Behr did not work, ready to ty something more opaque if it lasts longer.

Hi
I have been stripping/staining my clear redwood deck in the Palo Alto CA area about every year or two for the last 15 years since I built it. I have used the Behr semi transparent and every time I am disappointed with it. Each time the Behr folks buy me a new round of products and tell me some new instructions to try. Each time it still looks bad after a year or so. I am a woodworker and love wood, but I do not love refinishing a deck every year or two and am now ready to say goodbye to the look of nice wood and go with a more opaque product to try to increase the longevity of the stain/treatment.
A few questions and observations about your reviews/suggestions:
Most of the information and ratings on your site seem to be about semi-transparent stains. What about the more opaque options.
Also, you seem to typically recommend, three brands:TWP, Defy and Armstrong. It seems that Defy and Armstrong must be purchased online and shipped. I contacted them and they have no distributors in the entire bay area.
I have obtained a lot of great information from your website, but it appears that when it comes to deck stain selection, its limited to semi-transparent stains which need to be shipped to me.
Any suggestions on a local product? I believe I can get TWP locally. Do they have an opaque option and is it any good?