The Soto stays true to its name, still the Master.

Great video and great comparison.  Thanks for doing it.  The pot stands on the Soto Windmaster extend out flat, so the pot makes much better contact with them...and the pot stays closer to the Soto's burner.  And having a 4-prong pot stand as an added option with the Soto Windmaster is also really nice.  The pot stands on the MSR Deluxe angle upwards slightly, so the pot makes contact with them at only 3 small points (so pot may be more likely to slip off)...and the pot is further from the MSR's burner, especially a wider pot.  The base of the Soto Windmaster (where it screws into the gas canister) has a double o-ring design, so it seals to the canister better.  The MSR Deluxe only has a single o-ring design.

I have watched a bunch  of head to head canister stove comparisons and I gotta say this was one of the best. Thanks for taking the time to do this and doing the test right.

I've got the Windmaster................and the grass is no longer maybe greener in the next pasture.  Thank you!

Tanks a lot ! the perfect review I was looking for !

That hum from your Deluxe is odd. Haven't had that with mine. Thanks for collaborating on this! People will appreciate the multiple perspectives.

Real world comparison, with weights & measures.....Great Test 👍👍

Seriously though, the differences are almost inconsequential. Love the comparison and I have the Soto!

Just skip to 7:55 to save time

I was gonna stick with my soto wind master anyways but I love watching a video that tells you your stuff is g2g.  Very useful video Mark, thanks bud

Thank you so much for this great comparison video. I bought the Windmaster instead of the PRD prior to watching your video and I'm happy to learn the Windmaster is more fuel-efficient and a slightly faster water boiler. I also like the ability to swap between the Tri-flex and 4flex. Though I hate that you could misplace your potholder on the Windmaster.

OMG, have been waiting for this video !   I mainly use an alcohol stove, but now and then depending on where I go,  (regulations) , trip length, etc,.. I use a canister stove.  I hate the noise of canister stoves and like very fuel efficient stoves.  So you hit on the few points that were most important to me between the two stoves, thank you so much for doing this test.  👍 👍👍👍

Great review - thank you.

Thanks Spiguyver, one thing I noticed is the diameter difference of the pot arms. The Soto will accommodate a smaller diameter pot safely where as the PRD, like the PR2, you can easily knock a pot off if your not careful. If I was to go back to the dark side it would be a no brainer for me. SOTO WINDMASTER!!!!! Thanks for doing these stove reviews!

Huck yeah! 🤘 SOTO for the win. I love MSR products but the Windmaster is the best burner I've ever used. I suspected it was superior, just from my experience with both, but never tested.That was a great head to head battle to settle it once and for all. Thanks.

Hello fellow Okie! Thanks for the head2head test

Subscribed from Oklahoma 🤙

Good stuff brother. Glad to see the Soto Windmaster still holds the crown.

Sounds to me like the Soto is throttled back to a bit more efficient maximum output than the prd.

I have the MSR P.R.D and the igniter stopped working. I called MSR and they wouldn't even sell me the parts to fix it. They said that I would have to send it in and wait 8 weeks to get it back. If I'm not mistaken parts for the SOTO are readily available.