EOG V3 Pocket Bellows Fire Bellowing Tool

I lived and worked in the South of France for a long time and I used to watch friends lighting fires and barbecues with what they called a "Shepherds Bellows". This was basically a stick about 18 inches long,hollowed out with a red hot poker, which they used to blow oxygen into the fire. This a modern ,more portable version, which has the same effect. It saves you getting your eyebrows singed and and a face full of eye-watering smoke. Small (unextended), light and portable - supplied in its own Go Tube. Makes a big difference to starting wet / damp wood as you can supply a concentrated blast of oxygen where you need it. Every BBQ needs one - especially with the weather we keep getting!

My kids used to joke about how I could extinguish any fire, but no more I no longer have to find anything to fan the flames back into life, or inhale smoke and puff myself dizzy trying to blow it back into life, just a gentle exhalation down my pocket bellows is enough to raise good charcoal to almost smelting temperature! Get one for your fire lighting kit, it's well worth it!

Mouth piece on mine was badly sheared with very sharp barbs, needed a fair bit of work to smooth out. The product itself works really well and will always be in my pack. If you've ever been out in the snow and thrown all your tinder at a fire you'll wish you had this to drive that damp wood into a roaring saviour

Very well made, light but not flimsy, reduces the risk of an ember in the eye when your in the middle of nowhere so a wise addition from a safety perspective too, fits unobtrusively into my pack, very pleased with it highly recommended.

This works...and offers a great advantage to waving your hat at the fire. Being able to pinpoint the place in the fire that you want to give air to, pays dividends. It really does boost your fire....I'd also recommend it for those whom have wood burning fires at home.....it can only make the process easier. It's tiny and lightweight...and now a permanent fixture in my kit.

I've carried a piece of 8.5mm aluminium tent pole with me for some years to use as an aid to start and keep a fire going, but generally ended up either bending it or having it stick through my rucksack. No more! This collapses into a short, easily pocketed tool and it works brilliantly! Comes in a tough plastic tube to help keep it in pristine condition! Be sure to have a look at the manufacturer's website for hints and videos on using wet wood and tinder. Well recommended and thanks HH for the usual great service!