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    Default Re-purposing old syrup bottles.

    Each year, we have a few customers return their empty bottles to us for recycling. Since we do not re-fill used bottles, we came up with this instead. Some copper plumbing fittings, copper paint, a fiberglass wick, and some citronella oil. Our spin on the tiki torch.






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    Those look awesome, I may have to borrow that idea as I only have a few outlets to play with for lighting.
    Wonder if you could add coloring to make it look like you are burning syrup for fuel.
    Matt Durrell
    2012 - 12 Taps hand me down 2x2 and made a barrel stove
    2014 - 20 Taps 8x10 timber-frame shack
    2015 - 25 Taps
    2016 - 28 Taps new 110 acres
    2017 - 12 Taps january, 55 Taps spring and 15 Taps fall, same ol 2x2
    2018 - Helping another sugarmaker 5000 Taps, 57 at home

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sinzibuckwud View Post
    ....Wonder if you could add coloring to make it look like you are burning syrup for fuel.
    Hehe that would be priceless! Great way to repurpose bottles :-)
    Been tapping since 2008.
    2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
    2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
    2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
    2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
    2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
    2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup

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