𝙃𝙔𝘿𝙍𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙎𝙀𝘾𝙐𝙍𝙄𝙏𝙔
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While external factors like temperature and humidity play a role, exertional heat stroke results primarily from increases in core temperature from physical activity. Human muscles are surprisingly inefficient; depending on activity type, anywhere from 75% to 80% of the calories we burn results in waste heat that must be dissipated. Compared with resting, physically laborious activity can generate up to ten times more metabolic heat.…From our Thermal Physiology + The Environment blog, penned by Dr. Erik Patton, a Duke University PhD and leading DoW expert on temperature’s impact on human performance. Link in bio > website footer > Thermal Physiology + The Environment
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Above: The WD ICEFLASK®, a 16.9oz/500ml collaboration between Qore Performance and Cana Provisions, delivers cooling, heating, and hydration capabilities with treatment and sterilization instructions printed directly onto the bottle.
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𝙎𝙏𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙈𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙀𝘿 𝙃𝙔𝘿𝙍𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉
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Keeping a Qore ICEPLATE® against your torso introduces direct conductive cooling, allowing heat transfer between two objects of different temperatures in direct contact (i.e., your body and the ICEPLATE®). Without this innovative equipment, conductive heat exchange is generally negligible or even an impediment to thermoregulation due to the insulating properties of gear and safety equipment.
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From our Thermal Physiology + The Environment blog, penned by Dr. Erik Patton, a Duke University PhD and leading DoW expert on temperature’s impact on human performance. Link in bio > website footer > Thermal Physiology + The Environment
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Above: The IMS Pro Gen 3 provides an ultra durable and minimal bulk solution for carrying 1.55L or 52.4 fl oz of hydration on your plate carrier. This system gives your water dual capability by providing powerful cooling or heating through conductive thermoregulation.
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ICEPLATE® MOLLE Back Panels are coming back in stock in volume!
A quick status update for them:
We launched ICEPLATE® MOLLE Back Panels with incredibly aggressive pricing that was quickly swallowed up recent market instability and the extreme demand for them. This resulted in continued restocking issues with them that you all have noticed. We have updated the price to meet current conditions and clear the way for more efficient and continuous distribution worldwide. We have already hired and trained additional personnel dedicated to these and are looking forward to continuing to rise to their demand!
These will be available 1700 EST at both @qoreperformance 's website for US and international customers and on our website for US customers!
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𝙀𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙋𝙋𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝙐𝙋𝙀𝙍𝙃𝙐𝙈𝘼𝙉
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Heat is a silent killer, and its impact on human performance is often underestimated until it is too late. The challenge for the modern operator is not just enduring the heat, but maintaining the cognitive and physical readiness required to execute complex tasks under thermal stress.
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From our Thermal Physiology + The Environment blog, penned by Dr. Erik Patton, a Duke University PhD and leading DoW expert on temperature’s impact on human performance. Link in bio > website footer > Thermal Physiology + The Environment
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Above: A soldier maneuvers through woodland equipped with the ICEPLATE EXO® Gen 3 and IMS Pro Gen 3 for integrated hydration. The kit features an ICEFLASK® secured in the ICEFLASK® Wing Holster alongside ICEVENTS® Ventilated Padding to maximize airflow and comfort while weaponizing temperature for the mission.
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𝙋𝙀𝘼𝙆 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙏𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉
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Studies can incorporate a time component. Rather than treating each hot day as an isolated event, epidemiological models can analyze lagged exposure, testing if prior heat load influences current day heat illness susceptibility. “Lagged exposure” typically refers to heat exposure a day or two before a heat illness occurs. This captures the fact that physiological strain can accumulate over time, affecting health outcomes.
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From our Thermal Physiology + The Environment blog, penned by Dr. Erik Patton, a Duke University PhD and leading DoW expert on temperature’s impact on human performance. Link in bio > website footer > Thermal Physiology + The Environment
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Above: The ICEAGE ECOSYSTEM integrates advanced conductive thermoregulation (ICEPLATE® and ICEFLASK®) with high-performance evaporative technologies to deliver superior, adaptive temperature control—maximizing human performance, endurance, and survival across the full spectrum of environments.
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Mix of old and new. @atstacticalgear Airborne ICEFLASK pouch. I think looks and works great with @qoreperformance ICEFLASK and this classic Harness. Shout out to @galil_hub for this sweet IDF rig.
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Building A Superhuman Future.®
The human body is the ultimate hardware, currently throttled by environmental variables. Our mission is to remove those throttles. We don’t "carry gear"; we engineer superior biological infrastructure.
Founded by Justin Li (LEO) and J.D. Willcox (Stanford Baseball), Qore Performance was born from a refusal to negotiate with physics. While on duty in the California desert, Justin realized heat was a design flaw in his kit. He stopped trying to "endure" the climate and started re-engineering the Human Machine to thrive in it.
When the U.S. Army required 140W of cooling without batteries or moving parts, we re-purposed the water operators were already carrying into a biological heat sink. The resulting ICEPLATE® provides thermal parity and hydration in a single, minimalist vector. It is now the standard for elite warfighters and enterprise giants alike.
The IceAge Ecosystem—ICEPLATE®, ICEFLASK®, and ICEVENTS®—is the bridge between Humans and Machines. We operate with no private equity and no compromises. If you are playing on a level playing field, you didn’t prepare well enough.
@qoreperformance | Building A Superhuman Future.®
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𝘾𝙊𝙍𝙀 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙊𝙇
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Evidence of this is consistent across occupational populations. In a study of firefighters completing simulated fire suppression on back-to-back days, core temperature rose 57% more on day two - averaging about 2°F on the second day versus 1.26°F after the first - despite firefighters starting with normal baseline hydration and core temperature. A smaller field study of electrical utility workers found cumulative heat stress didn’t affect quite as high core temperature increase on the second day (there was still a small increase), but only because about 29% more time was spent doing less physically demanding work (66% of the full second day shift compared to 51% the first day).[1] In both studies the tasks and environments were the same but the body responded differently.
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From our Thermal Physiology + The Environment blog, penned by Dr. Erik Patton, a Duke University PhD and leading DoW expert on temperature’s impact on human performance. Link in bio > website footer > Thermal Physiology + The Environment
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Above: With the magic of CATAMARAN Gen 3, IMS Pro Gen 3 Combos can be installed on any armor system in the world: plate carrier/vest, MOLLE/Slick, Overt/Covert.
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Details via link in bio.
𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙈𝘼𝙇 𝙏𝙊𝙇𝙀𝙍𝘼𝙉𝘾𝙀
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Separate research from the Korey Stringer Institute found that during repeated high-intensity exercise sessions in 104°F heat, core temperatures were significantly higher during the second same-day session. The following day, exercise tolerance dropped by approximately 7%. More striking: 29% of participants could not complete the second-day session at all. The workout didn’t change, but the athlete’s bodies had yet to recover.
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From our Thermal Physiology + The Environment blog, penned by Dr. Erik Patton, a Duke University PhD and leading DoW expert on temperature’s impact on human performance. Link in bio > website footer > Thermal Physiology + The Environment
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Above: Soft bladders are a design flaw. The ICEPLATE® MOLLE Back Panel, engineered in collaboration with Dynamic Principles, is the thinnest, most rigid hydration vector in existence. It replaces biological drag with optimized geometry.
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𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙋𝙊𝙐𝙉𝘿𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙏
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This was the weather experienced by millions of Americans last month. This March, Phoenix hit triple digits on consecutive days, the earliest triple-digit stretch in the city’s history. Across the Southwest, temperatures peaked at 112°F. Over 1,500 daily and monthly records were shattered across fourteen states, stretching from Arizona to Minnesota, with the record for the hottest March temperature ever recorded in the U.S. broken - on four consecutive days. Summer temperatures arrived weeks to months early, with the sudden heat onset preventing the gradual acclimatization that typically helps people tolerate heat.
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Multi-day heatwaves - especially early season heat - matter because heat stress doesn’t reset overnight. It builds across consecutive days of extreme heat exposure, a physiological debt that accumulates as the heatwave progresses. Most occupational heat safety guidelines, however, are designed around a single day’s exposure. They don’t account for what happened yesterday, or the day before that.
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From our Thermal Physiology + The Environment blog, penned by Dr. Erik Patton, a Duke University PhD and leading DoW expert on temperature’s impact on human performance. Link in bio > website footer > Thermal Physiology + The Environment
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Above: ICEPLATE® and ICEFLASK® deliver thermoregulation overmatch for elite warfighters by “dual-hatting” the drinking water we already carry for unrivaled expeditionary efficiency in austere environments.
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