For camping / green wood I always just use a air mattress blower that's rechargeable.
I have special storage spot in the camper for a stack of SC's..
For camping / green wood I always just use a air mattress blower that's rechargeable.
Hey Rick - whatever floats your boat. You can hammer nails with a shoe, too; but we designed FiAir specifically for the job of kindling & stoking wood and charcoal fires. We're keeping our fingers crossed that the world is big enough for FiAir and the DIY solutions! Thanks for the feedback!
Alan
I see it as a Brookstone, Plow and Hearth, etc. type item....as others have said, not a need but possibly a gift for those who already have everything! The bigger market may be the BBQ end of things, as well as more casual burners (outdoor fireplaces, etc.)
Interestingly, NO one has been rude or smart mouthed to you. Maybe you should rethink your membership here if people simply answering a question sets you off.
Can I get a free sample? If you offer free samples you will receive many thoughts
Thomas
I would be willing to try it out and post a review here if you like? I live in Pittsburgh, just a thought! Not asking for a free one, just saying I'll provide some feedback for you in this forum if you so desire.
Cool, something to blow ash and embers all over the place.
Hey Man -- Are you a fellow Yinzer or a Pgh transplant? Either way, thank you for the offer..As I said to Thomas, we won't have inventory until Spring. Is there a way for me to get in touch with you off line?
Alan
It's a nice sleek design. I hope you find a market for it and get your required seed money to launch the product. I need nothing like it to get a fire going in a wood stove. If I did, I think I'd just spring for a little good old hand-operated bellows. But, as I said, I don't even need anything as simple as that. Our appliance intallations, properly executed and operated, generally are just rarin' to provide a good draft of combustion air through our fireboxes, so we really don't need anything but tinder, kindling, a flame, and the laws of physics to get things going. The airflow takes care of itself.
As others have stated for an open fireplace or outdoor fire I could see it if people are burning unseasoned wood. The stove/insert crowd won't have much interest.
With that said the people who are frequent posters on this site are pretty fanatical about burning wood and heating our homes with it. Most of us probably aren't in your target market.
I'll also echo what WellSeasoned has stated it sure seems like a good way to blow hot embers around the house! In the age of the sue happy America it will surely need some warning labels.![]()
I would consider buying one, at this point in my life, i am all about making my life simpler. if i can get my fire going faster whether it is my campfire, or the woodstove its all good with me. i appreciate you taking the extra time and consideration to make it in america even though it is more expensive.
I would have to say no. Now, if you come up with an electronic firestarter that lights fires automatically, then you might have a customer here...otherwise, I'll stick to supercedars.![]()
Noticing all the hot embers blowing towards the hand in the video I would think that you should add some form of metal tube to the business end that can be slid back into the unit when not in use...
What is your price point? Expensive (Brookstone catalog), Inexpensive (Target, etc.)?
I have no need at home and would not carry the extra weight when camping.
KaptJaq
Outdoor use - perhaps I could see using it, but again most of the time I don't see the need. In the house I wouldn't even blow the fire for the previously mentioned issues with ash being spread about. Another factor to keep in mind for woodstove burners is that if you have a fire that is smoldering (the type that could most benefit from this sort of product) then it is likely smoking quite a bit - thus opening the door far enough to stick your hand in and use this device is likely to result in a fair amount of smoke spillage into the room. If the draft is strong enough to keep the smoke in the stove (pulling in from the open door) then likely it is strong enough to fan the fire with the door closed or cracked as well.
You ask about what I'd be willing to pay for it - well... I suppose nothing really given my lack of a need, but if I were to give it to someone I suppose somewhere in the $15-20 range would be the high end assuming it is well made. If it is cheap/light plastic that has that "about to fall apart any minute" feel then I wouldn't pay more than $5-10.
Basically it appears to be a DC fan in a plastic tube with a push button switch and batteries. Nicely designed perhaps, but a very simple device none the less. From a business side of things I hope that you have some (read multiple) patent protections lined up to keep others from jumping into the market if you do start having any sort of success. Being such an easy to duplicate concept I'm sure there are knock off companies out there who can get one to market in a matter of days at a very low unit cost. I appreciate "Made in America", but history shows us that the general US population has been very bad at putting their $'s behind this concept when faced with buying decisions so that alone isn't likely to ensure your success.
Best of luck and thanks for sharing.
I am sure there is a market somewhere for your product Alan. I personally cannot think of any uses that I would have for it. I wish you the best of luck on your product. It looks very nice and well designed.
Interestingly, NO one has been rude or smart mouthed to you. Maybe you should rethink your membership here if people simply answering a question sets you off.
I didn't see anything disrespectful in his answer that warranted you get all bent out of shape.
I do know this, if i brought one of those out to start a fire with my friends around, they would revoke my man card.
For camping / green wood I always just use a air mattress blower that's rechargeable.
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