Except that in some conditions, you can't "baton down to the dry stuff", because there isn't any. There is just slightly less wet stuff.

Looks like another good tool for the toolbox.

Boatman, I don't really know, haven't tried doing that. It does deliver the air in a more precise manner to a smaller area, so it may work for that.

[/quote] Except that in some conditions, you can't "baton down to the dry stuff", because there isn't any. There is just slightly less wet stuff. [/quote]

Good point I suppose. Personally I have found that even wrist sized fallen wood is dry in the center, even after several days rain, BUT
Your neck of the woods is different than mine. A lot of factors at play between different parts of the globe.

I think you would add more Oxygen to a Fire by using a pot lid or container lid or even a jacket. I show that demo all the time in the field a small lid will give a fire 3 or 4 times as much oxygen as blowing on a fire even from a distance. Also your breath has water vapor in it so it is not a great source of oxygen.