If you’ve started many fires, you know the pain of successfully starting a marginal fire with wet material in bad conditions, only to have it die a few moments later. While there are several reasons fires go out, one is lack of oxygen. While you can blow on the fire, you’re expending a lot of breathing effort for little return. Enter the Pocket Bellows. This device is like having a blast furnace in your pocket. It’s a telescoping tube that focuses your breath at the base of your fire, exactly where you need it. The surge of oxygen super-heats your fire, giving it the strength it needs to power through wet kindling and survive the critical first few minutes. While we always say that you shouldn’t depend on any device like this, and should be able to rescue your fire without one, it sure does give you a huge leg up. And when your life depends on it, take every advantage you can get.