Well, that time of year is coming round again. I wanted to throw a question out to the Permsteading community, or at least those that butcher your own hogs: What are you using for a scalding vessel?
I've contemplated an old metal bathtub that I can stoke a fire under, but strange as it sounds, after looking and asking around all summer I can't seem to locate one. I have a big old water heater tank from an industrial boiler that I could use but dang it would take a lot of effort to cut it in half... and then I don't have a big tank anymore....
Everyone I know just has their hogs processed or skins them.