The Soto Amicus performed well at an affordable price while being one of the lightest stoves tested. It also compacts up nicely and is easy to assemble.
Overall Score: 85/100
Best Affordable Stove
The Soto Amicus was the best affordable backpacking stove tested. It is lightweight (72 grams / 2.5 ounces) with an attached four-prong pot stand, boils 2-cups of water in 110 seconds, works in the wind, simmers well, packs up small, and is relatively fuel-efficient. The maximum estimated 2 cup boils per 100 gram fuel canister is 13. It just takes more time to boil water and is a little less fuel efficient than the more expensive Soto WindMaster.
Most compact stove tested
The Soto Amicus stove compacts up nicely and is easy to assemble.
Stove has an easy to deploy four-prong pot stand
Conclusion
The Soto Amicus performed well at an affordable price while being one of the lightest stoves tested. It outperformed the MSR PocketRocket and Snow Peak LiteMax in both boil times and fuel efficiency. This makes the Soto Amicus the best performing affordable stove tested.