filler for plate carrier

[sean20012]

Hi not shore if this is the right place have looked in here and on google but is there a way i can get the weight of balistic filler with out having to go out and buy balistic filler plates. OR am i better of just getting some ex police body armor and using that.

Thanks sean

[voodooTheMarshmallow]

Re: filler for plate carrier

You can buy fake SAPI plates , some have holes in the bottom so you can fill them with water to increase their weight.

[sean20012]

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Would they be the ones that ZO sells. or is ot a case of google is my friend

[Rifleman93]

Re: filler for plate carrier

Would they be the ones that ZO sells. or is ot a case of google is my friend

Zero one is the only seller
You can probably find them cheeper though (definately zero one)

[Black Templar]

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Baffled why you would. Real weight ones are an utter pain, trust me work ones are bad enough.

[sean20012]

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Just not keen on the waight of the vest with just foam in it just feels to light and dont feel right on.

[Black Templar]

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Get it all adjusted. Some will just tape some old magazines together and use them as filler.

[Andrew March]

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Yep, once you load your plate carrier up with loaded mags and whatever else you carry and have it adjusted properly it will feel suitably weighty, if you still want more weight pop down to B&Q and buy a box of cheap value ceramic tiles and add them to your carrier until you are happy with the weight :D

[burner208]

Re: filler for plate carrier

Yep, once you load your plate carrier up with loaded mags and whatever else you carry and have it adjusted properly it will feel suitably weighty, if you still want more weight pop down to B&Q and buy a box of cheap value ceramic tiles and add them to your carrier until you are happy with the weight :D

I've got some real medium sized sapi plates. Need me to weigh and measure one?

[Andrew March]

Re: filler for plate carrier

I've got some real medium sized sapi plates. Need me to weigh and measure one?

They should weigh about 4lbs each and be just a bit bigger size wise than a sheet of A4 paper, I think it's about 12 1/2" X 9 1/2"

[sean20012]

Re: filler for plate carrier

Hi all thanks for.your replys and help but i think we have are wires crossed the ones i was after was the soft kevlar filler not the hard plates i found hard plates on a popular selling site.

Thanks sean

[Fenriz]

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Im looking at buying some real ones at some point. Currently got rollmat cut to shape in my Mayflower; the fake ones with water in move in an odd way, youd be better off with sand.

[Mikep81]

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As above, use a roll mat or two yoga mats. Will have roughly the same feel in terms of flexibility and will add a little weight to it (not much though, but should be enough to give the effect you want) I've done this on plate carriers for training to save wear and tear on the genuine kit.

[sean20012]

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Will give that a try then just need to givie it some shape might feel better on then. I have a old mat some were that i can cut up.

thanks sean