SOTO WindMaster 4-Flex Stove

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After unscrewing the screw, twist the burner head very slowly to disengage the air pipe from the base unit.

fit the Soto Windmaster and fuel? : r/Ultralight Which pot to fit the Soto Windmaster and fuel? : r/Ultralight

This way, you can compare the functional weight of each stove with fuel and a pot to eliminate some of the guesswork. With a high power output and small packsize the Crux Lite is perfect for an ultralight backpacking trip.The Soto WindMaster outperformed the MSR PocketRocket Deluxe in overall fuel efficiency and burner pot support function. It is also shock-resistant with a Stealth igniter installed inside the burner post, making it both compact and lightweight.

Soto Windmaster Vs Amicus: Which is the Best Stove? - Warm Mass Soto Windmaster Vs Amicus: Which is the Best Stove? - Warm Mass

The cheapest stove in our test, The BRS-3000T, ended up with a middle-of-the-pack score and performed well enough to meet the needs of the occasional backpacker. Soto Windmaster(see image) is the superior one for almost every factor, it’s more versatile, offers better pot support and pot stabilization, lighter when assembled with its TRIFLEX pot support, less noisy, and has a bigger burner head which allows heat to reach a bigger space underneath the pot. The Soto Amicus is an attempt at making an affordable ultralight stove that lives up to the company's reputation. This will help prevent the build-up of grease, dirt, and soot, which can impact the efficiency of your stove.After rigorous testing over winter 2022 and 2023, Peter Macfarlane recommends the unique approach of Keen. Well done the Japanese for entering this crowded market, normally dominated by the US and Scandinavia, and coming up with something so utterly beautiful. The Pacific Crest Trail Gear Guide: Class of 2019 Survey ranks SOTO’s WindMaster stove at the top of their list based on 846 completed surveys. Our testing team always goes into the backcountry with a lighter (or three), but with this feature, you won't get caught up looking for one when what you really want to be doing is drinking coffee.

Soto Windmaster: A long-term review - Ultralight and Comfortable Soto Windmaster: A long-term review - Ultralight and Comfortable

So in this article, I will focus on Soto Windmaster vs Amicus and compare them by every aspect you need to look for when purchasing a backpacking stove. Interestingly, the Camp Chef Stryker performed better than the other integrated canister models in this metric. The last morning it died before I could boil water for the oatmeal (thank God I managed to get my coffee). For months in the mountains, the woods, and the desert, we used them daily for all of our cooking needs to evaluate for ease of use and simmering ability.Being able to pack your backpacking stove, fuel, and a lighter inside your pot can help you squeeze into a smaller (and thus probably lighter) backpack. One of the big benefits of canister stoves in general is that they simmer food really well so if you are going to be cooking rather just boiling water then they are a great option. This hot commodity must be getting some attention because the burner head of the more recently-released MSR PocketRocket Deluxe looks almost the same.