We absolutely agree you should do everything you can to block the wind when out in the field. Whether that’s carrying a collapsible windscreen with you, using the natural environment (trees, rocks, etc) or even your own gear (backpack) to block the wind. We’ve used all these methods before, but we’ve also been in very windy conditions (open desert, exposed beach, high alpine) where the best we could do was mitigate the effects of the wind, not eliminate it. Especially if the wind wasn’t consistently coming from he same direction.

Our wind test was to simulate how each stove handled different fluctuations in the wind. Perhaps in a a future update we can include with/without a windscreen. Nevertheless, we still think it’s good to know how each stove design on its own handles various amounts of wind.

But if I ever have room in my backpack for an oscillating fan & a small generator I will be sure to look online for how to do that!

But teasing aside this is the best written stove review pretty much ever so it’s really sad that you didn’t include windscreen testing. Something MSR published 40 years ago and that really needs to be redone as the stove choices have really expanded since then.

So I really implore you to go back and retest, rewrite & republish, because the clarity of your writing skills is absolutely top notch & sorely needed.
GroundHog

We recently thru-hiked the JMT and saw a lot of alcohol fuel stoves. Some DIY, some manufactured. We want to revamp that section of our guide and perhaps do a deeper dive into alcohol fuel stoves in the future. Thanks for the info.

It’s a delicate balance between heat profile, simmer control, and fuel consumption. Smart idea to figure out what you want to be cooking first, before committing to a stove type.