Stainless Steel Taps - Maple Sap Pail Spout & Hook - Spiles for making Maple Syrup (5)

After raking leaves from my maple trees every fall, I finally decided to get something in return from them. I bought these a month ago and this past weekend I finally tapped my trees. I used a 1/4 drill bit and drilled into the trees just a little deeper than the tree-side of the taps. For each tap I ran a plastic tube into a cleaned-out 1-5 liter orange juice container. (Drill a hole into the lid to fit the tube.) I came home from work yesterday to about two quarts of sap. Ill continue collecting throughout the week and will boil down into syrup this weekend. Assuming a 40:1 ratio of sap to syrup, Ill get about 8 ounces....a small amount, but satisfying to know that I have created maple syrup on my own. Next year Ill tap at a more optimum time in the season to increase the yield.

These spikes worked great. They are vdry sturdy and held up to repeated use.

Have not used them yet but they seem to be very sturdy and should get a lot of years wear with them.

Found this package

Wasnt sure how well these would turn out but when they arrived they were much sturdier and more heavy-duty than I thought. I tapped 2 Maple trees with two Taps on each tree and got more than enough syrup for myself and even gave some away. All I needed was a drill to get into the tree. Came out with a hammer to pry with and will probably order more for next season.

My first year making maple syrup. These are super sturdy and easy to use. Stayed in place for weeks and removed easily when done. These will last for years.

Way better then the plastic spouts. Worth every penny.

We havent used them yet, but Im very happy with how sturdy, strong and well made they are. I will be ordering more in the future.

very nice!!

Looks solid as SS should. Cant wait till the sap starts flowing!