new tapper,old trapper
hello all I just wanted to say hi and I'm looking forward to this site and getting to know people of similar interests.i live in st.Louis county Missouri and I'm the plant manager in a copper processing facility. ive hunted and fished my whole life and have been an avid trapper for the last 30 years .this will be my first tear tapping and my wife and I are really excited to get started.
Welcome aboard Trapper:
Great site, great people, great topics ahead for you.
Pictures we love, questions, stories etc.
Sometime soon try and locate the Sap Tappers Anonymous nearest you, pretty addicting !!
Good luck.
Terry
2011- 35 taps, ,,,milk juggs and buckets-propane turkey fryer !!
2012 -75 taps,,,,, 40 on tubing into buckets, and 35 buckets - 3nd hand Homemade arch, brutal.
2013- Just over 115 taps and still adding more.
2014, new SS flat pan and new arch built, guessing 75-100 taps this year.
2015, 50 taps on Shurflo pump.
2016- Getting a line across my creek this year.
2017-took a year off, Jamaica was fun !
2018- 45 trees tapped, keeping it fun !
Welcome aboard. What I have found the most useful on this website is the search. Ive learned alot reading old post. Also take a look at mapleguys new equipment stuff for sale. Chris host this site making all of this possible. He is also a great person to deal with, and very passionate about sugaring.
Years sugaring with Grandpa on a turkey fryer
2013 50 taps on steam table pans outside
2014 125+ taps on half pint 12x8 sugar shack
2015 2x6 Sunrise metals JDL drop Flue 300 taps
2016 Bought my first house. New area, less time, 125 taps
2017 More time and getting closer to 300 taps again
Welcome Charlie, from one trapper/tapper to another!
2013 135 Taps 35 on Gravity, 100 on Buckets 11 Gallons Made
2014 310 Taps 75 on Sureflo 4048, 235 on Buckets, 16'x16' Sugarshack, 5" Filter Press, 2x6 Smoky Lake Hybrid Pan (SOLD) 23 Gallons made
2015 315 Taps, 17 on Sureflo 4008, 62 on Sureflo 4048, 236 on Buckets 31.25 Gallons Made
2016 New Northwoods Stainless Finisher and Steamhood
2017 325 Taps 34 Gallons Made
2018 150 Taps New Northwoods Stainless 2x6 Raised Flue w/ Air Tight Arch 40+ Gallons Made
Welcome, Charlie and Family! I started trapping in 1968... ripe old age of 10.
"A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." - George Washington
You will find a lot of good info on this site and don't be afraid to ask questions...good luck, have fun and welcome..
glad to see some other trappers on here
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