How do you store your extra pellets? Bought 3 bags but thinking of going back to buy another 6-8 bags.
by Dry_Penalty849
31 Comments
N0tInKansasAnym0r3
Uhh. There’s 4 bags at the bottom of my stairs by the garage door and 2 bags in my car.
Delta_Kilo_84
Throw them on top of some other crap in the garage and hope the whole pile doesn’t come crashing down. I buy a cart full at Academy a couple times a year.
Troll_Dotty
I use a square bucket with a lid. I have a few for different pellets that I commonly use.
Fabulous-Operation51
Literally anywhere not wet
c_potato444
Dump them in a big plastic storage container and stick a small damp rid or other moisture absorber in them. Keeps them nice and dry especially in humid regions.
0x1A45DFA3
Garage. I have one of those 2,500lb heavy duty shelving units which are great for pellets, fertilizer, soil, etc.
Titans79
Buckets with lids.
samo_flange
Gasket totes from menards. Cheaper than 5gal buckets+lid and stack better
Stacked on-top one another in my garage. Lots of people get all worked up about being on concrete or even humidity. It’s true that you need to keep wood pellets dry but short of getting actual water on them they’ll be totally fine for a very long time without any special treatment. I’ve got bags that are a few years old people on here told me “you can’t do that” and they’ve all been absolutely fine and smoked great when used.
In the bag they came in. On the floor. In my garage.
hensleyac
Good smoking wood had 5-10% moisture content. Pellets measure 0-1% when new. If they take on a bit of moisture in storage it’s no big deal.
Liberty_Toast
In a humidor at 72% RH for a perfect smoke
PropagandaX
Buckets with lids
matchugegs
Where is this?!? It’s about that time I re-up my supply
KingScorpio64
In 5gal buckets.
Burningstepps16
I have extra 5 gallon buckets that I put mine in. The only thing is one bag is a 5 gal bucket worth. So I don’t think I am actually saving space. But it does keep them dry and keeps the critters out.
funwthmud
5gal buckets with gamma lids to keep the moisture out and gain easy access
Fast-Alternative-263
Off the ground in the shed/garage.
mostlysittingdown
Even though a great deal be careful with pellet manf like CC, loads of alder filler and saw dust, can cause flame ups/outs and by filler your fire pot with dust. Clean fire pot out every dozen or so cooks if you are going to use these regularly
LuckyCheesecake7859
That garage is what dreams are made of
rickyjoe7878
In the bag I. The shed. I do have a plastic container the wife bought me to store them in. I use it maybe half the time lol. It’s usually in the shed in a. Dry place.
kevan0317
Food grade buckets with the seal top. We only use Hickory flavor so never really need to know what we’re storing. We keep it pretty simple.
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Uhh. There’s 4 bags at the bottom of my stairs by the garage door and 2 bags in my car.
Throw them on top of some other crap in the garage and hope the whole pile doesn’t come crashing down. I buy a cart full at Academy a couple times a year.
I use a square bucket with a lid. I have a few for different pellets that I commonly use.
Literally anywhere not wet
Dump them in a big plastic storage container and stick a small damp rid or other moisture absorber in them. Keeps them nice and dry especially in humid regions.
Garage. I have one of those 2,500lb heavy duty shelving units which are great for pellets, fertilizer, soil, etc.
Buckets with lids.
Gasket totes from menards. Cheaper than 5gal buckets+lid and stack better
In a stack.
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I do the big paint buckets from Home Depot.
Yard sales… large old ice chests…
Stacked on-top one another in my garage. Lots of people get all worked up about being on concrete or even humidity. It’s true that you need to keep wood pellets dry but short of getting actual water on them they’ll be totally fine for a very long time without any special treatment. I’ve got bags that are a few years old people on here told me “you can’t do that” and they’ve all been absolutely fine and smoked great when used.
A shelf in my shed
At Costco
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Two for $25 at Sam’s Club; they hold 40# each.
Garage
In the bag they came in. On the floor. In my garage.
Good smoking wood had 5-10% moisture content. Pellets measure 0-1% when new. If they take on a bit of moisture in storage it’s no big deal.
In a humidor at 72% RH for a perfect smoke
Buckets with lids
Where is this?!? It’s about that time I re-up my supply
In 5gal buckets.
I have extra 5 gallon buckets that I put mine in. The only thing is one bag is a 5 gal bucket worth. So I don’t think I am actually saving space. But it does keep them dry and keeps the critters out.
5gal buckets with gamma lids to keep the moisture out and gain easy access
Off the ground in the shed/garage.
Even though a great deal be careful with pellet manf like CC, loads of alder filler and saw dust, can cause flame ups/outs and by filler your fire pot with dust. Clean fire pot out every dozen or so cooks if you are going to use these regularly
That garage is what dreams are made of
In the bag I. The shed. I do have a plastic container the wife bought me to store them in. I use it maybe half the time lol. It’s usually in the shed in a. Dry place.
Food grade buckets with the seal top. We only use Hickory flavor so never really need to know what we’re storing. We keep it pretty simple.
In my garage