Spring has sprung-

[NDSportsman]

Not sure but I think the robins that came back already are pissed!

 

[johnr]

Not sure but I think the robins that came back already are pissed!

Yup, my buggy is covered in shit now

 

[riverview]

Sap really took off again. Have to boil off a 120 qt cooler full this time.

Added a siphon between pans and a kludged pre-heater to help me maintain a rolling boil to beat the coming storm (7-12” forecast for little minneapolis tonight).

aren't you worried about burning the paint on you powered buggy?

 

[guywhofishes]

aren't you worried about burning the paint on you powered buggy?

sorta - but I felt it w bare hand first hour or two and it never got past a scorching summer sun temp

had I observed signs of degradation I would have put some sort of panels in place to block the IR radiation

oh - also, there are fire bricks lining the bottom 1/3 of the barrel - and an old deformed wood burning fireplace rack to lay wood on

 

[svnmag]

Sap really took off again. Have to boil off a 120 qt cooler full this time.

Added a siphon between pans and a kludged pre-heater to help me maintain a rolling boil to beat the coming storm (7-12” forecast for little minneapolis tonight).

FYI:

 

[SurvivalAmazon88]

Through April 15. Two storms, this weekend and the next weekend. GROSS!!

typical this shit rolls through on my birthday and anniversary. This state, I swear lol

 

[Kurtr]

We finally got some snow here will be gone in a couple days

 

[guywhofishes]

Even if syrup was a life line for me, not sure I would go through all of that to ready it.

Its like my buddy Clint, who is worth millions, but was not willing to purchase a prebuilt "ice castle", so he went out and purchased an aluminum welder, all the tools to work this aluminum frame he was going to build it out of, the drop axle, then tearing apart an old camper to get the stove, heater, and water heater out of it, the entire winter into the spring working on it. All said and done he had 400 hours, and $40,000 grand of equipment and parts to build it.

2 seasons later he parked the homemade fish house at his storage facility and purchased the ice castle he was wanting in the first place.

He does of course still have the welder, and all the tools, so the investment wasn't a total loss...

they sell walleye at the store too

sell your rods and reels goat roper