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Soto Amicus Stove with Igniter — Specs & Analysis
Manufacturer specifications, compared against every other cooking gear in our database. We do not test gear in the field — we measure, verify, and compare.
The Amicus is a among the best on paper standalone stove. At 81g it's ultralight, yet provides excellent flame control from a rolling boil to a low simmer. The concave burner head performs well in wind, and the built-in igniter actually works reliably.
Who Is the Soto Amicus Stove with Igniter Best For?
Riders who want a versatile stove for actual cooking, not just boiling. If that describes your riding style, the Amicus Stove with Igniter should be at the top of your shortlist. It sits in the Cooking Gear category alongside 17 other products we track.
How It Compares
At 81g and $45, the Amicus Stove with Igniter is 71g heavier than the lightest option in this category (the Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spork at 10g). The most budget-friendly option is the Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spork at $10.
The price-to-weight ratio comes in at $56 per 100g — a premium price point, but you're paying for quality, materials, and design that justify the investment for serious bikepackers.
What We Like
- +81g is ultralight for a full-featured stove
- +Excellent simmer control
- +Wind-resistant concave burner
- +Reliable built-in igniter
Watch Out For
- −Requires a separate pot
- −Small pot supports can be tippy
- −No integrated wind screen
The Bottom Line
We haven't scored the Soto Amicus Stove with Igniter, and neither has anyone else we can cite. It's here for its verified specifications and dimensions, which is what the fit tools run on — a score is an editorial judgement, and we don't hand one out until someone has a basis for it. What this page can tell you is measured: 81g, $45, and how both sit against every other cooking gear product we track.
Price checked against the manufacturer on 20 August 2026 — see the source.
Specifications and dimensions come from the sources listed above. Where a page draws on first-hand riding, it says so.
What it packs down to
Soto publishes a packed size of 2.5" x 3", which is 0.2 litres as a stuff sack. Of the 55 bags we track that publish a capacity, 55 have room for it and 0 do not.
Volume is computed from Soto's own packed size, treating a two-dimension figure as a stuff sack. Bag capacities are the makers' published figures, not ours — 12 of the bags we hold dimensions for publish no capacity and are left out of the count rather than assumed. A stuff sack does not reshape itself, so read the headroom as room to spare rather than a guarantee it goes in easily.
How it compares
Against the 18 cooking gear products we hold published specs for.
At 81g the Amicus Stove with Igniter is lighter than 10 of 17 alternatives we track. The category median is 111g.
At $45 it undercuts 7 of 17 of them, against a median of $43. That works out at $56 per 100g — above the $49 median for cooking gear products.
Weight and price come from published specifications. Cost per 100g is a blunt measure — it rewards light gear and says nothing about durability or whether the thing works — so treat it as one input, not a verdict.
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