Not ballistic - Ace Link Armor Rapid Deploy Backpack

The description led be to believe it was IIIA rated since it said in the specs it was "Threat Level IIIA". The material was a little thicker and I had hoped it came with built in IIIA protection with the option of using the plate pockets for more protection. That is not the case. I did test this with a .22 caliber just to make sure and the round went straight through. It is only a plate carrier. The chest piece is deployable from the back of the backpack and meant to then go over the owner, but the mechanism was a little janky. For the casual prepper that will most likely never need something like this, I would recommend getting a plain backpack and buying a level IIIA panel to keep in the bag, wear it backwards across your chest in an emergency if approaching a threat, or keep it on your back if retreating. My 2 cents.