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Trango Photon Chalk Bag 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 — 50 g lighter than the Trango Photon Chalk Bag (88% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Trango Photon Chalk Bag Vargo Titanium Shepherd Hook Stake
Weight 57 g · 0.057 kg · 0.13 lb 7 g · 0.007 kg · 0.02 lb
Brand Trango Vargo
Category Tools Tools
Trango Photon Chalk Bag
57 g

Ultralight klimborstelzak onder 2 ounces met no-spill cincuursluting, ideaal voor bergbeklimmen en sport climbing

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Vargo Titanium Shepherd Hook Stake
7 g

Ultralight titanium tent stake. 7g per stake.

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Trango Photon Chalk Bag vs Vargo Titanium Shepherd Hook Stake: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Vargo Titanium Shepherd Hook Stake wins — at 7 g it is 50 g (88%) lighter than the Trango Photon Chalk Bag (57 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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