Ka-Bar BK14 Becker Eskabar vs Sawyer Squeeze
Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.
Fixed-blade bushcraft knife at 2.7 oz (76g) with 3.25-inch 1095 Cro-Van steel blade, designed for lightweight field work.
Full details →Hollow-fiber squeeze water filter with 0.1-micron absolute filtration. 100,000-gallon lifetime rating. Backflushable for easy field maintenance.
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Ka-Bar BK14 Becker Eskabar vs Sawyer Squeeze: which should you buy?
If saving weight is your priority, the Ka-Bar BK14 Becker Eskabar wins — at 76 g it is 9 g (11%) lighter than the Sawyer Squeeze (85 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 tools page, or browse the full gear weight database.