Tap My Trees Maple Sugaring Starter Kit. Make Your Own Maple Syrup Tapping trees is the first step in making pure maple syrup and it s simple to do when you have the right tools. This kit gives you everything you need to collect sap from 3 mature maple trees! Kit includes: 3 aluminum buckets (each holds 2 gallons of sap). 3 metal bucket lids. 3 spiles. 3 hooks. Tapping bit. Cheese cloth for filtering sap. Instruction booklet.