I have to disagree with Mike Wilson. He said that all wood stove owners are cheap and therefore cut their own wood and there is less convenience. Pellet users are convenience oriented.
I think there are also people that choose wood over pellet because they like looking at the beautiful flames instead of the forced pellet flame. And they like the quietness of a wood stove as opposed to the auger turning and wissssshhh of the pellet flame.
I can see biobricks be the ideal fuel for older wood burners, that cant cut or stack themselves, but want to keep their wood stove. A pellet stove will set the back $2500 or so including install while a lot of houses around here still have old inserts (franklin or glacier bay). If the price is the same as pellets, there older folks could save a lot on install costs and still use their beloved wood insert.
When I am close to retirement age and I am not as strong, flexible or eager to do all the work, I can see myself ordering log lengths for delivery or even splits, where all I need to do is stack it in the back and that is it. Or even go biobricks.
Call me cheap, because I see no reason whatsoever for spending an extra dime, on anything…
Unless, that is, I want to. I do not want to spend extra money on oil… I’ve been to Riyadh, and I don’t particularly care for the Saudis… on a personal level.
—Mike
PS - just called my local Bio Brick store… Good old Woodland Valley Fireplace… $390/ton. He can shove it. I have to convince someone else around here to sell these things… its either that, or I am going to be stuck with a tractor trailer full of them.
If you were cheap, that Dolmar would have been used and your stove an Ashley. Same thing with Mike. How can you be out on a boat (hole in the water in which one pours money) and be considered cheap?
BioBricks are intriguing because it’s predictable product. I have two cords being delivered tomorrow AM and have no idea if it will be as seasoned or “seasoned”. I still need another two, and might just order two pallets of BioBricks instead. Pricewise, in my area it would be about the same.
It would be nice if they could get jotul certify these are safe.
If you were cheap, that Dolmar would have been used and your stove an Ashley. Same thing with Mike. How can you be out on a boat (hole in the water in which one pours money) and be considered cheap?
Quite the opposite BG. When I part with my hard earned cash, I want to do the research (and the math) to make sure that what I’m buying is of the quality that will pay me back over time. I look at it this way: if I’m going to spend a good amount of money on a saw, for example, I want to buy one that will last me. I figure I’m farther ahead spending the extra money up front than replacing an item several times or putting a lot of money into repairs.
That goes for items like a saw, stove, splitter, appliance or other “major” purchase. On the things where quality is less of an issue, I’m cheap. Take cloths for example. The only way you’ll see a designer label on me is if it was a gift or off of a clearance rack. There is a bit of a grey area with cloths also though; I do have a pair of work boots that’s about 20 years old.
Maybe I should say that I’m cheap, but I do it wisely.
BioBricks are intriguing because it’s predictable product. I have two cords being delivered tomorrow AM and have no idea if it will be as seasoned or “seasoned”. I still need another two, and might just order two pallets of BioBricks instead. Pricewise, in my area it would be about the same.
It would be nice if they could get jotul certify these are safe.
Jotul EU (the parent company) says its ok to use densified logs but you have to pe cautious and follow the directions on the package because it is a very dry product…
If you were cheap, that Dolmar would have been used and your stove an Ashley. Same thing with Mike. How can you be out on a boat (hole in the water in which one pours money) and be considered cheap?
Quite the opposite BG. When I part with my hard earned cash, I want to do the research (and the math) to make sure that what I’m buying is of the quality that will pay me back over time. I look at it this way: if I’m going to spend a good amount of money on a saw, for example, I want to buy one that will last me. I figure I’m farther ahead spending the extra money up front than replacing an item several times or putting a lot of money into repairs.
That goes for items like a saw, stove, splitter, appliance or other “major” purchase. On the things where quality is less of an issue, I’m cheap. Take cloths for example. The only way you’ll see a designer label on me is if it was a gift or off of a clearance rack. There is a bit of a grey area with cloths also though; I do have a pair of work boots that’s about 20 years old.
Maybe I should say that I’m cheap, but I do it wisely.
And that is known as frugality and thrift. Not cheapness, but wisely spending your hard earned money.
Same thing with Mike. How can you be out on a boat (hole in the water in which one pours money) and be considered cheap?
Trust me, you can… especially if you own a sail boat… hell, I go through my 42 gallon diesel tank once a season… my powerboat friends clean through that in one day, before lunch.
Count me in on CHEAPPPPPPP. I am the original cheap ?*&**#$ though I do it politely. It is a delightful feeling to beat an Arab, Politician and above all Parasitic Corporations out of their inflated extorted profits. I would much rather pay a farmer for his corn and bypass the whole crooked system.
Call me cheap, because I see no reason whatsoever for spending an extra dime, on anything…
Unless, that is, I want to. I do not want to spend extra money on oil… I’ve been to Riyadh, and I don’t particularly care for the Saudis… on a personal level.
—Mike
PS - just called my local Bio Brick store… Good old Woodland Valley Fireplace… $390/ton. He can shove it. I have to convince someone else around here to sell these things… its either that, or I am going to be stuck with a tractor trailer full of them.
OMG and I thought they where expensive my way. Well if you have 2 pickup trucks drive to Bristol, CT and get em for $210. For 4 tons it my be worth a 1/2 day trip
Call me cheap, because I see no reason whatsoever for spending an extra dime, on anything…
Unless, that is, I want to. I do not want to spend extra money on oil… I’ve been to Riyadh, and I don’t particularly care for the Saudis… on a personal level.
—Mike
PS - just called my local Bio Brick store… Good old Woodland Valley Fireplace… $390/ton. He can shove it. I have to convince someone else around here to sell these things… its either that, or I am going to be stuck with a tractor trailer full of them.
OMG and I thought they where expensive my way. Well if you have 2 pickup trucks drive to Bristol, CT and get em for $210. For 4 tons it my be worth a 1/2 day trip
Actually, according to their site, they’re $215. Not that it makes much diff
