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With Thanksgiving right around the corner for us Canadians, it's a great time to talk about off-grid cooking. Off-grid cottages, cabins, camps, lake houses, and year-round homes have lots of options for off-grid cooking beyond a grate over an open campfire. Specialized off-grid appliances bring the convenience of the grid to the off-grid lifestyle and allow you to cook at the cottage the same way you do in the city.

Off-Grid Liquid Propane Tankless Water Heaters There are so many reasons to employ a liquid propane tankless water heater in your off-grid home or cabin over a traditional hot water tank. Today’s off-grid tankless water heaters offer all the conveniences of a large hot water tank and use far less energy. Tankless water heaters don’t store water as a tank-style water heater does. Rather, tankless water heaters heat the water upon opening the tap and stop heating the moment you turn off the tap.   The Pros of an off-grid propane tankless water heater Off-grid propane tankless water heaters allow...

Incinerating Toilets for Off-Grid Living Have you been looking for an incinerating toilet for your off-grid living? Off-grid toilets require no plumbing and no septic. To enquire about incinerating toilets in Ontario, you have come to the right place. Canadian Off Grid Depot offers a range of incinerating toilets to meet your budgetary needs.   Off-Grid Toilets for sustainability Employing off-grid toilets offers another level of sustainability to your cabin or off-grid home. If saving fresh water is something that appeals to you, then an incinerating toilet is an excellent fit. Gray water will be a thing of the past...

Off-Grid Propane or Solar Refrigerator Are you looking to install an off-grid solar refrigerator in your off-grid cabin? Perhaps your wondering whether an off-grid propane refrigerator is the better option. Both perform the same job, but one utilizes fossil fuels while the other depends on a sustainable source. Both an off-grid propane fridge and a solar-powered fridge have pros & cons, so if you’re living off the grid in Canada and do not have access to AC power, you’re considering one or the other.  If you have a year-round cabin or an off-grid home, you require a long-term investment in...

Need a Solar Hybrid Heater? Do you need a solar hybrid heater for your off-grid home or cabin? No one wants to talk about solar air conditioning in the fall and winter months, but this EG4 solar hybrid unit also offers heat. Warm your off-grid space this winter with no batteries or AC connections required. How do Solar Heat Pumps work? Active solar heat pump systems have solar panels mounted on a roof or south-facing wall. These collectors absorb the sun's radiation and, using DC voltage generated from the solar panels, power a DC condenser/compressor to produce radiant heat. A solar...