The Soto Steal Torch Is Back!

Good news!  The Soto Pocket Torch Is Back!

The Soto Pocket Torch has been unavailable inward the U.S.A. for a distich of years.  Apparently at that spot was unopen to form of importing/licensing/regulatory SNAFU.  We'll they're back.

The Soto Pocket Torch

The Soto Pocket Torch is the uber cool mini butane torch (looks similar a mini welder's torch open fire instead of a candle flame) that has a regular lighter inside.  Easy to refuel.  When you lot run out, only popular inward a novel lighter.

Under the covers lies an ordinary disposable lighter.  Refueling?  Easy.

Why produce I similar it?  Well, first, it's got a lot to a greater extent than ability than an ordinary lighter.  An ordinary lighter's open fire wafts nearly similar the open fire on a candle.  The open fire on the Soto Pocket Torch shoots take away out nether force.  This gives you lot 3 things:

1. Windproofness.  It's much harder for the current of air to blow out a torch type flame.
2. Direction.  The Pocket Torch's open fire shoots take away out.  On a regular lighter, the open fire only drifts to a greater extent than frequently than non upward from wherever you lot house the top of the lighter.  It's difficult to larn nether things.  With the Soto, I tin take away the open fire precisely where I desire it.  I tin fifty-fifty larn under things.  I honey it.
3. More heat.  Since I tin house the open fire correct where I desire it, the oestrus is focused.  I'm getting to a greater extent than oestrus correct on the spot where I desire it rather than a lot of that oestrus drifting away inward the wafting open fire of a regular lighter.  I notice this peculiarly useful inward damp weather condition in addition to amongst ESBIT type fuel.  ESBIT tin locomote a hurting to light.

Lighting ESBIT type fuel amongst a Pocket Torch

I tin give the Soto Pocket Torch no amend endorsement than to tell that I nevertheless acquit it (See original study from 2011).  Gear that I actually similar sticks amongst me.  Gear that doesn't quite cutting it tends to current of air upwards inward a box somewhere.  

My latest involvement is the novel high tech Windboiler stove from MSR.  Of course of didactics I wanted to examination the Windboiler in, well, wind.  What did I lite it with?  The Soto Pocket Torch of course.  Easy.  Wind?  No problem.

The Soto Pocket Torch (foreground).  The novel MSR Windboiler stove (background).

I acquit the Soto Pocket Torch on most of my trips when I'll locomote camping ground mostly below 8,000'/2400m.  Note that the piezoelectric ignitions on handheld lighters tend to neglect inward a higher house 8,000'/2400m.  Now, since there's a regular lighter inside, I could create got the Pocket Torch on every trip in addition to produce only fine.  In other words, you lot tin nevertheless lite your stove if you lot campsite higher than you lot expected in addition to you've got the Pocket Torch along.  But produce locomote aware of the limitations of piezo ignitions on handheld lighters.

The Soto Pocket Torch? I highly recommend it.

HJ

P.S.  People create got asked me where you lot tin larn the Pocket Torch.  I know that the Ti-Tri Sidewinder which I create got reviewed hither on Adventures inward Stoving).  And, hey, I'm saving you lot a buck, right?  All hither at Adventures inward Stoving, folks.

Disclosures

The particular reviewed hither was a gift from my friend Will.  A danged skillful gift at that.  Thank you, Will.  And besides give cheers you lot for putting upwards amongst me dragging you lot through the brush, climbing upwards off trail passes inward the Sierra Nevada, in addition to non to the lowest degree of all, testing stoves at every turn.  That's a skillful friend who non exclusively puts upwards amongst your stove testing but besides gives you lot a gift to help you lot produce it.

I create got no contacts amongst Soto but would welcome them if in addition to thus offered.  Hey, Soto, if you're reading this, contact me at Hikin [dot] Jim [at] Gmail [dot] com.  Send me something to test, would you?