Yeah, that is where the tubing setup earns it's stripes...I find it can weather (sic) the temperature fluctuations much, much better than the buckets.
Yes for sure! I don't think I will ever get into tubing though.
Put in 19 more taps tonight. My best sugar maple with 6 buckets was doing pretty well. One of the buckets was 3/4 fill, another two were half full. Some still bone dry though.