diff --git a/src/compile/bhl_front.csproj b/src/compile/bhl_front.csproj
index 763593ae..8c25911a 100644
--- a/src/compile/bhl_front.csproj
+++ b/src/compile/bhl_front.csproj
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Antlr4.Runtime.Standard" Version="4.13.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="lz4net" Version="1.0.15.93" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="4.5.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/vm/bhl_runtime.csproj b/src/vm/bhl_runtime.csproj
index 047201a9..a593866d 100644
--- a/src/vm/bhl_runtime.csproj
+++ b/src/vm/bhl_runtime.csproj
@@ -7,4 +7,8 @@
         <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.1</TargetFrameworks>
         <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     </PropertyGroup>
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <PackageReference Include="System.Memory" Version="4.5.0" />
+      <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="4.5.0" />
+    </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/vm/coro.cs b/src/vm/coro.cs
index 82e40fa2..253339b1 100644
--- a/src/vm/coro.cs
+++ b/src/vm/coro.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public interface IInspectableCoroutine
 
 public abstract class Coroutine : ICoroutine
 {
-  internal VM.Pool<Coroutine> pool;
+  internal Pool<Coroutine> pool;
 
   public abstract void Tick(VM.Frame frm, VM.ExecState exec, ref BHS status);
   public virtual void Cleanup(VM.Frame frm, VM.ExecState exec) {}
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class CoroutinePool
   //TODO: add debug inspection for concrete types
   static class PoolHolder<T> where T : Coroutine
   {
-    //alternative implemenation
+    //TODO: alternative implemenation, check if it's simpler and faster?
     //[ThreadStatic]
     //static public VM.Pool<Coroutine> _pool;
     //static public VM.Pool<Coroutine> pool {
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ static class PoolHolder<T> where T : Coroutine
     //  }
     //}
 
-    public static System.Threading.ThreadLocal<VM.Pool<Coroutine>> pool =
-      new System.Threading.ThreadLocal<VM.Pool<Coroutine>>(() =>
+    public static System.Threading.ThreadLocal<Pool<Coroutine>> pool =
+      new System.Threading.ThreadLocal<Pool<Coroutine>>(() =>
       {
-        return new VM.Pool<Coroutine>();
+        return new Pool<Coroutine>();
       });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/vm/extensions.cs b/src/vm/extensions.cs
index eafbd542..bac332d6 100644
--- a/src/vm/extensions.cs
+++ b/src/vm/extensions.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,32 @@ static public VM.Fiber Start(this VM vm, FuncSymbolScript fs, StackList<Val> arg
     var addr = new VM.FuncAddr() { module = fs._module, fs = fs, ip = fs.ip_addr };
     return vm.Start(addr, args.Count, args, opts);
   }
+  
+  static public void Alloc(this Pool<Val> pool, VM vm, int num)
+  {
+    for(int i=0;i<num;++i)
+    {
+      ++pool.miss;
+      var tmp = new Val(vm);
+      pool.stack.Push(tmp);
+    }
+  }
+
+  static public string Dump(this Pool<Val> pool)
+  {
+    string res = "=== Val POOL ===\n";
+    res += "busy:" + pool.BusyCount + " idle:" + pool.IdleCount + "\n";
+
+    var dvs = new Val[pool.stack.Count];
+    pool.stack.CopyTo(dvs, 0);
+    for(int i=dvs.Length;i-- > 0;)
+    {
+      var v = dvs[i];
+      res += v + " (refs:" + v._refs + ") " + v.GetHashCode() + "\n";
+    }
+
+    return res;
+  }
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/vm/util/blob.cs b/src/vm/util/blob.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b8f662f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vm/util/blob.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+using System;
+using System.Buffers;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+namespace bhl {
+
+public class Blob<T> : IValRefcounted where T : unmanaged
+{
+   internal Pool<Blob<T>> pool;
+   
+   //NOTE: -1 means it's in released state,
+   //      public only for quick inspection
+   internal int _refs;
+   
+   public int refs => _refs;
+
+   internal byte[] data;
+
+   static int Size = Marshal.SizeOf<T>();
+
+   static class PoolHolder<T1> where T1 : unmanaged
+   {
+     public static System.Threading.ThreadLocal<Pool<Blob<T1>>> pool =
+       new System.Threading.ThreadLocal<Pool<Blob<T1>>>(() =>
+       {
+         return new Pool<Blob<T1>>();
+       });
+   }
+   
+   static public Blob<T> New(ref T val)
+   {
+     var pool = PoolHolder<T>.pool.Value;
+
+     Blob<T> blob = null;
+     if(pool.stack.Count == 0)
+     {
+       ++pool.miss;
+       blob = new Blob<T>();
+     }
+     else
+     {
+       ++pool.hits;
+       blob = pool.stack.Pop();
+     }
+
+     var data = ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Rent(Size);
+     
+     ref var valRef = ref Unsafe.As<byte, T>(ref data[0]);
+     valRef = val;
+
+     blob._refs = 1;
+     blob.data = data;
+     blob.pool = pool;
+
+     return blob;
+   }
+
+   public ref T Value => ref Unsafe.As<byte, T>(ref data[0]);
+
+   public void Retain()
+   {
+     if(_refs == -1)
+       throw new Exception("Invalid state(-1)");
+     ++_refs;
+   }
+
+   public void Release()
+   {
+     if(_refs == -1)
+       throw new Exception("Invalid state(-1)");
+     if(_refs == 0)
+       throw new Exception("Double free(0)");
+
+     --_refs;
+     if(_refs == 0)
+       Del(this);
+   }
+   
+   static void Del(Blob<T> blob)
+   {
+     if(blob._refs != 0)
+       throw new Exception("Freeing invalid object, refs " + blob._refs);
+
+     blob._refs = -1;
+     ArrayPool<byte>.Shared.Return(blob.data);
+     
+     blob.pool.stack.Push(blob);
+   } 
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/vm/util/pool.cs b/src/vm/util/pool.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a97b4420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vm/util/pool.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace bhl {
+  
+ public class Pool<T> where T : class
+ {
+   internal Stack<T> stack = new Stack<T>();
+   internal int hits;
+   internal int miss;
+
+   public int HitCount {
+     get { return hits; }
+   }
+
+   public int MissCount {
+     get { return miss; }
+   }
+
+   public int IdleCount {
+     get { return stack.Count; }
+   }
+
+   public int BusyCount {
+     get { return miss - IdleCount; }
+   }
+}
+ 
+}
diff --git a/src/vm/util/refc_list.cs b/src/vm/util/refc_list.cs
index be38fee9..fe46af18 100644
--- a/src/vm/util/refc_list.cs
+++ b/src/vm/util/refc_list.cs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
 namespace bhl {
 
- public class RefcList<T> : List<T>, IValRefcounted, IDisposable
- {
-   internal VM.Pool<RefcList<T>> pool;
+public class RefcList<T> : List<T>, IValRefcounted, IDisposable
+{
+   internal Pool<RefcList<T>> pool;
    
    //NOTE: -1 means it's in released state,
    //      public only for quick inspection
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ public class RefcList<T> : List<T>, IValRefcounted, IDisposable
    
    static class PoolHolder<T1>
    {
-     public static System.Threading.ThreadLocal<VM.Pool<RefcList<T1>>> pool =
-       new System.Threading.ThreadLocal<VM.Pool<RefcList<T1>>>(() =>
+     public static System.Threading.ThreadLocal<Pool<RefcList<T1>>> pool =
+       new System.Threading.ThreadLocal<Pool<RefcList<T1>>>(() =>
        {
-         return new VM.Pool<RefcList<T1>>();
+         return new Pool<RefcList<T1>>();
        });
    }
 
diff --git a/src/vm/util/val_list_adapter.cs b/src/vm/util/val_list_adapter.cs
index b6007b64..c76b21c2 100644
--- a/src/vm/util/val_list_adapter.cs
+++ b/src/vm/util/val_list_adapter.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace bhl {
 //TODO: writing is not implemented
 public class ValList<T> : IList<T>, IValRefcounted, IDisposable
 {
-  internal VM.Pool<ValList<T>> pool;
+  internal Pool<ValList<T>> pool;
    
   Func<Val, T> val2native;
   
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ public class ValList<T> : IList<T>, IValRefcounted, IDisposable
   
   static class PoolHolder<T1>
   {
-    public static System.Threading.ThreadLocal<VM.Pool<ValList<T1>>> pool =
-      new System.Threading.ThreadLocal<VM.Pool<ValList<T1>>>(() =>
+    public static System.Threading.ThreadLocal<Pool<ValList<T1>>> pool =
+      new System.Threading.ThreadLocal<Pool<ValList<T1>>>(() =>
       {
-        return new VM.Pool<ValList<T1>>();
+        return new Pool<ValList<T1>>();
       });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/vm/vm.pool.cs b/src/vm/vm.pool.cs
index cfafbefa..0d5fcd6a 100644
--- a/src/vm/vm.pool.cs
+++ b/src/vm/vm.pool.cs
@@ -1,62 +1,9 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace bhl {
  
 public partial class VM : INamedResolver
 {
-  public class Pool<T> where T : class
-  {
-    internal Stack<T> stack = new Stack<T>();
-    internal int hits;
-    internal int miss;
-
-    public int HitCount {
-      get { return hits; }
-    }
-
-    public int MissCount {
-      get { return miss; }
-    }
-
-    public int IdleCount {
-      get { return stack.Count; }
-    }
-
-    public int BusyCount {
-      get { return miss - IdleCount; }
-    }
-  }
-  
-  public class ValPool : Pool<Val>
-  {
-    public void Alloc(VM vm, int num)
-    {
-      for(int i=0;i<num;++i)
-      {
-        ++miss;
-        var tmp = new Val(vm);
-        stack.Push(tmp);
-      }
-    }
-
-    public string Dump()
-    {
-      string res = "=== Val POOL ===\n";
-      res += "busy:" + BusyCount + " idle:" + IdleCount + "\n";
-
-      var dvs = new Val[stack.Count];
-      stack.CopyTo(dvs, 0);
-      for(int i=dvs.Length;i-- > 0;)
-      {
-        var v = dvs[i];
-        res += v + " (refs:" + v._refs + ") " + v.GetHashCode() + "\n";
-      }
-
-      return res;
-    }
-  }
-
-  public ValPool vals_pool = new ValPool();
+  public Pool<Val> vals_pool = new Pool<Val>();
   public Pool<ValList> vlsts_pool = new Pool<ValList>();
   public Pool<ValMap> vmaps_pool = new Pool<ValMap>();
   public Pool<Frame> frames_pool = new Pool<Frame>();
diff --git a/tests/test_blobs.cs b/tests/test_blobs.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..105af191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_blobs.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using bhl;
+using Xunit;
+
+public class TestBlobs : BHL_TestBase
+{
+  public struct StructBlob
+  {
+    public int x;
+    public int y;
+    public int z;
+  }
+
+  [Fact]
+  public void TestBlob()
+  {
+    var val = new StructBlob();
+    val.x = 1;
+    val.y = 10;
+    val.z = 100;
+    
+    var blob = Blob<StructBlob>.New(ref val);
+    
+    AssertEqual(1, blob.Value.x);
+    AssertEqual(10, blob.Value.y);
+    AssertEqual(100, blob.Value.z);
+
+    blob.Value.y = 30;
+    AssertEqual(30, blob.Value.y);
+
+    blob.Release();
+  }
+}