Manufactured Logs, Bio Bricks and Wood Pellet "Baskets"?, see Ebay link

[GVA]

Okay, so I wanted to give the BioBrick idea a try, and stopped by my local dealer to price out a ton. I figured what, 250 a ton... sure, no problem... maybe I'll order a ton or two, or even three, and see how the winter goes.
Well, sorry to say, but I just about choked... 375 a ton. Yeah, look, I know that diesel is expensive, and biomass is getting expensive, etc., but 375 a ton, plus tax? Nope.
As much as I'd really like to try them, and as much as I'd like to justify using them, its just not feasible. Decent full cords of hardwood go for 160-175 around here, delivered.
BioMan, seriously, I don't know what this guy's overhead is, but its got to be negatively impacting sales when they are priced so high... he wanted 11.50 for a small bag of them too... come on.

FWIW, a quick trip to Pelletsales.com shows me that I can order 8 ton, delivered to here, for less than $2000... which is 250/ton to my door.

Maybe I'll blow 11 bucks on a bag just for the novelty of it, but in the meantime... make way for the splits.

-- Mike

Yeah gas is expensive but it's still 250 a ton up here and CT still borders mass and NY last time I checked...
Sounds like price gouging to me......
At the last stove install I gave some to Elk, Harley and Keyman They jam my pellet stove but they work great in the firepit/table

 

[Stevebass4]

That's unacceptable!, Make a day trip over to me and I'll fill your car @ $4.75 per pack. We need competion in this area. Please help me find others willing to carry BioBricks(tm).

BR Thomas

where is CT - i paid 8.50 last year per pack and the guy no longer carries them (in hoptington ma)

the craigslist guy in RI was supper high too 285 delivered

i used about 4 packs last year and really liked them however the local sell price is too high

 

[BioPellet]

That's unacceptable!, Make a day trip over to me and I'll fill your car @ $4.75 per pack. We need competion in this area. Please help me find others willing to carry BioBricks(tm).

BR Thomas

where is CT - i paid 8.50 last year per pack and the guy no longer carries them (in hoptington ma)

the craigslist guy in RI was supper high too 285 delivered

i used about 4 packs last year and really liked them however the local sell price is too high

www.BioPellet.net

 

[Mike Wilson]

That's unacceptable!, Make a day trip over to me and I'll fill your car @ $4.75 per pack. We need competion in this area. Please help me find others willing to carry BioBricks(tm).

BR Thomas

To hell with filling my car up… fill up the boat. Based upon the amount of rum I sailed back from Bermuda with last year, I’d probably be able to heat my home for 2 years with that weight in BioBricks.

As for their price, yeah… that’s what I thought. I mean, come on, that’s over the top, and just bad for distribution… hell, it scares off potential buyers. There’s a few other stove dealers around here, I make the rounds every so often… I am going to head over to two of them and talk it up. I wanted to try a ton or so to see if it makes the wife’s life a little easier… and mine. We may be on the end of the earth over here, but they have this neat ferry that runs to New London every hour… THINK of the BioBricks we can fill that sucker with!

Seriously though, I’m going to poke around here and see. If not, I’ll just have to stop by some time when I am in CT… where are you located?
Or, if there’s anyone else out here on the eastern half of LI that’s interested in going in on some serious delivery, speak up.

-- Mike

 

[BioPellet]

That's unacceptable!, Make a day trip over to me and I'll fill your car @ $4.75 per pack. We need competion in this area. Please help me find others willing to carry BioBricks(tm).

BR Thomas

To hell with filling my car up... fill up the boat. Based upon the amount of rum I sailed back from Bermuda with last year, I'd probably be able to heat my home for 2 years with that weight in BioBricks.

As for their price, yeah... that's what I thought. I mean, come on, that's over the top, and just bad for distribution... hell, it scares off potential buyers. There's a few other stove dealers around here, I make the rounds every so often... I am going to head over to two of them and talk it up. I wanted to try a ton or so to see if it makes the wife's life a little easier... and mine. We may be on the end of the earth over here, but they have this neat ferry that runs to New London every hour... THINK of the BioBricks we can fill that sucker with!

Seriously though, I'm going to poke around here and see. If not, I'll just have to stop by some time when I am in CT... where are you located?
Or, if there's anyone else out here on the eastern half of LI that's interested in going in on some serious delivery, speak up.

-- Mike

 

[BioPellet]

Call me 860-508-5053

 

[bergw]

do they burn like logs?

I'd probably try them, even at that price ... but no one in my area (york,pa) carries them.

 

[begreen]

JP, I posted a test of the biobricks in the Wiki section. Because one can pack them tightly in a stove they can burn a bit slower a more consistently than logs. Here's a link:

https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/wiki/Category:Fuels::Compressed_Logs/

 

[DonCT]

I've used 2 tons of Bios in my burning. I like them and use them to supplement my cord wood. For the stop and go fires, they're REALLY nice!! Fast starting and give you a good base to build off of.

(broken link removed)

Gonna probably pick up another ton or so here soon. It's great cause they're right down the street

 

[youngstr]

Biopellet,
I'm in NH and would like to purchase a pallet. Unfortunately Fireplace Village is the only dealer in my area of NH and they haven't received their shipment yet(not due until September/October). Do you have any suggestions for me? Just wait til October?

Thanks,
Y

 

[Todd]

Anyone know of any place in Wisconsin area where these BIO bricks or logs are available? I can only find east or west coast suppliers.

 

[BioPellet]

Biopellet,
I'm in NH and would like to purchase a pallet. Unfortunately Fireplace Village is the only dealer in my area of NH and they haven't received their shipment yet(not due until September/October). Do you have any suggestions for me? Just wait til October?

Thanks,
Y

What part of NH are you in? Have you seen my website under wheretobuy?

I will be at New England Wood Pellet this weekend in Jaffery - they are having a biomass open house...

 

[youngstr]

Biopellet,
I'm in NH and would like to purchase a pallet. Unfortunately Fireplace Village is the only dealer in my area of NH and they haven't received their shipment yet(not due until September/October). Do you have any suggestions for me? Just wait til October?

Thanks,
Y

What part of NH are you in? Have you seen my website under wheretobuy?

I will be at New England Wood Pellet this weekend in Jaffery - they are having a biomass open house...

Biopellet,
Thanks for your quick response. I have been to the website. I'm in New Boston(close to Manchester). Unfortunately, all of your dealers in the southern part of the state(NH) are serviced by differnt branches of the same company, Fireplace Village. Again, in speaking with them they indicated they won't be stocking any biobricks until September/October. I hate waiting that long to buy my fuel since prices tend to rise going into the heating season.

Thanks,
Y

 

[BioPellet]

Biopellet,
I'm in NH and would like to purchase a pallet. Unfortunately Fireplace Village is the only dealer in my area of NH and they haven't received their shipment yet(not due until September/October). Do you have any suggestions for me? Just wait til October?

Thanks,
Y

What part of NH are you in? Have you seen my website under wheretobuy?

I will be at New England Wood Pellet this weekend in Jaffery - they are having a biomass open house...

Biopellet,
Thanks for your quick response. I have been to the website. I'm in New Boston(close to Manchester). Unfortunately, all of your dealers in the southern part of the state(NH) are serviced by differnt branches of the same company, Fireplace Village. Again, in speaking with them they indicated they won't be stocking any biobricks until September/October. I hate waiting that long to buy my fuel since prices tend to rise going into the heating season.

Thanks,
Y

If you come to Jaffery this weekend I'll give you some product. If you take a pack or two to Tristate in Manchester, maybe we can interets him in carrying the product.

 

[BioPellet]

BioPellet,
I am on the south shore. The closest location to me seems to be Saugus which is on the other side of Boston. I figure between the cost of gas and the wear and tear on the truck that will add about $20.00 to the cost of whatever I buy.

Will you have any retailers in the Quincy area any time soon?
Thanks,
~Cath

I just sent a truckload of BioBricks(tm) to south shore pellet......talk to Ken 1-617-590-1788

 

[BioPellet]

I wonder how much pressure they use to compress these things. Does anybody know?

22000 psi

 

[BioPellet]

do they burn like logs?

I'd probably try them, even at that price ... but no one in my area (york,pa) carries them.

I have special interest in selling into York PA, can you please contact Sherlie Neibert, wood energy concepts and tell her you want to buy BioBricks(tm)?

7177571657 thanks

 

[youngstr]

Biopellet,
I'm in NH and would like to purchase a pallet. Unfortunately Fireplace Village is the only dealer in my area of NH and they haven't received their shipment yet(not due until September/October). Do you have any suggestions for me? Just wait til October?

Thanks,
Y

What part of NH are you in? Have you seen my website under wheretobuy?

I will be at New England Wood Pellet this weekend in Jaffery - they are having a biomass open house...

Biopellet,
Thanks for your quick response. I have been to the website. I'm in New Boston(close to Manchester). Unfortunately, all of your dealers in the southern part of the state(NH) are serviced by differnt branches of the same company, Fireplace Village. Again, in speaking with them they indicated they won't be stocking any biobricks until September/October. I hate waiting that long to buy my fuel since prices tend to rise going into the heating season.

Thanks,
Y

If you come to Jaffery this weekend I'll give you some product. If you take a pack or two to Tristate in Manchester, maybe we can interets him in carrying the product.

I wish I had the time but I'm booked this weekend. If I told my wife I was taking a 2 hour drive Saturday, by the time I got back the locks would be changed.

 

[sebagobio]

Iwas at my campground here in Maine and a guy had one of those baskets. It worked well with hardly any smoke. We also had another fire going with (3)bio bricks going and were amazed on how well they lasted (2hours).
I thought he said he bought it at Aubuchon hardware

 

[Jags]

Ooooh, I think I just hit a time warp!