Soto Windmaster – can be ordered –

Wait. You have to pay an extra $15 for the larger pot support? That would be $90 for an upright canister stove? True, it has auto ignition, but still. I hope Soto hasn’t just priced themselves out of the market. Personally, if I really needed wind resistance, I might just get an MSR or Optimus remote canister stove for about the same price (or substantially less for a Fire Maple or Kovea remote canister stove).

a full windscreen on a remote canister stove

The windproof design is an interesting concept, although I’m a little skeptical that it would work as well as say a full windscreen on a remote canister stove or something like an MSR Reactor.

the burner on a Reactor nestles directly into the pot which makes the system very wind resistant

However, I haven’t yet seen one in person yet. I’d sure be curious to try one out.

HJ
Adventures In Stoving

Jim,
That post was for you. The price doesn't seem it is worth it when you consider other options are out there. The first Soto stove is still available for sale.

I think cup design is really the next frontier as we discussed in this thread.

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=58105&skip_to_post=495031#495031

@Jim, Ahah! Now we know why you bring your daughter on treks. So how effective a windshield is she?

lol.

Actually, she’s better at “photo bombing” daddy’s stove blog photos than at being a windscreen.

But she’s a love (and a good little hiker too).

HJ
Adventures In Stoving