Important question! which would you choose?

[iceman]

Wanna get some more pellets....
Thinking a half ton from 2 of the following 4 brands

Okies, hot hamers, Vermont wood pellets, and cubex

I know okies are hot! (boy are they!) But all are claiming 8700+ btus
I have never tried the last 3 so which would you suggest?

 

[jtakeman]

Very tough questions as there all good pellets IMHO. Do a mix of all 4 so you can try em all. Pick the best of what you stove likes for next season.

Price also has a factor in the mix. It might help with the voting!

 

[richkorn]

I actually haven't been as impressed with the Okanagan's as I have with the Hamer's and Barefoots that I bought last Spring. Way too much ash on the Oaks, so much that I don't care to buy them again - plus they smell like puke... The Hamer's are as hot or hotter than the Oaks and have such little ash it's crazy. The Barefoots are a close second behind the Hamer's luv em!

 

[Fish On]

okies are a great pellet and i like them a real lot. but i would go with the price but if cubex were the same i would buy those before okies in a flash.

And they smell better! i still cant believe people think okies dont smell like puke!

 

[iceman]

Has anyone seen reviews for this years hamers?
I didn't see jt with a hamers review and the other sites review is from 09

 

[jtakeman]

Check the Hardwood Heat, Same pellet different bag.

 

[geek]

For me, Cubex hands down..!!

 

[Vinelife]

Cubex ...

 

[Heaterhunter]

IMHO Oakies are raved about on this site. And it is THE site for knowledge of pellets. Oakies ran into me on a platter this year from the local stove shop guy. He raves about them but for me they might be a little hotler (not much) than box store pellets(if you buy the right ones). I've burnt 1 ton of Oakies and they haven't burnt me out of the house yet. Clinkers(could just be my stove), lots of fines(more than the box stores). Just saying...IMHO

 

[Bigjim13]

I have burned both the Vermont's and Cubex (actually Northerns but same company/pellet from what I have read). I liked them both. Being from Vermont, and the plant is about 15 miles from me I want to say get the Vermont's. The one downfall to the Vermont's that I can see is that they seem to really burn fast. THey burn hot, but fast. I have a P61a and I can fill the hopper (72lbs) on real cold nights and still have half the hopper or more of Northerns vs. having to add more of the Vermont's. I posted about this about a month ago and was told it was due to the density....

I guess all of those brands are pretty good, i would base my decision on price. Locally here I can pick up Vt's for $236.50/ton and Northerns for $235/ton. I'm thinking one of those 2 brands will be in my stove next winter.