[Stoves] Foot powered Bellows

[steve]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Basterfield" <ken at basterfield.com>
To: "'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'"
<stoves at listserv.repp.org>
Subject: Re: [Stoves] Foot powered Bellows
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:17:05 -0000

> Dear Peter, 
> I think you under-estimate the female capacity to do three
> things at once.  Mount the bellows on a skateboard. She
> can scoot from one job to the next with one foot, pumping
> meanwhile with the other foot, while her hands are busy
> with the primary task. This will release her husband for
> more cerebral work.

I note with interest the alost complete absence from this
forum of any female members.....

Steve