Okanagan Pellets

[amick780]

Picked up 30bags of Okanagan Pellets today, be interesting how these super star pellets preform compared to the Eagle Valley pellets I have alreay. Was excited to find them though. My wife thinks I am crazy getting excited about pellets!!

 

[amick780]

BTU,
Thanks for the information, looking foward to trying them out.

 

[imacman]

.........My wife thinks I am crazy getting excited about pellets!!

Won't be the last time we hear that..... :lol: My kids just roll their eyes & shake their heads when I mention buying pellets.

 

[tinkabranc]

I get the same response from my family all the time when I talk about
or bring home anything wood pellet related. :lol:

 

[jtakeman]

Hay, I thought I was the only one. But my wife knows I'm nuts. I think she is worried I might go through some withdrawal symptom's, If she denies my pellet scrounging habits! So she is going along with it. But I do get the eye rolls and head shaking. She's in real trouble if it rubs off on the kid!

 

[chrisasst]

Picked up 30bags of Okanagan Pellets today, be interesting how these super star pellets preform compared to the Eagle Valley pellets I have alreay. Was excited to find them though. My wife thinks I am crazy getting excited about pellets!!

where did you find them?

 

[amick780]

BJ's wholesale club, $5.39/bag - $269.50/ton. Less then I paid for the Eagle Valley's and I just really wanted to try them out!

 

[amick780]

Hay, I thought I was the only one. But my wife knows I'm nuts. I think she is worried I might go through some withdrawal symptom's, If she denies my pellet scrounging habits! So she is going along with it. But I do get the eye rolls and head shaking. She's in real trouble if it rubs off on the kid!

Us guys need a hobby, it just so happens wood and fire makes us happy for a short time......gett'r done!

 

[amick780]

BTU you are right, made a mistake....they are $5.39/bag if you buy a pallet (65 bags). $5.69/bag for anything less then a pallet.

 

[chrisasst]

BJ's wholesale club, $5.39/bag - $269.50/ton. Less then I paid for the Eagle Valley's and I just really wanted to try them out!

What city are you in?

 

[amick780]

BTU you are right, made a mistake....they are $5.39/bag if you buy a pallet (65 bags). $5.69/bag for anything less then a pallet.

That is the first BJ's I know of that is offering a per pallet price...that is very competitive..

I thought so as well, if I did not have 4.5 tons already I would have bought a pallet of them, but I am running out of storage room. Hopefully they will have them next year, as I would like to be able get really good pellets them locally.

 

[tinkabranc]

BTU you are right, made a mistake....they are $5.39/bag if you buy a pallet (65 bags). $5.69/bag for anything less then a pallet.

Same price here in SE Mass at BJs.
Would have picked up a few more bags of Okies to try out but my storage space is
completely maxed out right now. Still not burning full time yet.

 

[amick780]

BTU,
Not sure you need to be or want to be on the same playing field as those "other pellets". I am always a believer that some things are worth paying extra for. Great pellets are worth the extra cost and I know I am not alone in this thinking. There will always be those people out there that buy price not product, and that is where the "other pellets" fit in. I would always like to see more availability of good product in the market place, but as with anything else most places will carry the middle of the road mass appeal product, for us seeking the best, we just need to look a little harder. I am just glad the good stuff is available!

 

[jtakeman]

BTU,
Not sure you need to be or want to be on the same playing field as those "other pellets". I am always a believer that some things are worth paying extra for. Great pellets are worth the extra cost and I know I am not alone in this thinking. There will always be those people out there that buy price not product, and that is where the "other pellets" fit in. I would always like to see more availability of good product in the market place, but as with anything else most places will carry the middle of the road mass appeal product, for us seeking the best, we just need to look a little harder. I am just glad the good stuff is available!

Nothing keeps you warm like the good stuff!

 

[amick780]

BTU,
Not sure you need to be or want to be on the same playing field as those "other pellets". I am always a believer that some things are worth paying extra for. Great pellets are worth the extra cost and I know I am not alone in this thinking. There will always be those people out there that buy price not product, and that is where the "other pellets" fit in. I would always like to see more availability of good product in the market place, but as with anything else most places will carry the middle of the road mass appeal product, for us seeking the best, we just need to look a little harder. I am just glad the good stuff is available!

Nothing keeps you warm like the good stuff!

HAHA, pass that ....bag of pellets of course!

 

[countk]

BTU,
Not sure you need to be or want to be on the same playing field as those "other pellets". I am always a believer that some things are worth paying extra for. Great pellets are worth the extra cost and I know I am not alone in this thinking. There will always be those people out there that buy price not product, and that is where the "other pellets" fit in. I would always like to see more availability of good product in the market place, but as with anything else most places will carry the middle of the road mass appeal product, for us seeking the best, we just need to look a little harder. I am just glad the good stuff is available!

Thanks amick780 and I doubt you will ever see our brands in the 4 major box stores for that very reason. It's a fine line between enough/not enough dealers and still being able to move all the product you want. I have been really trying to help educate the forum and my dealers, that "all pellets are NOT the same" regardless of what the boxes want you to believe. The volume they move is unbelievable, but that isn't our market niche and usually after one season for a lot of people neither is that box stuff junk either. Yes I know there are some people that think the stuff is wonderful and burns great, no ash, 10,000 BTU's and you never have to clean their stoves, but for the rest of us that know better...we feel we have a better product, even if it is a little more money....but very much worth it.

We are very blessed that our product is selling very well and more and more people are starting to understand what a great product it is and how much more they are enjoying their stoves using it...For that, I would truly like to thank each and everyone of you who use it.. But the businessman inside of me stills wants to sell more and feels there are tens of thousands who could benefit if only they would try it just once.. I know most would switch. So we keep fighting the good fight everyday and hopefully we can help our dealers supply that much more to the market so you all can enjoy your stove the way the manufacture wants you too.

What a salesman. Nothing wrong with wanting to sell more. Good old capitalism is still alive in this country, but I'm not sure for how long. I'm in sales myself and have a great product as well! SELL SELL SELL!

 

[jj1949]

BTU...do you ever distribute or have distributors located in the Midwest. If you don't, is it even feasible for me to push some of our distributors here in ND to consider this option. Would love to try a GOOD pellet for a change and you along with others have me sold.

 

[joefraser]

BTU you are right, made a mistake....they are $5.39/bag if you buy a pallet (65 bags). $5.69/bag for anything less then a pallet.

That is the first BJ's I know of that is offering a per pallet price...that is very competitive..

I noticed the BJ's in Portsmouth, NH had the Okagens as well. They were in a clear bag not the whit bag I've seen elsewhere. Same thing I presume?

I got three bags somewhere else. Can't wait to try them out once my hopper runs dry of the cheap stuff I'm burning now.

 

[keep-in warm]

I stopped by the dealer today to pick up a 3 inch pipe brush and couldn't leave without picking up 3 bags of okies and 3 bags of dragon mountain.

I'm burning okies now, and couldn't be happier with the results. I'm very tempted to dump the remaining Michigans on CL for a loss just to enjoy burning quality softwood. I know I'll be burning these or some flavor of BC softwood after I move the Michigan dirt pile. No more hardwoods for me.

For reference, I have burned Michigan, Green Supreme- Dragon Mountain and now Okies in the XXV. The stove will burn anything, but I'd rather burn the cleanest pellet around. The Canadians really have their stuff together.

 

[jtakeman]

I stopped by the dealer today to pick up a 3 inch pipe brush and couldn't leave without picking up 3 bags of okies and 3 bags of dragon mountain.

I'm burning okies now, and couldn't be happier with the results. I'm very tempted to dump the remaining Michigans on CL for a loss just to enjoy burning quality softwood. I know I'll be burning these or some flavor of BC softwood after I move the Michigan dirt pile. No more hardwoods for me.

For reference, I have burned Michigan, Green Supreme- Dragon Mountain and now Okies in the XXV. The stove will burn anything, but I'd rather burn the cleanest pellet around. The Canadians really have their stuff together.

You seem to be catching on to this game rather quickly! I think you also caught the pellet bug and there isn't any know cure.

I find it real hard to beat anything that seems to come from Canada as far as pellets go. We can make them here but only a few mills actually have there stuff together and make a good quality pellet. I still really think its in the fiber. And they got the process down too! I am glad I can get them in my area.