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    Alone in the Wilderness
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    Pocket Bellows!

    Hi, everyone!

    New to the site and just wanted to ask if anyone had come across the Pocket Bellows by Epiphany Outdoor Gear? A friend bought some whilst we were on business in Arizona last months and tried them out in a damp wood in the Peak District last weekend! I have to say they are a great little tool to focus oxygen right into the middle of a fire.

    I am however going to head down the local scrap yard and find an aerial from an old Escort or similar as, essentially, that is what they are!

    Anyway check out the video of them in action and let me know what you think!

    Thanks

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDqv1xOsXVw

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    Go to any DIY store and they'll have something similar in the section where all the metal bar is. Alternatively make one for free from a hollowed out elder stick.

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    Use a bic pen with the top off and the ink tube and nib taken out,or you'r 2 thumbs and 2 index fingers together so you have a small hole in te middle and blow,down next to you'r fire.

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    Yeah definitely, I think a car aerial would be perfect as they collapse down to a small size!

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    Like the idea of using a Bic pen. They made great pea shooters at school too!

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    Or, alternatively, you could use your hat (waving back and forth) .
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    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BBQ-Hand-F...item4627aec8ee works well with our tent woodburner.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rik_uk3 View Post
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BBQ-Hand-F...item4627aec8ee works well with our tent woodburner.
    I have seen those in action and they are noisy, make you look ridiculous but really effective

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    A travel fan is also pretty good for encouraging fire. Very effective when the bbq charcoal is a little damp.
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    I think i'll stick with using my hat

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