This Is Getting Ridiculous!

[Panhead John]

I just returned from Home Depot, while there I thought I’d check out the BBQ area. I’ll tell ya one thing, Kingsford and HD are sure proud of their wood chunks! I couldn’t believe what they’re asking for a small bag of hickory chunks!….almost $17., not just hickory but all their flavors. Academy has B & B hickory wood chunks for $5.99 per bag, not only cheaper but it’s a bigger bag! The Kingsford is 350 cubic inches per bag and the B & B is 549 cubic inches of wood per bag. Kroger isn’t much better either, they’re $12.99 per bag.

Another reason to shop Academy if you’re near one.

HOME DEPOT WAS ALMOST 3X THE PRICE FOR A SMALLER BAG THAN ACADEMY!




ACADEMY’S BAGS ARE ALMOST 200 CI MORE AND ONLY $5.99

[Jerod Broussard]

I started buying splits and working them over on the "cracker" to get small enough for my Miter to cut into chunks.

[TripleB]

That's what I do. Don't buy from the store anymore. Usually only kiln-dried wood at ACE, HD, Lowe's, etc.

[Spinaker]

Haha, yeah that is absurd. Should be able to find some post around you.

[WayneT]

Surely there a couple of hickory trees still standing in Houston. Maybe try one of the local parks or nature preserves.

[ofelles]

You know he will blame you when he gets caught.

[WayneT]

ofelles Mia culpa.

[Jfrosty27]

Holy cow! Ridiculous. I only use wood chunks with my Vortex or SnS insert and thankfully I have a woodworking shop. I use only hardwoods so I have an endless supply of cut offs to use in the kettle. 👍😊

[Purc]

I wonder if they also price cast iron pans for Yeti ?

I noticed this as well and that's why I posted that I bought several bags at Academy when I was just looking around the store several weeks ago.

[02ebz06]

People buy them because it is convenient to get when they are grocery shopping.

[smokenoob]

Come on over and chop my neighbors hickory trees down! Took out my jeep window with a nut and it’s full of squirrels planting trees in my yard!
I’ll let ya know when he’s out 😁

[DTro]

Yep- Thanks for posting. Need some cherry wood soon. No Academy near so I'll shop around.

[WayneT]

klflowers I knew you would understand that reference Kevin.

[RustyHaines]

Great Avatar !

[klflowers]

WayneT earnest t is just a nut

[jfmorris]

If I was not so lazy, I would dig into the pile of firewood, and pick out oak and hickory that hasn't started rotting yet, and cut it and split it down for chunks small enough for smoking on the kettle and kamado. But that's work, so I have an assortment of those B&B wood chunks in my backyard shed...

[Panhead John]

Yeah, it is a lot of work…and I don’t have the necessary tools for it either. I’m not gonna invest in all that I’d need, to go source and then split/cut wood. A bag will last me 3 or 4 months. I knew Academy was the cheapest, but I was actually shocked that HD and Kingsford would ask that much for frikkin wood.

[DavidNorcross]

I have a number of hickory's on our place. I better start guarding them. That is ridiculous.

[RonB]

Ya might want to cut one hickory down and chunk it. You could sell it outside of HD for half off and make a killing.

[Panhead John]

DavidNorcross Yeah, I was not believing it. And it was that much for the other types of wood too, not just hickory.

[Sid P]

Seems pretty high. On a different topic, how goes your one man campaign to triple Academy’s stock price?

[Panhead John]

Pretty good! That’s how I’m financing these MeatUps!

[smokenoob]

Panhead John good to know I can dine-n-dash and you will pick up the bill with your Academy windfall!

[Huskee]

Yeah if you don't have access to wood to make your own chunks you're better off just ordering from fruitawoodchunks.com or similar in my opinion (their "U pick 'em" option seems to be the best deal). Bags of chunks at those stores are after the unaware backyard grill warriors, not us seasoned folk wise to their ways.

[Troutman]

Wait….did he say “wood”??

[tstalafuse]

If I am understanding the problem, it is that you think wood grows on trees or something..