Lumberjack pellets

[Greg Jones]

I did not purchase their pellets and am wondering if they will discontinue selling LJ pellets????

I hope that’s not the case! My local RK still stocks them, now on sale for under $7 a bag. Might be a good time to stock up.

 

[Clm65]

I was just in a Rural King yesterday and they did not have any LJ pellets in house. Made a special trip just to stock up on LJ pellets. All the pellets they had was labeled "Rural King". Customer service told me they would be getting LJ pellets back in stock but their brand was just as good & a dollar cheaper. I did not purchase their pellets and am wondering if they will discontinue selling LJ pellets????

I was in my local RK yesterday also and they had very little LJ. They did have a big stack of RK pellets that I had never seen before. I’m hoping they are not phasing out the LJ. I was in a rush, so I didn’t ask about it, but I may stop there today to see what they say.

 

[JGW]

Dicks here carries them in the summer only, but since I refuse to shop there, I guess it doesn't matter.

I usually buy pellets at either Tractor Supply (Bear Mountain) or Big R (GMG). Our local Albertsons carries Traeger and B&B. B&B isn't bad at all either.

 

[Greg Jones]

I went to Rural King this morning, not a single bag of LJ pellets in the store. They also only had about 8-10 bags total of the Rural King brand pellets, so hopefully it’s just a seasonal thing.

 

[Blues1]

Anyone have any thoughts regarding Lumberjack pellets?

Best I've used...not as much dust and burns good

 

[flh69]

I hope that’s not the case! My local RK still stocks them, now on sale for under $7 a bag. Might be a good time to stock up.
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That is the exact same advertisement that the RK in Front Royal, VA is running. That is why I went there yesterday to stock up. Unfortunately

 

[flh69]

I bet Rural King is going to discontinue selling LJ pellets.

 

[Jim6820]

Rural King is a long drive from my house; about 2,500 miles.

Seems like most places out my way carry Bear Mountain rather than LumberJack, so I think I will be trying them. I still have a supply of the RecTec Ultimate and Kingsford pellets that came with my two RT-340s, but I’m going to get some Bear Mountain to try. That said, I have had acceptable results with the Recteq and Kingsford pellets.

 

[Clm65]

I was in my local RK yesterday also and they had very little LJ. They did have a big stack of RK pellets that I had never seen before. I’m hoping they are not phasing out the LJ. I was in a rush, so I didn’t ask about it, but I may stop there today to see what they say.

I stopped back today and asked the girls at the counter if RK was going to stop selling the LJ brand of pellets. They said no, but said like many other things, the LJ pellets are just hard to get right now. Hopefully that is all it is. They only had a small amount of char hickory, hickory, and mesquite blend left. I picked up some hickory and mesquite blend, just in case. I never tried those, so I hope I wont be disappointed.

 

[opus]

Just got an email from Bear Mountain. Lowes in the south have started carrying the "craft" blends and they said they expect all Lowes to have the pellets once BBQ season starts up.

 

[lowcountrygamecock]

Rumor has it that Cabela's branded pellets are LumberJacks.

I like lumberjack but all I can find locally is competition blend. I like 100% or 100% hickory the best but I’m not paying for shipping. I can get 100% hickory cabelas pellets locally and so far can’t tell a difference in those and lumberjack and they’re cheaper. That’s my go to now.

 

[Buttah Butts]

The rumor I heard is that the RK pellets are the same as lumberjack. The only thing I could find out is that they are manufactured in WI the same state that LJ is produced

 

[Gonefishin]

Looking at the LumberJack web site, the contacts page contacts have an email address that ends @lignetics.com. If you go to the lignetics.com web page they have a list of Brands that includes Bear Mtn. Interesting.

 

[Jim6820]

Apparently, Great Lakes Renewable Energy (manufacturer of LumberJack pellets) was acquired/merged with Lignetics (manufacturers of Bear Mountain pellets) on April 21, 2021. https://mergr.com/great-lakes-renewable-energy-acquired-by-lignetics#investors-tab

It appears that GLRE will remain a separate operation. Lignetics will continue to make Bear Mountain. Pellets under its own name and LumberJack pellets will continue to be made under the wholly-owned subsidiary, GLRE. Whether this changes the quality or availability of LumberJack products remains to be seen.

The more concerning news is that private equity firm EagleTree Capital LLC purchased Lignetics from another capital management firm on November 3, 2021. So, both Lignetics and its subsidiary, GLRE, are owned by the same capital management company. IME, that’s never a good thing!

In today’s business world, it it hard to tell the players without a program.

 

[opus]

Apparently, Great Lakes Renewable Energy (manufacturer of LumberJack pellets) was acquired/merged with Lignetics (manufacturers of Bear Mountain pellets) on April 21, 2021. https://mergr.com/great-lakes-renewable-energy-acquired-by-lignetics#investors-tab

It appears that GLRE will remain a separate operation. Lignetics will continue to make Bear Mountain. Pellets under its own name and LumberJack pellets will continue to be made under the wholly-owned subsidiary, GLRE. Whether this changes the quality or availability of LumberJack products remains to be seen.

The more concerning news is that private equity firm EagleTree Capital LLC purchased Lignetics from another capital management firm on November 3, 2021. So, both Lignetics and its subsidiary, GLRE, are owned by the same capital management company. IME, that’s never a good thing!

In today’s business world, it it hard to tell the players without a program.

That might explain why LJ dropped some of their 100% pellets last year.

 

[MikeyB]

i have read were they will match rural kings prices

Wish I had a Rural King by me. Always hear good things about that store.
Have to try to price check when I go to Dicks

 

[BNeal]

I have used LJ exclusively for the last 3 years. I did get 4-bags of RT pellets when I bought my 1250 in December, but have not been able to put them to the test yet.

 

[Buckeye1]

I really liked the RT pellets, consistent temp and low ash. Just not cost effective.

 

[cookingjnj]

Lumberjack or Cookingpellets.

 

[kstone113]

Bear Mountain and LJ are both fantastic. You can't go wrong with either brand

I've heard good things about Bear mountain. I would definitely try them if they were available. They may have them at Costco now so I'll have to check that out in the spring.