We built a 2 handed tool this morning then a tubing un-spooler and headed out to the hill behind my brothers house. Strung up 3/16 line zigzagged up the hill and got everything nice and tight. Threw together the drop lines and figured it was getting warm out and "It is February" so we went ahead and tapped. Got 18 in on the line. Gonna get back over there tomorrow morning and run another line with about 12 more on the other side of the yard. Sap was running pretty good into the collection drum this afternoon. These are all on natural/gravity vacuum and I put in new check valve taps and used a brand new drill bit so I am hoping that these will run well into the spring even though we are tapping a tad early. At my house the trees are too spread out and I don't have the hill for this kind of setup so I am 100% buckets here. So I am not tapping at my place yet. Maybe 2 more weeks if things stay looking like they are now.