I do syrup with buckets, spiles and a flat pan and I boil off 25 gal an hour. Anyways - I am looking to get more buckets and spiles. They come up every so often at auctions around me. Last time I was bidding against a guy who owned a bar decoration company and an interior decorator. I can't compete with that! If you have a bunch of buckets/spiles stashed away and would like to see them used as intended, I'd love to hear from you. I'm not comfortable tossing my email to the world so please private message. Thanks