Not everyone needs a sugar shack

[Jim_999]

Some pics from last season. All my boiling is done in a residential neighborhood, in my driveway, by myself. Goes to show that you don't need a farm or sugar shack to make syrup, all you need is imagination.

[maple flats]

Yes, it can certainly be done, but a sugarhouse helps a lot. In many neighborhoods and jurisdictions a sugar house could not be built because of local laws.

[Sugarmaker]

Jim,
You have a very nice evaporator! you probably get a lot of slow traffic going by the house gawking!
Keep Boiling! Do you have plans for a sugarhouse?
Regards,
Chris

[lyford]

Jim,
Why bother with the hood when you're boiling outside?

[maple flats]

I used a hood the year I boiled outside too. I felt it kept moths and other things from getting into the syrup.

[lyford]

Thanks Flats, I just wasn't sure if there was some other benefit I was missing.

[fisheatingbagel]

Some pics from last season. All my boiling is done in a residential neighborhood, in my driveway, by myself. Goes to show that you don't need a farm or sugar shack to make syrup, all you need is imagination.That is a really nice rig. I would hate to see it get rained on if it were me!

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[mol1jb]

That looks like an air injection unit in your pans. Is that a home made unit?

[Galena]

looks cool, not too far off my Shack Whacky setup

[Bucket Head]

My father and I were outside for years! Ours had a hood too and then I built a preheater for it. Even without the heater, the hood keeps the wind off your sap. What happens when you blow on a hot spoonful of soup? Yes- it cools off. The hood helps maintain the boil. And we had make shift "guards" (stainless and aluminum pieces of sheet) that we clamped on and around the front pan -depending on which way the wind was blowing.

Nice set up you have there! And no mud!! LOL.

Steve

[HillsideMaple]

Nice set up you have Jim. I used to boil outside with my hobby rigs but found even a temporary shack set up for the season helped for morale more than anything. Boiling on windy or rainy days got old quick so a roof and a few walls kept us comfortable and wanting to keep boiling.