Your back does eleven hours. Give it the last one back.
Deep heat and a low kneading pulse, wrapped firm across the lower back — cordless, so it works through the shift instead of waiting for you on the couch at seven o'clock.
- Get out of the ute in one go — 20 minutes of deep heat on the drive home does what the hot shower used to do at seven o'clock
- Keep working while it works — no powerpoint and no cable, so it runs during the shift instead of waiting for you at home
- Bend down for the last load like it's the first — heat and a kneading pulse together, so the muscle isn't just warm, it's moving
- Nobody on site needs to know you've got it on — sits flat under a work shirt, under 500g
- Lasts the shift and the drive home — about five hours a charge, off the same USB-C as your phone
Nothing you do at 6am hurts. It's what's left at 4pm.
By mid-afternoon the muscles either side of your lower back have been holding you up, braced, for six or seven hours straight. They don't get a break the way your arms and legs do between lifts. They just stay switched on until you stop.
Cold muscle is tight muscle, and tight muscle is what makes bending down for the last load feel different to bending down for the first. That's why the drive home is the worst part of the day — you finally stop, everything cools, and it seizes.
EmberCore™ works on that, while you keep working. Deep even warmth across the whole lower back, a low kneading pulse underneath it, and a firm wrap holding the lot in place — so it's doing something during the shift, not just after it.
The last hour stops being the worst hour
Four heat settings up to a steady 60°C across a wide panel, not a hot spot in the middle — so the muscle is warm before it seizes, not after.
Bend down at 4pm like it's 7am
Three vibration modes working underneath the heat, so the muscle isn't just warm, it's moving.
Put it on at six and forget it's there
Wide hook-and-loop straps pull it in snug. It stays put whether you're bent over or up a ladder.
Bought by people who can't just take the day off
If you work with your body, your back isn't a health problem. It's a work problem — and taking a week off it isn't on the table.
On the tools all day
Chippies, sparkies, concreters, landscapers. Bent over, kneeling, lifting, then back up a ladder. Nobody on a site has ever been told to take it easy for a fortnight and actually done it.
Behind the wheel
Long-haul, delivery, plant operators. Ten hours in a seat that was designed by someone who has never sat in it, and the worst part is always the first two minutes after you climb down.
Warehouse and freight
Picking, packing, loading. Hundreds of small lifts from exactly the wrong height, all shift, every shift. It's never one heavy box that does it.
Farm and property
Fencing, feeding, the tractor seat, and thirty years of all three. The work doesn't stop because your back has an opinion about it.
A heat pack works. For about twenty minutes, sitting still, at home.
That's the problem with all of it. The wheat bag goes cold. The corded pad ties you to a powerpoint. The stick-on patches are single-use and cost a fortune by the month. A plain back brace supports but never warms up.
Stoke is the only one on that list you can put on at 6am, wear under a work shirt, and forget about.
| Stoke | Corded pad | Heat patches | Wheat bag | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works away from a powerpoint | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Still warm after 20 minutes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Wearable while you work | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Adds massage as well as heat | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Holds the back firm as well | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Costs nothing after you buy it | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
“I stopped sitting in the ute for ten minutes before I could get out”
Formwork, 22 years. I put it on at smoko and again for the drive home. It hasn't made me 25 again but I'm not standing in the shower at 6pm waiting for it to let go anymore. That's worth the money on its own.
Interstate work, three nights a week. Charge it off the inverter in the cab. The bit I didn't expect is getting out of the truck at the other end — used to take me a minute to straighten up properly and now it doesn't.
Bought it for the warehouse. Wear it under the polo and nobody's said a word about it. Battery gets me through a shift on setting two. Only gripe is I should have ordered the two-pack, my old man keeps borrowing it.
Charges off the same cable as your phone
USB-C, about three hours from flat. On the middle heat setting you get around five hours out of it, which is a shift with the drive home on the end. Charge it in the truck off a cigarette-lighter adapter and you'll never think about it again.
The whole thing weighs under 500 grams. It sits flat enough to go under a work shirt, and the fabric is a hard-wearing matte grey that doesn't show dust — the battery pack pops out so the belt itself can be washed.
It lives in the truck, not the bathroom cupboard
Most people order two — one that stays in the vehicle and one that never leaves the house, because the one you left at home is the one you needed.
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The questions we get most
Is this going to fix my back?
No, and anyone telling you a belt will is selling you something. Heat and massage loosen tight muscle and make the end of a working day easier to get through — that's the job. If your pain is sharp, shooting down a leg, new, or getting worse, that needs a doctor and not a belt.
Can I wear it in the truck?
Yes — sitting is where most people use it, and it's flat enough to wear against a seat back. Don't run it on the top heat setting while you're driving long distances; you stop noticing how hot it is.
Can I wear it while I'm actually working?
That's what it's built for. The straps pull it in tight enough that it doesn't shift when you bend, lift or climb. Most people run it for half an hour at a time — first thing, at smoko, and on the drive home.
Will it fit me?
The straps adjust from roughly a 71cm to a 127cm waist (28"–50"), worn over a shirt. If you're outside that range, email us before you order rather than after.
How hot does it actually get?
Four settings, topping out around 60°C at the panel. The top setting is hotter than most people want for a full session — the middle two are where nearly everyone lands.
What if it doesn't do anything for me?
Send it back within 60 days and we refund you. Use it properly first — that's the point of having 60 days.
60 days to decide
Wear it through a full working week. If the end of the day isn't better than it was, tell us and we'll refund you. You don't need to box it up neatly or explain yourself.
Stoke is a heated support belt. It is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition. It applies warmth, vibration and support to tired muscles. Do not use while sleeping, over broken skin, or on an area with reduced sensation. If back pain is severe, new, persistent, follows an injury, or travels down a leg, see a doctor. If you are pregnant or diabetic, or have a pacemaker or other implanted device, speak to your doctor before using heat or vibration. Battery, heat range, run time and dimensions are approximate.