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Plate Carriers

Front-and-back loading, plate-only.

GORUCK RPC 3.0, 5.11 TacTec, Polyfit, and Condor - cross-checked for plate format and load ceiling.

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Plate carriers

Carrier shells that use separate front and back plates.

7 products

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GORUCKPlate Carriers

GORUCK Standard 10 / 20 / 30 lb Ruck Plates

$50-1508.5
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PolyfitPlate Carriers

Polyfit plates or standard 10x12-inch rucking/cast-iron plates

$50-1507.5
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5.11 TacticalPlate Carriers

Medium and large ESAPI ballistic plates

$150-3007.5
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PolyfitPlate Carriers

2-inch Olympic plates up to 17.5-inch diameter

$25-507.4
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Wolf TacticalPlate Carriers

Standard 10x12-inch plates

$50-1507.4
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Wolf TacticalPlate Carriers

Standard 10x12-inch plates

$50-1507.0
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