Wood pellets Outside Storage on Wood Pallets - a new experience!

[Don2222]

Hello

Since I got more pellets this year to stock up, I had no choice but to store some outside.

I have seen in other posts that is not the best way but I had no choice!

So I put them under the deck just as they came to see what would happen.

I found that even though there a plastic cover is placed on the whole pallet and then clear wrapping is put around the sides there is a problem!!

Snow, ice and eventually water seeps down along the sides between the clear side wrapping and the plastic cover.

Somehow this got into a corner of one of the bags in the pallet and I could feel the clumped pellets when carrying the bag in.

So, now that I learned a lesson I put a tarp on top of the wood pallets under the deck.

Should this clear up the problem? See pics

 

[smoke show]

yep.

 

[clifftax]

I have noticed TSC and Ace hardware store theirs outside on pallets. I dont know if it's because they are overstocked or they just dont have a place for them. Fortunately I have 2 wood sheds that could hold over 10 cord of wood. These sheds will now be for pellet storage.

 

[naehring2000]

That looks like a really thin cover they gave you there, I know the Maine woods pellets I bought came with a cheesy paper thin cover, luckily I saved a thicker cover my okanagans came with.

 

[silverfox103]

I store mine outside every year, just like HD does. Never really had any problems, this year none. Maybe, one or two bags a year have a clump. So, I bring them down to HD and get another.

Tom C.

 

[DexterDay]

Isn't there room in your Shed? Half ton on each side when you walk in??

 

[DAKSY]

I leave my entire stash of Cleanfires right where they get dropped by the driver.
No additional protection. Out of the 6 tons that I bought for my daughter's studio
apartment & our A-frame for this season, I've lost about 1/3 of one bag this year.
It was at the bottom of the first ton & the rain had spattered onto it. Last year I
lost 2 FULL bags from an icicle falling & piercing the plastic wrap, then melting into
them...I'd build a storage shed, but my taxes are already too freekin high...

 

[smoke show]

Time for another shed Don...

 

[Don2222]

Isn't there room in your Shed? Half ton on each side when you walk in??

Not really, 10x10 is kinda small.

Plus, I just made a work table for the shed. See pics
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/91554/

 

[Don2222]

Time for another shed Don...

Now that's a good idea!! Now if I only had the money!!

I just made a work table for the shed. See pics
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/91554/

 

[smoke show]

Flip a couple more stoves and wa la theres the money.

 

[DirtyDave]

columbua city oregon has over 3k pallets outside, they put reusable planking between the double stack of pallets and some stacks that will not get shipped in a few months will get a polytarp job. they report minimal loose fromwater/rain ... most places store outdoor for months prior to shipping to your dealer.

I cover mine with a heavy 22 oz tarp before I move them inside.