2021 Epping

[eustis22]

Welcome...just over the line in Haverhill. 60 taps with 2X3 Mason in a 12X12.....pavilion.

[otf]

Welcome oft, I am in East Kingston so not far from you. Nice little set up. looks like the cold weather is gonna break for us by monday next week!!! good luck!!!

Red Maples, we have been to your place and bought your product. Great setup you have in a perfect location.
Loved the fact that you were very open to sharing knowledge of what worked and what didn't.
Good luck this season.

[otf]

Welcome...just over the line in Haverhill. 60 taps with 2X3 Mason in a 12X12.....pavilion.

Keep us updated on your output. We have similar setups.
The addition of a RO was a game-changer for us in the past 2 years.

[otf]

Welcome! I am in Dover, NH. Not too far away! I have 180 taps with a 2x4 mason evaporator in a 16 x 20 timber frame sugar house. Last year I had 70 taps. I'm Pretty sure I am going to be over run by sap with only having a 2x4 but we'll see.

Timber frame sugar house is awesome. We have a timber frame home and love the style. Are you running a fan with the 2x4? We played around with one in the rear of the firebox but last year changed to one in the front. Made a difference with the boil for-sure.

[otf]

Hey otf, really like your setup too. I'm relatively new to the game, still on a block arch with steam pans, hopefully will get something like that in a few years. Hoping for 50-60 taps across my trees and my neighbors, all on buckets. Finally joined the forum this year too after lurking. Still frozen in my parts of the state, hoping to tap before March but who knows when the continued low temps will break. Worried it'll be a short season if it doesn't let up. It's all just for fun for me, but the waiting game sucks!

We started with the steam pans and ended up with a Mason 2x3 for my wife's birthday. Huge difference in production and consistency of boil for obvious reasons. We had come to the junction of either replacing the block arch or buying the Mason. Glad we went that route.

[eustis22]

I've used Hodorskibs design for an RO the last couple of years but I find that I cannot run it in cooler temps...also, it takes a long time to process the 50-100 gallons I collect at a time so this year I am upgrading the 4 X 150gpd membranes to 2 X 400 gpd and getting a bigger pump to move things along

[Amber Gold]

I'm in Barrington. Not too far from you. Good luck this season!

[otf]

I've used Hodorskibs design for an RO the last couple of years but I find that I cannot run it in cooler temps...also, it takes a long time to process the 50-100 gallons I collect at a time so this year I am upgrading the 4 X 150gpd membranes to 2 X 400 gpd and getting a bigger pump to move things along

I upgraded ours last year trying to double capacity. I think it improved performance but it did not double it. Still a huge improvement over the alternative.

[otf]

Tapping today 2/21/21. I expect to be able to collect from our buckets by Wednesday. Maybe first boil in a week?