Family Time
Ok, I have a dilemma. Last year we tapped 30 trees with buckets. My son (9) and daughter (7) loved checking for sap when they got off the school bus. I’d wait u til they got home and we’d go out and collect the sap and haul it in. I really enjoyed that time together, but near the end of the season it became a chore.
This year we talked about tapping 50 but on tubing and running it right to the Sugarhouse. How can I fulfill continue to fulfill that family gathering time? This will be the first time going the tubing route.
2018 - 8 Taps on Buckets - homemade 2x2 pan and wood arch - 1.25 gallons
2019 - 30 Taps on Buckets - new Sugarhouse , 2x4 divides pan and homebuilt
evaporator! - 3.5 gallons
2020 - planning 50 Taps on 3/16 tubing with shurflo vacuum