Today, I'd similar to review an upright canister gas stove from Soto, the Microregulator (OD-1R) which is the world's lightest upright canister stove with machine ignition. Note: In Japan, for whatever reason, the stove is referred to equally the SOD-300 instead of the OD-1R.
The Soto Microregulator on high.
I've characterized Soto equally a high terminate stove manufacturer, too indeed they are. Their manufacturing lineament is real high, too their stoves exhibit a flat of attending to exceptional that real few other stove manufacturers tin rival. Dare I telephone band a stove beautiful? If whatever stove may demeanour that appelation, it is a Soto. Soto stoves are a report inwards precision manufacturing.
The burner caput of a Soto Microregulator. Note the piezoelectric ignition at the real transcend of the burner head.
While I cry upward lineament of manufacturing sets Soto apart from the crowd, there's to a greater extent than or less other thing that makes the Soto Microregulator stand upward out inwards particular: The Microregulator is the world's lightest upright canister gas stove with machine ignition. Soto's site advertises a weight of 73g. On my gram scale at home, I register a mere 70g. Either way, it's nearly 2.5 ounces too is real low-cal weight.
The piezoelectric machine ignitor of a a Soto Microregulator
Not exclusively did Soto come upward up with a lightweight machine ignition, they did a darned fine undertaking of it. Whereas most machine ignitions hold back similar they simply crudely bolted an ignition to the side of the stove equally to a greater extent than of an afterthought, the Soto Microregulator's ignition was clearly percentage of the pattern from the beginning. The wire for the piezoelectric ignition runs upward through the centre of the burner column too isn't bolted to the side. This is no small-scale trick, for running the ignition wire upward the centre of the stove agency that the wire volition larn through the mixing sleeping room where the fuel too the air are combined inwards the proper ratios for efficient combustion.
If you lot hold back closely, you lot tin reckon a copper wire through the opening of the mixing chamber.
How on public the Soto engineers were able to run that wire through at that topographic point without messing upward the fuel-air mix, I'll never know, but it speaks good indeed of the engineering expertise at Soto. The transcend of the ignitor exits inwards the centre of the burner caput too is relatively to a greater extent than good protected than side mounted piezoelectric ignitions. Note: No ignition system, no thing how good designed, is ever 100%; ever convey a lighter or matches (or to a greater extent than or less other agency of ignition) with you lot on every trip.
The strip of metallic that tin live on seen inwards the centre of the burner caput is the upper terminate of the Microregulator's ignition.
The pot supports too valve adjustment lever plication upward well, too the stove is quite compact.
The Microregulator folds upward well.
The Microregulator has a prissy broad burner caput which helps preclude "hot spotting" inwards the centre of your pan which inwards plough helps preclude burnt food.
The burner caput of a Microregulator
The pot supports swing up...
The pot supports rotate
...and lock into place.
After rotating, the pot supports slide into too lock inwards place.
I've seen to a greater extent than or less criticism that the pot supports sideslip likewise easily out of place. What I've establish later on using the stove for a spell is that the supports tighten upward a chip later on they've been exposed to nutrient too weather. I cry upward they're reasonably stable, too at that topographic point is absolutely no adventure they're going to motion when the weight of a pot or pan is on them. See the video review below for, alongside other things, a demonstration regarding the pot supports.
Note: Soto has introduced (Summer, 2012) a novel version of this stove, the OD-1RX that has dissimilar pot supports. I receive got non yet seen the novel stove but the novel pot supports are said to live on improved.
Speaking of pot supports, I cry upward that pots upward to nearly 1300ml function good with the stove although I'm sure to a greater extent than or less volition experience to a greater extent than comfortable with fifty-fifty larger pots.
A 1300ml Evernew UL titanium pot on a Microregulator
I also establish that my MSR Blacklite pan which has a vii 5/8" (19.5cm) diameter worked good with the Microregulator. The Microregulator's pot supports receive got serrations that traveling pocket a pot or pan's bottom well.
An MSR Blacklite Pan on a Microregulator
Now, I've said that the broad burner caput of the Microregulator volition assist preclude hot spots. So, how does it practise inwards actual cooking? It was a fiddling chip stormy the solar daytime I took this serial of photos, too then delight excuse my Z-Lite pad which I was using equally a partial windscreen (do NOT purpose a total 360 flat windscreen with an upright canister stove!).
Getting started with an omelette using a Microregulator
And how did it plough out? Quite well, I give thank you lot you. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 chip of normal browning on the bottom, but...
An omelette cooked on a Microregulator. Nicely done.
...quite moist too delicious on the inside.
A real prissy moist omelette, thank you lot to the Microregulator.
Myths concerning the Soto Microregulator For whatever reason, at that topographic point are 2 myths out at that topographic point concerning the Soto Microregulator.
Myth #1 is that the Soto Microregulator volition somehow depict to a greater extent than gas out a canister than other stoves. Uh, no. Not exclusively is at that topographic point no solid set down inwards either physics or chemical scientific discipline for such an assertion, my testing has verified what theory suggests: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 canister that is empty to to a greater extent than or less other stove volition live on empty to the Microregulator equally well. In other words, a Microregulator cannot line to a greater extent than gas out of a given canister than to a greater extent than or less other stove. I receive got no thought where such a myth powerfulness originate or what could prompt such strange speculation, but at that topographic point is no solid set down inwards fact to that myth. For those interested inwards my testing, delight reckon Advantages (?) of Regulator Valved Stoves, Part I
Myth #2 is that the Soto Microregulator volition somehow operate improve inwards mutual frigidity conditions compared to other upright canister stoves with a conventional needle valves. Again, no. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Soto Microregulator volition non run whatever improve inwards mutual frigidity conditions than whatever other upright canister stove. The push clit per unit of measurement area inwards a canister is determined yesteryear a) the composition of the fuel, b) the temperature of the canister, too c) the ambient atmospheric pressure. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 regulator valve tin concur dorsum pressure, but it cannot produce pressure. In social club for a regulator to percentage it must receive got something to regulate. When the push clit per unit of measurement area within a canister falls off due to cold, a regulator valve has goose egg to regulate too does no improve than a needle valve. This is a complex subject, but if you're interested inwards it, delight reckon my testing inwards Advantages (?) of Regulator Valved Stoves, Part II
So, why a regulator valve? OK, too then a Microregulator cannot larn to a greater extent than out of a canister than other stoves too a Microregulator can't run whatever improve inwards mutual frigidity conditions than other stoves, too then why a regulator valve? Excellent question. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 regulator valve can practise a distich of things for you: 1. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 regulator valve can command excessive pressure, equally inwards hot weather. For example, if you're doing the Pacific Crest Trail too you're crossing a desert department inwards the southern reaches of the trail, you lot could reckon to a greater extent than or less real hot weather. In hot weather, a canister powerfulness genuinely receive got likewise much push clit per unit of measurement area too tin "overpower" a stove. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 regulator tin tamp downward that push clit per unit of measurement area too proceed the stove condom to operate. 2. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 regulator valve can proceed a open fire to a greater extent than constant if the canister push clit per unit of measurement area drops provided that at that topographic point is additional push clit per unit of measurement area to live on had within the canister. In other words, a regulator valve tin opened upward up to a greater extent than on its own allowing to a greater extent than push clit per unit of measurement area to menstruum if at that topographic point is additional push clit per unit of measurement area available inwards the canister. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 regulator valve tin "smooth out" changes inwards pressure. Thus, a regulator valve tin give you lot a to a greater extent than constant flame. You tin cry upward of a regulator valve equally a form of "cruise control" for your stove. Again, though, at that topographic point has to live on additional push clit per unit of measurement area available within the canister inwards social club for the regulator valve to receive got something to function with. But couldn't you lot simply accomplish over too opened upward up the valve a chip wider on a regular needle valved stove? Yes, you lot could. The Microregulator simply does it for you lot automatically. This automatic adjustment doesn't look similar a hugely valuable characteristic to me, but to to a greater extent than or less it may concur appeal.
Concluding remarks The Soto Microregulator, OD-1R, is a good built, good designed stove, too it's the world's lightest stove with auto-ignition. The Microregulator is sure enough an first-class pick for individual desiring to practise uncomplicated backpacking manner cooking, but because of it's fairly broad burner head, the Microregulator tin accept on to a greater extent than complex cooking tasks equally well.
There is even too then a lot of confusion nearly simply what the regulator valve is supposed to do, confusion that inwards my see Soto hasn't done plenty to dispel. I cry upward that everyone should simply forget that there's a regulator valve on this stove too focus on the fact that this is an first-class stove too that this is the world's lightest stove with machine ignition. In practical damage for individual out on the trail, the regulator valve is real much a non-event.
Summary The Soto Microregulator (OD-1R) What's goodness nearly it?
World's lightest stove with auto-ignition.
Excellent pattern too manufacturing quality.
Wide burner caput which makes this a goodness stove for existent cooking for backpackers.
Serrated pot supports brand your pot or pan less probable to sideslip off.
What's bad nearly it?
There is a lot of confusion nearly the regulator valve.
Perhaps the pot supports could lock into identify a chip to a greater extent than solidly (but that's a pretty child electrical charge on an otherwise first-class stove).
The Microregulator stove from Soto: Highly recommended.
I give thank you lot you for joining me on to a greater extent than or less other Adventure inwards Stoving,
HJ
The beautiful bluish open fire of a Soto Microregulator. Truly a prissy stove.
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