ACR Electronics Bivy Stick vs Sawyer Squeeze Mini Water Filter

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

Sawyer Squeeze Mini Water Filter is the lighter option — 44 g lighter than the ACR Electronics Bivy Stick (44% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.

Spec	ACR Electronics Bivy Stick	Sawyer Squeeze Mini Water Filter
Weight	100 g · 0.100 kg · 0.22 lb	56 g · 0.056 kg · 0.12 lb
Brand	ACR Electronics	Sawyer
Category	Safety	Safety

ACR Electronics Bivy Stick

100 g

Compact two-way satellite communicator with SOS, GPS tracking and app-based messaging over the global Iridium network.

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Sawyer Squeeze Mini Water Filter

56 g

0.1-micron hollow fiber filter at 56g. Rated for 100,000 gallons lifetime, removes 99.9999% bacteria and protozoa from water sources.

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ACR Electronics Bivy Stick vs Sawyer Squeeze Mini Water Filter: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Sawyer Squeeze Mini Water Filter wins — at 56 g it is 44 g (44%) lighter than the ACR Electronics Bivy Stick (100 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.

See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest safety page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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