It's a Sunday afternoon in November, and you're heading back to the city. You lock up your cabin, double-checking the deadbolts and setting your fancy alarm system, convinced that burglars are the biggest threat while you’re away. Cabin owners often fixate on break-ins – after all,
Vacation home ownership comes with wonderful getaways – and a unique set of worries when you’re not on-site. If a deep freeze hits or a storm knocks out power, how will you know? Many cabin owners have horror stories of arriving at their retreat to find burst pipes or other
If you own a remote cabin or vacation home, you’ve likely worried about things like freezing pipes or furnace failures when you’re away. It’s no surprise many people search for how to monitor cabin temperature remotely and stumble upon creative DIY tricks. One popular idea is setting
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Owning a cottage or remote cabin is a dream for many Canadians – a peaceful retreat by the lake or in the woods. But when you’re away from your cottage for weeks or months, a lot can go wrong behind the scenes. Harsh winters, summer storms, and simply an empty
Nothing ruins a long-awaited weekend at the lake like opening the cabin freezer and catching a whiff of… uh-oh. When a winter storm or summer thunderstorm knocks the power out, you need a quick way to judge whether the burgers, berries, and ice-cream sandwiches are still safe to eat or
A lakeside cabin shouldn’t mean giving up comfort - or scrambling to fix surprise problems when you finally roll in on a Friday night. These six clever gadgets punch above their weight, making weekend retreats smoother, safer, and a lot more fun! 1. Motion-Sensing LED Lights Arriving after dark?
If you're like most Canadian cabin owners, you're not up at your cabin much during the winter. You might have a neighbour nearby who lives up at the lake year-round and checks in on your place from time-to-time, or drive up yourself a few times a
A lakeside cabin is a dream in July and August - but shut the door for a few months and that dream can smell a little… swampy. Because most Canadian cabins sit empty through long, cold winters, stale air, mustiness, and hidden moisture can build up fast. Fresh indoor air
Owning a cabin in Canada means braving some of the world’s harshest winter weather. While winter brings beautiful snow-covered scenery, it also brings extreme cold that can put your cabin’s heating system to the test. If you leave your vacation house heated year-round but unattended for weeks or
Canada’s beautiful winters come with a catch: when the mercury dives past -30 °C, the water lines inside your cabin can freeze solid, split, and flood the place before spring melt. A single burst pipe costs homeowners about $16,000 to repair. Prairie cabins are hit hardest, but plumbers
We're very proud to design and build CabinPulse devices in Saskatchewan - but they work far beyond our rectangular borders. CabinPulse's built-in SIM connects to all major networks in Canada, the United States and Mexico via 4G LTE and 3G. It also supports carriers across Central