Bear Mountain Wood Pellets
Hardwood / Hardwood-Dominant Blend – Premium Fuel
Bear Mountain Wood Pellets are made from high-quality hardwood sawdust, compressed into uniform pellets under strict manufacturing controls. The brand emphasizes low moisture content, minimal fines, and a clean burn. Users report high BTU output and very low ash in older production runs.
Typical performance: These pellets have been lab-tested at heat values around 8,500 BTUs per pound and ash content under 0.5% in premium batches. They’re available in 40-lb bags (and some 20-lb bags for specialty versions) and positioned toward the higher-end fuel market.
Availability: Bear Mountain pellets are sold via specialty dealers and online distributors, and the brand appears in listings for both heating and grilling uses. Because they carry premium pricing and are hardwood-based, availability may be more limited and dependent on regional supply and current production runs.
Status note: The brand remains listed and recognized in the market for strong quality, though recent user feedback suggests batch variation may increase over time. Testing a bag early in the season and checking bag date and condition remains important.
Bottom line: If your pellet stove is optimized for hardwood fuel and you’re willing to pay a bit extra for cleaner burn, higher heat and fewer maintenance issues, Bear Mountain Wood Pellets are a very strong choice—just confirm you’re sourcing a fresh bag and your local supplier has good stock.
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Review of Bear Mountain Wood Pellets
Oct 2014: Bear Mountain wood pellets are one of the best. Good old Douglas Fir pellets. These pellets put out fantastic heat and very little ash. Hands down a great choice for heating your house all year long. I’m sure that these have a very strong brand loyalty with it’s burners.
Nov:2017 – So these pellets are awesome! done! but…………… they are not like the ones they sent me a few years past. I’m not sure if the reason is because Lignetics bought them out but…. Anyway, these are a west coast doug fir pellet and are great! low ash and high heat! I hope they keep up the great quality they had before because the bag I received are not like they used to be.
August 3 2018 – Really looking forward to getting these in the mail this year! Awesome Pellet
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Junk
These are NOT the same quality as they used to be. They smell horrible and do not ignite as well. Dirtiest stove I’ve ever dealt with.
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Disappointing at best
We bought a pallet of pellets 40 pound bags and so far we found eight bags that were sawdust. One bag was so wet and exploded we have returned six bags so far
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Gone Downhill
The story you read about 100% Douglas fir plus cedar is old. They now say they contain 100% wood. They are brown, the color of cardboard, smell like cardboard and leave just as much ash as cardboard. Price is way up too.
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Total GARBAGE!
Total JUNK! They are nothing but GARBAGE! DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY! With in 5 minutes it will blacken the glass on your stove.
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Total GARBAGE!
Total JUNK! They are nothing but GARBAGE! DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY!
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