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Post by Rob R. » Sat. Nov. 11, 2017 6:59 am

I think I will pick up a bag of wood pellets just for this purpose. Would be a lot more economical that charcoal.


 
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Post by coalkirk » Sat. Nov. 11, 2017 8:05 am

Yes Rob. If kept dry one bag should last years. Especially if you maintain your membership in the 1 match club!

 
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Post by coalkirk » Sat. Nov. 11, 2017 8:06 am

Freddy wrote:
Sat. Nov. 11, 2017 6:02 am
I want in! I'll bet the RAT (really awesome trinket) would light my Axeman Anderson too. Do they only come in tomato flavor? I'd prefer Spaghettio flavor.
I'll have to speak to the R& D folks! But I bet we can work it out for you Freddy!

 
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Post by franpipeman » Sun. Nov. 12, 2017 8:51 am

Does it work well enough to have to go to neighbor and borrow a cup of wood pellets or can I use a bunch of little twigs cut up and compressed? borrowing wood pellets is , well a little humiliating

 
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Post by CoalJockey » Sun. Nov. 12, 2017 9:09 am

Was thinking about wood pellets the other day when I had to light an EFM without my usual dose of charcoal, this would be the only thing pellets are good for. At half the BTUs as anthracite, those pellet stoves are the greatest ripoff there is to the ill-informed oil saving individual.

At $230.00 per ton, how much does one bag average cost? I know about the magnesium starter bags but I’m a cheapskate at times and charcoal and pine cones are dirt cheap and free.

I like your contraption CK! I thought a few times of building something similar out of a circular piece of expanded steel mesh just to help hold everything on the pot.

 
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Post by Rob R. » Wed. Nov. 15, 2017 7:55 pm

Bought my first bag of wood pellets today!

 
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Post by CoalJockey » Wed. Nov. 15, 2017 8:03 pm

Haha!

I told brother Tadd yesterday when we were out on a delivery that I thought I would buy a bag of wood pellets. He looked at me like I fell right off a big white star.

It was the most profane silence I have ever witnessed so I had to explain quickly.


 
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Post by Pauliewog » Wed. Nov. 15, 2017 9:35 pm

Rob R. wrote:
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Bought my first bag of wood pellets today!
Wow ...... Your lucky, I didn't know they were still making them. :D

Paulie

 
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Post by Rob R. » Thu. Nov. 16, 2017 5:31 am

New old stock. ;)

I've made it 7 years on a bag of charcoal used for lighting the EFM, should be able to get at least that much out of the pellets if they don't turn to dust.

 
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Post by cntbill » Thu. Nov. 16, 2017 9:06 pm

Have there been any side effects during Lab testing of this Coal Rat?

 
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Post by hank2 » Thu. Nov. 16, 2017 11:13 pm

Will there be Coal Rat T-shirts available? That would be the nearest thing I could afford. I'd wear it with pride, even though I've been a kindling and cardboard guy for 40 years.

 
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Post by coalkirk » Fri. Nov. 17, 2017 7:40 am

cntbill wrote:
Thu. Nov. 16, 2017 9:06 pm
Have there been any side effects during Lab testing of this Coal Rat?
Yes the rats have been socializing more and some have developed a bit of a drinking problem.
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Post by coalkirk » Fri. Nov. 17, 2017 7:44 am

hank2 wrote:
Thu. Nov. 16, 2017 11:13 pm
Will there be Coal Rat T-shirts available? That would be the nearest thing I could afford. I'd wear it with pride, even though I've been a kindling and cardboard guy for 40 years.
T shirts would be nice. I'll have to run it passed the marketing dept.

 
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Post by freetown fred » Fri. Nov. 17, 2017 8:03 am

CK, don't forget us lil guys that got in at the ground level!! .>)

 
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Post by waldo lemieux » Sat. Nov. 18, 2017 5:19 pm

Wait what happened , I thought you sold your EFM and bought a travel bus. Was that just a gag? Will the RAT be available in stores in time for Christmas, or mail order only?


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