If your cabin retreat is truly off-grid with no bars on your phone, you might be wondering how to keep an eye on the temperature when you’re miles away. Temperature monitoring without cell service or Wi-Fi is a common pain point for remote property owners. You still need to
When it comes to protecting your remote cabin, cottage, or vacation property, having a reliable monitoring system is essential. Two popular options on the market are CabinPulse and MarCELL. Both promise to keep an eye on your property when you can't be there, but they offer different approaches
Off-grid owners and property managers know the challenges of keeping an eye on remote sites from afar. One major concern is power and temperature monitoring. Whether it’s ensuring pipes don’t freeze in winter or that a refrigerator or HVAC system is functioning, you need timely alerts. Traditional smart
RV life is fantastic - until the park power drops, the AC quits, and your dogs are alone inside a rapidly heating rig. A reliable RV pet temperature monitor must keep working when the Wi-Fi dies and the breaker pops. That’s exactly where a cellular RV temperature monitor shines.
If you unlock the door to your cottage, cabin or vacation home and get hit with a stale, “old basement” odour, you’re not alone. A musty smell is one of the most common complaints from vacation-home owners — especially when the place sits closed up for weeks at a time.
Remote temperature monitoring used to sound like something only large corporations or techy folks with satellite dishes could afford. Today, reliable, always-on monitoring has become a realistic, budget-friendly option for nearly any Canadian property owner. Still, five stubborn myths keep circulating online and around the campfire. Let’s lay them
Worried about a power outage at your cottage, shop, barn or any other remote building without WiFi or internet? Traditional smart home solutions won't work when you're out of WiFi range - but cellular connected all-in-one monitors stay connected and on the job 24/7. Here&
It’s a beautiful spring day at the cabin – but are ticks waking up too? Before you step into the woods or let the dog roam free, there’s a handy, free tool to tell if ticks are active near your cabin. Meet eTick.ca, a free interactive tick tracker
Canadian winters can swing from a mild chinook to –35 °C overnight. If a heater fails in that window - or power goes down, animals in a closed barn can slip into cold-stress in minutes. Cellular temperature and power-loss alerts give you the heads-up to fix the problem. Here’s
When the temperature inside a cottage or cabin dips below freezing, pipes can burst in minutes - leaving you with a flooded property and an insurance claim that averages around $16,000 in repairs. A single January cold snap in Western Canada caused $180 million in insured damage, most of
WiFi fails during power outages, leaving WiFi thermostats in the dark. Cellular monitors like CabinPulse stay running throughout—ensuring comfort, protection, and peace of mind. Many cabin and cottage owners install WiFi thermostats for cabins thinking they’ve solved the problem of keeping their property safe in the winter. After
Cellular power outage monitoring devices (like CabinPulse) are the best way to monitor power outages remotely, as they don't rely on WiFi that can fail when the power is out. Power outages happen. Sometimes during a blizzard, sometimes in the middle of a sunny long weekend, and more