Most Douglas fir pellets are similar, as are American Wood Fiber Pure White Pine at half the cost more or less ( if they ever come around again). I used to tout the Okanagan DF too but expense went crazy on them. And even if I can't get some of the cleanest burning pellets, my stove is easy enough to clean and the difference in cost is worth saving on my retirement income.
Actually, AWF Pure White Pine is what I'm trying right no w in the two bag trial that I mentioned in my earlier post. Where I bought them however they were not half the cost, in fact they were even higher! I mentioned $400/ton - that was them. Wherever you got them at half the cost I'd like to know. So far they seem like a hot pellet to me. Jury is still out on ash, I'm still on my first bag. I'll be checking tomorrow. By the way - I'm not touting The Okanagan Fir, simply trying to report my findings. Maybe it sounded too enthusiastic but they're the only Doug Fir pellet I've managed to find here on the east coast and they seemed great to me although pricey.
Actually, AWF Pure White Pine is what I'm trying right no w in the two bag trial that I mentioned in my earlier post. Where I bought them however they were not half the cost, in fact they were even higher! I mentioned $400/ton - that was them. Wherever you got them at half the cost I'd like to know. So far they seem like a hot pellet to me. Jury is still out on ash, I'm still on my first bag. I'll be checking tomorrow. By the way - I'm not touting The Okanagan Fir, simply trying to report my findings. Maybe it sounded too enthusiastic but they're the only Doug Fir pellet I've managed to find here on the east coast and they seemed great to me although pricey.
Thanks for the welcome and the info on WFPWP and Blazers. I'll look for the Blazers; any idea where to find them? As I said earlier I'm trying the AWFPWP pellets right now and so far agree with you: seems like pot deposits and ash are within acceptable limits and they seem like a good hot pellet. Just not worth $400 a ton; I don't know what would be. If they could be had for junk pellet prices I'd probably lay in a good store.
Not this year nor any one soon I hope. And $360 for Okanagan Fir is pretty hard to swallow too. Especially with fossil fuel at a current low.Which won't last of course but while it does my calculations put BTU/$ almost even for propane (my fossil fuel) vs. Okanagan Fir @ $360/ton. And I only have to clean my furnace once a season unlike my stove. I need to find a hot, clean pellet at a reasonable price. Trucking doug fir wood waste across the continent adds too much to the cost to be feasible on the east coast. That's why I had enough interest in a hot clean pellet made from Eastern White Pine such as AWF PWP. I've burned enough EWP over the years in split log and sawmill waste form such as slabs and edgings (I ran sawmills for years and years) to know how hot and clean burning it is. Why it can't be bought more cheaply in New England is puzzling - we mill a LOT of white pine. I think I'll contact American Wood Fiber for a list of their dealers. Their online search didn't yield much except locations to buy their pet bedding.
