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What's in the hopper?

Discussion in 'The Pellet Bag' started by IHATEPROPANE, Oct 1, 2016.

  1. will711

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    So really not that good huh ?
     
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    dirty glass,medium heat.
    im just using dry creek as my baseline cause its prolly the worst ill ever burn(maybe not)but has been so far
     
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    im becoming a pellet snobo_O
    dry creek is ok,just consistently BLAH
     
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    Might have jinxed it, Your bound to hit some crud here or there.

    So blazers better or worser than creek?
     
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    :yes:
     
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    better because of low ash no cake/clinker.

    when im doin my little "home test":rofl: :lol: im leaving the stove on a semi low setting cause thats where its gonna be set for most of its life.
    to be fair,some of these pellets ive burned may burn better at a higher setting.....
     
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    I test in medium as thats were mine runs except for an emergency(power outage-Dumb azz forgets to fill-ect.). No sense testing where you don't run IMHO. ;)

    I think we all kind of do our own thing?
     
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    exactly....mine is about 1/3 heat/feed setting,and thats where is gonna spend most of its time
     
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    but im not gonna stop!!!!!
     
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    Don't think anyone was asking ya to. ;)
     
  11. ttdberg

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    Are you saying the NA softies suck slightly less than the worst pellet you've ever burned?
     
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    We gotta find Skeet some real cruddy stuff to make them Creeks look dandy! Wish I had some tree cycle or Lake Region for him. IMHO them creeks be a decent middle offering. But that's just me. ;)

    Worst I know of in this age is Pennington's Natures Heat(not the oak variety)?
     
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    Hands down Pennington's...they were god awful BUT they did reimburse me for that ton...
     
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    With the weather going from cold to a bit warmer. I am doing a mix as of today. Dumped in a bag of NO's and than a bag of Hamers. Should extend my hamers stash yet keep the house a tick warmer??

    While I was down fiddling, I did a bag count. 7 bags of NO's and 4 bags of Hamers are now turned to ash. So 11 bags gone and 2 in the hopper.
     
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    I got about 13 bags of NO left before I gotta load up another ton. I think everyone's favorite Green Supreme are next on deck. :shiver:
     
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    Ok so what's your choice for this next cold snap ? I just picked up 5 bags of LaCrete . :binoculars:
     
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    LaCrete's should work!
     
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    I might roll with the EZ Blaze
     
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    X2 LaCretes will do the job. Going to burn some Vermonts over here.
     
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