I appreciate your motivation to get started! Last season i wish i had started a week or two earlier....i still don't think i'll start until the end of January or the start of February. I have a lot of work to do before i can start though. We have a bit of a micro-climate here so our season stretches a little longer, but i couldn't do it without vacuum. Eastern Panhandle
2024 - 57 Gallons - Short season, many and varied problems remedied in short order! - No buckets!
2023 - 38 Gallons - RO broke, Buckets didn't run, rebuilt vacuum pump mid-season, still made good syrup!
2022 - 52 Gallons - DIY RO, 50% less fuel, no late nights in the shack!
2021 - 48 Gallons - new pans, new arch, lots of new taps and tubing
2020 - 32 Gallons
2019 - 27 Gallons