looking for an inexpensive blower device for stoking a beginning fire

Lit said:

The Coleman battery powered mattress pump is like $15 and is small and pushes a lot of air. Have used it plenty of times when in a hurry.

@Lit , How exactly do you use that? I have one and am curious if you just HD it over the coals and move it around to create hot spots or do you sit it somehow pointing into the open lower vent. Thanks!

nolaegghead said:

I rely on the 20% oxygen concentration in the atmosphere.

Yet another thing we agree on.  I'm getting worried.

Fred19Flintstone said:

nolaegghead said:

I rely on the 20% oxygen concentration in the atmosphere.

Yet another thing we agree on.  I'm getting worried.

most of us use 20.9%,  do you two get dizzy standing up too fast

fishlessman said:

Fred19Flintstone said:

nolaegghead said:

I rely on the 20% oxygen concentration in the atmosphere.

Yet another thing we agree on.  I'm getting worried.

most of us use 20.9%,  do you two get dizzy standing up too fast

I was using one significant figure.  At least I didn't write 20.0%. 

I have been looking at this as well and you could use it to light cigars too.

http://www.amazon.com/Bison-BA001-Airlighter/dp/B00JVWNNWA/ref=pd_sim_86_11?ie=UTF8&refRID=03XXN623J8AQX8Q68DCB

RRP said:

@FiAirChief - welcome aboard! Care to clear up the misconception about your unit being variable speed which it is not?

I must also correct an inaccurate description of FiAir that says you can press the button harder for more airflow.

This is completely wrong. I have managed to finally make the change on the Amazon America page, but not on the Canadian version.

Someone wrote that in error. And I can understand why.

For starters, FiAir contains a momentary switch that goes off when you let go of the button. We see this as an important Safety feature.

There is nothing in the Switch that makes the fan blade spin any faster, but someone who also wanted to sell FiAir on Amazon created the problem by copying and pasting that inaccuracy from a Review. The Reviewer was confused when he/she saw the fire grow faster and stronger NOT by pressing the button harder, but simply because the button was held longer and the fire got more air as a result. Pressing the button harder and hoping for more airflow is just wishful thinking.

Again, I can understand why someone would make such a mistake, but I would really like to correct it anywhere I find it.

So - you are absolutely right and the Reviewer was wrong. It even made me laugh when i first saw it, but it is Misinformation that I’d like to correct.

RRP said:

Found it on Google - though it looks like it was made with a chrome plated prototype.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPcXm8MM7cA

That is, indeed, a prototype rendering in chrome. I do have a chrome version of the Final FiAir. It is a thing of beauty and I keep it safe.
We would likely have used a process called Vacuum Metallizing which bonds the metallic finish to the plastic. We could also do surfaces in gold, bronze, etc. but it'll probably never happen because it could add about $10 to the final cost.

If we ever get enough volume, we DO have the option to change colors without having to up the cost and we have lots of beautiful possibilities I may post one day. 

The chrome version got some attention, but the video was made using our black prototype which worked like a champ. I used that early FiAir for all kinds of fires. The Final FiAir is sleeker with no bump on the top. It's just a little bigger, but 50% more powerful. So, if you think this looks good, know the one we've been shipping for over 2 years works even better.

We have lots of videos on youtube and many of those on our website at www.FiAir.net. You'll find plenty on charcoal fires, but FiAir also works even better with wood fires. If it gets too cold to use your BGE, use FiAir in your fireplace or wood stove and get warm fast.