Measured 2026-07-14 · R.M.SKU CAL-CRY-5200

Ridge Frame 5200

Name: Ridge Frame 5200 — Calibrated Supply Co.
Brand: Calibrated
SKU: CAL-CRY-5200
Price: 429.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (214 reviews)

Load-hauling frame and 85-litre bag, sold together

4.8 / 5214 reviews

An 85-litre bag on a frame we loaded to 139 lb and walked with. The number in the spec table is the load we stopped at, not the load it failed at.

$429.00

CAL-CRY-5200 · USD

In stock

Fit

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Weight, frame + bag 2,384 g / 84.1 oz, measured 2026-07-14 on A&D EK-6100i, ±1 g. The same numbers are printed on the Field Card in the box.

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Measured

How we measure

Weight, frame + bag

2,384 g / 84.1 oz

Regular torso, belt fitted, all straps as shipped. Digital scale, ±1 g.

Volume

85 L

Bead-fill to the closed collar, not to the top of the extension.

Load carried in testing

63 kg / 139 lb

Walked 1.6 km on a graded trail with a boned-out elk load plus camp. Not a failure point — the point we stopped adding.

Frame stays

7075-T6 aluminium, 2 × 9.5 mm

Belt range

76–122 cm / 30–48 in

Taken 2026-07-14 on A&D EK-6100i, ±1 g by R.M.. The same values are printed on the Field Card in your box, so the page and the carton can never disagree.

What it is made of

500D Cordura body213 g/m²
The panel that takes abrasion against rock and deadfall.
210D ripstop lid and pockets94 g/m²
Where weight is worth more than abrasion resistance.
7075-T6 frame stays9.5 mm
Bendable by hand to your back, and they stay bent.
Load shelfBetween bag and frame
Meat rides against the frame, bag rides outboard of it.

The full description

The Ridge Frame 5200 is a two-part system: an aluminium-stay frame with a load shelf, and an 85-litre bag that clips to it. The bag comes off in about twenty seconds, which is the point — you leave it at the kill site, load meat directly onto the shelf, and put the bag back on outboard of the load.

The belt is a wrap design rather than a moulded pad, because a moulded pad only fits the hips it was moulded for. Frame stays are 7075-T6 and are meant to be bent to your back; instructions and a bending guide are in the box.

This is a pack for hunts where everything you need is on your back and everything you kill leaves the same way. If your hunt starts and ends within a mile of a truck, it is more pack than you need — the Day Bag 1800 is the honest answer.

Bought for

Multi-day hunts on foot where you expect to pack an animal out.

Not for

Day hunts from a truck, or anyone under about 16 inches of torso — the short frame is the floor, and a pack that is too long transfers nothing to your hips.

Field notes

01Fit the belt first, on your hips, with weight in the bag. The shoulder straps are a stabiliser, not a carrier.
02Bend the stays to your back before the first hunt, not on the mountain. Cold aluminium bends fine; do it at the truck.
03For a meat haul: pull the bag, load quarters on the shelf against the frame, re-clip the bag over the top.
04Load lifters should sit at roughly 45°. If they are flat, the torso is set too long.

On the bench

139 lb

load carried in testing, 1.6 km graded trail

84.1 oz

weight of the complete system, regular torso

Our own testing, on production samples, with the method stated in the spec table above. Nothing here is a claim about what will happen on a hunt.

In the box

Frame with belt and shoulder harness
85 L bag
Load shelf compression strap, 2
Stay bending guide
Field Card with the measured values for your torso size

Construction, care and warranty

Construction: 500D Cordura nylon main body with 210D ripstop lid and pocketing; 7075-T6 aluminium stays; HDPE framesheet; closed-cell EVA belt and lumbar padding; UTX-Duraflex hardware throughout; bar-tacked at every load-bearing junction; all seams double-stitched and bound.
Care: Brush off dry, wash by hand in cold water with mild soap, hang to dry out of sun. Do not machine wash — the framesheet does not like it. Zips run better with a wax stick than with any spray.
Warranty: Repaired or replaced for the life of the pack against anything that fails in normal hunting use, including buckles, zips and seams.
Bought for: Western, Late season
SKU: CAL-CRY-5200
Price: $429.00 USD

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