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Sawyer Squeeze vs Vargo Titanium Shepherd Hook Stake
Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.
Vargo Titanium Shepherd Hook Stake is the lighter option — 78 g lighter than the Sawyer Squeeze (92% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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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If saving weight is your priority, the Vargo Titanium Shepherd Hook Stake wins — at 7 g it is 78 g (92%) 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.