next seasons pellets

If you really liked the Oakies and you can get them at a price you think is good buy em. One of the best pellets available.

I would pretty much agree with pelletdude, but if you can get a lesser pellet (shoulder pellet) for the end or the beginning of the season when you don't need as much heat at a real good price, then that's not a bad idea either. I'm pretty well stocked with Dragon Mountain and Oakies for next year, however, I just purchased 10 bags of NEWP for $23 off of Craigslist (can't beat that) and I will use them for the less colder days.

As long as the cost of my favorite brands stay competitive with others, I tend to stick with
them for the full season. However....if/when the prices start to go nutty again, I save the good
stuff for mid season and burn a cheaper pellet during the shoulder seasons.

tinkabranc said:

As long as the cost of my favorite brands stay competitive with others, I tend to stick with
them for the full season. However....if/when the prices start to go nutty again, I save the good
stuff for mid season and burn a cheaper pellet during the shoulder seasons.

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Ditto, Except I tend to still get some of the cheaper brands for the shoulders even with lower prices. One might just say I am cheap! :lol:

One thing I never did was buy pellets that I liked! I try to buy what the stove likes. A happy, clean stove in the extreme cold will keep you warmer than a stove that isn't so happy! Keep it clean and feed it the good stuff when it really counts.

jtakeman said:

tinkabranc said:

As long as the cost of my favorite brands stay competitive with others, I tend to stick with
them for the full season. However....if/when the prices start to go nutty again, I save the good
stuff for mid season and burn a cheaper pellet during the shoulder seasons.

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Ditto, Except I tend to still get some of the cheaper brands for the shoulders even with lower prices. One might just say I am cheap! :lol:

One thing I never did was buy pellets that I liked! I try to buy what the stove likes. A happy, clean stove in the extreme cold will keep you warmer than a stove that isn't so happy! Keep it clean and feed it the good stuff when it really counts.

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This is true.....My stoves like any brand I have put through them so I admit I am the picky one! :lol:

I am about as fickle as the wind when it comes to pellets.

We use the nut shells for our main heat source but the Quad has to have pellets. We have a Quad in the Apartment downstairs too so we end up having to keep a few tons of pellets.

We have tried all the various brands that show up in the marketplace here.

Golden fire
Lignetics
Bear Mountain
and a few odd ducks from time to time.

We see the Horse stall bedding pellets on sale at the farm store from time to time.

The only real difference I have seen is that some brands will produce more clinker than others.

$$$$$$ is the deciding factor.

Locally about $250 ton was the number this winter. In past years I have seen them from $195 to $200 ton but it varies a lot.


The bedding pellets are in 30 pound bags and are generally made from pine. They burn well and produce good heat.

Just not real picky here.

Best thing is to see what your stove likes then stay with it.

Some stove can be more fussy.

The Quads seem to burn most anything.


Snowy