Abstract: A dunnage converter with a novel actuating modality in the form of a knee or hip switch that operates the converter while keeping an operator's hands free for packing dunnage into a container. The switch has a pusher pad that can positioned such that a simple bending action of the operator's leg will move the operator's knee into engagement with the pusher pad for actuating the switch that operates the converter to produce a dunnage product. In an alternative arrangement, the pusher pad can be positioned such that a simple shifting of the operator's hip against the pusher pad will actuate the switch to operate the converter.