What an amazing setup. With my current setup of 60 taps as of 2024. I upgraded from a homemade 55 gallon drum evaporator, that had two stainless pans, to a homemade oil tank evaporator that holds my 2x3 stainless flat pan. My evaporation rate trippled which is awsome but its still very hobby rated lol. It suits my needs but I'm still in awe with your amazing setup. Hopefully I'll build my sugarshack to keep everything indoors during the off season. My garrage will be so much happier, lol. Thanks for sharing and providing us hobbyists with ideas for improvement.
I love your shack, man, it’s pretty cool! Been following along with a bunch of your videos which I just discovered today, and we both have a similar set up. I’m solar in the woods to a vacuum pump controller S4 Mountain Maple pulls 150 ish taps. Then we RO smaller scale with RB25 from The RO Bucket guys. We have a propane evaporator then into the same CDL vac filter. Your videos are excellent and you have a very nice way of explaining your system set ups! Thank you Rudi! I wish we were closer. We are in West Charleston Vermont, about 10 miles fr9m Derby Line entry.
Very nice set up. Where did you get your plans for your Sugar House? I’m looking to build one about this same size. Is it a wooden floor? Thanks for sharing.
hey. Keeping the totes on the shady side of the shack covered with snow was enough in previous years. Now we pretty much run a days worth of sap though the ro and immediately in the evap. It doesn’t have time to get cloudy. The shade and snow still works well if we can’t boil for a day or so. we literally cover the tote with snow with a loader.
Hey, what are the dimensions of your shack? I'm planning on building one this summer for next year being my target first harvest. I'm an Ottawa boy too.
I like that you lifted the evaporator up higher. So it is easier to fire the evaporator. Smart.
Nice set up. Easy to understand the process. I’ve been making syrup for 48 years, still enjoying doing it!
What an amazing setup. With my current setup of 60 taps as of 2024. I upgraded from a homemade 55 gallon drum evaporator, that had two stainless pans, to a homemade oil tank evaporator that holds my 2x3 stainless flat pan. My evaporation rate trippled which is awsome but its still very hobby rated lol. It suits my needs but I'm still in awe with your amazing setup. Hopefully I'll build my sugarshack to keep everything indoors during the off season. My garrage will be so much happier, lol.
Thanks for sharing and providing us hobbyists with ideas for improvement.
Thanks!
Great setup!
I love your shack, man, it’s pretty cool! Been following along with a bunch of your videos which I just discovered today, and we both have a similar set up. I’m solar in the woods to a vacuum pump controller S4 Mountain Maple pulls 150 ish taps. Then we RO smaller scale with RB25 from The RO Bucket guys. We have a propane evaporator then into the same CDL vac filter. Your videos are excellent and you have a very nice way of explaining your system set ups! Thank you Rudi! I wish we were closer. We are in West Charleston Vermont, about 10 miles fr9m Derby Line entry.
Thanks for watching hope you have a good season!
Really nice build of your sugar shack. Can you tell me what size the building is?
Very awesome set up, I love it. How much did your evaporator cost?
Great shack. Did you ever seal the wood sidding ?
Thanks. Yes I have a video on graco sprayer where I’m using it to stain this shack.
amazing job!! hi wife!! hi baby j!!
Do you have a link of where to buy your temp probes and the temp reading device? Thank you
Great setup
Very nice set up. Where did you get your plans for your Sugar House? I’m looking to build one about this same size. Is it a wooden floor? Thanks for sharing.
Hey. No plans unfortunately. I just did some quick sketches and mostly out of my head. It’s basically just two a frame buildings on too of each other.
Very nice shack Rudi!
Working awesome!
Very nice set up. Would I be wrong in guessing a gallon of syrup per tree per year ?
more like 1-2 quarts per tree
How do you keep the sap cold during the warm days? Ours tends to become cloudy and bad very fast when its above freezing.
hey. Keeping the totes on the shady side of the shack covered with snow was enough in previous years. Now we pretty much run a days worth of sap though the ro and immediately in the evap. It doesn’t have time to get cloudy. The shade and snow still works well if we can’t boil for a day or so. we literally cover the tote with snow with a loader.
Do you a link you could post on your solar panle an battery set up like where you got them?
Thanks for the video! Really helpful as I build my shack. Curious why you've got the evaporator on blocks? Do the ashes fall into the blocks?
Thanks! It’s up on blocks so the door and pan are at a more comfortable height. The ashes do fall directly onto the top of the blocks.
What make is your evaporator? I’m just milling the lumber to build my sugar shack this summer and looking to purchase a good hobby evaporator
Cdl
What model is this stove/pan?
It's made by CDL, looks like an 18" x 5' hobby evaporator.
Decent evaporater.
What’s your dimensions ?
Niče little building.
Niče little operation.
I have the exact set up. Except my is 2 1/2x8’. With a hood
Hey, what are the dimensions of your shack? I'm planning on building one this summer for next year being my target first harvest. I'm an Ottawa boy too.
@@rockerobertson4002 my shack is 15x30. I added a kitchen on this year 13x13.