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I dunno if I would do it- no need to invite the spirits of the dead in your body through sap- better to get spirits in your body through whiskey!

So, I had a friend stop by today with some spiles he didn't think were any good.

You see, they had a hole on the bottom of the spile, not the top. In his way of thinking, they should have been...

Here in Mt. V as well. My wife and I put in about 20 taps near Torsey Pond. We give maple syrup as gifts and use it as an excuse to get outside. Haven't tapped yet, waiting until next weekend with...

I'm heading out now- it is great, it feels like Spring is right around the corner. Just another 4-5 months of winter and we will be there. :lol:

Me too, although I swear to you we still have three feet of snow in the woods, if you can get there over our 5 foot snow banks.

I still haven't tapped her in Mount Vernon, and not even sure if I will next weekend. Days are still cold, and I don't mind missing a bit. I haven't seen any steam billowing out at LaRue's as I...

Thanks for the advice BAP, I have seen Mason's stuff- but even as reasonable as it is, it is still out of my budget this year.

I am in Mount Vernon, just Northwest of Augusta. Plan is a funny word, I plan on eventually tapping a few hundred, my immediate goals however are significantly more humble. I am hoping to tap up to...

Thanks for the welcome Haynes. My father lives in Northern Wisconsin (Hayward) was born in Milwaukee, and I grew up about 90 minutes southwest of Door County.

I do currently have a leader half...

My wife grew up producing syrup with her family in the backyard. I grew up thinking syrup bottles had a picture of a log cabin, carmel coloring, and were made from corn syrup. Since moving to...