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Opinel No.8 Outdoor vs Sawyer Squeeze

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

Opinel No.8 Outdoor is the lighter option — 20 g lighter than the Sawyer Squeeze (24% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Opinel No.8 Outdoor Sawyer Squeeze
Weight 65 g · 0.065 kg · 0.14 lb 85 g · 0.085 kg · 0.19 lb
Brand Opinel Sawyer
Category Tools Tools
Opinel No.8 Outdoor
65 g

Classic French folding knife with beechwood handle.

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Sawyer Squeeze
85 g

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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Opinel No.8 Outdoor vs Sawyer Squeeze: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Opinel No.8 Outdoor wins — at 65 g it is 20 g (24%) 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.

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