HD up here near me ( SE Ma.) has AWF but Soft Wood. Hadn't seen these here before. I had to get 3 bags for a fair test. Very good at least in my P61, low fines, low ash and plenty hot. I have LG as well and I'd put the AWF Soft above them in terms of low ash.
If you are going to leave them outside I suggest this. Cut the packaging from the bottom up just enough to lift up the plastic to get at the pellets. When you have what you want to bring inside, slip the covering back down. It doesn't matter too much that it doesn't seal real tight around the sides. In my case I bought one of the better heavier silver colored tarps and drape that over the whole pallet once opened. Place a board or two over the top before you drape the tarp over the pellets to keep a little air space. I've kept pellets for months this way. Obviously you need some way of holding the tarp down at ground level ( rocks, bricks , boards etc.). I learned this from my dealer, he keeps his loose pellets outside this way. He stores early buy pellets under a canopy. But for these loose pellets, the only time they get wrecked is if the tarp blew off and or if a bag of pellets gets ripped and is left out in the rain.
