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Galena,
I have been using the white dish towels you use to dry the dishes after you wash them, and they seem to work good (remember this is only my second year and lots yet to learn). Last year i...

Starting to get sap again! Hopefully it continues now. We made 3 quarts last week-end so no sap would be in storage over a week. Made some mods to the boiler and now waiting to see how it will work...

Looks nice! Did you get the pan with the v-bottom from a shop in Bruce WI. I see some advertized on craigslist. Just wondering how well they work.
Good luck this year!
Brad
Colfax WI

Very Nice Don!
Glad you are getting some made. Not much happening here in west central wi, but we enjoy seeing your progress, it helps keep our hopes up that soon it will be flowing here as well!...

I added a small blower fan to my wood stove that i boil down sap on and what a difference.I mounted the fan so it blows in the ash door under the grates. Not only does the fire burn hotter but it...

Wow Don, that is cool! I should look into getting one of those to keep an eye on my cows during calving season!! Thanks for sharing and the idea!!

My how things change. Nothing happening here the last few days. Hope the weather gets better soon, more snow tonight. We boiled down everything we had collected and made maple shakes for desert 2...

So more snow!! Plowed from the yard out to the woods today. Checked all the tubing and put the pails back on the tree's. This afternoon around 2 there was around a gallon in the collection barrel,...

Slow, but it is adding up!

We have been collecting here in northern dunn county for 5 days now, I know its early but after last year we didn't want to miss any runs. Anyone else in the area collecting yet?