Outdoors & Fitness · Head-to-head
Vargo Titanium SCORK vs Light My Fire Swedish Spork Titanium
Which should you buy? Our verdict on both, pulled from our full The Best Camp Cutlery: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) comparison.
Vargo publishes its titanium grade, its weight and its length, comes in at 12 grams, and adds a can and bottle opener that costs nothing in weight. Light My Fire gives you a real knife edge alongside the spoon and fork, in a longer handle, with food-contact approvals stated.
Vargo Titanium SCORK
Buy itTwelve grams of Grade 5 titanium with a can opener in the handle.
- Solid Grade 5 titanium, the alloyed and considerably stronger grade, named specifically where most makers say only titanium.
- Fully specified at 0.4 ounces or 12 grams and 6.2 inches or 15.8 centimetres, the lightest titanium utensil in this comparison.
- A combined can and bottle opener built into the handle, which adds no measurable weight and removes a separate tool from the kit.
- At 6.2 inches it is the shortest here, so it will not reach the bottom of a tall freeze-dried meal pouch without your fingers going in.
- No dishwasher guidance is published either way.
- Vargo says it will last a lifetime without stating any warranty term.
Light My Fire Swedish Spork Titanium
Buy itSpoon, fork and a knife edge on one 17 centimetre handle.
- A genuine three-in-one that Light My Fire sells as a spoon-fork-knife combo, and no other utensil here offers a cutting edge.
- Grade 2 titanium at 17 centimetres or 6.7 inches, long enough to be useful in a pouch, and described as extremely durable and lightweight.
- BPA-free with EU and FDA food approval stated explicitly, dishwasher safe, and made in Sweden.
- Grade 2 titanium is commercially pure rather than alloyed, so it is softer than the Grade 5 in the Vargo.
- No weight is published, which on an outdoor utensil is a significant omission.
- A knife edge on the side of a fork cuts adequately and is not a knife.
Side by side
The 9 criteria below are the ones our full comparison judged every product on, narrowed to these two.
| Vargo Titanium SCORK Our pick | Light My Fire Swedish Spork Titanium | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict | Buy | Buy |
| Best for | Ultralight backpacking where every gram counts and you cook from a pan rather than a pouch. | Anyone who wants to cut as well as scoop without carrying a second item. |
| Price tier | $$ · mid-range | $$ · mid-range |
| Material | Grade 5 titanium | Grade 2 titanium |
| Weight | 12 g / 0.4 oz | Not published |
| Length | 15.8 cm / 6.2 in | 17 cm / 6.7 in |
| Utensil functions | Spork | Spoon, fork and knife edge |
| Extra tools | Can and bottle opener | None |
| Dishwasher safe | Not published | Yes |
| Food safety approvals | Not published | BPA-free, EU and FDA approved |
| Made in | Not published | Sweden |
| Warranty | Lifetime claimed, no terms | Not published |
Which one is right for you?
Pick the Vargo Titanium SCORK if
ultralight backpacking where every gram counts and you cook from a pan rather than a pouch.
Know before buying: at 6.2 inches it is the shortest here, so it will not reach the bottom of a tall freeze-dried meal pouch without your fingers going in.
Pick the Light My Fire Swedish Spork Titanium if
anyone who wants to cut as well as scoop without carrying a second item.
Know before buying: grade 2 titanium is commercially pure rather than alloyed, so it is softer than the Grade 5 in the Vargo.
The bottom line
Our overall pick is the Vargo Titanium SCORK - Twelve grams of Grade 5 titanium with a can opener in the handle. Choose the Light My Fire Swedish Spork Titanium instead if anyone who wants to cut as well as scoop without carrying a second item.
Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Camp Cutlery: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).