Plate Carrier Weight Calculator
Enter your plate weight (or pick an example figure), the plate count, the carrier and the pouches, and see the total worn weight in pounds and kilograms.
Estimate Your Loaded Weight
What is a Plate Carrier Weight Calculator?
It adds up everything on the vest. Enter your plate weight and count, the empty carrier and the pouches with what is in them, and it returns the total in pounds and kilograms, so you know what you will carry before a hike, a ruck-march training day or an airsoft game.
Use it to see how pouches add up or whether a setup is heavier than you want to wear all day. It is a weight total only and says nothing about what any plate is rated for.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a loaded carrier weigh?
Weigh it. Enter your own plate weight from the label, the spec sheet or a scale, the empty carrier, and the pouches with what is in them, and this calculator adds them up. If you have no plate yet, the material menu offers rough example figures (8 lb steel, 6 lb ceramic, 3 lb polyethylene each) for a first estimate only.
Can I use it for training weight plates?
Yes. Enter the weight of whatever goes in the plate pockets, including training weight plates for ruck-march practice, and the tool totals it the same way.
Does a heavier plate mean more protection?
This tool is about weight only and says nothing about protection. What a plate was tested against is on its label and in the standard the label names; ask the maker.
Are the totals exact?
They are as exact as the weights you enter, to the hundredth of a pound. The example material figures are not a specification; replace them with your own weights.