJ certified WITHOUT a Blunt Trauma Pad and thus it is not strictly necessary, but we strongly recommend them.

The 5" by 8" rigid Steel plate (~13 by 20 cm.) and/or the Ballistic Soft Pack slips into a pocket on the front of the vest.

Steel is heavier and stiffer but better protection versus knives and fists. The Ballistic Soft Pack offers more ballistic (bullet) protection, and is lighter, flexible, and more concealable. (Or you can even double up Steel and Kevlar.)

The rigid Steel may create a slight flat spot to hurt concealability a little bit, but the flexible Aramid / Kevlar® Soft Pack doesn't generally hurt conceal-ability, as it conforms to the center of the chest.

Not designed for ballistic protection, but Stand-Alone Spike 1 Stab-Resistance (even before you add a vest).

Excellent blunt trauma protection from impacts of fists, pipes, bats, etc., etc.

More area coverage than a Rifle Plate - Front & Back!

For details, see
Stab Resistant Inserts

Rifle Plates as Trauma Plates

Some vests have oversize Trauma Plate Pockets to allow smaller Rifle Plates to be used as Trauma Plates. Our side Rifle Plates selection:

• 6" by 8"
• 8" by 10"

- measure the INSIDE of your Trauma Plate Pocket to double-check the size needed.

Detailed information on Rifle Plates...

• Looks just like a cotton T-Shirt, but made out of a special synthetic fiber which wicks sweat away 3 times faster than cotton.
  
  
• Lab-tested to keep you a little bit cooler, and a LOT drier – sweat evaporates three times faster than cotton (even faster than polypropylene!) Only when sweat is wicked away from the inside of your vest does it have a chance to evaporate and cool you off.
  
  
• Keeps your vest's nylon-covered ballistic panels from feeling so hot and sticky on your skin
  
  
• Saves you from having to wash your vest carrier as often.
  
  
• Get extras, so you can switch out for laundry.
  
  
• No ballistic protection in the shirt of course - but your vest offers a lot more ballistic protection when you wear it - rather than not wearing it in the heat!

Vest AC

Pipe Your Vehicle's AC UNDER Your Vest...

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"I would recommend this item to anyone in law enforcement.
I don’t know how I made it 13 years without one..."
—  Officer Chris Hudson, Lorena P.D., Texas

The problem... Once you get hot and sweaty, even air conditioning doesn't help much UNDER your vest. 10 hours of being hot and sticky can wear down anyone's energy, alertness and attitude.

The solution... Vest AC to get the air conditioning UNDER your vest. Vest AC's custom attachment easily snaps to your police cruiser's middle air conditioning vent to funnel cool, drying air directly UNDER your vest. (Use warm, dry air in the winter.) You may get hot out of the car – but getting back to cool and comfortable is quick and easy.

Designed and tested in the brutal Texas heat by a veteran police officer, Vest AC really works. You have 2 weeks with our 'Bullet-proof' Satisfaction GUARANTEE to find out for yourself.

•  Allows freedom of movement. Detaches easily and is simply pulled free in an emergency exit.
  
  
•  Designed to snap in to either center dash vent (for 2-man units) on the 1995 to current year Ford LTD, Interceptor or Crown Victoria models. Snap-in makes it easily transferable from vehicle to vehicle.
  
  
• Not as elegant, but can be fitted to Chevy Impalas and many other vehicles with sticky back Velcro - let us know at the time of your order to add Velcro (at no charge)
  
  
•  Winter Use... You exercise – you get wet and chilled. Dry off fast (or warm up fast) with Vest AC.

Finally a quick and easy way to clean and deodorize Body Armor.... Just spray it on to eliminate odor - and inhibit the bacteria that cause it.

Tested to be safe to use on Body Armor, uniforms, hats, shoes, etc., etc. (as well as your skin and eyes)

A lot easier than scrubbing and drying hard-to-clean items. Just spray it on and let it dry.

Get an extra, washable vest outershell carrier, so you can have one on the vest, and one in the laundry. (Not bulletproof of course!).

Often it is helpful to have a white carrier for concealable wear (just in case the vest peeks out of an open collar). And if you could be throwing on a vest, un-concealed, a dark color is advised for use at night.

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