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  1. #111
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    Put out about a third(33) of my taps today, buckets, bags, and 5/16 tubing. Old maples around the house were slightly running.
    2024 55 3/16 gravity, 19 5/16 gravity, 40 buckets and bags, RO Bucket rb15 kit, 5ft Phaneuf drop flue evaporator, Mason AUF arch.
    2023 35 3/16 gravity, 30 5/16 gravity 53 buckets and bags, RO Bucket rb15 kit, 5ft Phaneuf drop flue evaporator.
    Mason AUF arch
    2022 35 3/16 gravity, 28 5/16 gravity, 50 buckets and bags, New RO Bucket rb15 kit.
    2021 11 on 5/16 gravity, 30 on 3/16 gravity, 69 on buckets and bags. All sugar maples. Mostly large old trees.

  2. #112
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    Started tapping today. Got 26 taps in. Some had really good flow. Next few days look crappy, but after that should be money.
    2017: 7 taps, turkey fryer
    2018: 10 taps, turkey fryer
    2019: 15 taps, turkey fryer
    2020: 20 taps, Mason 2x3

    The taste at the end makes it all worth while

  3. #113
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    Started hanging buckets today at my 10 year old's son's insistence. (I haven't hung buckets in a couple years.)
    We have a deal that he's very involved in the sugaring this year and will share in the profits.
    We'll see how he feels about buckets come April when it comes time to clean them!
    Look for 150 buckets and lids in the "For Sale" section next year!
    1980 - 6 taps, stone fire pit, drain pan evaporator, 1 pint of syrup
    2016 - 55 taps on 3/16 and gravity, new sugar shack, 2x3 Mason XL, 16 gallons of syrup
    2017 - 170 taps on 3/16, 2x4 Mason XL, NextGen RO. 50 gallons of syrup
    2018 - 250+ taps on gravity and buckets, 2x5 Smokey Lake arch and Beaverland pan.
    2019 - 250+ taps on gravity. A few buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.
    2020 - 300+ taps on gravity. 50 gallons of syrup.
    2021 - 280 taps on gravity and 40 buckets. 35 gallons of syrup.

  4. #114
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    I'm usually late to tap compared to most of you. I'm on buckets. But I saw a day in mid 40s and decided to tap yesterday Feb 15. I didn't even check the buckets today to see if it was worth it! Prob should have held off another week, but oh well. I have a big project coming up so need to get maple started and cleaned up early this year.
    2021 - 15 taps
    2020 - 20 taps, 2 gallons syrup
    2016 - 25 taps, 2.1 gallons syrup
    2014 - 14 taps, 1.1 gallons syrup

  5. #115
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    I started tapping 2 days ago. I was going to this past weekend but the weather didn't look great for the week then all of a sudden Monday it changed to getting 40's yesterday SMH.
    I don't have many (15-20 and almost all Red's ) so I have been doing a couple when I get home from work. Ill probably get the rest done tonight, and when I see my neighbor ask if I can tap his 3 this year.

    Hoping to have better luck this year than last year!

    And as far as kid's... My 4 year old has been asking me daily, when can we start boiling. She isn't as interested in the tapping itself, so I have been doing that without her. But the last couple I am going to have her come out and at least hand me stuff. Her favorite part is going to all the buckets and collecting it into 1 bucket and seeing how much we can get. She actually just finished what we made last year about 2 weeks ago. It KILLED me to buy some in the store for her waffles in the morning lol
    2020 - 1st year - 14 taps 1 Gallon Jugs + 4x 5-Gallon Buckets + Propane Grill + lots of headaches
    2021 - 2nd year - 19 Taps (and some free sap from a friend in the same town!) 145 or so OZ
    2022 - 3rd year - 46 taps (3 at home, 2 at neighbors, 38 at friends, and 3 at work) added ROBucket RB10, and Silver Creek 18x34x6 Divided Maple Syrup Pan w/warming Pan+Valve+Thermometer 6 Gallons 6 OZ!
    2023 And we grow some more... Starting with OldPostMaple.com!

  6. #116
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    The 22nd i'll be drilling holes - pretty tough walking right now, the crust on the old snow, the new powder over the old ice - Can't melt fast enough to suit me.

  7. #117
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    Yes, it will be snowshoes for me this weekend. Plan on tapping around 40 reds, as all I have are reds on my property.

  8. #118
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    sounds like we all went in at about the same time. I put in about 60 taps on tubing in Durham on Sunday the 14th, had a little run sunday and a good run overnight into monday before it froze back up on us. Collected 60 gallons, set up the RO on Tuesday and sent it through, plan to sweeten the pan tomorrow morning, then throw some of the first buckets up in Somers if i have time. Next week looks like better weather!
    1990-2013 - 35+, 7/16, on milk jugs+3gal galv buckets, 55gal drum firebox, 125 year old 10 gallon porcelain pot, outdoor boiling fun.
    2014 - 40+ Built a 10x12 sugar shack, new 2x3 Mason.
    2015-2023 - 75+ 5/16 Buckets, 3/16 tube, DIY RoBucket, on the mason in the shack, me, the dogs, sometimes the ole'lady, and defiantly a few beers.

  9. #119
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    Tapped and hung about 75 buckets today in Portland. Should be a good run this coming week as the weather is supposed to moderate. Should be a good run over the next couple of weeks. Will keep a close eye on both daytime and nighttime temps. I suspect that we are going from too cold to too mild fairly quickly so I'm going to collect all I can over the next couple of weeks. Made about 14 gallons on 80 taps for the 2020 season and I hope to do the same this year.

  10. #120
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    8 degrees here in Kent this morning - May start tomorrow, Tuesday for sure.

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